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NewsBot Date: January 9, 2007 05:00:00 AM
NTPA News Netopia Remotely Connects at Macworld
EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTPA), a market leader in broadband service
assurance solutions, announced it will show its award-winning Timbuktu®
Pro remote control software and its remote device management and
customer care solutions, NBBS and eCare, at the Macworld Conference &
Expo. Taking place Monday, Jan. 8, through Friday, Jan. 12, at the
Moscone Center in San Francisco, the conference gathers Apple experts,
users, and enthusiasts to discuss trends and view new products and
technologies geared toward the Mac OS community.
Netopia leverages more than two decades of remote access and support
experience for its Timbuktu Pro, NBBS and eCare solutions to extend
customer care from the gateway to the desktop. Timbuktu Pro 8.6 features
integration with Internet telephony provider Skype™
to let users speak with one another in real time while remotely sharing
data on their individual desktops—ideal for
troubleshooting sessions. The latest version of Timbuktu Pro also
supports both PowerPC and Intel-based Macintoshes. NBBS helps service
providers remotely manage their value-added services and devices to
ensure customers’ equipment is running
optimally. Help desk staff can use eCare to remotely access and rapidly
resolve customers’ technical support problems.
Netopia staff will be available in booth No. 216 to demonstrate its
products from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan 9; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, Jan. 10;10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11; and from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12. Visitors to the booth receive a 50%
discount on select twin-pack licenses of Timbuktu Pro when purchased
with a unique promo code.
About Netopia
Netopia, Inc. delivers broadband service assurance solutions through
high-performance broadband customer premises equipment and carrier-class
remote device management and support software. Netopia's broadband
gateways feature advanced technology, high reliability, and remote
manageability to assure delivery of triple-play and IPTV services.
Netopia’s service assurance software platforms
empower carriers, service providers, and enterprises with remote device
management, centralized support, and value-added services to speed
deployment of innovative new broadband applications across home and
business networks. Netopia has established strategic distribution
relationships with leading carriers and broadband service providers,
including AT&T, BellSouth, Covad Communications, eircom, Swisscom, and
Verizon.
Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia's common stock is listed on
the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "NTPA". Netopia has entered
into a definitive agreement with Motorola, Inc, under which Motorola
will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Netopia’s
common stock. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory
approval and the approval of Netopia’s
stockholders, and is expected to be completed in early 2007. Further
information about Netopia can be obtained via phone at (510) 420-7400,
fax at (510) 420-7601, or on the Web at www.netopia.com.
