WORLDGATE ANNOUNCES NEW DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH TIGER DIRECT WITH WEB AND CATALOG SALES TO EXPAND OJOTM AVAILABILITYOjo Now Serves Customers in 56 Countries Around The World
Trevose, PA - April 19, 2007 - WorldGate Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq-WGAT) - a leading provider of personal video phones and related technology today
announced that it has reached agreement with Tiger Direct, one of the top Online and Catalog Retailers for computer and computer-products, to distribute
its Ojo personal video phones. Ojo is currently available on Tiger Direct's website (www.tigerdirect.com). and will begin to be sold in the retailer's
catalogs over the next few months.
This agreement is a significant step in increasing Ojo's brand awareness and product availability in retail channels that can offer the marketing and
support which will continue to make Ojo stand out in the exciting area of Internet-based telephone products. Tiger Direct is also a leading retailer for
businesses which is an increasingly important target market for Ojo.
WorldGate also announced that it now serves customers in 56 countries worldwide. The viral nature of the Ojo product has allowed Ojo to proliferate to an
extended family of subscribers of the Ojo video phone service around the world. This has occurred even with limited marketing outside the United States.
"Tiger Direct is an important piece of our retail strategy as we expand the availability of Ojo. Having such a large retailer offer Ojo is testimony to
their confidence in Internet- based telephone service and the addition of video to stimulate the market," said Hal Krisbergh, Chairman and CEO, WorldGate.
"Our expanded service reach fits well with our Tiger Direct distribution by having a retailer who can satisfy demand from all corners of the world."
About TigerDirect, Inc. TigerDirect, Inc.(a subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE:SYX - News)) is part of an integrated system of branded e-commerce web sites,
direct mail catalogs, and relationship marketing companies selling PC hardware, related computer products and industrial products to consumers and
businesses in North America and Europe. TigerDirect can be found on the web at http://www.tigerdirect.com
About WorldGate Communications Inc. WorldGate Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes personal video phones. WorldGate's products will
be marketed to consumers through cable, DSL, VoIP and satellite service providers as well as through retail stores worldwide under the Ojo brand name. Ojo
personal video phones offer high quality, real-time, two-way video communications with video messaging and an optional cordless handset. Ojo is easy to
install, and is as easy to operate as a regular telephone; since it plugs into a broadband connection, no PC is required, and it uses the existing phone
number. Ojo (PVP 1000) also makes conventional (or VoIP) voice-only phone calls using the existing household telephone service. Ojo's iconic and functional
design features an eye-level screen and camera, a self-viewer, a full-duplex speakerphone, photo-based caller ID and phonebook and one-touch controls for
video and voice privacy. Ojo video phone is designed to conform to industry standard protocols (SIP) and utilizes enhancements to the latest technology for
voice and video compression (H.264) to achieve superior quality at data rates as low as 100 Kbps. WorldGate has been awarded a patent for its distinctive
design and has other patents pending for its specialized technology. This unique combination of functional design, advanced technology and use of broadband
networks provides real- time video communication experiences that bring families and friends closer together, and for the first time provides consumers
with a high-quality, affordable video phone. More information on WorldGate and the Ojo video phone can be accessed at http:// www.wgate.com..
