SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/13/13 -- AltiGen Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: ATGN), the leading provider of integrated Microsoft-based Unified Communications solutions, today announced the appointment of Michael Robbins to its board of directors.

Michael Robbins has enjoyed over 23 years of experience as a leader and executive with various publicly-traded and privately-held enterprise software and technology companies. Currently, he is Executive Vice President Sales, Chief Operating Officer and Board Member of Cogniti. Cogniti is a SaaS-based enterprise performance management company delivering solutions to the global market. Prior to Cogniti, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Forensic ID, the leader in "touch" DNA recovery devices and DNA profile database technology. He previously was Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mezzia, a leading provider of enterprise capital planning software for the healthcare market. Mike also held positions as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations for Corepoint Technology/an IBM company, a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software provider and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations for Software Artistry, a publicly-traded software company in the Help Desk Automation market.

"We are pleased to have Michael Robbins as a new member of our board of directors. His knowledge and expertise will be a great benefit to AltiGen. We welcome Mike and look forward to his participation on our board," said Jeremiah Fleming, AltiGen's President and CEO.

About AltiGen Communications

AltiGen Communications, Inc. (OTCQX: ATGN) is a leading provider of 100% Microsoft-based VoIP business phone systems and Unified Communications solutions. Having more than 10,000 customers around the world, AltiGen solutions are designed for high reliability, ease of use, seamless integration to Microsoft infrastructure technologies, and are built on a scalable, open standards platform. AltiGen's worldwide headquarters is in Silicon Valley, California, with international operations based in Shanghai, China. Local sales, service and support are provided by AltiGen's worldwide network of over 300 certified partners. For more information, call 1-888-ALTIGEN or visit the web site at www.altigen.com.