NTT COMWARE and Netrake Announce Strategic Partnership for Japan; Leading Japanese System Integrator Selects Netrake for Secure, Reliable VoIP Service Offerings

Business Wire, Dec 17, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002

Netrake, the leading provider of session controllers for secure interconnection of VoIP networks, today announced it is expanding its market reach to service providers through a strategic agreement with NTT COMWARE, Japan's leading system integrator.

Under the agreement, NTT COMWARE will resell Netrake's flagship product, nCite(TM), throughout Japan as well as provide system integration, technical support, and total network deployment support. NTT COMWARE will offer nCite as a key component of their VoIP network solution suite, providing a comprehensive solution for their installed base of service providers and large, distributed location enterprises.

The two companies began working together earlier this year to integrate their products and conduct thorough testing of the nCite session controller system. NTT COMWARE has now successfully completed rigorous acceptance testing of enterprise and carrier VoIP services using the high performance nCite solution.

"With the implementation of Netrake's session controllers we achieve superior capabilities to provide our customers with the reliable VoIP services they are demanding today and in the future," said Yuji Hirokawa, product marketing director of NTT COMWARE. "No other session controller vendor combines the VoIP quality and impressive list of features that are found in the Netrake nCite. Their real-time redundancy and availability, secure traversal through existing enterprise firewalls, and responsive customer support were the main reasons we selected Netrake's nCite solution."

"We see a significant opportunity for Netrake's products in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in Japan where demand for VoIP and multimedia services continue to gain traction," said Bruce Hill, CEO of Netrake. "We are very pleased to be working with NTT COMWARE in this endeavor and look forward to continuing a successful partnership."

About NTT COMWARE CORPORATION

NTT COMWARE CORPORATION provides the best possible solutions for customers in the telecommunications industry as one of Japan's largest system integrators. Based on its long experience developing, operating and maintaining NTT's public networks, NTT COMWARE has become a leading Next Generation Network solution provider in Japan. A wholly owned subsidiary of NTT, NTT COMWARE was established in 1997 and is based in Tokyo.

About Netrake

Netrake is the premier provider of IP session controllers delivering real-time control of voice and multimedia over IP networks. Utilizing its advanced network processing architecture, Netrake's nCite system provides unprecedented VoIP session control such as; multi-layer network translation, firewall traversal, media anchoring, quality of service mediation and session detail records. Netrake's combination of features, performance, and reliability give global service providers a scalable, cost-effective answer to enterprise and carrier VoIP interconnection. Netrake is a privately held company, headquartered in Plano, Texas. For more information, contact us at 800/254-6177 or visit www.netrake.com.

nCite(TM) is a trademark of Netrake Corporation. All rights reserved. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.