Empirix Completes Hammer XMS Interoperability Testing with SAFARI C3 ; Joins Cedar Point ServiceClass Partners Program

Business Wire, March 8, 2005

BEDFORD, Mass. -- Empirix Inc., the industry's leading supplier of VoIP testing systems, today announced its entry into Cedar Point's ServiceClass(TM) Partners Program. The announcement follows completion of interoperability testing between the Hammer XMS(TM) next-generation monitoring system for VoIP service providers and Cedar Point's SAFARI C(3) Media Switching System. In addition, field testing was performed by both companies at a joint cable MSO customer site.

The Hammer XMS delivers the full range of scalable, carrier-class VoIP monitoring capabilities required for successful deployment of VoIP services by cable MSOs.

Cedar Point's ServiceClass Partners Program helps accelerate voice deployments and new revenue opportunities for cable operators by bringing together "best-in-class" voice products and services into a set of standards-based, packaged solutions.

"Our team has integrated monitoring and service assurance capabilities into SAFARI C(3) as part of our commitment to providing the simplest, most cost-effective voice solution for the cable industry," said Dave Spear, executive vice president, strategy and market development for Cedar Point. "The Hammer XMS further enables our customers to monitor and troubleshoot voice traffic in the timely fashion needed to deliver high quality, highly reliable voice services."

"Cable system operators understand that customers are seeking a voice experience that meets or exceeds the level of service quality offered by incumbent providers," said Steven Gladstone, VP and general manager of the Empirix Communications Infrastructure Group. "The addition of Hammer XMS to the ServiceClass Partners program provides cable operators with the VoIP network monitoring capabilities needed to ensure delivery of the levels of quality and reliability required to attract and retain customers."

The Hammer XMS combines patent-pending, high-performance probes with a highly scalable architecture, enabling cable operators to efficiently monitor customer service level agreements and quickly identify and troubleshoot problems. The system tracks all VoIP and TDM protocol activity as well as media quality in real time for every call, 24x7. Data from multiple remote probes is correlated and centralized, making reports and real time diagnostic data accessible through a Web interface. Configuration options range from cost effective single-site probe deployment for remote turn-up monitoring and trouble-shooting, to carrier scale deployment monitoring.

For detailed Hammer XMS product information, availability and pricing information, please call 1-800-426-6374 (Outside the U.S., 1-781-266-3200) or visit www.empirix.com.

Hammer products are the industry's most widely-used VoIP IP/TDM test solutions, as verified by three consecutive Frost & Sullivan market surveys. Since the introduction of its first VoIP test system in 1995, the Hammer product family has grown to include a full range of testing platforms, products and services that span the complete development and deployment lifecycle for next-generation services. Leading network equipment manufacturers, service providers, independent labs and enterprise network operators rely on Hammer's proven VoIP testing technology and patented innovations to cost-efficiently verify the functionality, performance and quality of service of next-generation equipment and networks.

About Cedar Point Communications

Cedar Point Communications' totally integrated voice and multimedia switches provide cable system operators with cost-efficient, less complex voice-over-IP alternatives to distributed soft-switching cable telephony options. Cedar Point's SAFARI C(3) Media Switching System is a PacketCable(TM)-qualified, Carrier Class Cable (C(3)) solution that supports legacy circuit and PacketCable(TM) voice services, as well as video telephony and non-traditional SIP-based devices. The company is based in Derry, NH. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com.

About Empirix

Empirix delivers a comprehensive range of testing and monitoring solutions that assure the performance of next-generation networks, contact centers, and Web-based applications. Empirix provides products, services, and support to thousands of customers worldwide, including Global 2000 enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, and service providers. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Empirix is a privately held company, with offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.empirix.com.

Empirix, Hammer and Hammer XMS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Empirix Inc. in the United States and other countries. PacketCable(TM) is a trademark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc All other names are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.