Acme Packet, the Leader in Session Border Control, Named a Red Herring 100 Company

Business Wire, May 11, 2005

BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Award recognizes 100 private companies in North America that drive the technology industry's future

Acme Packet(R), the leader in session border control, today announced that it has been named one of the Red Herring 100 Private Companies of North America. This accolade comes on the heels of several significant publicly announced customer wins for Acme Packet, including China Unicom, Telefonica, Telenor, and Telstra.

"Five years after the dot-com bubble burst, innovation and entrepreneurship are thriving. The companies on this list are proof," said Red Herring editor-in-chief Joel Dreyfuss.

"Acme Packet's strong customer base, global partnerships, and overall leadership position in session border control were among the factors that led to our selection for this prestigious award," commented Andy Ory, president and CEO, Acme Packet. "Our Net-Net products are the most scalable, feature-rich session border controllers available, which explains our strong quarter over quarter revenue growth, our success with tier 1 service providers, and our over 100 service provider customers."

Red Herring's lists of private companies are an important part of the magazine's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than 900 private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development. Red Herring 100 companies will be presenting their business model and strategy at the Red Herring Spring conference. Red Herring Spring will take place May 17-19 at the Monterey Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California.

About Acme Packet

Acme Packet, the leader in session border control, enables service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by 9 of the top 10, and 16 of the top 25 service providers in the world to satisfy critical security, service assurance and law enforcement requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. These deployments support all applications - from trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services; all protocols - SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and all border points - peering, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at 1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com

About Red Herring Spring

Red Herring Spring is an invitation-only event for CEOs, select senior executives, and Venture Capitalists. Themed 'The Dynamics of Disruptions', Red Herring Spring 2005 will bring together executives from mostly private companies. These executives will be joined by senior executives from public companies and Venture Capitalists. Please contact Sean Raman at 650.428.2900 or email sraman@redherring.com if you would like to request an invitation to Red Herring Spring.

About Red Herring

Red Herring is the weekly magazine technology entrepreneurs, investors and industry observers read to stay ahead of the curve and to be better informed about the global marketplace. Red Herring covers technology, innovation, financial strategies, important personalities and trends that are transforming the world of business with unique insight, opinion and forward-looking analysis. Readers turn to Red Herring for knowledge to make strategic decisions, build companies and create a competitive advantage for their businesses. Red Herring articles, blogs, research and event information can be found online at www.redherring.com.