Patton & Pingtel Cooperate on Ground-Breaking IP-PBX Appliance; Patton Licenses Pingtel SIP ECS Software to Create NanoServ, a Feature-Rich, Low Cost IP-PBX Appliance for Small and Medium Businesses

Business Wire, March 13, 2006

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Patton Electronics and Pingtel Corp. today announced a strategic relationship to deliver a purpose-built next-generation IP-PBX Appliance to the under 30 extensions business market. The new ultra-miniature IP-PBX appliances will be based on a customized version of Pingtel's SIPxchange ECS running on Patton's NanoServ(TM) Miniature Embedded Linux Platform.

Available in early Q2, 2006, with a retail price under $1000, the resulting product will be a low-cost, state of the art, enterprise-grade, full-featured IP PBX and real time communications platform. The Appliance will support advanced call control features, fully integrated voice mail, multiple auto attendants and a superior web-based system configuration and management. Future releases will include a small business call center application and other advanced business features.

The NanoServ appliance is based on 100% standard SIP and will be fully compatible with state-of-the-art IP devices including Patton's full line of VoIP phones, gateways and routers.

"There is real value to the market coming from this relationship" said Scott Whittle, Patton's Director of Product Management. "Pingtel's software on Patton hardware will add awesome value to the Patton product offering of converged Voice Over IP solutions for integrators, channel partners, enterprise customers and service-providers"

Over the last few years, Patton, in conjunction with Patton-Inalp Networks (Switzerland), has put together a full range of pedigreed IP convergence products with robust software features enabling even the most unique VoIP deployments. Patton's SmartNode Voice over IP Gateways and Routers are used extensively by carrier and enterprise Customers.

"Convergence will change the way office telephony systems are purchased, sold and supported" said, Burton A. Patton, Executive Vice President of Patton. "As IP based telephony systems become highly functional, user-friendly and ubiquitous, small enterprises will gain new levels of value by acquiring IP-based PBX products bundled VoIP service offerings or via large direct-response, e-commerce and other mass market players"

"Finally, small businesses can choose a standards-based offering at the right price instead of the traditional high priced, closed and proprietary key system alternatives," said Al Brisard, VP of Marketing at Pingtel. Patton's new NanoServ not only puts next-generation technology in reach of small business - delivering new levels of value and flexibility - but also provides enterprise-class functionality that was formally reserved for larger customers.

Patton will display the NanoServ at the CeBIT Show in Hannover Germany being held between March 9-15, Hall 13, Stand A58.

Pingtel will display the NanoServ at the Spring 2006 VON Conference & Expo being held March 14-17 in Booth 435

About Pingtel Corporation

Pingtel is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by todays and future business market. These award-winning products include Enterprise Communication Servers, SIP PBXs, SIP call managers/routers, and SIP softphones based on 100% SIP, 100% open source software. Offering enterprise-class communications applications under Linux-style subscription licenses, Pingtel combines the best attributes of open source development--low cost, adaptability and flexibility--with the reliable solutions and support enterprises require for voice applications. For more information, visit www.pingtel.com

About Patton

Patton is a multi-national manufacturer of voice and data communications equipment for carrier, enterprise and industrial networks. Patton markets a catalog of more than 500 products including SmartNode(TM) VoIP solutions that support SIP, H.323, and MGCP for analog and ISDN telephony; ForeFront(TM) solutions for TDM and IP service delivery and IPLink(TM) CPE solutions; CopperLink(TM) Ethernet Extenders; EtherBITS(TM) device servers; and a full range of network-connectivity products.