TNS Deploys Cantata's IMG 1010 Integrated Media and Signaling Gateway in International Direct Dial Network; Global VoIP Services Provider Reduces Costs by Leveraging Cantata's Integrated SS7 Capabilities

Business Wire, May 30, 2006

NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Cantata Technology(TM), the world's leading independent provider of enabling communications technology, announced today that Transaction Network Services (TNS) (NYSE:TNS) a leading network and data communications provider for transaction-oriented applications, has deployed Cantata's Integrated Media and Signaling Gateway 1010 (IMG 1010(TM)) in its global VoIP peering network. The IMG 1010 significantly reduces TNS' initial and ongoing equipment expenditures as it introduces VoIP enablement services to global long distance and domestic carriers.

Cantata Technology was established in 2006 through the combination of Excel Switching Corporation and Brooktrout Technology(R).

Cantata's IMG 1010 offers service providers unparalleled performance, reliability and flexibility to introduce services across fixed and mobile networks worldwide. With its compact 1U package, integrated SS7 and flexible architecture, the IMG 1010 is a true carrier-grade VoIP gateway and/or VoIP transcoder that enables service providers to reduce costs while improving service quality.

"Cantata's IMG 1010 gateway provides TNS with a unique embedded SS7 solution that scales favorably, helping us to quickly and cost-effectively enable direct VoIP interconnect services for a wide variety of international long distance service providers," said Jay Meranchik, vice president, VoIP network operations, Telecommunications Services Division, TNS. "TNS will leverage the IMG to lower its costs and improve quality by offering VoIP-SS7 enabled partners throughout our global network, ultimately generating additional revenue for our customer base."

"We have worked closely with TNS over the years to meet its demanding and evolving technology requirements, and we are extremely gratified that it has selected one of our newest product offerings - the IMG 1010 - for deployment in its global network," said Peter Vescuso, vice president, marketing, Cantata Technology. "The IMG 1010 empowers any-to-any network connectivity, and provides a new level of density, integration and transcoding on a future-proof platform that can evolve as services evolve. TNS will find this functionality invaluable as it grows its VoIP interconnect platform designed to support the needs of global Tier I service providers."

About Transaction Network Services, Inc.

Transaction Network Services is one of the leading providers of business-critical, cost-effective data communications services for transaction-oriented applications. TNS provides rapid, reliable and secure transaction delivery platforms to enable transaction authorization and processing across several vertical markets and trading communities.

Since its inception in 1990, TNS has designed and implemented multiple data networks, each designed specifically for the transport of transaction-oriented data. TNS networks support a variety of widely accepted communications protocols and are designed to be scalable and accessible by multiple methods. TNS network technologies have been deployed in the United States and internationally, and TNS networks have become preferred networks servicing the trading community, wireless and wireline carriers, and the card processing and dial-up automated teller machine markets. For further information about TNS transaction solutions, please refer to www.tnsi.com.

About Cantata Technology, Inc.

Cantata Technology, established in 2006 through the combination of Brooktrout Technology and Excel Switching Corporation, provides enabling communications hardware and software that empowers the creation and delivery of anytime, anywhere IP-based communications applications. Leveraging more than 20 years of experience, Cantata offers the broadest range of products, along with a worldwide network of partners that allows service provider and enterprise customers to develop new products, introduce new services and cost-effectively transition networks to IP. Headquartered in Needham, Mass., Cantata maintains multiple locations worldwide in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.cantata.com.

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