NexTone Named a Winner of Network World's 2007 "Best of the Tests" for VoIP Security

Business Wire, April 4, 2007

Company's Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX) Rated Tops for Its Dynamic VoIP Session Control and Real-Time Monitoring

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- NexTone[R], a leader in session border controllers and scalable session management solutions for VoIP, multi-media, and IMS network interconnects, today announced its Multiprotocol Session Exchange (MSX) has won the Network World "Best of the Tests 2007" award for VoIP Security, scoring a 4.5 out of a possible five points. NexTone was one of only 12 companies honored, and the MSX was chosen from among 120 products that Network World tested in 2006.

The Network World testers noted that in the inaugural test of session border controllers, the NexTone MSX and Real-time Session Manager (RSM) combination rated tops for its dynamic VoIP session control, real-time monitoring with active error and threshold-limit notification, call-level reporting, and integrated firewall features.

The configuration tested included NexTone's Linux-based MSX platform and Session Border Controller (SBC). Network World cited the product's exceptional management and reporting by the RSM, augmented by the powerful routing engine of the MSX, as a distinct strength. The publication further praised how the MSX can be set up to divert traffic from low-cost VoIP carrier A to carrier B if the quality measurements of calls via carrier A drop below established thresholds. In addition, the parameters that users can apply for routing decisions by NexTone's MSX were noted as broader than the competition and include, for example, user profile, time of day, and desired QoS. For the full Network World article visit http://www.networkworld.com/bestproducts/2007/022607-best-of-the-tests .html?page=11. (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

NexTone's MSX is part of its IntelliConnect[TM] System that includes NexTone's SBC and RSM. Together they manage all aspects of network interconnects for real-time services and applications, including end-user policies, service connectivity, multi-vendor interoperability, and traffic management. In addition, the MSX offers carriers advanced routing capabilities such as dynamic route hunting and an ENUM client. Dynamic route hunting, unique to NexTone, allows carriers to dynamically route traffic to different carrier partners based on call completion rates, route profit, and route availability. NexTone's SBC offers service providers a fast, flexible, and future proof solution to secure their VoIP and IMS networks. NexTone's RSM allows customers to dynamically manage and optimize their services from the network core.

In 2006, NexTone received the "Clear Choice Test Award" from Network World in the publication's first-ever SBC test; NexTone's MSX was rated the best of the large enterprise-focused SBCs tested. The MSX received top scores for dynamic VoIP session control, real-time monitoring with active error and threshold-limit notification, call-level reporting system, and integrated firewall features.

For more information on the Network World "Best of the Test" award and how the winners were determined, visit the publication's site at http://www.networkworld.com/bestproducts/2007/022607-best-products-07. html.(Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)

COMMENTARY

John Longo, vice president of marketing at NexTone -- "We are pleased to receive Network World's 'Best of the Tests 2007' award. This recognition by Network World validates the advanced SBC capabilities available with NexTone's IntelliConnect System. With NexTone's MSX, SBC, and RSM products, paired with the company's Dynamic Policy Management[TM] feature, service providers have the ability to intelligently manage their traffic at the edge of their network on a real time basis. NexTone's solution provides a level of visibility and control that enables carriers and enterprises to simplify the provisioning, management and scale of VoIP and other IP service deployments to optimize their networks in real-time."

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About NexTone

NexTone[R] develops intelligent session management and interconnect systems for service providers who want to rapidly expand their reach and accelerate VoIP and multimedia revenues. NexTone's IntelliConnect System provides service providers with visibility and intelligence to exchange, optimize, secure and bill for voice and multimedia sessions flowing across diverse IP and IMS network boundaries. More than 550 service providers and enterprises worldwide have used NexTone's IntelliConnect System to manage technical complexities, optimize business economics, and remove partnership hurdles. NexTone is a recipient of the Maryland Technology Champions Awards for 2006. The company ranks number one in Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 50 Program for Maryland, and is one of the Top 50 companies for Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in North America. NexTone is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA, with domestic and international offices worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.nextone.com.