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DakotaPro.biz Selects MetaSwitch for Major Step Into Voice Services

Southern Arizona's largest independently-owned ISP adds voice services to current offerings

San Jose, CA, ISPCON FALL 2008: November 13, 2008. DakotaPro.biz today announced it has been working with MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services, to offer voice services to business customers in Tucson and surrounding areas. DakotaPro.biz purchased the MetaSwitch softswitch platform to roll out a converged access bundle that will include the new voice offerings, as well as the company's current business-class Internet solutions.

FierceVoIP Names MetaSwitch as one of the "Fierce 15" VoIP Companies of 2008

MetaSwitch recognized as a leader in IP communications

Alameda, CA: November 6, 2008. MetaSwitch announced today that it has been named to the annual FierceVoIP "Fierce 15" list, designating it as one of the top IP communications companies of the year. FierceVoIP editors evaluated hundreds of organizations, and found MetaSwitch to be amongst the "fiercest," proven by its creativity and innovations in the marketplace.

MetaSwitch and Data Connection Report Record Revenue and Profits for Fiscal Year 2008

Customer base grows to more than 400 network operators and 250 OEMs

LONDON: October 29, 2008. Telecom solutions provider Data Connection Ltd (DCL) today announced record revenues of $118.1 million for the Fiscal Year ending August 31, 2008, an increase of 15.4% year-over-year. The company was also profitable for the 27th consecutive year.

Carriers Leverage Competitive Edge with MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch infrastructure continues to be solution of choice for competitive carriers

Orlando, CompTel: October 7, 2008. More than 125 competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) are now among the customers of MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services. The four latest CLECs, NTS Communications, Dialogix Telecom, Nevada Comstock Communications and FastTrack Communications, have all selected the company's MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere next-generation application suite to enable the deployment of advanced services to meet the rapidly increasing demands of their customer bases.

Saddleback Communications Chooses MetaSwitch to Kick Up Advanced Services

Arizona ILEC to leverage MetaSwitch technology to enable the delivery of world-class communication services

Ruidoso, New Mexico: ANMTA Fall Conference, September 30, 2008. MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality voice communications platforms and services, announced today that Saddleback Communications has purchased and deployed the MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere application suite to deliver next-generation telephony services and advanced features to residents and businesses located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

EMBARQ® Taps MetaSwitch to Enable Smart IP EnterpriseSM Offering

Hosted solution helps Tier 1 carrier offer businesses advanced services designed to improve productivity

Alameda, CA: August 20, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading solutions and application provider, today announced that EMBARQ® has selected the MetaSwitch softswitch, media gateway and MetaSphere application suite to form the core of its new EMBARQ Smart IP EnterpriseSM solution. The integrated business solution, hosted in EMBARQ's core network, delivers an advanced suite of communication services to business customers.

Matanuska Telephone Association Selects MetaSwitch to Streamline Operations and Deliver Advanced Services

Second largest US telephone cooperative will leverage MetaSwitch technology and expertise to enable smooth next-generation network migration

Quebec City, OPASTCO Summer Convention: July 15, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading solutions and application provider, today announced that the Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA), headquartered in Palmer, Alaska, has purchased the MetaSwitch softswitch and MetaSphere application suite to enable the delivery of traditional and next-generation telephony services. Later this year, MTA will begin offering the MetaSwitch-powered services to its 40,000 business and residential subscribers spread out over more than 10,000 square miles in South-Central Alaska. MTA plans to eventually migrate its current legacy switching platform to a fully converged, MetaSwitch-powered next-generation network to consolidate its resources, helping to reduce its carbon footprint.

Satel Chooses MetaSwitch for New Telecommunications Network

MetaSwitch solutions to form the core of Satel's new telephony services in the Dominican Republic

Alameda, Ca: July 15, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that Satel, the new telecommunications division of the Telemicro Group, a leading television and radio broadcast conglomerate, has signed a multi-million dollar contract to deploy MetaSwitch softswitch solutions for its new network serving residential and business subscribers in the Dominican Republic. The highly-reliable, field-proven MetaSwitch CA9024 Call Agents and MG2510 Media Gateways will be deployed nationwide to provide Class 4 and Class 5 call termination services in the top minute-generating country in the Caribbean.

MetaSwitch and Texas Instruments collaborate on enhanced voice quality monitoring

Enhanced VoIP monitoring capabilities address one of the Top 3 reasons VoIP users change providers

Las Vegas, NV, and Dallas, TX: June 18, 2008. Addressing one of the key subscriber issues affecting VoIP adoption today, MetaSwitch has selected standards-based voice quality analysis technology from Texas Instruments [NYSE: TXN] (TI) for its media gateway products. This analysis technology will enhance the network monitoring capabilities of its MetaView network management system. With the addition of this proactive monitoring and reporting feature across MetaSwitch's entire media gateway product line, service provider networks will be alerted to potential call quality issues - even while the call is still connected. This real-time feature will allow service providers to more dynamically address a wide range of network problems, resulting in users experiencing greater overall satisfaction with their voice service.

MetaSwitch Helps the New Frontier Go Greener

One of the nation's largest rural communications companies chooses MetaSwitch unified communications solution for energy-efficient next-generation messaging

Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that Citizens Communications Company (NYSE:CZN), which provides services under the name Frontier Communications, is deploying MetaSwitch's unified messaging solution to deliver voicemail and fax services to business and residential subscribers. Following an initial roll out in select locations, Frontier plans to expand the service to more than 2 million subscribers in 24 states. The centralized MetaSwitch solution will replace 55 older, less feature-rich and less efficient legacy regional voicemail solutions from a variety of manufacturers. In addition to standardizing these services, the solution will result in significantly reduced energy requirements, supporting Frontier's commitment to environmental responsibility and to wise use of resources for the best customer experience.

MetaSwitch Advances Call Diagnostic Abilities for Carriers with MetaView Enhancements

New functionality records and provides detailed traces for all calls to ensure high-quality service to enable subscriber satisfaction and retention

Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch, a leading provider of switching and application solutions, today announced the MetaView Service Assurance Server (SAS), a new component of the MetaView Network Management System. The SAS is a tool that reflects MetaSwitch's strong commitment to helping customers solve end-to-end network issues thereby enhancing a carrier's overall solution. The initial release of SAS provides detailed call traces that allow technicians to diagnose many common configuration, network and interoperability problems affecting user service. Carriers can now address one of their most significant ongoing operational costs - ensuring the highest level of call quality and service to subscribers.

Industry Momentum Grows Around Joint Acme Packet - MetaSwitch Solution for Carrier-Class Voice over IP

Incumbent, competitive and municipal service providers turn to Acme Packet and MetaSwitch to deliver secure, high-quality IP interactive communications

Burlington, Ma, Alameda, Ca: June 17, 2008. Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, and MetaSwitch, a leading vendor of next-generation carrier switching and application solutions, today announced that more than 35 service providers in North America, Europe and the Caribbean have deployed a joint solution from the companies to deliver advanced, trusted communications over carrier IP networks. Encompassing incumbent, competitive and municipal service providers, these customers include BTC Broadband, Independence Light & Power, Telecommunications, POPP.com and TeleBarbados. The growing market traction behind the Acme Packet - MetaSwitch solution is the result of an established relationship between both companies, focused on ongoing interoperability, closely coordinated customer support and joint sales efforts.

MetaSwitch Delivers an Energy Boost to Legacy Networks

Company's application suite brings next-gen services to existing legacy carrier infrastructure

Las Vegas, NXTcomm 2008: June 17, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced enhancements to its MetaSphere application suite that are set to accelerate the adoption of next-generation services, and bring an "energy boost" to legacy carrier networks. MetaSphere-based services can now be deployed to subscribers hosted on legacy end office switches, enabling carriers to deliver advanced, next-generation features to their entire subscriber base, without requiring a complete migration of the network to IP. The MetaSphere application suite delivers a broad and evolving range of enhanced services, including Web-based service configuration, flexible management of incoming calls, Web/TV/mobile telco service mash-ups, fixed/mobile integration, and other exciting services that enable carriers to differentiate their product offerings, quickly attract new customers, increase revenues from existing customers and reduce subscriber churn and line loss.

MetaSwitch Forum Reports Record Attendance

The fifth annual Conference and Expo attracts more than 500 telecom industry professionals to the increasingly popular educational and networking event

New Orleans, La., April 24, 2008. MetaSwitch today wrapped up its fifth annual customer event, the MetaSwitch Forum V, in the heart of New Orleans, La. This was the largest forum in MetaSwitch history, with well over 500 attendees, and the three-day event was filled with a wide variety of educational sessions, a lively partner expo and countless networking opportunities.

MetaSwitch Supports Enhanced Web Communications Experience with Mashed-Up Voice 2.0 Services

Seamless mash-up demonstrations blending traditional telephony services with advanced features and productivity tools on display at MetaSwitch Forum V

New Orleans, La., MetaSwitch Forum V: April 22, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that it will be hosting demonstrations on the mash-up of its CommPortal subscriber interface with iGoogle and Salesforce.com, enabling click-to-dial experiences via both websites. The solutions will enable service providers to integrate MetaSwitch's CommPortal platform directly into both websites, allowing users to access click-to-dial, contact integration, visual voicemail and other advanced features. The mash-ups will be displayed, and an educational class for service providers on how to build their own mash-ups will be held, during the fifth annual MetaSwitch Forum, MetaSwitch Forum V, April 22-24, 2008 in New Orleans, La.

MetaSwitch Reaches 150th IOC Customer Milestone

Rural local exchange carriers increasingly turn to MetaSwitch for traditional and advanced communications services

Chicago, IP Possibilities Conference and Expo: April 9, 2008. MetaSwitch today announced that with its deployment with Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies (OTTC), it is now providing the core softswitch technology for 150 independent operating companies (IOCs) in North America. MetaSwitch's platforms enable IOCs to deliver traditional telephony services to business and residential subscribers, as well as provide the foundation for the advanced platform of IMS-enabled services as the carriers migrate toward next-generation architectures.

Sovernet Communications Partners with MetaSwitch to Provide Enhanced Telecommunications Services

Bellows Falls, VT: April 2, 2008. Sovernet Communications today announced it has selected MetaSwitch as its primary telephone switch vendor, furthering its commitment to offering advanced and reliable telephone service to the residents and businesses of Northern New England. Sovernet has deployed a MetaSwitch VP3510 integrated softswitch in its fully redundant Burlington, VT data center.

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