MetaSwitch Named to the 2005 "pulver 100" for Fourth Consecutive Year

Alameda, CA: September 7, 2005. MetaSwitch, the leading provider of Class 4 / 5 softswitch solutions, today announced that it has been named to the 2005 "pulver 100" - which is the VoIP industry's premiere listing of privately held growth companies that represent the future of the communications ecosystem. MetaSwitch has been named to the list for the fourth year in row, joining a select group of fewer than 30 alumni from the original pulver 100 who have appeared on the list every year since 2002.

"We are seeing tremendous growth and market acceptance of our VoIP solutions among service providers of all sizes," said John Lazar, CEO of MetaSwitch. "Compared to last year when only early adopters deployed VoIP networks, today the level of activity has reached the mainstream carriers. As one of the early innovators in carrier-class VoIP, we are pleased that our achievements have been acknowledged every year since the pulver 100 was founded."

MetaSwitch's Class 4/5 Softswitch solutions include both distributed configurations - with the CA9020 Call Agent, MG3510 Media Gateway and SG3510 Signaling Gateway - and the VP3510 Integrated Softswitch. Since the pulver 100 list was introduced in 2002, more than 100 carriers, primarily in North America, have deployed MetaSwitch networks with capacity in excess of 2 million subscribers.

"The pulver 100 is the VoIP industry's most recognized list of technological and market achievement, and it continues to grow in significance, because companies like MetaSwitch continue to spread IP communications with the success of their Class 4/5 Softswitch solutions," said Jeff Pulver, Founder and Chairman of pulvermedia. "We're proud to name MetaSwitch to the pulver 100 list for the fourth time."

About the pulver 100

Originally introduced in 2002, the pulver 100 features private companies in the communications sector that have substantial real-world deployments and enjoy significant growth rates. The value chain characterized by pulver 100 differs from the vertically integrated telecom model of the last century, focusing more on a networking-industry model that espouses open interfaces, connectivity decoupled from services, and software decoupled from hardware. For additional details on the 2005 pulver 100, please visit www.pulvermedia.com.

About pulvermedia

Founded by Jeff Pulver, pulvermedia produces the highly successful VON conferences, and is engaged in many activities that promote the growth of communication technology. For more information, please visit www.pulvermedia.com.

About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is the industry's leading vendor of Class 4/5 soft switch and enhanced applications solutions for TDM and packet networks. Its widely deployed call agent, media/signaling gateway and application server platform supports over 100 Class 5 features including CLASS services, IP Centrex, Unified Messaging, E911, LNP, 1-800 and CALEA, and scales from a few hundred to half a million subscribers in both integrated and distributed configurations. Customers include incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, as well as operators of broadband wireless, cable and fiber networks.

MetaSwitch is a division of established telecom technology provider Data Connection (DCL). The company is consistently profitable and privately held, with US locations in California, Virginia, Texas and Florida, and European headquarters in London, UK.

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