MetaSwitch Customers Converging on Vegas

Alameda, CA, April 2, 2009. MetaSwitch, the leader in reliable, high-quality carrier IP communications solutions, today announced that MetaSwitch Forum 2009 is being held next week, April 6-9, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Now in its sixth year, this year's Forum features keynote speakers, technical and marketing breakout sessions, formal training, live product demonstrations, an extensive expo of interoperability partners and endless networking opportunities.

The MetaSwitch Forum is a must-attend event for MetaSwitch customers looking for the latest information on new product and service offerings for subscribers as well as new ways to further enhance the operation of their networks. The rich agenda is custom-designed for MetaSwitch users and includes key executive, customer, partner and industry presenters on topics as diverse as managing IP networks for VoIP, winning in the SMB market, regulatory policy and the Broadband Stimulus, as well as customer panel discussions moderated by industry analysts and editors.

Daily keynotes from top executives will offer insight in creative problem-solving, innovation and motivation. This year's exciting keynote speakers will reinforce the event's theme, "No Limits", and include:

• Anthony E. Zuiker, Creator and Executive Producer of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, who will speak about his view of innovation, creativity and technology, and his rise to the top of an industry in which he was an outsider
• Kevin A. DeNuccio, Vice Chairman, Redback Networks, an Ericsson Company, who will share his perspectives on the state of the industry today, and the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for both vendors and operators
• Dennis G. Huber, Chief Technology Officer, EMBARQ, who will reveal some of the innovative practices that have led to EMBARQ's successful position, as well as his organization's approach to product development and going beyond just customer satisfaction to achieve customer loyalty.

The Expo will feature exhibits and live product demonstrations from sponsors, including ADTRAN, Acme Packet, Occam Networks, Aastra Telecom, Calix, Cisco, Cordell, NeuStar, Polycom and Varaha, along with dozens of additional MetaSwitch partners.

"As exhibitors at last year's MetaSwitch Forum, we were extremely impressed by both the number and the quality of attendees," said Gary Bolton, VP of Global Marketing at ADTRAN. "This uniquely focused event enables us to spend valuable one-on-one time with key customers, and we are proud to be teaming closely with MetaSwitch as Platinum Sponsor."

"The MetaSwitch Forum brings together our own executive team, our customers and partners, providing an annual opportunity to share the direction of our company and showcase the growing ecosystem around the MetaSwitch platform," said Andy Randall, VP of marketing at MetaSwitch. "We have found that our customers come to the Forum with open minds, a creative outlook, ready to engage in discussion, so that we can - as a community - better understand and address the issues facing our industry."

For more information on the agenda, speaker profiles, and registration, please visit www.metaswitch.com/forum2009.

About MetaSwitch

MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched networks. Its MetaSphere applications suite enables a broad set of hosted IP communications services, while its core session control and media/signaling gateway products support a full range of Class 4/5 switching capabilities. Customers include many of the world's leading operators of wireline, wireless and cable networks, with deployments that scale to millions of subscribers. For more information, please visit www.metaswitch.com.