June 30, 2010, Plano, TX– GENBAND, a leading developer of next-generation networking solutions and services, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named the Communications Server 2000™ as a recipient of a 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.

GENBAND’s Communication Server 2000 (CS 2000) is a carrier-grade Multimedia SIP Application Server and Softswitch that is IMS-ready and supports a wide range of signaling, transport and control protocols including H.248, MGCP, H.323, TGCP, PacketCable NCS and SIP for line gateways and MSANs. The CS 2000 offers Class 5, Class 4 trunking and National/International Long Distance services as well as SIP Voice and Multimedia services over broadband for hosted business, SIP Business trunking and residential services. It incorporates commercial, off-the-shelf software and hardware technology and open, industry-standard IP protocols. This ensures that the operators have total flexibility in reacting to market conditions by allowing them to support any protocol and application on one common SIP platform.

Earlier this month GENBAND unveiled the new GENBAND GENiUS™ platform of products. This all-IP ATCA platform includes the C20™, an enhancement to the CS 2000 offering a greatly-reduced footprint, higher capacity, a broadened feature-set and simplified installation and turn-up compared to the CS 2000. The C20 allows service providers to perform integrated remote patching and upgrades, which significantly reduces operational costs and time-to-market.

“We are honored that our industry-leading carrier softswitch has received this Product of the Year Award,” said Mehmet Balos, Chief Marketing Officer at GENBAND. “The CS 2000 is the most widely deployed, carrier-grade Multimedia SIP Application Server and Softswitch in the world and it sits at the heart of today's most successful next-generation IP networks. This award is a reflection of our unmatched innovation and expertise to enable service providers to deploy next-generation IP solutions that can improve service provider revenues and network efficiencies while delivering advanced SIP capabilities to consumer or business end users.”

“GENBAND has been recognized with a 2009 Product of the Year Award for their admirable efforts in the advancement of VoIP communications,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO of TMC. “GENBAND’s CS 2000 has shown benefits for its customers and provides ROI for the companies that use it. Congratulations to the entire team at GENBAND. I look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the coming year.”

The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and thoroughness that are characteristics of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to the market from March 2008 through March 2009 were chosen as winners of the Award.

GENBAND acquired substantially all of Nortel's CVAS business on May 28, 2010. GENBAND has now deployed 200 million VoIP ports, with over 600 customers including two-thirds of the world’s marquee service providers spanning 80 countries. The Company has vast resources in R&D, sales and support spanning nearly 50 countries and delivers innovative IP solutions that lay the foundation for an all-IP future.

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About GENBAND
GENBAND is a global leader of IP applications, switching and service solutions. The company offers the industry’s most comprehensive, open, standards-based switching portfolio, with products deployed in over 600 customer networks and two-thirds of the world’s marquee service provider networks spanning more than 80 countries. GENBAND is headquartered in Plano, Texas, has legal entities in nearly 50 countries and operates product, sales and service Centers of Excellence globally. To learn more, visit us on the web at www.genband.com.

Contacts:
Kim Lee
GENBAND
+1.972.265.3766
kim.lee@genband.com

Frank Puglia
GENBAND
+1.972.265.3612
frank.puglia@genband.com