Seamless Connections, Reliability, and Quality of Service Delivered by IntelePeer CloudWorx Platform and SuperRegistry Directory Fuel Partnership

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- July 12, 2011 -- Today, at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, IntelePeer, Inc., a leading provider of on-demand, cloud-based communications, announced an expansion of a partnership with Enabling Technologies to serve as the exclusive SIP trunking service provider for Microsoft Lync Unified Communications (UC) deployments. With this expanded partnership, IntelePeer will provide complete communications enablement services for Microsoft Lync™ Unified Communications on-premise installations and cloud-based hosted deployments by Enabling Technologies, a Microsoft UC Partner of the Year for the past two years.

“Since we first began working with IntelePeer, we’ve been impressed with how quickly and seamlessly we’ve been able to deploy SIP Trunking services integrated with our Microsoft UC solutions, while delivering secure, reliable high-quality connections. In fact, the quality and reliability of IntelePeer CoreCloud SIP Trunking has been so good that we are now using them for our own Lync deployment,” said Enabling Technology President, Bill Vollerthum. “IntelePeer operates at business speed, turning on connections quickly, without requiring upfront costs and offering competitive rates, which is extremely attractive for our customers. As our business continues to see tremendous growth, we are committed to continuing the IntelePeer partnership and look forward to exploring new opportunities to enhance the UC experience.”

With the introduction of Microsoft Lync as Microsoft’s next-generation UC offering, IntelePeer completed the process to earn Microsoft Lync qualification in February 2011 to ensure IntelePeer’s SIP trunking services are fully interoperable with any Lync deployment.

“At IntelePeer, we’ve worked hard to ensure our SIP trunking services seamlessly enable the voice capabilities of Microsoft Lync unified communications,” said Margaret Norton, IntelePeer General Manager, Enterprises. “Enabling Technologies’ decision to depend on us as their exclusive SIP provider speaks to their trust in the quality of our services and serves as a testament to our joint success at delivering superior value to their UC customers.”

IntelePeer provides a comprehensive suite of on-demand communications and SIP trunking services that are backed by deep communications expertise to ensure partners’ Microsoft Lync deployments are successful.  Through its CloudWorx Communications as a Service platform, IntelePeer delivers feature-rich, carrier-quality service over public or private Internet Protocol (IP) connections. IntelePeer’s patented platform combines Media Peering Grid services and the SuperRegistry directory to connect disparate UC environments and seamlessly enable full-featured multi-modal communications for any user.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand, cloud-based communications for service providers and enterprises. The IntelePeer platform is transforming communications by delivering multimodal voice, video, SMS, and rich-media communications to anyone, anywhere, on any network and device. Making it easy to rapidly and cost-effectively transition from legacy telecommunications networks to IP-based communications, IntelePeer’s solutions help customers to enhance productivity and generate new sources of revenue with little or no additional capital expenditures and improve the financial return on their communications equipment and services investment. Communications services are delivered through the IntelePeer CloudWorx™ platform, a patented, all-IP, carrier-grade Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS) solution. It combines an extensive Media Peering Grid™ service which carries more than 20 billion minutes annually, a SuperRegistry® global directory of more than 400 million telephone numbers and end point identifying addresses as well as sophisticated and intelligent routing software, and AppWorx® communication-enabling application development environment and tools. For more information visit: www.intelepeer.com.
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Contact:                   
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The Hoffman Agency
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Contact:                       
Scott VanSickle
The Hoffman Agency
(408) 975-3084
svansickle@hoffman.com

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Copyright ©2011 IntelePeer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. IntelePeer, the IntelePeer logo, CloudWorx, Media Peering Grid, SuperRegistry and AppWorx are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc.

Contact:
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The Hoffman Agency
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svansickle@hoffman.com

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, Inc. is the leading provider of cloud communications services for enterprises and service providers. The company's patent pending, all-IP platform connects customers’ telecommunications networks and systems on-demand. The IntelePeer CaaS IP platform includes an extensive carrier-grade Media Peering Grid™ service carrying more than 25 billion minutes annually, a SuperRegistry™ global directory with more than 478 million telephone numbers, and AppWorx® communication application toolset. IntelePeer’s platform easily and cost-effectively delivers high-quality voice, video, SMS, and other rich-media communications to any phone or IP connected device worldwide. By making it easy for customers to transition from legacy TDM to next-generation IP networks, IntelePeer is transforming communications, while helping service providers and businesses save money, enhance productivity, and generate new sources of revenue. For more information visit: www.intelepeer.com.

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Contact:                       
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• Proactive tuning: IntelePeer actively monitors, analyzes traffic and fine-tunes routing for customers to help them get the most from their telecommunications and generate more revenue by completing more calls
• Disaster backup and redundancy: With IntelePeer’s next generation network and routing, customers benefit from redundant facilities and network options to ensure maximum uptime
• Investment protection: IntelePeer’s next-generation network connects with contact centers through a variety of traditional telephone connections or IP interfaces, delivering the benefits of diversity and next-generation IP voice connections without investing in a new communications infrastructure

“Working closely with contact center customers like B Kruse & Associates, we’ve developed a service that maximizes call success ratios and doesn’t penalize high-volume short-duration traffic,” said Margaret Norton, general manager, enterprise for IntelePeer. “Our tool sets give us customer-specific performance data that enables us to provide recommendations to our customers on trends we see. Higher completion rates with compelling quality and cost advantages make the IntelePeer Voice Peering Network an ideal choice for outbound contact centers.”

IntelePeer contact center services are available immediately. For more information, contact IntelePeer sales at sales@intelepeer.com.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer Inc., www.IntelePeer.com, is revolutionizing the delivery of communications, enabling carriers, service providers and enterprises to access communication services from the Cloud. Through the company’s innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx™, SuperRegistry™ and an extensive Voice Peering Network, IntelePeer provides the leading hosted platform to deliver high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services to any wireline or wireless phone or IP connected device, worldwide. IntelePeer’s solutions accelerate and simplify the transformation from legacy TDM to next-gen IP networks, enable new communications experiences that generate revenue and enhance productivity, and provide significant cost savings on telecommunication expenditures. Based in San Mateo, Calif., IntelePeer operates its own carrier-grade network, carrying more than 13 billion minutes annually, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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IntelePeer, AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Scott VanSickle
The Hoffman Agency
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(408) 975-3084
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SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ATEL Ventures, a provider of secured financing to emerging growth companies, has invested $4 million in equipment financing to IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications. The financing will be used for the purchase and deployment of additional network infrastructure to support the company’s rapid growth.

“IntelePeer is leading the charge with the evolution of communications-as-a-service delivered from the Cloud,” said Steven Rea, Executive Vice President, ATEL Ventures. “We have complete confidence in IntelePeer’s ability to succeed in responding to its increased customer demand.”

IntelePeer’s carrier-grade infrastructure handles billions of voice minutes per year, and ensures high-quality service through the company’s redundant global peering network that features direct connections with more than 50 service providers around the globe.

“Our innovative services drive efficiencies and deliver immediate cost savings to our customers, which has created a surge in demand,” said Andre Simone, CFO, IntelePeer. “ATEL’s equipment financing helps us scale quickly to satisfy our customer needs while growing the company in an appropriate way.”

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Based in San Mateo, Calif., IntelePeer operates its carrier-grade network carrying more than 8 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and backed by VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners, and EDF Ventures. Visit the website at www.IntelePeer.com.

About ATEL Ventures

ATEL Capital Group formed ATEL Ventures, Inc. to provide working capital and equipment financing term loans to emerging growth companies in information technology, life sciences, specialty retail and alternative energy. Since its founding in 1977, San Francisco-based ATEL Capital Group has become the largest private and closely held independent leasing company in the United States, with approximately $2 billion in asset-secured transactions under management. For more information contact Steven Rea 415-616-3436, srea@atel.com or visit the website at www.atel.com/venture.

• IntelePeer Launches Developer Program (Gary Kim, IP Business Magazine, 10/1/09) 

• IntelePeer Launches Developer Program (Richard Martin, Phone+, xchange, and VON, 9/29/09) 

• IntelePeer Rolls Out Developer Program in Response to Cost-Savings, Efficiency Demands (Erin Harrison, TMCnet.com, 9/29/09) 

• Lacking killer app, telco app platforms keep evolving (Rich Karpinski, Telephony Online, 9/29/09)

IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.


Contact:
Scott VanSickle
The Hoffman Agency
(408) 975-3084
svansickle@hoffman.com

• Enhanced caller ID that presents traditional calling information and a Web information mashup, pulling data from LinkedIn, Google Maps, Google Search, Spoke and other popular sources delivered through an intuitive Web interface
• Voice and SMS blasts to aid businesses in urgent notifications to employees and partners and to automate multichannel outbound campaigns to customers
• Auto conferencing integrated with Microsoft Outlook and other popular calendaring applications that eliminates the hassle of remembering pin codes and access numbers to join a conference and automatically pulls in team members for proactive collaboration

• September 2 at 8:30 a.m.: Matt Edic, director of applications engineering for IntelePeer, will participate in an “HD Voice and Network Interconnection” panel discussion, moderated by TMC Columnist Michael Stanford
• September 2 at 9:30 a.m.:  Charles Studt, vice president of product management for IntelePeer, will participate in an “Exploring Applications in the Cloud” panel discussion, moderated by TMC Contributing Editor David Yedwab
• September 3 at 9:30 a.m.: Jamie Adler, director of product management for IntelePeer, will participate in a “Developing Profitable Web 2.0 Solutions” panel discussion, moderated by TMC Blogger Peter Radizeski

About Sonus Networks
Sonus Networks Inc., providing network transformation through IP communications technology, is leading the evolution of communications networks to support the multi-device demands of today’s digital lifestyle. Sonus solutions and services enable fixed, mobile and cable operators to gain session awareness and deliver multi-media capabilities, essential to adding value and expanding their customer and subscriber base. Through standards based interoperable solutions and services, Sonus extends the investments made in traditional networks by enabling operators to seamlessly migrate to next generation technology and deliver the secure, reliable, scalable and cost-effective network needed to grow their business. For more information visit www.sonusnet.com.

This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results.  For a discussion of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.  Risk factors include among others: the unpredictability of our quarterly financial results; risks and uncertainties associated with the Company's previous restatement of its historical stock option granting practices and accounting including regulatory actions; actions that may be taken by significant shareholders; risks associated with our international expansion; and the impact the current global financial market conditions may have on the telecommunications industry. Any forward-looking statements represent Sonus' views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Sonus' views as of any subsequent date.  While Sonus may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Sonus specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, except as required by law.

Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - May 12, 2009 - IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, today announced a partnership with Telx, one of the largest North American providers of network-neutral colocation and interconnection services. IntelePeer will offer ReachSuite™-hosted voice and rich media applications that allow Telx customers to quickly roll out new, high-margin voice and telecommunications services while avoiding up-front capital costs.

“Telx customers include leading service providers, content providers and enterprises that demand premium performance and reliability to meet the demands of their business and consumer customers,” said John Hart, senior vice president of business development and marketing for IntelePeer. “IntelePeer ReachSuite applications offer the value these Telx customers need to stand apart from competitors in a crowded market, while delivering the carrier-grade performance they require. With our ReachSuite, they can quickly roll out new high-margin services that drive new productivity while reducing operational and telecommunications costs for their customers.”

IntelePeer ReachSuite applications also reduce telecommunications costs by routing communications through IntelePeer’s high-quality, carrier-grade global peering fabric. IntelePeer uses this global infrastructure to offer ReachSuite applications through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model. This eliminates most up-front costs, while ensuring carrier-grade quality and communications cost savings that are so valuable in today’s financial environment.

“Telx is committed to offering customers the very latest in communications services offered in a cloud computing, or Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS) model in order to facilitate technology adoption without the cost or service disruption of a forklift upgrade,” said Rose Klimovich, Telx vice president of product development and management. “IntelePeer offers our customers such turnkey communications solutions that help integrate phone, conferencing and electronic communication within familiar interfaces and in a cost-effective way.”

Telx offers rich connectivity and service options in the most secure and reliable colocation facilities to meet the requirements of the most demanding mission-critical operations. Telx colocation centers offer premier conditioned space, state-of-the-art access control and surveillance systems. To expand their business opportunities, Telx also provides their customers access to a global marketplace of services providers like IntelePeer.

About Telx

Telx is a world-class leader in providing interconnectivity solutions through their network-neutral and network rich, co-location facilities. With fifteen facilities in North America, Telx offers cost effective networking solutions for customers to seamlessly access diverse global networks and exchange information in a secure and reliable environment. Over 600 leading telecommunications carriers, ISP’s, content providers and enterprises rely on Telx’s world-class team to support their mission-critical global infrastructure needs and to create a global connectivity marketplace to dramatically expand their business growth opportunities. Telx is a privately held company headquartered in New York City with facilities in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Miami, Phoenix, Charlotte, Weehawken, and Clifton, N.J. For more information about Telx, visit www.telx.com.

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx™, our SuperRegistry™ and our extensive peering grid, we provide our customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Through intuitive APIs, Web Services, and brandable widgets and applets, IntelePeer removes the complexity of telecom and opens network functions to mainstream developers who are creating voice-Web “mashups” and communications-enabled business processes embedded into enterprise, webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common desktop applications such as calendaring and contact management also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voice blast, video blast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features that enable communications-enhanced business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppWorx, SuperRegistry and ReachSuite are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

IntelePeer Contact:

Scott VanSickle

The Hoffman Agency

(408) 975-3084

svansickle@hoffman.com

Telx Contact:

Karyn Price

Bailiwick Company

(609) 397-4880 ext. 204

SAN MATEO, CA -- April 20, 2009 -- IntelePeer Inc., a leader in cost-effective hosted on-demand rich media communications, today announced an agreement to integrate powerful Voice 2.0 features into corporate Web sites and contact centers with Integrated System Solutions, Inc. (iS²), an innovative professional services and software company.

Using the IntelePeer AppWorx™ open communications platform, IntelePeer and iS² have developed innovative Voice 2.0 services that will help customer contact centers reduce costs while improving customer service performance. Using the hosted AppWorx platform and IntelePeer’s carrier-grade voice network as a foundation, iS² has developed key plug-ins that will significantly reduce the time, up-front development costs and business risks typically involved in bringing powerful new business features to contact centers and Web platforms. This simultaneously reduces communications expenses and nearly eliminates up-front capital costs.

The jointly developed services allow iS²‘s and IntelePeer’s customers to deploy new voice functionality within their existing applications. Features include: customer click2connect from the Web that provides the agent with associated customer data; call center agent click2connect, click2conference, and SMS or voice notifications. These advanced contact center Voice 2.0 features can also be easily deployed enterprise-wide, allowing iS² vendor and service provider customers to improve their service while reducing costs.

"We offer a spectrum of pre-built solutions and services that focus on providing maximum business value while reducing operational costs," said Viru Gupte, lead consultant and founder, Integrated Systems Solutions. "With IntelePeer’s voice network and services, we can bring innovative services into existing applications, while delivering carrier-grade reliability and performance that is vital for our customers. At the same time, we can offer our customers significant cost savings in their telecom expenditures."

"IntelePeer’s relationship with iS², an innovative and flexible systems integrator, shows the promise and value we offer for corporate contact centers," said John Hart, senior vice president of business development and marketing for IntelePeer. "With iS², we see tremendous opportunities to develop, integrate and deploy new business services that integrate Voice 2.0 features with Web and other customer-facing portals. By teaming together, we are driving new revenue opportunities while introducing new ways to reduce expenses for our customers."

About Integrated Systems Solutions (iS²)

Integrated Systems Solutions (iS²) (www.is2corp.com) creates tools and business solutions that make customer interactions more effective and profitable. Their value-priced consulting services and best-in-class solutions such as hosted Click-2-Dial, Conferencing, Voice & SMS Blasts, Thin-client SoftPhone and Performance Tuning services reduces cost while providing exceptional customer service. iS²’s clients are top companies in the telecommunications, financial services, insurance, health care, and logistics industries.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx™, our SuperRegistry™ and our extensive peering grid, we provide our customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Through intuitive APIs, Web Services, and brandable widgets and applets, IntelePeer removes the complexity of telecom and opens network functions to mainstream developers who are creating voice-Web “mashups” and communications-enabled business processes embedded into enterprise, webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common desktop applications such as calendaring and contact management also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voice blast, video blast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features that enable communications-enhanced business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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Scott VanSickle

The Hoffman Agency

(408) 975-3084

svansickle@hoffman.com

SAN MATEO, Calif. - January 27, 2009 - IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, will showcase the future of enhanced voice and rich media services in demonstrations at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from February 2 - 4, 2009.

The demonstrations and information will be provided in IntelePeer’s booth #203 at the show. For conference attendees, IntelePeer experts will also lead a panel session on Communications as a Service and will serve as a panelist for a session on Unified Communications.

“As we take advantage of disruptive innovations like Cloud computing and the convergence of telecommunications and the Web, IntelePeer is playing a key role in transforming how we connect with one another,” said John Hart, senior vice president of business development and marketing for IntelePeer. “The Internet Telephony Expo provides us with an opportunity to look at the future of the telecommunications business and demonstrate working examples of how that vision is turned into a reality -- by driving new uses, increasing productivity, reducing operational costs, and making our lives easier.”

• A Microsoft Outlook plug-in that allows users to set up automatic conference calls from within Outlook and includes find-me-follow-me functionality that defines how they can be reached at any given time    
• A communications mashup that allows people to use their Web-based presence and contact lists as the foundation to call, text, or share media with a single click though IntelePeer AppWorx and the IntelePeer SuperRegistry™     
• A voice and SMS blast service based on the IntelePeer AppWorx platform that can be used for business, group and emergency communications  
• An automated emergency notification service based on IntelePeer AppWorx and IntelePeer SuperRegistry to connect teams instantly when a pre-defined emergency situation occurs 

• February 2 at 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. EST: Matt Edic, director, application engineering for IntelePeer, will participate in a unified communications panel discussion moderated by IP Business Editor-in-Chief Gary Kim.
• February 3 at 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. EST: Charles Studt, vice president of product management for IntelePeer, will lead a session on Communications as a Service and contrast it with other technologies and approaches for integrating voice and rich media into applications and services. 

For more information on the IntelePeer AppWorx open communications platform, contact IntelePeer sales at sales@intelepeer.com.

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx™, our SuperRegistry™ and our extensive peering grid, we provide our customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Through intuitive APIs, Web Services, and brandable widgets and applets, IntelePeer removes the complexity of telecom and opens network functions to mainstream developers who are creating voice-Web “mashups” and communications-enabled business processes embedded into enterprise, webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common desktop applications such as calendaring and contact management also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voice blast, video blast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features that enable communications-enhanced business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

Communications-as-a-Service (CaaS, typically pronounced ‘cass') is an outsourcing model for enterprise communications. Examples of CaaS include rich media, such as voice-over IP, instant messaging, collaboration, text-to-voice, click-to-call, bridge-to-services, and automatic conferencing and videoconference applications using fixed and mobile devices. CaaS vendors are responsible for all hardware and software management and offers guaranteed quality of service. CaaS allows businesses to selectively deploy communications devices and modes on a pay-as-you-go, as-needed basis.This approach eliminates large capital investments and ongoing overhead required to be able to handle the capacity a company may not even need.

CaaS offers flexibility and expandability that businesses looking to improve their communications might not otherwise afford, allowing for the addition of devices, modes, or coverage on demand. The network capacity and feature set can be changed daily if necessary so that functionality keeps pace with demand and resources are not wasted. There is no risk of the system becoming obsolete and requiring periodic major upgrades or replacement.

Considering these factors, CaaS solutions allow companies the opportunity to expand services and feature sets without over-investing. Communications costs are reduced dramatically when CaaS is deployed, thus allowing for a positive impact on the bottom line. Many types of businesses have already realized the market value of adding rich media services and communications enhancements to their offerings. See some of the solutions that are offered using CaaS.

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- November 11, 2008 -- IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, today announced that it has completed its third round of financing of $18 million. The financing was led by new investor VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California, with participation by existing investors. 

The funds will be used to expand IntelePeer’s global presence and to support business and technology development of its hosted on-demand rich media services and extensive voice peering grid. The company’s technology and services are used by software vendors, carriers and online businesses to easily deliver cost-effective voice and multimedia capabilities from within an enterprise application or Web workflow to any phone or network-connected device.

Voice 2.0 integrates multiple forms of media (voice, data and video) into enterprise applications and Web workflows to provide a highly personalized and powerful user experience. 

“IntelePeer is uniquely positioned with its game-changing strategy to address the need to reduce operational costs with an innovative hosted Voice 2.0 applications platform and carrier-class voice peering infrastructure,” said Bill Harding, managing director, VantagePoint Venture Partners and new member of the IntelePeer board of directors. “The company’s strong leadership team has achieved rapid and continuous revenue growth each quarter and has attained positive cash flow ahead of plan, a remarkable achievement in this financial environment.”

“We value the addition of VantagePoint Venture Partners as a member of our investment team. They bring a unique vision for Voice 2.0 applications and have a strong record of supporting companies in high-growth markets. This investment team provides a solid foundation to support IntelePeer through our rapid expansion,” said Frank Fawzi, IntelePeer chairman and CEO. “Our solid performance and strong balance sheet allow us to focus on expanding our customer base and gaining greater competitive advantage to build market share.”

IntelePeer’s AppWorx™ open communications platform and voice peering grid network gives application developers the ability to create high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich media services that boost productivity while reducing telecommunications and operational expenses through the hosted business model. A communications-as-a-service (CaaS) offering, IntelePeer AppWorx is ideal for increasing collaboration among business application users, fostering closer connections with customers and introducing communications-enabled business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings.

“IntelePeer was founded on the vision of a worldwide integrated platform that includes communications-enabled business processes and applications that are integrated with a world-class registry and voice peering grid to deliver very high performance and reliability,” said Haydar Haba, IntelePeer founder and chief visionary officer. “This solid architecture has allowed us to create a foundation that sets us apart, ensuring that all of our rich media technologies and services provide superior value and quality. As a result, our partners and customers gain the tremendous cost savings and productivity benefits from our Voice 2.0 platform, along with the peace of mind that comes with using a carrier-grade service.”

Unlike low-cost consumer VoIP services, IntelePeer combines the best of Web 2.0 and Voice 2.0 technologies with the company’s own carrier-grade telecommunications voice peering network. This superior infrastructure is critical to deliver the high-quality transmission of voice and related rich media services to users’ wireline or wireless device of choice that meets the demanding service levels required by businesses and enterprises. Worldwide reach is achieved through IntelePeer’s redundant network peering grid infrastructure that already handles billions of voice minutes per year and its direct connections with more than 50 service providers around the globe.

About VantagePoint Venture Partners

VantagePoint Venture Partners is a leader in investing in 21st century technologies and partners with entrepreneurs in the CleanTech, Healthcare and Information Technology sectors. With a large investment team of experts, a broad network of strategic partners and advisors, and more than $4.5 billion in committed capital, the Firm has the depth of resources to help build transformative companies that are clear leaders in their categories. The Silicon Valley Firm has investments in more than 70 companies including Better Place, BrightSource Energy, Gain Capital, Mascoma, Miasole, Premium Power, ReachLocal and others. For more information visit www.vpvp.com.

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, enables carriers, businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities to any phone or network-connected device -- without incurring up-front capital costs. Through our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx™, our SuperRegistry™ and our extensive peering grid, we provide our customers with the platform to offer high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media services while providing significant cost savings for their telecommunication expenditures. Through intuitive APIs, Web Services, and brandable widgets and applets, IntelePeer removes the complexity of telecom and opens network functions to mainstream developers who are creating voice-Web “mashups” and communications-enabled business processes embedded into enterprise, webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common desktop applications such as calendaring and contact management also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voice blast, video blast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features that enable communications-enhanced business processes that drive efficiency and deliver cost savings. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying more than 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms VantagePoint Venture Partners, Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

(Blog excerpt appearing on the site xchangemag.com on 11/3/08)

By IntelePeer's John Hart

The greatest challenge facing carriers today does not come from the grim news emanating from Wall Street, but has been on the horizon for years. “Old revenue sources continue to dry up,” while success will be defined by those operators who can deliver innovative and personalized rich media and Voice 2.0 services that stand out in a crowded market -- and deliver sufficient value to justify higher margins. Industry leadership will be defined by those who can drive new revenue streams through innovative services like voiceblast, videoblast, text-to-voice, click-to-call, bridge-to-services and automatic conferencing -- services that redefine how people work, live, and communicate.

The core issue facing carriers is whether or not telcos can adapt quickly enough to take advantage of new market opportunities. Clearly they cannot continue to run their business the way they have in the past -- taking months, and even years, to introduce new value-added services and respond to changing user demands. The fact is that the Web 2.0 world of Facebook, LinkedIn and MySpace is transforming the way people connect, while reducing our patience for waiting to try and use new services and features.

On the telephony side, a flood of new services are hitting the market, from cheap voice calling to conferencing -- although these services are far from delivering a reliable, scalable or quality experience. While these companies may represent potential threats to the traditional carriers, at the same time, telcos still have a play if they can bridge this gap between the voice and Web worlds. Why do I believe this? Simply put, quality.

Consumer-grade free services like Skype do not offer the kind of service quality that business users need, because they depend on users’ peering connections, not high-quality carrier peering connections. Furthermore, Skype and similar services are closed systems that do not offer the ability to integrate with other applications and services. While consumers may tolerate service interruptions, distortions and glitches in return for free calls; business users require a higher standard. My own calls to customers, clients and partners are far too important to risk on a service that delivers substandard audio quality, or even worse, call failure. Obviously, there is still strong demand for carrier-grade quality and reliable voice services, as well as high-margin video and rich media services. With businesses now moving at Internet and Web 2.0 speeds, the first telcos to deliver high-quality next-generation services will be in a position to define and dominate the market.

To take advantage of these high-margin service opportunities, carriers have three basic options: build, buy or partner. Build the new capabilities in-house. Buy a startup or emerging vendor. Or find a partner that can deliver carrier-grade quality Voice 2.0 and rich services.

BT is attempting to build a 21st Century Network (21CN) on its own, which is now forecast for completion in 2012. The high up-front capital costs, risks and delays in completing 21CN illustrate why other carriers might want to consider alternatives to building out their own next-generation IP networks.

An alternative means of getting into the marketplace is to buy a startup or emerging company with next-generation capabilities, but this entails other costs and risks. Given today’s uncertain financial market, setting an appropriate valuation has become increasingly difficult and complex, with high capital outlays. Aside from the acquisition costs, the acquiring carrier also faces the challenge of integrating disparate cultures and infrastructures so the challenge is to find the right one, if the decision is to buy.

And there is still another option that avoids the investment of building or buying. Carriers, fortunately, have the partnership option. To minimize up-front costs, carriers should consider partners who offer a hosted infrastructure, a model offered by multiple providers. To select among hosted providers, the real challenge is how to evaluate and choose a suitable partner, based on the following criteria:

For carriers who are able to remain nimble and adapt to changing market demands, a bright future beckons. Success will depend on reducing time-to-market, delivering cost-effective, high-value services that are reliable. Those who fail to adapt risk joining the long list of once-powerful businesses that are no longer relevant or worse, are not players in the this new marketplace.

John Hart is senior vice president, business development and marketing at IntelePeer. He was most recently vice president, business development at VortexDNA. He’s also held senior management positions at AT&T, Comcast, DEC, EMC, GeoTel, Gould Inc., Saville Systems and Ubiquity.

As part of the partnership, IntelePeer and Microsoft will collaborate on the development of demonstration applications and services that integrate some of the powerful voice 2.0 features of the IntelePeer AppWorx open communications platform with Microsoft Windows® Live™ Services and Microsoft Outlook®.

“This partnership with Microsoft is a key milestone toward reaching our shared goal of demonstrating the strong capabilities of our respective platforms,” said John Hart, senior vice president of business development and marketing for IntelePeer. “Our jointly developed applications will showcase the next wave of communications services that is possible without incurring capital costs and risk. Prospective customers will be able to see how voice, data and rich-media services can be blended into existing products, delivering a new surge of communications-enabled business processes that transform the user experience and enhance productivity.”

“Microsoft is working with IntelePeer to enable third-party media and content providers to voice-enable applications using Microsoft’s Live Services and the IntelePeer AppWorx platform,” said Joseph Hofstader, architect, Microsoft Communications Sector group. “Through their Web services interface, IntelePeer has simplified access to their carrier-grade network to enable rich media communications while abstracting the complexities of telephony services.”

Personalized Rich Media Widget

The white-labeled widget will showcase how a user can use a single login to register and maintain preferences across multiple sites or applications, such as configuring conference call parameters (bridge numbers, PIN numbers, callback numbers), or registering to become a member of any social or business network (SMS-enabled numbers, cell phone, etc.). When a user logs into an “IntelePeer Powered Site” using their Microsoft LiveID, all their communications preferences (how and when to receive calls, on what device, etc.) will already be known.

The widget will feature a mashup of business collaboration applications and social networking sites, enhanced with voice, streaming video, music, communication and conferencing capabilities. To make these features easy to use, the user will see and work with a familiar interface built on Microsoft Live Messenger. The mashup is valuable for business users in search of higher team collaboration and productivity as well as entertainment artists looking for better ways to engage their fan groups and promote their events. Users will also be able to drag and drop their registered contacts into a window to initiate a one-to-one or a conference call between their existing Live Messenger friends, or to send them all a text or voice message or other rich media content.

This widget will integrate the IntelePeer SuperRegistry™, Bridge-to-Services, Conference On-Demand, and Voice and SMS Blast with Microsoft Live ID, Microsoft Messenger™, Microsoft Contacts™ and Microsoft Silverlight™. IntelePeer is making this widget and others, along with applets and Web services, available to software platform and carrier partners’ end users, branded and “skinned” to complement the partners’ applications.

Available now, the IntelePeer AppWorx open communications platform integrates the IntelePeer global carrier-grade network and the SuperRegistry depository of rich user data with a Web services-based developer suite featuring applets, widgets and a rich set of APIs. IntelePeer AppWorx provides a means to seamlessly deliver a new level of communications-enabled business processes through enhanced voice and multimedia features from within any Web or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. A communications-as-a-service (CaaS) offering, IntelePeer AppWorx is ideal for increasing collaboration and productivity among business application users and creating new revenue opportunities. This is accomplished through an enhanced user experience for fans of social networking, e-commerce and entertainment Web sites.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, www.IntelePeer.com, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, allows carriers, online businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities from within a web- or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. Our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx, offers high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media features that can be embedded into webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications, providing a more enjoyable and productive web experience. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common communications tools such as email also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-services, voiceblast, videoblast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features. Based in San Mateo, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network carrying over 6 billion minutes, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with over 50 leading service provider peering partners. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners and EDF Ventures.

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IntelePeer, AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Messenger, Microsoft Contacts and Microsoft Silverlight are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

IntelePeer AppWorx Platform Enables Software Developers and Web Sites to Easily Embed Rich Media Communications into Applications Such as Microsoft Outlook

IntelePeer Executive Charles Studt to Moderate Two Panels on SaaS

FOSTER CITY, CA -- September 15, 2008 -- IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, will showcase its new IntelePeer AppWorx^TM open communications platform at the Internet Telephony Conference and Expo taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 16 - 18, 2008.

On the show floor, attendees can see IntelePeer demonstrate multiple Web and enterprise applications enhanced with powerful voice, rich media features and widgets powered by IntelePeer AppWorx. Visitors to IntelePeer booth #135 will see VoicePoke! for Facebook; and VoiceBlast and Auto-Conference for Microsoft Outlook.

During the conference portion of the Internet Telephony show, Charles Studt, IntelePeer’s vice president of product management, will moderate two panels on Software as a Service (SaaS) on Wednesday, September 17:

• 9:00 a.m.: Studt will serve as moderator for “Software-as-a-Service: The Basics” along with panelists Joseph Hofstader, architect for Microsoft, and Steve Crawford, vice president of marketing for Jamcracker.  

• 11:00 a.m.: Studt will moderate, “SaaS for Virtual Call Centers” and will be joined by Ari Klionsky, vice president of business development for Transera and Erica Plastino, director of marketing for LanguageLine.

“Voice remains ‘The Killer App’ for our global carrier customers, and it is quickly becoming part of the user experience for web companies and application software vendors,” said Charles Studt, IntelePeer vice president of product management. “However, the complexities of developing high-quality voice and rich media applications is a challenge that has limited innovation and broad adoption in these emerging markets. In our booth, we will show how the IntelePeer AppWorx platform, which is delivered as a hosted service backed by a software-controlled network, simplifies the development process, eliminates the need for capital investment, and speeds time-to-market for these new revenue-generating applications.”

As an example of the rapid development capabilities enabled by IntelePeer AppWorx, the demonstration of VoicePoke! for Facebook will highlight the social media widget that allows members using the new Facebook Web site to send audio and video files, along with a message to their friends’ phones and mobile devices. Members can schedule future reminder phone calls using text-to-speech or sound files and can VoicePoke friends directly from Facebook and if people want to speak directly, VoicePoke will immediately connect the call.

The IntelePeer booth will also highlight a demonstration of VoiceBlast for Microsoft Outlook, another feature powered by the IntelePeer AppWorx platform. VoiceBlast allows users to send recorded voice messages and announcements on-demand, or schedule messages for delivery at a future time to one or more phones automatically.

With Auto-Conference, Microsoft Outlook users can join conference calls automatically -- there’s no need to remember the dial-in number or access code/PIN. At the scheduled time, Auto-Conference automatically dials the participant at a specified number and prompts the participant to automatically connect into the conference. The participant is prompted to press 1 and is automatically placed into the conference call.

IntelePeer AppWorx is a software-architected, extensible open communications platform, which makes it easy to integrate and deliver enhanced voice and multimedia features from within any web or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. IntelePeer AppWorx is ideal for increasing collaboration among business application users and creating an enhanced user experience for fans of social networking, e-commerce and entertainment Web sites.

For more information on the IntelePeer AppWorx open communications platform, contact IntelePeer sales at sales@intelepeer.com.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, http://www.intelepeer.com/, a leader in hosted on-demand rich media communications, allows carriers, online businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities from within a web- or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. Our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx, offers high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media features that can be embedded into webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications, providing a more enjoyable and productive web experience. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common communications tools such as email also rely on us for instant access to bridge-to-connect, voiceblast, videoblast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features. Based in Foster City, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with leading communications carriers. IntelePeer is privately held and is backed by venture capital firms Kennet Venture Partners, NorthCap Partners, and EDF Ventures.

IntelePeer AppWorx^TM Platform Opens Carrier-grade Communications Infrastructure to Web and Software Apps via Intuitive Web Services and Widgets, Enhancing User Experience and Driving New Revenue Opportunities

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- September 9, 2008 -- IntelePeer Inc., a leader in hosted on-demand communications and rich media services, today announced a new technology platform that makes it easy for software vendors, service providers and Web companies with little or no telecommunications experience to add the interactive impact of voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media communications capabilities to Web sites and enterprise software applications.

“Telecommunications services operate in a different realm from that of Web services and software, which makes it difficult to integrate voice and other rich media features into applications,” said Jeff Ogle, senior analyst for Current Analysis. “For service providers, application software vendors and Web companies, this is the fundamental challenge they must overcome to be able to deliver enhanced services that generate new revenue opportunities.”

Available now, the IntelePeer AppWorx open communications platform provides a means to seamlessly deliver enhanced voice and multimedia features from within any Web or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. A communications-as-a-service (CaaS) offering, IntelePeer AppWorx is ideal for increasing collaboration among business application users and creating an enhanced user experience for fans of social networking, e-commerce and entertainment Web sites.

For example, members utilizing the new Facebook web site can interact with the technology by selecting the IntelePeer VoicePoke! application. As another example, MIO.TV, an innovative, soon-to-be-released online social network for U.S. Latinos, has incorporated community telephony services like click-to-call, dating and celebrity conference calls into its rich media platform that runs in a standard Web browser with no downloads.

“Our research shows that even the most active text-messaging users opt for a great voice interface if given the chance,” said Matt Johnston, COO of MIO.TV. “Thanks to the IntelePeer AppWorx platform, we blur the lines between online and offline social media activity. By adding advanced voice and media blast features from the beginning, we enhance our members’ experiences and increase the velocity of sharing on our site.”

Unlike low-cost consumer VoIP services, the IntelePeer AppWorx solution combines the best of Web 2.0 and Voice 2.0 technologies with the company’s own carrier-grade telecommunications network for high-quality transmission of voice and related rich media services to users’ wireline or wireless device of choice. Worldwide reach is achieved through IntelePeer’s redundant network peering grid infrastructure and its direct connections with more than 60 service providers around the globe. This proven network manages more than 6 billion calls per year.

The IntelePeer AppWorx platform includes pre-built applications, widgets, application programming interfaces (APIs) and software development tools. It also features a SuperRegistry^TM with subscriber management and Telephone Number Mapping (Carrier ENUM) services in a runtime environment. This complete approach eliminates the need for hardware acquisition, network interoperability testing and extensive, costly customization on the part of the application developer.

IntelePeer provides all of the back-end operations for its customers, linking the best of IP-initiated calls and features with the traditional telecom network and managing carrier licensing, regulatory compliance, billing and reporting through a CaaS model. The Web site owner or corporate application provider can confidently offer new revenue-generating services such as click-to-call, call blast, conferencing, and find-me/follow-me functions and content delivery.

“Commoditization of traditional telephony services is forcing service providers and software vendors to compete with advanced voice, rich media and multimedia functionality that enhances the value and usefulness of their products and services,” said Charles Studt, vice president, product management and marketing, for IntelePeer. “Our platform provides an easy and cost-effective means to quickly bring these features to existing and new Web or corporate applications. Our innovative packaging using a CaaS model provides developers with an environment based on a proven, high-quality telco infrastructure that increases customer satisfaction and creates new revenue streams.”

The Advantages of Partnering with IntelePeer

Partnering with IntelePeer opens up a wide range of possibilities for software vendors and service providers. The following examples illustrate advantages for specific customer uses:

• Conferencing and webcasting service providers -- By integrating IntelePeer rich media features, providers can deliver automatic conference scheduling through Outlook. When the scheduled conference begins, IntelePeer automatically dials each person into the conference -- no need to remember complex dial-in instructions.
• Social networking sites -- Using IntelePeer voice, rich media and multimedia features, members can click-to-talk with their friends, set up a call from a PC to a phone, or even directly between phones, based on each member’s preference.
• Media and entertainment sites -- Owners of these sites can increase community enjoyment and interaction with artists and content by adding media-rich services and fan management features, including voiceblast and mediablast applications.
• Online shopping services -- With IntelePeer click-to-talk functionality, customers can easily connect live with a customer service professional to ask questions and make informed purchases.
• Customer relationship management (CRM) software -- Sales representatives and customer support professionals can click a link to automatically connect them via the phone to clients or prospects. The call can be recorded or transcribed and automatically entered into the system, eliminating late or incorrect entries.
• Enterprise applications -- Employee productivity can be enhanced with the integration of voice and conferencing capabilities within mission-critical business applications, such as enterprise resource planning (ERP). Click-to-call and click-to-conference features enhance business processes and improve workflows.

For more information, contact IntelePeer sales at sales@intelepeer.com.

About IntelePeer
IntelePeer, http://www.intelepeer.com/, is a leader in hosted on-demand rich media services used by carriers, online businesses and software vendors to easily deliver voice and multimedia capabilities from within a web- or IP-based application to any phone or network-connected device. Our innovative, communications-as-a-service (CaaS) platform, IntelePeer AppWorx, offers high-quality interactive voice, video, SMS, data and other rich-media features that can be embedded into webcasting, social networking, entertainment and e-commerce applications, providing a more enjoyable and productive web experience. Business professionals who use customer relationship management (CRM) software and common communications tools such as email also rely on us for instant access to click-to-call, voiceblast, videoblast, text-to-speech, conferencing and other features. Privately held and based in Foster City, Calif., we operate our own carrier-grade network, with worldwide coverage delivered through an IP and TDM peering grid with leading communications carriers.

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IntelePeer, IntelePeer AppWorx and SuperRegistry are trademarks of IntelePeer, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Other trademarks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

Veteran Marketing Executive Joins Leading Provider of Intelligent Communications

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Aug. 6, 2008 — IntelePeer™, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent telecommunications and voice peering services to global carriers and application providers, today announced the appointment of John Hart, a seasoned and innovative marketing executive, as Senior Vice President for Business Development. Hart will lead IntelePeer’s growth as it launches its innovative hosted infrastructure enabling carriers, service providers, software developers and Internet communities to rapidly create the next generation of telephony-powered applications that seamlessly integrate communications with existing Web and application workflows.

Previously, Hart was vice president of marketing and product management at Ubiquity Software Corp., which is now part of Avaya; director of IP provisioning at Comcast; vice president for product management and marketing at Acterna, now part of JDS Uniphase; and vice president of marketing at Saville Systems, now part of Intec Inc.

Hart’s responsibilities at IntelePeer will include accelerating the company’s growth by securing relationships with additional channel partners, adding solution partners to the company’s Open Communications Platform, and penetrating new markets, including non-traditional telecommunications services providers and application software developers accessing IntelePeer’s hosted infrastructure and APIs.

“John Hart brings us vast experience and proven expertise in marketing telecom services, hardware and software,” said IntelePeer CEO Frank Fawzi. “We see him as a strong addition to our team and we look forward to benefitting from John’s expertise and his many contacts in the industry.”

“I’m very pleased to be joining IntelePeer at this important time in its remarkable growth and I look forward to helping the team grow top-line results by cultivating new relationships and developing new opportunities with both existing and emerging providers who are leveraging the Open Communications Platform to develop richer, user-centric communications applications,” said Hart. “I am excited by the receptive and enthusiastic response I receive whenever and wherever I evangelize the IntelePeer story.”

Hart holds a bachelor of arts degree from William Jewell College in Liberty, Mo., and is a member of the Society of Cable and Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE).

IntelePeer’s advanced network and software infrastructure enables voice and application peering and allows telecommunications carriers, cable companies, wireless and other voice services providers, software application developers and Internet communities to create telephony-powered applications and Intelligent, application-triggered telephony functions offered as a service.

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About IntelePeer
IntelePeer™, Inc. (http://www.intelepeer.com/) is the first of a new breed of service providers, converging a carrier-grade global telecommunications network with a rich depository of user data and preferences (the IntelePeer SuperRegistry^TM), and a robust, open-application platform and APIs. This unique combination enables IntelePeer’s customers to create telephony-powered Web, collaboration and enterprise applications and workflows as services. IntelePeer delivers a fully managed, hosted, on-demand voice peering infrastructure from its network to directly exchange voice traffic with IP and legacy public networks, between any application and any telephony device.

IntelePeer simplifies the complexity of telecommunications, providing an integrated solution for dynamic protocol translation, transcoding, call routing, device discovery, intelligent least-cost routing, SIP-session management and next-generation application development. IntelePeer offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support and adherence to industry standards.

Privately held, IntelePeer is headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

IN SERIES OF WHITE PAPERS

Reports Offer Detailed Look at VoIP Interconnectivity, PSTN-IP Number Mapping and Wireless Peering

DALLAS, TX & FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Oct. 08, 2007—IntelePeer, the recognized expert in IP routing, trunking and peering, is offering a series of white papers featuring the company’s experience and solutions for some of today’s critical IP telephony issues. The reports are designed for telecom and IT managers who want to extend the geographic reach, financial gain and applications potential of their VoIP infrastructure investments.

The series currently consists of three papers:

“Bridge Over Troubled Waters: An Overview on ENUM for Connecting VoIP Islands,” which presents a perspective on the current state of VoIP interconnectivity and proposes a solution for advancing the interconnect model with improved quality and reduced cost.

“Mapping the World of Advanced Telecommunications,” which offers a step-by-step explanation of how PSTN numbering is correlated with IP coordinates, and how the DNS model of lookup plays a part.

“Wireless Peering: How a Global Community of Interest Protects Profits,” which takes a critical look at the conflicting pressures faced by wireless carriers: the constant drive to improve the bottom line and the market pressure to adopt all-you-can-talk, free-roaming pricing models.

“The collective wisdom of the IntelePeer team is vast,” said IntelePeer CEO Frank Fawzi. “And even though this is a very competitive industry, we felt it was important to contribute to the public body of knowledge because, after all, we all want the same thing: to keep advancing the potential of telecommunications.”

The IntelePeer white papers are available online from the IntelePeer Web site or from the http://www.fiercemarkets.com/whitepapers/intelepeer/bridge-over-troubled-waters/

About IntelePeer

IntelePeer Inc. (www.IntelePeer.com) provides all the infrastructure and services needed to connect carriers, cable companies, wireless and other voice service providers, and eCommunities – enabling them to dramatically reduce their communications costs, connect disparate networks and build state-of-the-art intelligent communications applications regardless of geographic or technology boundaries.

IntelePeer serves as a single source for dynamic protocol translation, transcoding, call routing, device discovery, intelligent least-cost routing, SIP session management and next-generation application development. For IP-enabled service providers, IntelePeer delivers the largest number of IP and TDM registry endpoints in the world to enable the lowest possible cost, advanced end-to-end application delivery, and cross connections to TDM providers for complete reach of their service offerings.

For service providers migrating to VoIP, IntelePeer offers step-by-step managed service programs to enable immediate cost reduction and a clear migration path to a native VoIP infrastructure and advanced application functionality. For all service providers, IntelePeer offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards. 

Privately held, IntelePeer is headquartered in Foster City, Calif., with global operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

WESTFORD, Mass., October 01, 2007 - Sonus Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: SONS), a leading supplier of service provider IP-voice infrastructure solutions, and IntelePeer™, Inc., a leading global IP communications innovator, formerly known as VoEX, Inc., announced today that IntelePeer has selected Sonus’ IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)-based architecture as the foundation for its next-generation voice network. The IntelePeer network is used to deliver IP-based voice services and applications to large communications services providers, including wireless and wireline carriers, voice service providers, universities and other major enterprises. IntelePeer selected the Sonus solution to replace its existing IP-based infrastructure because of the architecture’s ability to scale and seamlessly support new services.  Additionally, IntelePeer is deploying Sonus’ Network Border Switch to support its IP peering service.  

“By selecting Sonus’ IMS-ready architecture and enlisting the support of its professional services organization, we’re able to deploy a carrier-class long distance network that supports the delivery of converged services,” said Brent Bourne, Chief Operating Officer of IntelePeer. “The Sonus platform enables us to deliver superior quality of service and to interconnect securely and efficiently with other IP-voice providers. This is essential as more and more carriers migrate towards an all-IP infrastructure.”

“As innovative carriers like IntelePeer witness increased demand for their services, they require a foundation that can grow to meet higher traffic levels without sacrificing quality of service and reliability. Carrier-grade applications carrying high traffic volumes during peak hours are where Sonus solutions really thrive and differentiate themselves from others in the industry,” said Hassan Ahmed, chairman, president and CEO, Sonus Networks. “In addition to seamless scalability, IntelePeer has embraced Sonus’ IMS-ready solutions to deliver operating leverage, carrier-class performance and reliability, and the ability to rapidly integrate new IP-based voice services for its users.”

IntelePeer is deploying a full suite of Sonus’ IMS-ready solutions, including the GSX9000™ Open Services Switch, the PSX™ Call Routing Server, the SGX™ Signaling Gateway, the Sonus Insight™ Management System, as well as the Network Border Switch (NBS). The new network will leverage the NBS for advanced IP-to-IP peering, session control and security. IntelePeer’s initially deployed the Sonus-based architecture in New York, Chicago, and London earlier this year, with ongoing expansion into additional cities. IntelePeer has enlisted the help of Sonus’ professional services team to support the turnkey integration process.

The IntelePeer network began carrying live traffic on the Sonus platform in August. It is now routing all traffic using the Sonus platform in conjunction with its SuperRegistry™ and Peering Grid services.

About IntelePeer 
IntelePeer,  Inc. (www.IntelePeer.com) provides all the infrastructure and services needed to connect carriers, cable companies, wireless and other voice service providers, and eCommunities – enabling them to dramatically reduce their communications costs, connect disparate networks and build state-of-the-art intelligent communications applications regardless of geographic or technology boundaries.

IntelePeer serves as a single source for dynamic protocol translation, transcoding, call routing, device discovery, intelligent least-cost routing, SIP session management and next-generation application development.  For IP-enabled service providers, IntelePeer delivers the largest number of IP and TDM registry endpoints in the world to enable the lowest possible cost, advanced end-to-end application delivery, and cross connections to TDM providers for complete reach of their service offerings.

For service providers migrating to VoIP, IntelePeer offers step-by-step managed service programs to enable immediate cost reduction and a clear migration path to a native VoIP infrastructure and advanced application functionality. For all service providers, IntelePeer offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards. 

Privately held, IntelePeer is headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

This release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events that involve risks and uncertainties.  Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results.  Readers are referred to Item 1A “Risk Factors” of Sonus’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2007, filed with the SEC, which identifies important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements.  Risk factors include among others: the impact of material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting on our ability to report our financial results timely and accurately; the unpredictability of our quarterly financial results; risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s restatement of its historical stock option granting practices and accounting including regulatory actions or litigation; risks associated with our international expansion and growth; consolidation in the telecommunications industry; and potential costs resulting from pending securities litigation against the Company. Any forward-looking statements represent Sonus’ views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing Sonus’ views as of any subsequent date.  While Sonus may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point, Sonus specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.

Sonus is a registered trademark of Sonus Networks, Inc.   All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.

Press Release - IntelePeer Upgrades with SONUS

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FOSTER CITY, Calif., September 18, 2007 — VoEX™ Inc., a major VoIP managed services provider, announced today it has renamed itself IntelePeer™ Inc. to better reflect the company’s comprehensiveness in next-generation communications services.

IntelePeer’s phone-number-to-IP address registry, global IP peering infrastructure, media transcoding and routing intelligence allow carriers, cable companies, wireless and other voice services providers, universities, call centers, enterprises and eCommunities – such as AIM, Yahoo! And MSN –to reduce their communications costs dramatically.  Its infrastructure allows participating peers to send traffic around the world without making costly interim hops to public switched telephone networks, and to build and run intelligent voice-and-data communications applications from end to end. 

“We felt we needed to change our name because ‘VoEX’ implies that we’re simply a voice exchange service using VoIP,” said company CEO F. Terry Kremian.  “We needed a brand name that better reflects the broader range of our communications offerings and future direction of the company.

“We chose IntelePeer because it stands for Intelligent Telecommunications and Peering,” he added.  “Many of our would-be competitors offer voice peering and minutes exchange, or registry services, or gateway functions, as well as long-haul IP trunking services. We differentiate ourselves by offering all of these services combined with the infrastructure to develop next-generation intelligent communications applications.”  Kremian said he could foresee, for example, such applications as location-aware (or presence-aware) enhanced person-to-person interactions.

Leveraging industry standards, IntelePeer’s intelligent peering navigation technology assures that every call is delivered in the right format across the most cost-effective, highest quality route possible – providing one-stop shopping for state-of-the-art IP services at a fraction of the cost.  These services incorporate:

•  Intelligent Least Cost Routing – maximizing quality and cost savings across all networks;

•  SIP-based Session Management – reducing termination costs and eliminating payments to long distance and local carriers;

• Any-to-Any Network Interoperability – real-time transcoding, protocol translation and media conversion between disparate networks;

• Phone Number Mapping – linking phone numbers to IP-based addresses using ENUM and other protocols;

• Device Discovery – dynamically analyzing network traffic and call statistics to determine the best route and method to deliver calls while reducing the complexity of building device-specific applications.

“These are the core services that define IntelePeer and will drive future growth,” Kremian said. 

He called IntelePeer’s SuperRegistry™ capability – the addressing database and routing algorithms essential to the peering community -- a key differentiator, because the wide number of destinations it reaches makes the company a “one-stop shop” for realizing the many cost and Quality of Service benefits of VoIP and direct network-to-network interworking.   It also sets the groundwork for support of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) and other IP-based applications.

The IntelePeer SuperRegistry combines its open-standards carrier ENUM directory technology with a global carrier-grade IP peering and TDM interconnect routing infrastructure.  Together, this enables customers to originate, terminate and share calls or sessions for mobile, fixed and broadband communications.

In addition, the SuperRegistry platform will allow service providers to create new sources of revenue by deploying innovative SIP-based services such as video, presence and location-awareness.

About IntelePeer 
IntelePeer Inc. (www.IntelePeer.com) provides all the infrastructure and services needed to connect carriers, cable companies, wireless and other voice service providers, and eCommunities – enabling them to dramatically reduce their communications costs, connect disparate networks and build state-of-the-art intelligent communications applications regardless of geographic or technology boundaries.

IntelePeer serves as a single source for dynamic protocol translation, transcoding, call routing, device discovery, intelligent least-cost routing, SIP session management and next-generation application development.  For IP-enabled service providers, IntelePeer delivers the largest number of IP and TDM registry endpoints in the world to enable the lowest possible cost, advanced end-to-end application delivery, and cross connections to TDM providers for complete reach of their service offerings.

For service providers migrating to VoIP, IntelePeer offers step-by-step managed service programs to enable immediate cost reduction and a clear migration path to a native VoIP infrastructure and advanced application functionality. For all service providers, IntelePeer offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards. 

Privately held, IntelePeer is headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

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A Tier-one carrier grade service, the VoEX IP trunking network also forms the backbone of VoEX’s inter-carrier peering offering. Using the VoEX SuperRegistry™ ENUM database of over 250 million phone numbers and their related VoEX IP addresses, carriers that register their network entry points and phone numbers with the VoEX Wireless Peering Grid gain managed IP access, through VoEX, to each others’ endpoints.
The Wireless Peering Grid allows wireless carriers to carry more calls longer distances over IP, eliminates intermediary carrier charges, and avoids PSTN interim hops while providing a framework for future advanced applications. Peering Grid participants can terminate calls to each other at costs well below local tandem rates. In addition, wireless carriers can choose to earn compensation for calls handed off directly to their networks by VoEX.

“The VoEX Wireless Peering Grid offers significant advantages to the wireless participant for several reasons,” says Cyril N. Matthews, VoEX Director of Registry and Network Services.
First, wireless carriers are leading the telecom marketplace in eliminating long distance calling charges, while several are also scrapping per-minute charges.  VoEX’s Wireless Peering Grid lowers the costs of goods for the carrier, keeping flat rates profitable and voice quality high. VoEX’s any-to-any connectivity routes calls to and from the carrier’s network, whether circuit-switched or IP-based, wireless or wireline. 

Second, wireless carriers operating in multiple geographically distinct areas also have particular need for VoEX’s capabilities. “We can route not only between separate service providers’ networks, but between a single carrier’s dispersed markets,” says Matthews. This eliminates PSTN detours to connect physically separate VoIP and TDM networks. Roaming costs can be lowered as well, as backhaul traffic from peer carriers can also be routed over VoEX links.

Third, through VoEX and its peering service providers, wireless carriers can reach across national boundaries and profitably offer extraordinarily competitive international calling rates. VoEX meets Tier-one global carriers at major telecom hubs in North America and abroad.

Fourth, VoEX also removes financial and human capital investment risk by installing and managing TDM-IP gateways where needed to meet carrier switches or network entry points. VoEX takes care of all inter-carrier mediation, normalizing the industry’s widest range of signaling protocols (SIP, H.323, MGCP, SS7/C7) and codecs. Its managed gateways take outgoing traffic from a mobile service provider’s switch, convert it into digital packets, and route it over the highly reliable VoEX IP network to points very near (or at) the call destination.

And finally, wireless carriers also have a stake in moving to IP-based networks for their ability to support convergent mobile applications – including location and presence services -- that play important roles in the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) many are planning to deploy.

VoEX’s any-to-any connectivity requires an addressing scheme that reaches TDM phones and also associates subscribers with increasingly common IP and hybrid TDM-IP networks. VoEX’s answer is its SuperRegistry™ service, supporting wireless service providers as part of the VoEX Wireless Peering Grid. An advanced carrier-grade ENUM database, the SuperRegistry maps telephone numbers to IP destinations available on the VoEX network. 
The SuperRegistry holds all peering carriers’ phone numbers and their associated VoEX network addresses. To keep this information current, VoEX regularly and automatically distributes additions, changes, and updates from the Number Portability Administration Center database throughout its network.
In launching and growing its SuperRegistry and Wireless Peering Grid, VoEX enjoys the benefit of customer relationships developed over five years in the IP trunking business.

About VoEX
VoEX™, Inc., is a VoIP managed-service provider offering global peering infrastructure, network interoperability, industry-leading quality of service and advanced applications capabilities for top-tier carriers, mobile operators, cable operators, voice service providers, call centers, academic institutions and enterprises. VoEX maps the world’s phone numbers to resolvable IP addresses by combining an advanced carrier-grade VoIP peering infrastructure with the world's largest carrier ENUM registry - now totaling over 250 million phone numbers - to interconnect IP, TDM and hybrid-network service providers at disruptively low prices. For all service providers, VoEX offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards.

VoEX is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations serving customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information, visit us at http://www.voex.com.

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At these three carrier-neutral meeting facilities, VoEX has the flexibility and security to seamlessly exchange VoIP traffic and applications with bandwidth providers from all over the world.It currently maintains such relationships with BT Wholesale, Level3, Telia Sonera, Deutsche Telecom, France Telecom, Global Crossing, MCI Worldcom and many others.

About VoEX

VoEX^TM, Inc., is a VoIP managed-service provider offering global peering infrastructure, network interoperability, industry-leading quality of service and advanced applications capabilities for top-tier carriers, mobile operators, cable operators, voice service providers, call centers, academic institutions and enterprises. VoEX maps the world’s phone numbers to resolvable IP addresses by combining an advanced carrier-grade VoIP peering infrastructure with the world's largest carrier ENUM registry - now totaling over 250 million phone numbers - to interconnect IP, TDM and hybrid-network service providers at disruptively low prices. For all service providers, VoEX offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards.

VoEX is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations serving customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

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VoEX has built a pure VoIP peering infrastructure using its network resources and its SuperRegistry™, an advanced carrier-grade ENUM database that maps telephone numbers to IP destinations. With this, it delivers any-to-any connectivity, from VoIP to PSTN users and vice versa. The SuperRegistry peering solution also supports the development of advanced IP-based applications – including enhanced directory, mobility, location and presence services -- that can bridge the voice and data service worlds. As the leader in the peering, registry, and IP/TDM interconnect space, VoEX is in a unique position to lower costs, converge IP and TDM voice traffic, and provide advanced applications to end users.

Carriers and service providers who have registered their network entry points on VoEX’s ENUM-based SuperRegistry gain managed IP access, through VoEX, to each others’ endpoints. They can terminate traffic – TDM, IP, and hybrid combinations of both -- for each other at costs below local tandem rates. They can also enjoy the incremental benefit of global VoIP reach while avoiding any capital expenditure and eliminating some PSTN database query charges.

VoEX’s customer base includes wireless and wireline carriers, MSOs, cable operators, VoIP service providers, large enterprises, universities, and e-communities like Yahoo and LinkedIn. The SuperRegistry currently includes a significant amount of North America’s wireless telephone numbers, and is expected to reach additional wireless phone numbers and a majority of wireline numbers by the end of 2007.

In an IP-to-IP call, this lookup and routing not only avoids PSTN transport entirely, it routes calls independently of the routing tables and SS7 signaling used by traditional telcos.

Records of all phone numbers and their associated network entry points are stored in VoEX’s registry. To keep this information current, all additions and changes are regularly distributed throughout the VoEX network by its internal peering grid. Peers can thus connect through VoEX, which can transcode the industry’s widest range of signaling protocols (SIP, H.323, MGCP) and codecs.

Taken together, this combination saves VoEX’s customers money by allowing them to carry as many calls as possible, as far as possible, over IP. They save call setup times and transport costs otherwise spent on PSTN-based bridging hops between IP networks. They benefit from VoEX’s intelligent, least-cost routing and carrier-grade voice quality and reliability. When end points are TDM-based, customers save on termination fees; long PSTN-based termination legs are shortened by using the IP off-ramp (gateway) closest to the called device.

VoEX’s managed services proposition offers a no-capex entry into IP-to-IP calling. Its registry of phone numbers, continually updated with local number portability feeds and grown with additional peers, provides over one million routes for off-net interconnection, chosen with least-cost or best-quality priorities.

VoEX’s proprietary any-to-any interconnectivity technology bolts onto customers’ existing infrastructure of SS7/C7 signaling, ISDN, and such non-standard VoIP devices as Asterisk and SER servers.

In the longer term, end-to-end VoIP connectivity opens the door to applications and services that PSTN transport hops cannot support. These might include rich content, collaboration and presence-based communications applications, push-to-talk, gaming, video, and media services yet to come. The multi-channel capability of ENUM also has the potential for registering multiple endpoints and subscriber preferences under one registration record, providing a path for emails, text messages and faxes as well as voice calls to any of several devices.

In launching and growing its SuperRegistry, VoEX’s top-tier customers include Qwest, Global Crossing, VoiceOne, USA Datanet, Point One, Grande Communications, Broadwing(Level3), Merit Network, Interactive Intelligence, Talk America, Transcom, Internet2, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and Georgetown University. By purchasing from VoEX, these customers gain the capacity to deploy VoIP, reduced operating costs, faster time-to-market and greater profitability.

VoEX is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations serving customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information, visit us at http://www.voex.com

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FOSTER CITY, Calif., USA, February, 21, 2007, 2007 — VoEX™, Inc., a major VoIP managed services provider, announced today it has opened a new corporate office in the Denver area. VoEX will occupy office space at 320 Interlocken Parkway in suburban Broomfield, Colo.  This additional location will allow VoEX to expand its Operations organization to support the company’s continued rapid growth.

The additional location provides geographic diversity from VoEX corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area and it roots in Grand Rapids, Mich. The centralized location of the new office will also allow VoEX easy access to its customers and network Points of Presence, as most major metropolitan areas in the United States are directly reachable from the Denver Area.  VoEX will be able to maintain its high quality service levels while effectively serving customers located throughout North America.

“As VoEX continues its innovation in VoIP services, this office will become an integral part of the company’s growth,” said CEO Frank Fawzi.  “We’re looking forward to joining the Denver area’s high-tech community and doing our part to help it grow.”

About VoEXTM
VoEXTM, Inc., is a VoIP managed-service provider offering global peering infrastructure, network interoperability, industry-leading quality of service and advanced applications capabilities for top-tier carriers, mobile operators, cable operators, voice service providers, academic institutions and enterprises. VoEX maps the world’s phone numbers to resolvable IP addresses by combining an advanced carrier-grade VoIP peering infrastructure with the world's largest carrier ENUM registry — now totaling over 250 million phone numbers — to interconnect IP, TDM and hybrid-network service providers at disruptively low prices. For all service providers, VoEX offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support, and adherence to industry standards.

VoEX is a privately held company headquartered in Foster City, California, with global operations serving customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information, visit us at http://www.voex.com.

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INTERNET TELEPHONY CONFERENCE & EXPO WEST, SAN DIEGO – October 10, 2006 – Demystifying SIP trunking for end users, resellers, distributors and systems integrators is on the agenda at Internet Telephony Conference & Expo West 2006, as Ingate Systems (www.ingate.com) partners with leading IP-PBX vendors, SIP trunking companies and TMC to offer educational SIP trunking seminars at the show. The seminars, entitled, “SIP Trunking: Realizing Rapid ROI Today,” will offer insights into, and enterprise solutions for, successful SIP trunking deployments

Ingate, which develops firewall technology and products that enable SIP-based live communication for the enterprise while maintaining control and security at the network edge, offers a SIP Trunking software module that enables enterprises to utilize SIP trunks and ensures seamless connectivity and interoperability. Ingate SIP Trunking provides the advanced routing capabilities necessary for enterprises to connect to SIP trunks, employing Ingate's proxy-based traversal and security solutions.

The following companies are participating in the seminars along with Ingate:

IP-PBX Vendors: Mitel, Objectworld, Pingtel and Sphere Communications
SIP Trunking Companies: BandTel, Bandwidth.com, Level3 and VoEx

“SIP trunking offers businesses a significant, proven ROI on their IP-PBX investment,” said Olle Westerberg, Chief Executive Officer, Ingate Systems. “These informative seminars will provide much-needed information on how SIP trunking benefits enterprises, and how to successfully deploy SIP trunks from the perspective of IP-PBX vendors, SIP trunking service providers and Ingate Systems.”

The seminars are being held Wednesday, October 11th through Friday, October 13th in room 6E of the San Diego Convention Center. More information can be found here:
www.ingate.com/SIP_Trunking_seminar.php

Attendees can register online at:
http://www.ingate.com/registration.php

About the participants:
Mitel:
Pingtel:
Sphere Communications:
Bandwidth.com:
Level3:

Objectworld: Objectworld Communications Corp. is the first and only provider of IT Telephony™, the next step in the convergence of telephony into the IT data center. Objectworld products lower costs and enhance productivity by extending or replacing traditional PBX systems with SIP unified communications productivity software for Microsoft Windows™ platforms administered seamlessly in real-time with Active Directory™. With Objectworld's hardware-neutral approach and strategic alliances with leading SIP end-point vendors customers enjoy unprecedented choice, control and security. Objectworld is the intelligent choice for organizations seeking to gain competitive business advantage by integrating business communications with business processes.

BandTel: BandTel is a leading worldwide provider of SIP Trunking services. The company is dedicated to ensuring its customers and partners alike have access to the most reliable, end-to-end VoIP service available on the market today. Its N-PlusSM architecture is designed to solve the throughput and redundancy problems on high capacity SIP based networks and eliminates any single point of failure. BandTel continues to develop strong partnerships with leading carriers and telecommunications companies such as: Global Crossing, XO Communications, Level 3, Qwest Communications and Verizon Business. BandTel is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.

VoEX:
VoEX, Inc. is a VoIP managed service provider that provides global peering infrastructure, network interoperability, industry-leading quality of service and advanced applications capabilities for top-tier Carriers, Mobile Operators, Cable Operators, Voice Service Providers, Universities, Call Centers and Enterprises. VoEX uses an advanced, carrier-grade VoIP peering infrastructure and an open, standards-based, interoperable ENUM and phone number registry to interconnect IP, TDM and hybrid-network service providers at disruptively low prices. VoEX delivers an integrated solution from network interconnect through registry and end user facing applications in a software-as-service business model.

For IP-enabled service providers, Voex can deliver the largest number of IP and TDM registry endpoints in the world to enable the lowest possible cost, advanced end-to-end application delivery, and cross connections to TDM providers for complete reach of their voice products and solutions. For service providers migrating to VOIP, Voex offers step-by-step managed service programs to enable media conversion, interoperability, and intelligent routing across both TDM and IP endpoints. The Voex program enables immediate cost reduction and a clear migration path to a native VoIP infrastructure and advanced application functionality. For all service providers, Voex offers proven, unprecedented quality of service through its intelligent routing, multiple protocol support and adherence to industry standards

About Ingate Systems
Ingate Systems develops firewall technology and products that enable SIP-based live communication for the enterprise while maintaining control and security at the network edge. Ingate has a long history of developing next-generation firewall technology that solves the NAT/firewall traversal issue inherent in SIP communications. In addition to an extensive line of Ingate Firewalls, the company also produces the award-winning Ingate SIParator, a device that connects to an existing network firewall to seamlessly enable SIP communications. Ingate products currently protect the networks of retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms, government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asia and North America. Ingate Systems AB is headquartered in Sweden with offices in Stockholm and Linkoping. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Ingate Systems Inc., is located in Hollis, New Hampshire, with a U.S. technology center in Frisco, Texas. For more information on Ingate Systems, visit www.ingate.com.

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Foster City, California, USA, October 9, 2006 - VoEX™, Inc., a major VoIP Managed Service Provider, announced today the general availability of its SuperRegistry™ peering solution and on-demand application to the carrier, wireless and voice service provider communities. Carriers and service providers who have joined the SuperRegistry can terminate traffic with each other at costs below inter-carrier local tandem rates and also enjoy the incremental benefit of global reach while avoiding any capital expenditure.

Haydar Haba, CEO and founder of VoEX™, Inc. said, "We have grown in a stealth mode to a leadership position in the registry and peering space by leveraging our reputation among the Tier 1 fixed and mobile providers as well as VoIP Service Providers for flawlessly delivering IP-TDM interconnect solutions with 100% customer retention since our founding in 2003. It is now time that we offer the world the disruptive pricing and industry leading quality of service that our customers have long enjoyed."

The VoEX™ SuperRegistry peering solution provides both interconnection and transport services, including call signaling and media translation, and ENUM registry capabilities. The VoEX™ solution is particularly compelling not only for VoIP traffic, but for the vast majority of service providers today. For those carriers who already originate and terminate VoIP, VoEX™ provides a virtually zero cost voice service with no per minute charges to other IP endpoints. For those carriers still migrating their networks from TDM, the solution can immediately offer local tandem pricing or below for the 40+ million numbers in the registry, as well as the tens of millions of other global registry endpoints with which it interoperates. With the carrier peering model made possible by the VoEX™ SuperRegistry™ , even the smallest service provider gains the global reach and competitive pricing power previously available only to large, international carriers. In addition, the SuperRegistry™  provides the necessary user addressing and intelligent routing infrastructure to enable rich content, collaboration and presence-based communications applications.

"For a typical midsized US regional service provider with less than 2 million subscribers we estimate that their realized savings over three years of membership is $20 million. Additionally, because we deploy our solution via a software as a service model, we require no upfront fees, capital investments or membership charges of our member customers," added Kevin Han, Senior Vice President of Marketing for VoEX™. "Our customers think of this as zero risk as they can also test the quality to all 40 million endpoints immediately with no future obligations."

VoEX™ is a privately held company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with global operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

For more information, visit us at http://www.voex.com/.

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“We are excited by the rapid growth of the SPIDER Registry,” says Paul Doherty, General Manager, SPIDER Registry, Inc. “The addition of VoEX as a competitive Registrar demonstrates the open and neutral nature of SPIDER, where all service providers can easily share their addressing information with trusted partners across multiple private VoIP communities.  Service providers who open a peering account via VoEX can immediately choose to interconnect with other service providers who have established peering accounts via the Arbinet PeeringSolutions service thanks to the shared database services provided by SPIDER.”