CEON TEAMS WITH TOLLBRIDGE TO DELIVER PACKET VOICE OVER NEXT-GENERATION CABLE NETWORKS
Complete Management Integration for Voice over Broadband ServicesREDWOOD CITY and SANTA CLARA, CA - NOVEMBER 29, 2000 - Ceon Corporation, the Broadband Service Fulfillment CompanyTM and TollBridge Technologies, a leading developer of high-quality voice-over-broadband solutions for a new generation of carriers, today announced a partnership that combines Ceon's exclusive order management and flow-through provisioning solution with TollBridge's unique voice gateway offering. This partnering is designed to enhance and drive the deployment of voice-over-broadband applications, giving service providers the ability to efficiently implement and manage toll-quality, packet voice services across all broadband access networks - cable, DSL, wireless and fiber. "Voice over Broadband IP networks is becoming a key offering for next generation service providers," said Tim Fritzley, CEO for Ceon. "TollBridge's unique, high-quality media gateway, combined with Ceon's broadband service fulfillment products, provides the perfect bridge between TDM and IP voice service delivery." Ceon is a preferred management systems partner to TollBridge and under terms of the partnership agreement, Ceon It's OnTM and NetExpressTM will fully support the TB200 voice gateway. The companies plan to jointly market and distribute the solution. The new alliance of these two proven technology suites finally gives service providers the asked for assurance that they can deliver the voice quality and reliability that is required for wide spread deployment of voice-over-broadband solutions. "We selected the Ceon It's On and NetExpress suite because of the ability to seamlessly integrate, provision and manage our voice hardware products into any service provider's system regardless of the underlying network," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing for TollBridge. "This partnership is now a one-stop shop for voice-over-broadband services. It gets the service up and running quickly and securely." Ceon's next-generation service fulfillment platform leverages eBusiness and Internet technologies to provide an easily customized operational environment for broadband service providers. The Ceon It's On eCommerce-based service/product management and order management application suite and NetExpress flow-through provisioning server are built for unparalleled scalability, performance and reliability. Amsterdam cheap hotelsThe TollBridge TB200 is a carrier class Local Exchange Gateway that connects to the Class 5 Switch using GR-303 over a DS1 or STS-1 interface, and connects to the broadband router networks using a DS3 or OC-3 ATM interface. Circuit-switched voice traffic coming from the Class 5 switch is packetized and sent to the TB50/TB55 Integrated Access Device (IAD) or a Packet Cable-based Multimedia Terminal Adapter (MTA) located at the customer premise. The TB200 appears as a digital loop carrier (DLC) to the Class 5 switch and transparently delivers all Class 5 services to end users. About TollBridge Technologies Founded in March 1998 and located in Santa Clara, Calif., TollBridge Technologies-selected as oneof UPSIDE's Top 100 Private Companies (May 2000)-is the leading provider of high-quality voice-over-broadband solutions to the new generation of carriers. TollBridge's solutions change the economics of delivering voice services to small-business customers by allowing carriers that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL, cable, and wireless, to deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. About Ceon Corporation Ceon Corporation, the Broadband Service Fulfillment CompanyTMGranada hotels, is a pioneer in offering next generation OSS software that empowers broadband service providers to create, manage and deliver voice, video and data service bundles independent of the underlying network. Its Service/Product Management, Order Management and Flow-Through Provisioning solution gives service providers a competitive advantage by lowering error rates, allowing faster time to revenue and creating the flexibility to bundle multiple services for higher profits. A privately held company headquartered in Redwood City, California, Ceon has regional sales offices in North America and Europe with Design and Development Centers in Denver, Colorado and Glasgow, Scotland. For more information visit www.ceon.com. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. | 
