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Two Companies Partner to Deliver Toll-quality Multiline Voice-over-DSL Solutions to Small to Mid-Sized Businesses and Enterprise Branch Offices ATLANTA [Networld + Interop Fall Convention], September 14, 1999 - Vertical Networks and TollBridge Technologies announced today a technology and marketing partnership to promote IP-based multiline voice-over-Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) solutions. Vertical Networks has tested the interoperability of its InstantOffice Integrated Communications Platform (ICP) with the TollBridge TB50 Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) for the delivery of toll-quality IP-based voice over DSL. In addition, Vertical has licensed TollBridge's TollVoice technology for direct integration into the InstantOffice platform. The two companies are currently co-marketing the Vertical-TollBridge solution to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). (EDITORS NOTE: In a separate release today, Vertical announced a new DSL interface for InstantOffice, based on Copper Mountain technology. See "Vertical Networks Adds Copper Mountain 'CopperCompatible' DSL Interface to Award-Winning InstantOffice System.") "This year, the penetration rates of DSL have exceeded all analyst predictions," said Reed Henry, vice president of marketing at Vertical Networks. "Businesses in major metropolitan areas nationwide now have a choice of affordable DSL data services from multiple carriers. That's why we added DSL to our InstantOffice platform. The TollBridge technology helps us to offer our customers a higher value proposition for DSL-competitive voice services. With the Vertical-TollBridge solution, business customers can take advantage of IP-based voice over DSL, TDM voice, and broadband data in an easy-to-use, integrated solution." "In a very short time, Vertical Networks has established a leadership position in the ICP marketplace," said Jim Grady, vice president of marketing at TollBridge Technologies. "It clearly understands the needs of the small office environment. And since the InstantOffice platform is based on IP, it has natural architectural synergies with TollVoice and the TollBridge product family. By combining our technologies, we enable organizations to tap into the full potential of digital connectivity and realize dramatic savings by consolidating their communications on a single broadband DSL connection." A Platform Approach to Integrated Communications
InstantOffice is a fully integrated turnkey platform tailored for the unique voice, data, and communications applications requirements of offices with five to 100 employees. The InstantOffice solution delivers complete, unified communications with PBX-level reliability, including PBX services, full voice and data LAN/WAN connectivity, and communications applications supportin a modular platform designed for ease of use and management. The integrated InstantOffice approach substantially reduces the lifetime equipment, support, and upgrade costs of a communications network. In addition to a modular hardware design, the InstantOffice system includes a comprehensive set of software subsystems designed to speed the integration of a full range of existing and emerging applications, such as the TollVoice "Any Service Over Packets" system software from TollBridge Technologies. "One of the critical design decisions we made up front is to rely on open standards in our approach to InstantOffice," said Henry. "We reap the benefits of this decision every time we want to integrate a new cutting-edge technology like TollVoice. InstantOffice continues to prove its flexibility in providing our customers with a robust migration path to the latest communications technologies." IP-Based and TDM Multiline Voice
The InstantOffice system is a flexible solution for companies looking to upgrade existing voice or data systems or outfitting a new office site. Businesses that have outgrown Centrex or are replacing their PBX/key systems can install the InstantOffice system to take advantage of the latest in voice communications, from full PBX/key system services to computer-telephony and voice-mail applications. If businesses have existing data networks in place, they can continue to use the equipment as configured. For added savings, they can consolidate their telecommunications service over a single DSL, T1, or ISDN PRI circuit. InstantOffice can take advantage of the TollBridge solution to provide immediate support for IP Voice Trunking over DSL services; it also supports conventional circuit-based voice. Businesses can use the same end equipment with either alternative. InstantOffice automatically routes calls over TDM or DSL to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). About Vertical Networks, Inc. Vertical Networks is the leading developer of Integrated Communications Platforms, a new class of integrated voice and data solutions designed to simplify communications for branch offices and small businesses worldwide. Vertical Networks' solutions are flexible and adaptable to ensure support for both today's and tomorrow's needs. These solutions enable companies to cost-effectively take advantage of new communications capabilities while improving operational efficiency. To ensure total customer satisfaction, Vertical Networks' strategic network service provider, reseller, and systems integration partners offer comprehensive support services including 7x24 on-site support. Vertical Networks' InstantOffice system received 1999 Hot Product honors from Data Communications magazine. For more information about Vertical Networks products, visit the company's Web site at: www.vertical.com or contact the company at 1-800-826-6769. TollBridge and TollVoiceTM are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. | 
