Edgewater Networks and Atreus Systems Partner to Automate Deployment of Hosted VoIP Services

Edgewater Networks and Atreus Systems Partner
to Automate Deployment of Hosted VoIP Services

Santa Clara, Calif, October 17, 2005 — Atreus Systems™, the premier supplier of VoIP and advanced IP service provisioning software, and Edgewater Networks, Inc., the leader in Application-Aware Networking™, today announced a partnership that will enable service providers to shorten installation cycles, reduce operating costs and increase the scalability of hosted VoIP services.

The joint solution combines the powerful capabilities of Edgewater Networks’ award-winning EdgeView network management system, EdgeMarc converged network appliances, and EdgeConnect managed PoE switch with Atreus’ Multi-Service Provisioning Solution. This compelling combination gives providers best-in-class, interoperable components for critical portions of hosted VoIP service offerings including customer premises equipment, element management, provisioning, activation and customer self-management software.

“Atreus is excited to work with Edgewater Networks. Edgewater has a proven track record delivering products that simplify deployment and ongoing maintenance to reduce costs for hosted VoIP service providers. Our automated software complements the EdgeView, EdgeMarc and EdgeConnect products, offering an unparalleled solution,” said Len Castelli, Vice President of Product Management for Atreus Systems.

The strategic partnership enables providers to automate the provisioning of the customer premises by creating global, site and device specific IP phone configuration files along with the appropriate EdgeMarc converged network appliance and EdgeConnect switch configuration files. These files are then routed and installed on the appropriate devices. Notification of the installation will be provided for workflow management purposes creating a closed loop process for automated flow through activation.

“We are thrilled to be working with the recognized leader in multi-service provisioning solutions. It’s a classic example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Both companies are bringing domain expertise that combined offer service providers a solution that will shorten time-to-market, reduce operating costs and create a competitive advantage,” said Dave Martin, Vice President of Marketing for Edgewater Networks.

About Edgewater Networks, Inc.
Edgewater Networks is a global leader in Application-Aware NetworkingTM solutions that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of real-time, IP based communications. EdgeMarc Series appliances provide a SIP, MGCP or H.323 VoIP aware NAT/Firewall, VoIP survivability, passive call quality monitoring and powerful but easy-to-use traffic management that ensures high quality voice and video. EdgeProtect Series session border controllers protect critical voice and video infrastructure elements from network based attacks and extend the reach of voice and video services. The EdgeView network management system is used to monitor network-wide call quality and provides diagnostic tools to quickly identify networking issues that negatively impact call quality. For more information about Edgewater Networks, Inc. please visit the company’s website at www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at .

About Atreus Systems
Atreus Systems™ is the premier supplier of VoIP and advanced IP service provisioning software. Atreus leads the market with award winning products that help service providers quickly deploy advanced IP services to both consumer and enterprise markets, while reducing the time, cost and complexity of maintaining new offerings. Atreus delivers pre-packaged provisioning and configuration for a variety of VoIP devices, including feature servers, media servers, softswitches, ATAs, IADs and IP phones, enabling providers to speed their time-to-market by streamlining all the steps required to successfully turn-up and manage any IP service. Atreus provides a growing library of provisioning, activation and customer self-management solutions for a variety of offerings, including, VoIP, Triple Play, Messaging, IP TV, Security, IMS and Collaboration services. Leaders including SAIC, Telcordia and Ericsson (Nasdaq: ERICY) sell Atreus’ software to their customers worldwide. For more information, visit atreus-systems.com.