Press Release

Brooktrout Expands Leadership in Voice Platforms with New Media Processing Board and Software

Introduces New Quad Density Voice Platform Designed to Streamline Deployment

NEEDHAM, Mass., November 7, 2005—Brooktrout Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of media processing and call control products, today announced new products that can enable OEM and ISV developers to enhance their voice solutions without costly development.

Brooktrout’s TR1000™ family now includes new quad density T1/E1 versions along with existing analog, ISDN basic rate interface (BRI) and single/dual T1/E1 versions—that allow application vendors to streamline development, deploy broadly, and support their products more cost-effectively than with competing platforms. Software for the TR1000 has been enhanced with new features for call control and voice recording that provide broader integration with call centers and hosted services. The new quad span TR1000 board is the industry’s first telephony platform to meet the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive. (Please see related press release “Brooktrout First to meet Environmental Directives on Hazardous Substances and Recycling with new Voice Platform” http://www.brooktrout.com/news/press_releases/2005/101705_environment.cfm).

With the addition of this new product, Brooktrout delivers a comprehensive voice processing product line that scales from two to 120 channels per board, and up to 480 channels per system for use with Windows and Unix/Linux operating systems. The TR1000 family is designed around a unified API and Windows certified drivers that allow developers to expand their systems with the new quad span board without needing to make any software changes. Competing products require driver changes when upgrading or multiple boards to achieve the same port density that Brooktrout offers with the TR1000. In addition, Brooktrout has enhanced it Software Development Kit (SDK) for all TR1000 products with version 4.1 that adds new features for PBX integration with Q.SIG, voice recording with channel summation and voice compression/decompression with GSM and linear CODECs.

Callfinity uses the TR1000 in their suite of web-based telephony applications for conferencing and message broadcasting. “As we install larger systems we can use the new higher density TR1000 without making any changes to our software,” said Jeff Valentine, president of Callfinity. “The performance and flexibility of the TR1000 product line allows us to offer a hosted service or an on-premise product with an attractive growth path and return on investment for our customers.”

“Application developers want to reduce downtime and ensure their systems meet regulatory requirements. Brooktrout recognizes the challenges that companies face as they deploy new systems. By extending our enterprise family products, upgrading our software and leading the effort to quickly meet the RoHS directives we are offering our customers a complete range of full-featured TDM platforms,” said Peter Vescuso, vice president of market development for Brooktrout Technology.

About Brooktrout Technology
Brooktrout is a leading supplier of media processing, network interface, call control and signal processing products that enable the development of applications, systems and services for both TDM and IP networks. Brooktrout was acquired in October 2005 by EAS Group, the parent corporation of Excel Switching Corporation a leading provider of carrier-class media gateways, media servers, signaling gateways, and enhanced service platforms for original equipment manufacturers, value-added resellers, and service providers. The combined companies will continue their focus on investing in technologies that enable service providers and enterprise customers to develop new products, introduce new services and cost-effectively transition networks to VoIP. For more information, visit http://www.brooktrout.com/ and http://www.excelswitching.com/.

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Brooktrout, Brooktrout Technology, New Network, and TR1000 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brooktrout, Inc. Callfinity is a trademark of Callfinity, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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