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BroadSoft Teams with Industry Partners to Help Service Providers Simplify and Streamline Service Delivery to Customers Leading VoIP Platform Provider Launches Premier
Access Solution Program to Deliver Pre-Integrated Access Solutions
that Speed Revenue Generation for Service Providers Gaithersburg, MD and Chicago, IL, 5 June 2006 - BroadSoft, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that it has entered into agreements with a consortium of customer premises equipment (CPE) and access equipment vendors to provide pre-integrated access solutions for hosted VoIP applications. BroadSoft has agreed to collaborate with Acme Packet; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Edgewater Networks; Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc.; Polycom and Siemens Communications, Inc. to build solutions that integrate equipment with hosted applications, to simplify and resolve the integration challenges service providers face when deploying new services. Premier Access Solutions pre-integrate validated equipment provided by the participating companies with the BroadWorks® VoIP application platform, and creates solution test plans that validate integration. The solution includes a CPE kit that illustrates how to integrate each participating company's equipment with the corresponding BroadWorks solution. Integration guides simplify the deployment of integrated access solutions for common network architectures. As part of the program, BroadSoft and the participating companies will re-validate the solution each time one of the companies releases a new version of its product, affording service providers the advantage of transparent upgrades on future product releases. In addition, the participating companies will meet on a regular basis to coordinate product development and resolve potential integration issues. "Access is key to any VoIP service deployment," said Michael Tessler, president and CEO of BroadSoft. "BroadSoft and the participating companies are in an ideal position to address the access integration issues that service providers face when deploying new services. The Premier Access Solution Program is designed to enable service providers to respond quickly to the needs of a growing VoIP marketplace with pre-integrated access solutions." "This strategic program allows us to leverage the best products and industry relationships and go beyond interoperability to create true integration of access components," added Tessler. "Our off-the-shelf, pre-integrated solutions will enable service providers to streamline their service deployments, speeding the time to market and ultimately leading to faster revenue generation." Premier Access Solution companies plan to engage in joint product
development, marketing, sales and support. Staff in each company
will be cross-trained with on-site equipment and hands-on experience
to understand all products and integration factors. Product sales
and support will be handled by each individual company in cooperation
with the other participating companies to ensure that components
are validated and tested with the latest releases. About the BroadWorks Platform About the BroadSoft Premier Access Solutions Partners For more information about the Premier Access Solutions companies announced in this release, go to the following websites: www.siemens.com/communications About BroadSoft BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies. ### Media Contacts: AxiCom for BroadSoft EMEA
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