Telverse Communications Selects Edgewater Networks EdgeMarc Series As Preferred Edge Devices For Delivery Of Its Nationwide Business Tone Service

- Telverse uses Edgewater solution to reduce operating costs, improve customer satisfaction and guarantee the performance, scalability and security of their managed IP service offerings

Sunnyvale, Calif. - May 14, 2003 – Edgewater Networks, Inc., a leading provider of VoIP network appliances, today announced that Telverse Communications has chosen Edgewater’s EdgeMarc Series appliances to guarantee the performance, scalability and security of their Business Tone Service offering.

The Telverse Business Tone Service is the nation’s first integrated, IP-based, web-enabled conferencing and unified communications service. EdgeMarc Series appliances are deployed at customer premise locations and used to connect enterprise customers to the service over a managed IP network.

“We did an exhaustive analysis of solutions in this area and the Edgewater solution offered the best combination of features and price available,” said Oliver Davis, Vice President of Marketing for Telverse. Each EdgeMarc Series appliance combines a SIP, MGCP and H.323 compatible VoIP proxy, a VoIP-aware Firewall, DHCP server, NAT and QoS functions, advanced call control and diagnostic features into a low-cost, easily managed device.

EdgeMarc Series Appliances Serve As The Essential Demarcation Point, Reducing Operating Costs And Improving Customer Satisfaction

Through the integration of best-in-class monitoring tools and a focus on automating the configuration of IP phones and multimedia devices the Edgewater solution saves money and improves customer satisfaction. “Installations that used to take an entire day can be done in a fraction of the time by using the EdgeMarc Series appliance,” said Mr. Davis. “The many manual steps required to configure an IP phone, for example, are dramatically reduced by the EdgeMarc Series appliance.”

The remote management capabilities of the EdgeMarc Series appliances also enable Telverse to better isolate any problem that may arise. “Using familiar IP test tools our operations personnel connect to the EdgeMarc Series appliances and then use them to identify any problems that may exist in the enterprise LAN,” added Mr. Davis. “This has improved our ability to provide responsive service to our customers.”

EdgeMarc Series appliances are easily deployed as new subscribers are added to the service. In this way incremental equipment costs are only incurred along with matching revenues. “The Edgewater solution eliminated the large, upfront investments in VoIP infrastructure equipment typically required to provide a service of this type,” continued Mr. Davis.

“Edgewater is extremely pleased that Telverse chose our platform for the delivery of its world-class VoIP service offering,” said Dave Norman, Chief Executive Officer of Edgewater Networks. “This selection validates our approach to simplifying the many complex issues encountered when deploying real-time, interactive IP services.”

For more information on the EdgeMarc Series product family please visit www.edgewaternetworks.com.

About Edgewater Networks, Inc.
Edgewater Networks, Inc. is a leading provider of secure, CPE based VoIP network appliances. A privately held company Edgewater’s mission is to provide solutions that make the deployment of voice and video over IP easier, less expensive and more secure. Edgewater’s flagship products, the EdgeMarc Series appliances are a new generation of edge device providing the demarcation point for real-time, interactive IP services. For more information about Edgewater Networks, Inc. please visit the company’s web site at www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at 650.416.8559.

About Telverse Communications
Telverse Communications offers wholesale IP voice, video and data services for rapid deployment of reliable, scalable and customizable IP communication applications throughout the U.S. Telverse ‘Business Tone’ service is delivered via broadband or traditional networks and is accessible through a wide range of devices. Additional information is available at http://www.telverse.com.