SAN JOSE, Calif., VON CONFERENCE & EXPO (booth #1338)– March 19, 2007 – New Global Telecom (NGT), the nation’s leading provider of wholesale hosted VoIP solutions, today announced that it has certified VoIP products from Polycom and Edgewater Networks as fully compatible with its Network Performance Platform (NPP).

VoIP has not consistently met the market needs in terms of quality. With the growing interest in business VoIP, NGT developed the Network Performance Platform to address the small- and mid-size business’ need for predictable, high quality VoIP service.

"NGT is committed to providing the best possible VoIP service in the industry, and to that end each component in the call path plays a critical role,” said John Guillaume, senior vice president, product and marketing for NGT. “NGT is standardizing on a number of best-in-class components to ensure that service delivery and overall quality exceed customer expectations. VoIP products from both Polycom and Edgewater passed our rigorous testing and will play an integral role in delivering end-to-end quality to our customers.”

"The use of proven, standards-based VoIP endpoints is critical to delivering a compelling user experience,” said Sunil Bhalla, senior vice president and general manager of voice communications at Polycom. “NGT’s thorough certification testing eliminates equipment and application interoperability issues and provides a consistent, high-quality customer experience. We look forward to supporting NGT’s growing community of service providers.”

Through these partnerships NGT will have priority support and early access to product releases from Polycom and Edgewater allowing NGT to provide superior customer care on equipment NGT is confident installing and supporting.

Edgewater Networks provides VoIP routers and quality control monitoring systems which simplify the setup and support of VoIP. “We’re pleased that NGT has chosen Edgewater’s converged network appliances to play a key role in its pioneering standardization efforts,” said Edgewater Networks CEO Dave Norman. “We are confident that this new partnership will help drive VoIP adoption in the SMB market through the delivery of reliable, business-class services.”

Initial phases of the NPP are focused on standardized CPE combinations and LAN/WAN configurations, as well as formal LAN assessments, installations, and testing. Additional components of the initiative include CPE surveillance and troubleshooting tools with automated configuration management, security initiatives, hosted test and assessment tools, and QoS-based access services.

About New Global Telecom
New Global Telecom, Inc. is the leading provider of wholesale hosted and trunk-based VoIP solutions in the United States. The company delivers VoIP services to carriers and Service Providers, including CLECs, MSOs, ISPs, ASPs, VARs and VoIP-centric companies. NGT’s Wholesale and Private Label services deliver a highly effective, comprehensive solution to address residential and SMB needs. NGT’s Network Performance Platform is a cornerstone of the service suites, and is an industry-leading network approach to delivering predictable end-user quality. The product suites include a complete range of telephony features, a nationwide footprint, and a robust feature-set designed to increase SMB productivity. For more information, please visit www.ngt.com.

About Polycom
Polycom, Inc. is the worldwide leader in unified collaborative communications (UCC) that maximize the efficiency and productivity of people and organizations by integrating the broadest array of video, voice, data and Web solutions to deliver the ultimate communications experience. Polycom's high quality, standards-based conferencing and collaboration solutions are easy to deploy and manage, as well as intuitive to use. Supported by an open architecture, they integrate seamlessly with leading telephony and presence-based networks. With its market driving technologies, best-in-class products, alliance partnerships, and world-class service, Polycom is the smart choice for organizations seeking proven solutions and a competitive advantage in real-time communications and collaboration. For additional information call 1-800-POLYCOM (765-9266) or +1-408-526-9000, or visit the Polycom Web site at www.polycom.com.

About Edgewater Networks, Inc. - Converged Networking. Simplified.
Edgewater Networks develops networking and security products that ensure the secure and reliable delivery of IP based voice and video for service providers and enterprises. Edgewater Networks’ award-winning solution simplifies setup and management of converged networking applications and provides proven operational savings from the remote office to the core of the network.  For more information about Edgewater Networks, Inc. please visit the company’s Web site at www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at 408.351.7209.