Santa Clara, California – August 16, 2007 – Edgewater Networks, Inc. announced today the availability of the EdgeMarc VoIP VPN solution designed to simplify office connectivity, enable secure, high quality voice and reduce problem resolution times through remote monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities.

The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN solution provides an all-in-one access router with T1 CSU/DSU or Ethernet WAN, IPSec VPNs, stateful packet inspection firewall, VoIP prioritization, traffic shaping, passive call quality monitoring and managed ethernet switch. It is used to connect branch or home offices to headquarters locations securely.

EdgeMarc VoIP VPN - 4500T4 and 4500 Access Routers
The EdgeMarc 4500T4 VoIP VPN router is installed in branch or headquarters office locations. It contains a 4 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet switch, 1 x T1 CSU/DSU or 1 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet WAN and supports 8, 16 or 24 concurrent encrypted VoIP calls. The EdgeMarc 4500 VoIP VPN router is installed at SOHO, branch or headquarters office locations. It contains a 4 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet switch, 1 x 10/100 Mbps ethernet WAN and supports 2, 8, 16 or 24 concurrent encrypted VoIP calls.

EdgeMarc VoIP VPN - Solution Highlights
Security - The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN provides a stateful packet inspection firewall and IPSec encryption for voice and data.

Bandwidth management - The solution prioritizes voice traffic and performs traffic shaping for data to ensure high quality voice calls.

Remote monitoring and troubleshooting - The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN acts as a demarcation point for troubleshooting and provides VoIP audio call quality statistics including average mean opinion score (MOS), below threshold MOS alerts, jitter, packet loss, average packet loss burst length and much more.

EdgeView support - The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN is fully compatible with Edgewater Networks’ EdgeView VoIP Support System. EdgeView is a VoIP troubleshooting tool that enables enterprises to reduce problem resolution times and deliver the best possible support at the lowest cost. It performs on-demand MOS analysis and includes context sensitive troubleshooting help.

"Organizations installing VoIP systems in distributed networks face complex challenges associated with security, VoIP quality and ongoing maintenance. The EdgeMarc VoIP VPN solution dramatically simplifies inter-office connectivity, ensures high quality VoIP communications and provides a remote demarcation point to assist with troubleshooting network impairments.” said David G. Norman, CEO of Edgewater Networks, Inc.

The EdgeMarc 4500 and 4500T4 VoIP VPN and EdgeView VoIP Support System are available immediately.   To learn more about the EdgeMarc VoIP VPN go to www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at dmartin@edgewaternetworks.com or 408.351.7209. For sales inquiries please contact sales@edgewaternetworks.com or 408.351.7200.

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. EdgeMarc routers provide a VoIP aware NAT/Firewall, with survivability and QoS. EdgeConnect PoE switches simplify administration and QoS, the EdgeView Reports Server provides visibility into VoIP network performance and the EdgeView VoIP Support System eases the setup, monitoring and management of VoIP endpoints.

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 website at www.edgewaternetworks.com or contact Dave Martin at 408.351.7209.