AMAZON.COM ADOPTS PINGTEL’S ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS SERVER FOR WORLDWIDE VOIP DEPLOYMENT

Woburn, Mass. October 6, 2006 — Pingtel Corp., the leading provider of SIP-based Enterprise Communications Systems (ECS) today announced that Amazon.com has selected Pingtel’s SIPxchange™ ECS for enterprise deployment. Beginning with an initial deployment at its Seattle headquarters last year, ECS will now become a core element in Amazon’s worldwide program to deploy cost effective, SIP-based VoIP systems supporting thousands of users. Amazon selected Pingtel’s award-winning ECS for its highly-scalable SIP architecture, combined with high availability and robust feature set that delivers both today’s VoIP/PBX features and tomorrow’s real-time communication services.
“Pingtel’s ECS provides a rich voice feature set delivered as open software on off-the-shelf Linux servers,” said Ken MacFarlane, Manager of Network Applications for Amazon.com. “The standards-based ECS architecture facilitated integration with existing systems management tools and enabled us to automate administrative tasks.”
Pingtel’s SIPxchange ECS is the first solution built from the ground up to handle real-time communications – voice, video, presence and mobility – delivering a true enterprise convergence platform. Created in open source and built entirely around standard SIP, ECS provides enterprise customers with the ideal combination of functionality and value. In addition to a full suite of enterprise PBX features, SIPxchange ECS includes call center/ACD functionality, a built-in presence server, and the ability to function as a network VoIP router. It allows customers to deploy their preferred IP phones from different vendors while providing centralized plug & play management for all phones and gateways including generation and backup of all configuration information,. SIPxchange ECS is typically deployed for about 50% less than voice-only IP PBXs.
“We are very pleased that Amazon has chosen Pingtel’s ECS as a core component of its next generation communications strategy,” said William J. Rich, President and CEO of Pingtel. “Our ECS offers enterprise customers a true convergence platform for communications without proprietary hardware and feature lock-ins delivered at an unbeatable value.”
The SIPxchange ECS is available in various configurations and scales cost-effectively from very small deployments to large deployments for thousands of users. All components can be installed on a single server or distributed. A unique and award winning architecture provides both load balancing and fully redundant operation for high availability. Moreover, SIPxchange ECS is now available packaged in a turn-key appliance that includes all the elements required for successful deployment. Enterprises can select that exact appliance and support package to meet their needs, and all appliances come with full software and hardware support.

Pingtel Corp.
Martin Steinmann
400 West Cummings Park
Woburn MA, USA
+1 908 416 5663
martin@pingtel.com

About Pingtel:
Pingtel is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by todays and future business markets. Pingtel combines the best attributes of open source development—low cost, adaptability and flexibility—with the reliable solutions and support enterprises require for voice applications. For more information visit www.pingtel.com and www.sipfoundry.org.

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About Amazon.com

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