CommuniGate Systems Signs Distributor Agreement with Open Technologies Corporation, Japan

CommuniGate Systems and Open Technologies Corporation partner for sale of CommuniGate Pro in Japan.

MILL VALLEY, CA (April 1, 2006) - CommuniGate Systems, the leader in scalable carrier-class Internet Communications solutions, today announced distribution partnership with Open Technologies Corporation, Tokyo, to address Internet Communications market needs in Japan.

Open Technologies Corporation (OTC) have been selling and providing technical services for Email infrastructure in Japan for over ten years. "I am pleased to offer CommuniGate Pro's leading technology as the solution for all IP Communications in Japan. Since 2005, Japanese carriers have been moving their existing legacy infrastructure into SIP based VoIP infrastructure. Currently CommuniGate Pro is the only available carrier-grade messaging solution for Email, instant messaging, SIP based applications and VoIP." states Yoshiho Yoshida, Director, Product & Sales of OTC.

"Internet Communications have become business critical applications for enterprises requiring robust and non-stop operation. CommuniGate Systems is the only IMS vendor that can provide real HA messaging solutions with true 99.999% uptime and scalability with ease. We are also confident that CommuniGate Pro's solutions will not only provide value added services to carriers and ISPs in Japan but also to SMB and large enterprise markets while reducing TCO," according to Yoshida.

"We are pleased to welcome OTC as our valued first tier sales distribution partner in Japan. With over ten years expertise in the Internet Communications market in Japan, we are impressed with their sales, engineering and technical support capabilities in the Japanese market," said Sachi Noma, VP Japan for CommuniGate Systems. "We look forward to jointly provide with OTC, Internet Communications solutions that are beneficial in both cost and performance to our valued customers in Japan."

The comprehensive CommuniGate Pro solutions enable carriers and service providers to enhance revenues and allow organizations to consolidate voice and data Internet Communications. From email and calendaring, to instant messaging, VoIP, Conferencing Server and IP PBX, CommuniGate Pro supports all from one proven, reliable platform supporting more than 30 operating systems.

About OTC
Open Technologies Corporation was established in 1992 to develop system and solutions based on open standards. OTC provides sales, technical, professional consulting services, installation, systems integration services and software localization and development for internet communication in Japan targeting large scale ISP, ASPs, enterprises, government, universities and SBM markets in Japan.

http://www.opentech.co.jp/AboutUs/index-e.html

About CommuniGate Systems
Founded in 1991 and based in Mill Valley, California, CommuniGate Systems develops carrier-class Unified Communications and media delivery software for broadband and mobile operators to deliver value-added services and SaaS solutions. CommuniGate Systems delivers powerful mashups of Unified Communications technology mixed with media and entertainment applications for portals, social networks, enterprises and mobile communities. CommuniGate Systems is revolutionizing the Unified Communications industry with a unique Flash-based client framework Pronto! bringing together all forms of communication and breaking the leash to the desktop with Web 2.0 mobility.

CommuniGate Systems is the first choice in technology solutions for over 12,000 customers with over 130 million subscribers unifying e-mail, collaboration, IM, presence and VoIP with a single identity. The Unified Communications platform provides flexibility, performance, and scalability with benchmark proven architecture remaining unchallenged in the industry. Our technology powers OEM partner products ranging from embedded real time systems to powerful unified messaging platforms at top tier global network operators. The open development environment's simple APIs deliver extensible flexibility with a unique clustering technology for 99.999% uptime for the most demanding application environments.

The company is a trusted and financially stable vendor, maintaining the highest customer satisfaction levels in the Unified Communications industry with over 175 members in its partner network worldwide.