CommuniGate and Voxeo join forces to Simplify Enterprise VoIP and Data Communications with new Appliances and Hosted services.

Offering Combines Standards-based IP-PBX, IVR, Conferencing, Presence, and Unified Messaging into Affordable Turnkey Packages

Boston, MA (September 12, 2006) - CommuniGate Systems, the leader in scalable carrier-class Internet Communications solutions, and Voxeo Corporation, a premier provider of premise and hosted VoIP and IVR systems, today announced an agreement that will enable both companies to offer affordable turnkey communications servers that are extremely easy to deploy and manage. Code named project Office Lingo, the new offering combines standards-based IP-PBX, speech-enabled IVR, conferencing, presence, and unified messaging into an all-in-one enterprise communication system that eliminates the cost and complexity associated with procuring, integrating, and deploying each component separately.

"We do not have a full time IT department in our business, but we needed a modern IP based PBX, and realized speech recognition could save us a ton in customer care. We also never had the full benefits of email and calendaring, because we were using an ISP that only offered webmail. With the Office Lingo pilot we were amazed at the features from one offering, and it kept costs down not having to hire people to run it all," said Vernon Mouton, Managing Director of WingTeam Music.

"Executives in small businesses are cowed by the cost and complexity of implementing new communications technologies, like VoIP, business Instant Messaging and Speech Recognition," explained Dan Miller, Sr. Analyst at Opus Research. "They're looking for coherent, proven solutions that are easy to deploy, administer and customize. Project Office Lingo takes a flexible approach by offering both premises-based "appliances" and hosted approaches to help small businesses minimize their technology and financial risks.'

Project Office Lingo will be based on an integration of CommuniGate Pro to Voxeo's Prophecy Voice Platform with the full spectrum of delivery: from turnkey appliance to fully hosted and service models.

Features included:

• Email
• Calendaring
• Secure Instant Messaging
• Speech based IVR
• IP PBX

Services and Equipment Provided:

• VoIP Telephony
• Polycom IP Phones
• Switching
• Installation and support of customer premises equipment

Screen Shots of the beta Flash UI interface Pronto! can be seen here: http://www.communigate.com/screenshots/pronto!.html.

CommuniGate Pro is a proven, reliable IP Communications application server that allows enterprises to streamline the management of their communications and improve Total Cost of Ownership by providing a single solution for voice, data communications and collaboration. Prophecy introduces IVR functionality with built-in speech recognition and synthesis to CommuniGate Pro and lets users easily add applications to the system using VoiceXML, CCXML, and SIP.

In addition, several open source VoiceXML and CCXML applications will be available with the offering, including an auto attendant, voice mail, conference manager, and applications targeting select vertical markets. For example, a medical office application bundle will allow doctors to work from home and securely IM, email colleagues in the office, or even hold video conferences. Speech based IVR applications will help patients self service their appointments, and get pre-appointment call reminders.

The initial GA release of project Office Lingo will be available from CommuniGate and Voxeo before the end of this year, with select pilots running immediately.

Customers interested in the Office Lingo Pilot can contact OfficeLingo@communigate.com.

About Voxeo
Voxeo Corporation makes telephony applications as easy to deploy as web applications. Voxeo offers hosted VoIP and IVR services, premise VoIP and IVR systems, and maintains one of the most active voice application customer and developer portals in the world. With over $40 million invested in IP and XML technologies and infrastructure, Voxeo serves customers ranging from small startups to the Fortune 500 who value speed and simplicity where complexity once reigned. Voxeo has been profitable and cash flow positive for ten consecutive quarters. For more information visit www.voxeo.com or call +1 (407) 418-1800 in the US or +44 (0) 20 7887 6085 in the UK and Europe.

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.