VARs, Integrators and Solution Providers Choose Pingtel as Leader in Linux and Open Source Category for providing key leadership by applying open source development to telephony

WOBURN, MA., OCTOBER 21, 2005 — Pingtel Corp., the leading provider of open source, commercial-grade enterprise communications solutions, today announced that SIPxchange™, the SIP PBX for Linux, has been named the VARBusiness Tech Innovator Award winner for 2005 in the Linux and Open Source category.  VARBusiness magazine, which covers the business of technology integration, honored Pingtel at an awards event held on Oct. 20, 2005, in San Francisco. Pingtel’s SIPxchange SIP PBX and presence system was chosen from among more than 500 entries submitted in 11 technology categories.

“Innovations like what we’ve seen from Pingtel with the SIPxchange SIP PBX demonstrate the vibrancy and vitality of the industry,” says VARBusiness Editor Lawrence M. Walsh.  “They represent breakthroughs that will benefit our solution-provider readers and, in turn, the users of technology.”

Chosen by VARs, integrators and solution providers for its ability to deliver the value and services that its channel partners need, Pingtel stands out from its competitors as the clear choice for resellers.  Pingtel’s SIP PBX and VoIP routing platforms provide resellers with significantly better margins and clear competitive differentiation, while Pingtel’s international channel program allows resellers to easily and successfully deliver the solutions to market.

“Having SIPxchange chosen as the  VARBusiness Tech Innovator winner in Linux and Open Source category is a testament to our focus on delivering the high-value, innovative products customers need while enabling the channel to be more successful,” said Al Brisard, vice president of marketing for Pingtel Corp. “It’s a great honor to be chosen and we thank our partners and the reseller community as a whole for their support.”

The VARBusiness Tech Innovators survey is the means by which channel partners assess the technical innovation and development efforts of vendors. At this year’s CMP XChange conference in San Francisco, VARBusiness honored the 2005 Innovators of the Year that earned the highest marks in their respective categories, including Pingtel.

Pingtel will be exhibiting at the Fall 2005 Internet Telephony Conference & Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center, October 24-27, at Booth 428.

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 today’s and future business market.  These award-winning products include Enterprise Communication Servers,  SIP PBXs, SIP call managers/routers, and SIP softphones based on 100% SIP, 100% open source software. Offering enterprise-class communications applications under Linux-style subscription licenses, 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. Pingtel’s open source SIP PBX is the linchpin technology that will catalyze the movement of enterprise communications into the data center and away from purpose-built hardware. Like enterprise-grade Linux, this approach will drive commoditization of traditional telephony hardware and software and eliminate vendor lock-ins that keep prices high and limit innovation. For more information, visit www.pingtel.com.

Note to Editors: Pingtel, SIPxchange, etc. are trademarks of Pingtel Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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