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Verilink Completes VoIP Interoperability Testing With Sylantro Verilink's 8000 Series IAD and Sylantro Application Feature Server Provide Service Providers With a Robust Solution to Deliver Business-Class VoIP Services SAN JOSE, Calif., VON Spring 2005 Conference and Exhibition, March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ:VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the successful completion of advanced VoIP interoperability testing of the Verilink 8000 Series VoIP-enabled Integrated Access Device (IAD) with the Sylantro platform and suite of hosted communications applications. Interoperability between these two leading solutions is critical for service providers to deliver business-class VoIP services to small -- mid-sized business (SMB) customers. The 8000 Series IAD was tested to carrier-grade VoIP standards using both MGCP and SIP protocols to provide advanced features and functionality, including CLASS-5 call features, and Sylantro application feature server support. "In our continuous pursuit to achieve broad interoperability with other key network elements in the VoIP infrastructure, partnering with leading solution providers like Sylantro is strategic for Verilink in becoming the partner of choice for next-generation converged access solutions," said Pat Moran, vice president of partner technologies and systems engineering for Verilink. "We are pleased to have completed this interoperability milestone with Sylantro and look forward to maintaining interoperability with their platform and applications. Together, Verilink and Sylantro provide an integrated solution to facilitate the seamless migration to IP communications services." "Verilink's market leadership in voice over packet and VoIP integrated access solutions makes them a natural interoperability partner for Sylantro and our carrier customers," said Jack Sorci, vice president of business development for Sylantro. "We are pleased to validate Verilink's 8000 Series IAD to our high standards for interoperability with the Sylantro platform and suite of hosted communications applications. With the completion of this interoperability testing and our continuing collaboration, service providers can be assured in the internetworking of our combined solution." Broadvox, a next generation competitive service provider based in Cleveland, Ohio, has conducted VoIP interoperability testing with the Verilink 8000 Series IAD together with the Sylantro platform. Commenting on the interoperability testing, Sergey Galchenko, Chief Technology Officer for Broadvox stated "We were pleased with the results of our testing of Verilink's 8000 Series IAD with the Sylantro platform, and believe this combined solution provides a robust platform to address the business requirements of Broadvox and service requirements of our SMB customers. This solution is consistent with Broadvox's mission of bringing the best of breed IP telephony solutions to its customers." Verilink's 8000 Series IADs provide all of the advanced features and functions that carriers need to deliver toll-quality voice and business-class data services. Operating as intelligent customer-located equipment, the 8000 Series supports Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) and provides a built-in migration path from traditional telephony, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), to Internet Protocol (IP). This migration path allows carriers and enterprises to maximize their existing network investments while having an on-ramp to more cost-efficient, scalable packet networks. The 8000 Series is a flexible product set based on a true plug-and-play architecture, plugging directly into existing analog phones, PBX and Key Systems, and supporting a wide range of Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces, including T1, E1, ADSL, SDSL, and SHDSL. The remote management functionality allows services to be configured, provisioned and managed without truck rolls, saving up to five times the operational cost of traditional operations. Sylantro Systems is the leading provider of hosted PBX and IP Centrex applications and consumer broadband voice applications via the company's carrier-grade feature server. Sylantro's products are successfully deployed around the globe with the widest market distribution in its product class. The Sylantro platform provides the telco-grade scalability, reliability, operability and regulatory compliance required for massively scalable carrier deployments to serve millions of users. About Verilink Corporation Verilink Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks to cost-effectively deliver next-generation communications services to their end customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP, VoATM, VoDSL and TDM-based integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire-speed routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers and DACS. The company also provides turnkey professional services to help carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. Verilink is headquartered in Centennial, CO (metro Denver area) with operations in Madison, AL and Newark, CA and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. To learn more about Verilink, visit the company's website at http://www.verilink.com/ . NOTE: Verilink and the Verilink logo are registered trademarks of Verilink Corporation. DATASOURCE: Verilink Corporation CONTACT: Gary W. Gray of Verilink Corporation, +1-510-771-3354, or Web site: http://www.verilink.com/

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