Next Generation Networks (NGN), VoIP (internet telephony), cheaper calls, new IT applications, voice, data and video convergence, VPN, IP networks.

ATM switching is rapidly becoming inadequate (and too costly) for the more advanced multimedia networks, and it is being replaced with NGN Internet Protocol (IP) and Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) technology, which allows users to develop more innovative products and services. This migration from circuit-switched to packet-based networks is a logical progression in the drive towards IP.

VoIP, an application running on NGNs, has already started to gain traction in the market, but as a stand alone product it is unlikely to become a replacement for fixed line telephony. In Europe, the product is becoming very popular in triple play business models. IPTV is another product that is gaining momentum and Fixed-Mobil-Convergence (FMC) is also an application that requires an NGN.

Volume 2 of this report includes information on the developments taking place regionally, including analysis, statistics, forecasts and trends. Detailed information on convergence and FttH infrastructure are covered in different reports.

Key highlights:

– In the US, developments in NGNs are being led by a rapid uptake in VoIP, which is quickly becoming the most competitive sector in the telecommunications market.

– Canada has recently seen a rapid uptake in VoIP and will increasingly migrate towards NGN, IP and VoIP technologies.

– In Europe, by the end of 2006, VoIP will be used by more than two thirds of large companies in countries with a strong broadband penetration.

– Numerous NGN deployments have been made in Eastern Europe, influenced by the liberalised communications markets. Deployments have been made by both the incumbent fixed-line operators and alternative operators.

– VoIP remains banned in many countries of the Middle East, but increasing competition is starting to encourage more use of such convergence products as VoIP and VoD by incumbents and alternative operators.

– NGN rollouts or initiatives have been launched in 12 African countries, some of them based on wireless technologies.

– The introduction of VoIP has had a significant impact on the Asian telecom market as call services become available at greatly reduced prices.

– In Australia, security concerns of the past are waning and a growing number of small to large sized corporates and government departments are now implementing NGN networks.

Report also contains:

– Covering Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific

– NGN, IP, VPN and VoIP overviews

– Market overviews, developments and statistics

– Major players and projects

– VoIP overviews and statistics

– Industry issues and regulatory

SkyTalk is now working on completing its mirroring system which will be located at a secure site in Dallas, Texas. The system is known as a redundancy back-up system and in the event South Florida was to be affected by a natural disaster, SkyTalk will have no down time affecting its customers.

SkyTalk has also focused on its well secured network in order to protect its customers’ confidential information. We are utilizing well known and respected equipment such as Dell, Cisco and OCN Technologies to insure that this network is a leader in the IP world. Management will continue to make security one of its top priorities and will utilize the latest software and technology available.

“We are very excited to have completed phase one of our triple-play technology in Florida and will be ready to deploy its services in the first quarter of 2006 giving the consumer the ability to have Voice-over-Internet-Protocol, Internet Data and IPTV, such as Video-on-Demand,” stated, Ricardo J. Canal, president of Payless Telecom Solutions, Inc.

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the Company and its management. Such statements reflect management’s current views, are based on certain assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results, events, or performance may differ materially from the above forward-looking statements due to a number of important factors, and will be dependent upon a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain additional financing and access funds from our existing financing arrangements that will allow us to continue our current and future operations and whether demand for our products and services in domestic and international markets will continue to expand. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with regard to these forward-looking statements or the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Keynote speakers include: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Kevin Conroy, America Online, Executive Vice President, AOL Media Network; Michael Gaumond, Motorola, Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Connected Home Solutions; William Binford, Verizon FiOS Television, Director, Programming; and Satjiv Chahil, Hewlett Packard, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Personal Systems Group.

Sessions will be moderated by some of the nation’s top technology journalists, including: New York Times Personal-Technology Columnist, David Pogue; BusinessWeek Technology & You Columnist, Steven Wildstrom; San Jose Mercury News Technology Columnist, Mike Langberg; and Wall Street Journal Staff Writer, Lee Gomes.

View the entire agenda and speaker lineup at www.digitallivingroom.com.

“This is the year the Digital Living Room becomes a reality,” said iHollywood Forum CEO and Founder Michael Stroud. “Media centers, broadband wireless connections, digital music and video, and HDTV all are available and affordable. Venture capital is flowing. I’m thrilled that the leaders in this new consumer revolution will be speaking at our conference to address the battle among PC makers, Baby Bells, cable operators, consumer electronics companies and software companies for control of the digital living room.”

The Digital Living Room will explore the changes rocking consumer electronics, entertainment and communications, and the implications for how consumers listen to music, watch movies and television, play games, communicate, and access media.

Other sessions at the conference include:

– PCs Attack the Stereo Rack

– VOIP: Promise and Problems

– Who Controls the Set-Top

– Gaming: The Next Level

– Scanning the DVDs Future

– DVRs VOD and the Rise of Just-in-Time Video

– The Portable Living Room

– IPTV: Ready for Prime Time

– Any Music, Any Time

– Unlocking Consumers’ Digital Images and Video

– The Networked Home

– Creating a Roadmap for the Future

Panels will also include insights from top analysts, including: Gartner Vice President, Van Baker; Enderle Group Principal, Rob Enderle; Parks Associates Research Analyst, Deepa Iyer; Current Analysis Senior Director, Stan Schatt; Rentrak Executive Vice President, Ken Papagan; and Jupiter Research Director, Julie Ask.

Sponsors include:

Platinum: RealNetworks, Inc.

Gold: PassAlong Networks, SoniqCast

Silver: Siemens, Streamload

Bronze: AuraOne Systems, Entriq, Exent, Harmonic, Integra5,
NagraVision, NetCableTV, Planetweb, Scientific Atlanta, SkyStream

Exhibiting: Media Excel, Schematic

Media and Association Partners: 1394 Trade Association, American
Venture Magazine, Broadband Daily, Broadband Home Central, Digital
Lifestyles Resource Center, HDTV Magazine, Hidden Wires, Insight
Media, Red Herring, Rogers & Cowan, Business Wire, Internet Home
Alliance, IP Media Monitor, IP Television Magazine, MoCA, Optical
Storage Technology Association, ScreenPlays, VESA, VoIP Action, VoIP
News, The Wi-Fi Technology Forum, WiFi Alliance and WiMax Industry

Research Partners: Current Analysis, IDC Research, Parks
Associates, and Rentrak Corporation

Specially selected top tier companies have been selected by a prestigious Board of Advisors to pitch for funding before top Silicon Valley venture capitalists and strategic investors. Deluxe ticket holders and press have access to the venture forum track sessions.

Venture Forum judges include partners from: APV Technology Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners, ComVentures, Intel Capital, Panasonic Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Samsung Ventures America, Sequoia Capital, T-Venture of America, Inc., UBS Investment Bank, and Walden VC.

Presenting companies include: Acogito Co. Ltd., AuraOne Systems, Inc., BroadQ, DaveTV, ExciteView LLC, Firestone Communications, Inc., Neurok Optics, Qmotions, SENSIO, Transformedia, Inc.

On December 6, attendees will hear a live focus group of consumers and have the opportunity to ask their own questions about consumer adoption and attitudes for digital media services, consumer devices, and downloading content.

The complete list of Digital Living Room presenting companies and speakers includes:

– 8×8, Inc., Bryan Martin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

– APV Technology Partners, Peter Bodine, General Partner and Co-Founder

– AuraOne Systems Inc., Keith Andrews, President and Chief Executive Officer

– Bessemer Venture Partners, Jeremy Levine, Principal

– BigChampagne, Eric Garland, Chief Executive Officer

– Creative Strategies, Ben Bajarin, Analyst

– Current Analysis, Stan Schatt, Senior Director, Research

– Earthlink, Jim Bagnato, Director, Value-Added Services

– Enderle Group, Rob Enderle, Principal

– Entriq, Scott Crowder, Chief Operating Officer

– Exent, Yoav Tzruya, Vice President, Products and Markets Strategy

– Fuji Film, John Prendergast, Vice President, Strategic Development

– Gartner Inc., Van Baker, Vice President, Research Media Industry

– Harmonic, David Price, Vice President, Business Development

– Hewlett Packard, Satjiv Chahil, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Personal Systems Group

– Hewlett Packard, Maureen Weber, General Manager, Personal Storage

– IDC Research, William Stofega, Manager VOIP Services

– Infinium Labs, Greg Koler, Chief Executive Officer

– Integra5, Eyal Bartfield, Chief Technology Officer and Founder

– Intel, Bill Leszinske, Director, Digital Home Marketing and Planning, and Viiv, Platform Manager

– Intel Capital, Mike Buckley, Director, Strategic Investments

– Jupiter Research, Julie Ask, Research Director and Senior Analyst

– MTV Networks, Ben White, Vice President, Digital Media

– Media Excel, Inc., Dr. Eduardo Perez, Vice President, Marketing

– Microsoft Corporation, Michael Kim, Director, New Consumer Products

– Microsoft Corporation, Shari Glusker, Group Product Manager, Cable Solutions, Microsoft TV Division

– Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., Brad Hunt, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

– Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), Dr. Anton Monk, Vice Chairman, Technical Working Group

– MusicChoice, Jeremy Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Technology

– MusicNow LLC, Gary Cohen, President

– NagraVision, Robin Wilson, Vice President, Business Development

– NetCableTV, Dave Graves, Chief Executive Officer

– NETGEAR, Patrick Lo, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

– Nielsen Norman Group, Donald Norman, Co-Founder and Principal

– Optical Storage Technology Association, Felix Nemirovsky, Chairman, Music Photo Video Committee

– Parks Associates, Deepa Iyer, Research Analyst

– PassAlong Networks, Dave Jaworski, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

– Planetweb Inc., Ken Soohoo, Chief Executive Officer

– Prismiq, Ken Goldsholl, Chief Executive Officer

– Publicis Groupe Media, Timothy Hanlon, Senior Vice President and Director, Emerging Contacts, Starcom MediaVest Group

– RealNetworks, Inc., Robert Acker, Vice President, Music Services

– RealNetworks, Inc., Rob Glaser, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

– Rentrak, Ken Papagan, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Planning and Business Development

– Samsung Ventures, Stanley Kim, Partner

– Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Adam Mayer, Director, Strategy and Business Development

– Scientific-Atlanta, Robert McIntyre, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer

– Sequoia Capital, Sameer Gandhi, Partner

– Shutterfly, Jeff Housenbold, President and Chief Executive Officer

– Simple Star, Chad Richard, Chief Executive Officer

– SkyStream, Scott Dougall, General Manager, Content Delivery Software

– Sling Media, Blake Krikorian, Chief Executive Officer

– Sony Electronics, Mark Hanson, Vice President, VAIO America Operations

– Streamload, Steve Iverson, President and Chief Executive Officer

– T-Ventures of America, Inc., Claas Heise, Managing Director

– Tandberg Television Americas, Reggie Bradford, President

– Texas Instruments, Peter Percosan, Director, Broadband Strategy

– Thomson, Mahesh Balakrishnan, Vice President and Head of Strategic Investments, M&A, Business Development

– TiVo, David Sandford, Director, Technology and Licensing Business

– Verizon FiOS Television, William Binford, Director, Programming

– Walden VC, Larry Marcus, General Partner

– The Walt Disney Company, Peter Lee, Vice President, Business Development New Technology

– Warner Music, Jeremy Welt, Vice President, New Media

– Yahoo!, Jeff Bonforte, Senior Director, Voice Product Management, Yahoo Messenger

The conference will also have an exhibit hall showcasing cutting-edge technologies and services in the Digital Living Room.

About iHollywood Forum, Inc.

Founded in 2000, Los Angeles-based iHollywood Forum, Inc., produces cutting-edge roundtables and conferences about digital entertainment and mobile technology. The summits attract a diverse mix of Hollywood and Silicon Valley executives, entrepreneurs, technology executives, attorneys and others to learn and make deals in an intimate environment. Sessions are typically moderated by top journalists and analysts. Other conferences produced by iHollywood Forum include the Mobile Entertainment Summit, Music 2.0, Impact!; IPTV World, and the Digital Media Summit. More information is available at www.ihollywoodforum.com or 310 815 3884.

Press Contact to RSVP for the Digital Living Room(R):

Complimentary admission for qualified editorial media available through pre-registration ONLY for the Mobile Entertainment Summit. Journalists must apply for press credentials and also RSVP via e-mail to attend Mobile Entertainment Summit to Damion Martin at drmartin@rogersandcowan.com in advance since space is limited. Contributing writers and freelancers must provide a letter of assignment from an editor at the publication they will be representing.

According to TMC president and Group Editor-in-Chief Rich Tehrani, the mission of IMS Magazine is to teach the service provider community about the massive opportunities afforded them in the move to IP Multimedia Subsystems based architectures.

“IMS Magazine will focus on wireless and wireline opportunities as well as the intersection of the two. As I see it, there are few opportunities in the telecom market like IMS. As service providers continue to seek ways to provide advanced services while reducing provisioning and deployment costs, they must act quickly to stay ahead of an increasingly competitive telecom environment. The investment these carriers make in IMS today will quickly turn to profit tomorrow,” explained Tehrani.

Tehrani continued, “While IMS has the potential to drastically simplify the way providers provision and deploy new services, getting there will take much education, evangelizing and a focus on success stories in the market. Expect IMS Magazine to focus on these issues. In this way, IMS Magazine aims to be the primary resource to which service providers turn when deploying next-generation networks.”

Each issue of IMS Magazine will focus on the important news and events happening in this rapidly growing market. The magazine will also focus on case studies and deployments in the real world and the latest services on the market. In addition, readers can expect targeted editorial enabling them to make better purchasing decisions.

“It is our goal to make the editorial environment of the magazine an essential read for the most important buyers in the market,” added Tehrani.

This latest addition to the TMC family of publications will be available in print in the United States and digitally elsewhere. IMS Magazine will be published bi-monthly in 2006, beginning with the premier issue in February.

A free subscription to IMS Magazine is available at: http://www.tmcnet.com/scripts/magsub/free-subscriptions.aspx

Editorial inquiries, including requests to contribute to IMS Magazine, should be sent to Greg Galitzine, editorial director (ggalitzine@tmcnet.com).

For information about advertising in IMS Magazine, please contact Stephanie Thompson at 203-852-6800, ext. 139; or e-mail (sthompson@tmcnet.com).

About TMC(R)

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print magazines: Customer Interaction Solutions, Internet Telephony, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine; as well as the digital publications, Speech-World, WiFI Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, IPTV Magazine and WiMAX Magazine. TMC also produces TMCnet, the world’s leading communications and technology Web site. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet, ranked among the top 2,500 Web sites in the World by Alexa.com, publishes more than 20 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit http://www.tmcnet.com.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. –Nov. 18, 2005–Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT) today announced its presentation at the Scotia Capital IPTV vs. VoIP Conference on November 21, 2005, at 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time). The live audio webcast of Harmonic’s presentation will be available from Harmonic’s website, www.harmonicinc.com, under the Investor Relations Events section. The replay will be available after 5:00 P.M. (Pacific Time) on November 21 through November 28 at the same Web address.

About Harmonic Inc.

Harmonic is a leading provider of innovative broadband solutions that deliver video, voice and data to communications providers around the world. Harmonic’s technically advanced fiber optic, digital video and IP data delivery systems enable network operators to provide a range of interactive and advanced digital services that include high-speed Internet access, telephony, digital video, HDTV, video and audio streaming, and video-on-demand.

Harmonic is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with R&D, sales, and system integration centers worldwide. The Company has customers in over 40 countries on six continents, including many of the world’s largest communications providers. For more information, visit www.harmonicinc.com.

In its most recent review of Broadband Loop Carrier products, Current Analysis rated offerings from eight competing vendors including Alcatel, Calix, Ciena, Lucent, Occam, Samsung and Tellabs. The products were evaluated based on five categories including Scalability, Packet Migration Flexibility, Legacy Voice Support, DSL Support and Price. Each product was assigned a score for each category based on its merits in the specific area. Zhone’s MALC received the highest ranking of all products reviewed with a composite score of twenty-four out of a possible score of twenty-five.

In addition to top marks in numerical scoring, Zhone’s MALC was also distinguished by Current Analysis in this most recent report as the only platform deemed ‘very threatening’ to competitors.

“Zhone can assert with validity the highest DLC (and DSLAM) density/scalability metrics on the market with support of up to 960 ADSL2+ ports per MALC chassis and 5,760 ADSL2+ ports per seven-foot rack,” said Ron Westfall, Principal Analyst for Broadband Infrastructure at Current Analysis. “The MALC enables carriers to transition from TDM voice services to converged, packet-based voice, data and video service offerings as driven by customer demand.”

The MALC platform supports software-selectable service ports, integrated cross-connect, integrated loop qualification with internal splitters, and flow-through provisioning capabilities to aid Zhone’s efforts to clearly differentiate the platform from traditional DLC platforms. The addition of the PON components as well as RPR transport technology to the MALC line demonstrates Zhone’s strong commitment to the next-generation (fiber-based) broadband access market, bolsters the architecture’s “protocol- and media-agnostic vision,” and enhances and extends the service life of the platform. This also allows Zhone to offer common hardware and management systems for both copper and fiber access media.

The market-leading MALC and Raptor products have been widely deployed by leading carriers globally. The MALC is a versatile platform that is available in a range of environmentally hardened shelf sizes including 7U, 3U and now 1U and can be deployed in the CO, remote terminals or subtended from existing cabinets.

By simultaneously addressing the need for bandwidth, reach and interoperability, Zhone allows operators to provide cost-effective voice, data and video services. In addition, the MALC is the only family of BLCs that provide in-service migration from TDM to IP Voice (VoIP) services with software-selectable emergency standalone capabilities. The MALC makes delivery of voice, data and video services possible today while providing an elegant migration to pure packet.

“Carriers are turning to Broadband Loop Carriers to deliver triple-play voice, data and video services,” said David Markowitz, vice president of marketing at Zhone. “As the number one BLC platform on the market today, Zhone’s MALC has already been validated by the market place as the best platform for delivering profitable triple-play services. This recent product assessment by Current Analysis further validates the MALCs superior feature, density and cost benefits.”

About Zhone Technologies, Inc. (Zhone)

Zhone designs and manufactures network equipment for network operators worldwide. Zhone’s products allow network operators to deliver a rich array of voice, data, video and entertainment services over their existing networks while simultaneously retooling for converged packet-based voice (VoIP) and video (IPTV) over copper or fiber access lines.

Zhone’s advanced networking solutions include the Single Line Multi-Service architecture (SLMS(TM)), Multi-Access Line Concentrator (MALC(TM)), Raptor(TM) and GranDSLAM(TM) ATM/IP DSLAMs, ReachDSL(TM) Technology, FiberSLAM(TM) Optical Line Terminal, Zhone Residential Gateways (ZRG(TM)), GigaMux(TM) Optical Transport Systems and Zhone Management System (ZMS(TM)). With deployments at over 600 carriers including among some of the world’s largest networks, Zhone has enabled network operators to reinvent their businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.zhone.com

Zhone, the Zhone logo, and all Zhone product names are trademarks of Zhone Technologies, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications, products, and/or product names are all subject to change without notice. Copyright (C) 2005 Zhone Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

For more information, please visit www.zhone.com

Each issue will focus on the important news and events happening in the vibrant session initiation protocol (SIP) market. SIP is an essential standard in the world of voice over IP (VoIP) and is enabling the next generation of presence-enabled applications. The magazine will focus on case studies and deployments in the real world and the latest services on the market. In addition, expect targeted editorial enabling decision makers to make better purchases.

“The SIP market is one of the fastest growing anywhere and is an essential technology in the world of VoIP, IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS), presence and VoIP peering/network interconnectivity. Everywhere you look it seems, SIP is there and is enabling tomorrow’s applications today,” explained Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief for SIP Magazine.

This latest addition to the TMC family of publications will be available in print in the United States and digitally elsewhere. SIP Magazine will be published bi-monthly in 2006, beginning with the premier issue in January. More than 28,000 people have already subscribed.

“I’ve never seen a better time to launch a new publication,” says Tehrani. “The SIP market is ready, and we’re ready to lead it, just as we have done in the VoIP market since 1998 with INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.”

A free subscription to SIP Magazine is available at: http://www.tmcnet.com/scripts/magsub/free-subscriptions.aspx

Editorial inquiries, including requests to contribute to SIP Magazine, should be sent to Greg Galitzine, editorial director (ggalitzine@tmcnet.com).

For information about advertising in SIP Magazine, please contact Stephanie Thompson at 203-852-6800, ext. 139; or e-mail sthompson@tmcnet.com.

About TMC(R)

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print magazines: Customer Interaction Solutions, Internet Telephony, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine; as well as the digital publications, Speech-World, WiFI Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, IPTV Magazine and WiMAX Magazine. TMC also produces TMCnet, the world’s leading communications and technology Web site. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet, ranked among the top 2,500 Web sites in the World by Alexa.com, publishes more than 20 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit http://www.tmcnet.com.

“When we began planning to deploy a new VoIP offering, it was clear that our routing infrastructure needed to be upgraded to ensure delivery of a reliable voice service offering,” said Chris Kawchuk, director data telecommunications, Distributel. “We selected Juniper Networks E- and M-series because they are proven to support advanced services like VoIP, so we can be confident our business and residential customers will experience a completely reliable VoIP service, with quality indistinguishable from that of traditional voice services.”

Distributel has deployed the Juniper Networks M-series Multiservice Routers in the core of the network, and is using the E-series Broadband Services Routers for xDSL aggregation. The combined edge portfolio uniquely combines best-in-class IP/MPLS capabilities with unmatched reliability, performance, and service flexibility.

The M-series enables providers to consolidate multiple networks onto a single IP/MPLS infrastructure, while simultaneously generating new revenues with leading-edge services like VoIP.

The E-series Broadband Services Router provides scalable capacity for tens of thousands of users and delivers advanced per-subscriber QoS capabilities, making it the ideal platform for delivering multi-media broadband services such as VoIP, Video on Demand and IPTV to a large number of residential customers.

“As a real-time service, VoIP is different from traditional IP services because its success depends first and foremost on quality and reliability,” said Tim Lambie, vice president, Americas International, Juniper Networks. “Distributel is one of Canada’s most innovative service providers, and we’re pleased that Distributel chose the E- and M-series to secure and assure their network as they plan to introduce new services such as VoIP.”

About Distributel

In business since 1988, Distributel Communications is 100 percent Canadian owned and one of the pioneers of the competitive long-distance industry in Canada. Operating in Ontario and Quebec, Distributel provides Canadians with high-quality, competitively priced long-distance services, Internet services and communications solutions while maintaining an extremely high standard of customer service. Distributel is poised to enter the VoIP market in the coming months and will continue to launch new products and services in 2005 and 2006, as well as expand into new territories. For more information, please visit: www.distributel.com.

About Juniper Networks, Inc.

Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company’s purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks’ portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world’s most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. JUNOS is a trademark of Juniper Networks, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners.

NEW YORK –Nov. 15, 2005–Emerging technologies, Innovations 2006 Design and Engineering Award honorees, TechZones, Industry Insiders and special media events will take center stage at the newest venue of the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES(R)) - Innovations Plus at the Sands. The 2006 International CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology tradeshow, runs January 5-8, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Sands Expo and Convention Center, which is scheduled to open early at 8 a.m. each day of the show, will serve as the new destination for Innovations Plus at the 2006 International CES. Innovations Plus at the Sands is slated to house the prestigious Innovations Award honorees, more than 12 hot product TechZones, along with International Gateway exhibitors, 75 conference sessions and the CES Industry Insider Series. An enhanced and expanded CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of CES, exhibitor press conferences and live radio broadcasts from Dave Graveline’s “Into Tomorrow” program also will find a home at Innovations Plus at the Sands in 2006.

“The Sands is gearing up to be one of the hottest destinations at the 2006 International CES,” said Karen Chupka, vice president of events and conferences at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), the producer of the International CES. “With a focus on emerging technologies and a solid line-up of speakers, events and displays showcasing the breadth and depth of the industry, Innovations Plus at the Sands will be the place to see and learn about the leading-edge of consumer technology.”

A main highlight of Innovations Plus at the Sands, the Innovations 2006 Design and Engineering Award honorees will showcase the best designed and engineered products of 2006. Adding to the excitement this year is the all-new Scientific American Innovations People’s Choice award sponsored by Zero Air Pollution (ZAP) cars, where CES attendees will vote for their favorite Innovations honoree and enter to win a ZAP Xebra electric car. The People’s Choice winner will be awarded during a special Saturday@theSands event featuring the electric car drawing and NFL wildcard playoff games in the Innovations Showcase on Saturday, January 7, 2006. Awards keep flowing during Saturday@theSands when Ziff Davis announces the best-of-the-best products at CES during its annual Last Gadget Standing SuperSession.

Innovations Plus at the Sands also features the largest concentration of market-specific TechZones at the 2006 International CES. Emerging technologies such as Robotics, USB and IPTV will each have dedicated TechZones to display the companies and products new to each market. Other innovative TechZones at Innovations Plus include Bluetooth, Cardio Play, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), Portable Audio, Portable Power, Studio@Home and Zigbee Alliance.

CES partner programs at Innovations Plus bring additional expertise and technical knowledge from some of the industry’s most prolific companies. EE Times presents Great Minds, Great Ideas, a one-day event focused on the people, products and technologies set to change the world. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) also will be a big focus at Innovations Plus with the Pulvermedia-sponsored Consumer VoIP Summit and Consumer VoIP TechZone. And digital imaging is back at the Sands with Flash Forward 3.0: Bringing Digital Imaging into Focus, sponsored by InfoTrends and Picture Business.

The successful CES Industry Insider Series also will move to Innovations Plus at the Sands in 2006. Verizon’s Ivan Seidenberg and Kodak’s Antonio M. Perez will present individual sessions on Thursday, January 5 and Friday, January 6, respectively. Also on Friday, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and CEA President and CEO Gary Shapiro will meet for their first one-on-one conversation to discuss public policy facing the CE industry, and four leading retail giants, Brad Anderson of Best Buy, David Edmondson of Radio Shack, Alan McCollough of Circuit City and Larry Mondry of CompUSA, will take part in the Retail Power Panel to define today’s hottest selling technologies.

With all the action taking place at Innovations Plus at the Sands, CES has taken measures to ensure all CES attendees have an opportunity to visit the Sands each day of the show. In addition to opening early at 8 a.m., two separate shuttle loops run continuously to the venue - one between the Sands and the Las Vegas Convention Center and one between the Sands and all official CES hotels.

For credentialed press attending the exhibitor press conferences on Wednesday, January 4, Sands shuttles will run early, with the hotel shuttles starting at 7 a.m. and the Sands Express from the LVCC starting at 7:30 a.m.

Credentialed CES press also will find a full service press room on the show floor at the Sands. Amenities include press registration; CES bag pick-up; computers, fax machines and phones; high-speed internet; a press lunch on Thursday and Saturday; a keynote playback area and exhibitor press kits.

For more information on the 2006 International CES, including online registration, updated CES news, events and schedules, visit www.CESweb.org.

Note to Journalists: All verified CES press and analysts receive complimentary access to all CES conference sessions, keynotes and Industry Insiders. Press and analyst registration is available at www.CESweb.org, where the full slate of exhibitor press conferences also is posted. Journalists are encouraged to arrive in Las Vegas by Tuesday, January 3, to take advantage of all the CES press events, including CES Unveiled at 4 p.m. on January 3 in the Bellini Ballroom of Innovations Plus at the Sands.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry through technology policy, events, research, promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of audio, video, mobile electronics, wireless and landline communications, information technology, home networking, multimedia and accessory products, as well as related services that are sold through consumer channels. Combined, CEA’s members account for more than $122 billion in annual sales. CEA’s resources are available online at www.CE.org, the definitive source for information about the consumer electronics industry.

CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Defining Tomorrow’s Technology. All profits from CES are reinvested into industry services, including technical training and education, industry promotion, engineering standards development, market research and legislative advocacy.

UPCOMING EVENTS

– CES Unveiled: The Official Press Event of the International CES
January 3, 2006, Las Vegas, NV

– 2006 International CES
January 5-8, 2006, Las Vegas, NV

– 2006 CEA Winter Summit
March 2-4, 2006, Vail, CO

– CEA 2006 Winter Technology and Standards Forum
March 6-10, 2006, Clearwater Beach, FL

– CEA Spring Break
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Sigma Systems, (www.sigma-systems.com), the leading provider of service management OSS solutions, delivering next-generation services on IP broadband and wireless networks, today announced the general market availability of the Sigma Service Management Platform (SMP) Release 3.0, the company’s award-winning flagship product.

SMP is a high performance, extremely reliable, flexible, and customizable service management Platform with proven Service Provider deployments in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific since 1996. SMP Release 3.0 has major enhancements to automate service management and service delivery of subscription, on-demand, and converged telecommunications services for IP broadband and wireless Service Providers.

“Our customers want to offer new classes of services such as on-demand and event based services to enhance their revenue opportunities and competitive differentiation,” said Tim Spencer, President, Sigma Systems. “With SMP 3.0, Service Providers will now have an optimized platform for creating and provisioning these new classes of innovative converged services more rapidly and at lower costs.”

This third generation Platform reinforces Sigma’s global leadership in OSS solutions for cable, wireless and telecommunications providers by delivering a platform to support the emerging new classes of voice, video, data services including subscription, pre-paid, on-demand and event-based services.

“As more and more advanced services are coming down the pike, so too are the needs for - and complexities of - automated service creation, service provisioning and service delivery, increasing,” said Larry Goldman, Founder OSS Observer, a leading OSS analyst firm. “To maintain competitive advantage, carriers are concerning themselves with their service fulfillment systems more than ever before, boding well for companies such as Sigma.”

In 2006, Sigma Systems will continue to invest significantly in SMP 3.x, in meeting the evolving demands of commercial/business, IPTV, 3G and IMS related services.

SMP 3.0 capabilities include:

- Support for the creation, delivery and management of on-demand and event based services.

- Technology agnostic support for external subscriber repositories, enabling operators to deploy global subscriber identity repositories (LDAP, SQL, 3rd Party solutions), centralized or distributed within their service delivery infrastructure.

- Enhanced service creation environment to facilitate easier and faster creation or modification of services.

- Simplified integration with centralized user security management systems with support for the Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Java Authentication and Authorization Service API (JAAS).

- Enhanced J2EE-based adapter framework and control console to simplify integration with external OSS systems and service/network platforms

- Policy based priority management for service orders.

- Significant performance improvements to Sigma’s core ServiceBroker(TM) engine, the component of SMP that delivers powerful intelligent process control and high transaction performance, enabling SMP to dynamically determine, assemble and execute the required processes to instantiate complex service bundles or on-demand services, over a heterogeneous multi-vendor network.

“In order to offer the new classes of on-demand, time interval, user identity based, and IMS based converged services, service providers must evolve their OSS architecture to meet the unique requirements posed by these new service classes,” said Brian Cappellani, CTO, Sigma Systems. “Our SMP 3.x series of releases are targeted to support the evolution to this new OSS architecture”.

Sigma Service Management Platform Release 3.0 is now generally available to the marketplace and Cox Communications recently signed a contract extension through 2010 with Sigma Systems and will be deploying SMP 3.0 in 2006.

For more information on Sigma’s Service Management Platform, Management Applications, Service Creation Environment and Service Management Solutions, visit www.sigma-systems.com.

About Sigma Systems

Sigma Systems is a leading provider of service management OSS solutions for delivering next-generation services on cable, wireless and IP broadband networks. Sigma’s award-winning software solutions help service providers deliver voice, data/internet and video services, anywhere, anytime, while realizing the maximum revenue from subscribers for the least operational cost. The Sigma(TM) Service Management Platform automates order management, service provisioning and activation, resource management, and service authorization, as well as subscriber self-service and service diagnostics processes. Sigma supports all major communications technologies, including VoIP, PacketCable telephony, SIP telephony, GR303/V5.2 telephony, high-speed Internet, ISP services, wireless infrastructures (1x, 2.5G/3G), advanced digital set-tops. Sigma solutions have been trusted, proven and deployed by tier-1 clients in North America, Europe and Asia since 1996. Today, over 16 million subscribers of next-generation broadband and wireless services are managed by Sigma solutions world-wide. Sigma’s clients serve over 40 million subscribers.