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DAVID MONTANARO JOINS PACTOLUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
USA Datanet CEO Brings Strong VoIP Service Provider Experience to the Table
Westborough, MA - March 1, 2005 -
Pactolus Communications Software Corporation, a leading provider of SIP-based IP voice services, today announced that David Montanaro, president and chief executive officer of USA Datanet, has joined the Pactolus Board of Directors. USA Datanet is a leading provider of IP-enabled voice, Internet access and broadband telephony services for the residential, commercial and wholesale markets.
"We are extremely pleased to have David join our Board of Directors," said Paul Blondin, Chairman and CEO of Pactolus. "We are at a significant growth stage in the history of our company when input from a strong contributor to the industry such as David can provide the critical business guidance we need. USA Datanet has one of the most advanced communication networks in the industry, and we are pleased to be a part of helping to assure that their excellent end-user reputation for delivering high quality services continues with their roll-out of broadband telephony services."
"Pactolus and USA Datanet have enjoyed a close and extremely fruitful development relationship over the past two years," said David Montanaro, "highlighted by USA Datanet becoming the first provider to deploy Pactolus' SIP-based application environment for residential broadband telephony services last year. The value of this relationship continues to grow stronger as USA Datanet extends its VoIP network operating experience and expertise into the commercial and wholesale delivery of residential broadband telephony using Pactolus software."
About Pactolus Communications Software
Pactolus Communications Software Corporation is the leading provider of SIP-based voice services for today's networks with over 1 billion minutes of monthly network capacity installed worldwide in carrier networks. The company is the first to bring sophisticated, third-party call control capabilities to SIP-based networks. Pactolus offers a suite of pre- packaged IP voice services that can be customized for deployment in any SIP-enabled carrier network called SIPwareT Services, built upon the RapidFLEXT software platform.
The SIPware Services suite enable service providers to deliver multiple, advanced voice applications that are versatile and scalable in a single platform environment. These services include broadband IP telephony, prepaid calling card, post paid calling card, conference calling (all available with an integrated operator assistance module), voice messaging, and custom SCE-built applications. The RapidFLEX software platform includes an application server, service creation environment (SCE), software-based IP media server, NAT traversal server, element management system, subscriber self-service portals, high availability features, and other components in an open, extensible software framework. Pactolus is a venture funded, privately held company headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts.
About USA Datanet
USA Datanet is a leading provider of IP-enabled voice, Internet access and broadband telephony services. Founded in 1998, the company has designed and developed an advanced, next-generation SIP-based network with the capacity, scalability and flexibility required to meet the rigorous demands of the rapidly growing VoIP telephony market. During the past six years, USA Datanet has utilized this network to establish and grow a successful, consistently profitable voice and data communications business that today that has registered more than 485,000 residential and small business customers across the United States. USA Datanet is currently leveraging its IP network services expertise and best in class in-house customer service to offer of a full range of broadband telephony products and services to both residential and commercial/wholesale customer markets. For more information about the company, visit www.usadatanet.com.
For more information contact:
Ken Osowski
Pactolus Communications Software
508-616-0900 x 328
keno@pactolus.com
Michael Ares
USA Datanet
315-863-4441
mares@usadatanet.com
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