ASB NGN Network Elements Leverage Trillium VoIP and SIGTRAN Software

BEIJING, CHINA AND SAN DIEGO, CA – October 28, 2004 – Continuous Computing Corporation, global provider of high availability platform solutions that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to deploy converged communications, today announced that Alcatel Shanghai Bell has chosen to deploy its key Next-Generation Network (NGN) Media Gateway, Signaling Gateway and new voice Media Gateway Controller network elements using the company’s broad range of platform and Trillium software products. Alcatel Shanghai Bell NGN elements will be deployed in the Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks throughout China. Alcatel Shanghai Bell has already delivered more than 1 million VoIP ports in the Asia Pacific Region and this additional partnership with Continuous Computing will help accelerate key NGN deployments in China.

Alcatel is a leading global telecom equipment manufacturer and Alcatel Shanghai Bell – created through the integration of the former Shanghai Bell and Alcatel’s key business unit in China – is a market leader for telecommunications solutions in the Asia Pacific Region. The company strives to maintain its leading edge by utilizing state-of-the-art infrastructure such as Continuous Computing’s Trillium VoIP and SIGTRAN protocol software. In addition, by providing critical local support through its new office in Shanghai, China and through its global customer support organization, Continuous Computing was instrumental in ensuring successful interoperability testing required by Alcatel Shanghai Bell’s Tier 1 carrier customers. Continuous Computing’s hands-on involvement had a direct impact in ensuring a smooth rollout of Alcatel Shanghai Bell’s NGN Phase1 products and is expected to remain important for Alcatel Shanghai Bell’s future deployments.

“After a rigorous evaluation process we selected Continuous Computing for our NGN solutions because of superior product performance, carrier grade system reliability, key supplier relationships and a leading-edge technology roadmap,” said the NGN Product Manager of Alcatel Shanghai Bell. “Continuous Computing’s local team in China and its exceptional engineering organization have done a tremendous job in supporting us and we have been very pleased with their responsiveness, technical expertise and willingness to do whatever it takes to help us meet our aggressive deployment objectives.”

“By working closely with Alcatel Shanghai Bell during the design, interoperability and deployment phases, we have become a virtual extension of their engineering team and are well positioned to help ensure their satisfaction,” said PJ Go, President and co-founder, Continuous Computing. “Because important customers like Alcatel are operating ever-more-globally, we believe that in addition to providing superior products, offering local support is a crucial element of the overall value proposition. We look forward to many more successful deployments with Alcatel Shanghai Bell in the future.”

This announcement marks a long-standing relationship between Alcatel Shanghai Bell and Continuous Computing. Both companies have worked together to provide solutions for SS7, SIGTRAN and VoIP applications. Continuous Computing is supplying numerous standards-based platform elements to support Alcatel Shanghai Bell’s Voice NGN product line. These include Flex21 CompactPCI hardware platforms with Single Board Computers leveraging Intel Pentium M processors; Trillium H.248/MEGACO compliant Gateway Control Protocol software for Media Gateway and new Voice Media Gateway Controllers; and Trillium MTP-2/M2UA Signaling Gateway protocol software. All Continuous Computing products are designed to address the performance, reliability and scalability needs of carrier-grade infrastructure in Tier 1 networks worldwide.

Additional information about this announcement and all other telecom infrastructure solutions from Continuous Computing is available at the company’s web site, www.ccpu.com, or at its booth (#7715) at the PT/EXPO tradeshow in the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, from October 26-30, 2004.

About Alcatel Shanghai Bell
Alcatel Shanghai Bell is the first foreign-invested company limited by shares in the telecommunications sector in China, with Alcatel holding 50%+1 shares and Chinese shareholders holding the remainder. The multi-billion dollar telecom technology leader delivers end-to-end telecommunications solutions and high-quality services, covering the fixed, mobile networking, broadband access, intelligent optical networking, multimedia solutions and network applications. It also has a key international R&D center with full access to Alcatel’s global technology pool, developing original technology for use in China and export to Alcatel’s customers worldwide. With 6,500 employees, an advanced manufacturing center, and the most extensive sales and support network in China, it is the only company capable of meeting the global needs of Chinese customers. For more information, visit www.alcatel-sbell.com.cn

About Continuous Computing
Continuous Computing is the global source of integrated platform solutions that enable network equipment providers to overcome the mobile broadband capacity challenge quickly and cost effectively. Leveraging more than 20 years of telecom innovation, the company empowers customers to increase Return on Investment (ROI) by focusing internal resources on differentiation for 3G, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Femtocell and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) applications. Expertise and responsiveness set the company apart: only Continuous Computing combines best-in-class AdvancedTCA (ATCA) platforms with world-famous Trillium protocol software to create highly-optimized, field-proven wireless and packet processing products. www.ccpu.com

Continuous Computing is an active member of 3GPP, CP-TA, eNsemble Multi-Core Alliance, ETSI, Femto Forum, Intel Embedded Alliance, PICMG and the SCOPE Alliance.

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