News on VoiceCon 2010

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, will showcase its Net-Net® session border controller (SBC) solutions that deliver trusted, first-class unified communications for enterprise, contact center and government organizations March 22 – 25 at VoiceCon 2010, which is being held at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center. Acme Packet, a Best of VoiceCon award finalist, will be presenting, exhibiting and demonstrating its Net-Net product family  in booth 1129 located in the Florida Exhibit Hall on the lower level.

   “SIP Trunking: Who's Offering What? Part 2”
    Acme Packet is one of seven finalists, out of over 40 submissions, for the 2010 Best of VoiceCon awards for the Net-Net SBC’s role in the Skype for SIP program. Skype deployed Acme Packet Net-Net SBCs to simplify the interoperability and feature compatibility of the Skype for SIP offering with enterprise IP-PBX equipment. Judged by a panel of industry experts, the Best of VoiceCon awards recognize exhibitors who have made significant technological advancements within the enterprise communications industry. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, March 24 at VoiceCon Orlando.
    During the educational conference at VoiceCon, Acme Packet will be presenting in a Deep Dive session on Monday, March 22 at 9 a.m. Seamus Hourihan, executive vice president of marketing and product management at Acme Packet, will be speaking on the panel titled “SIP Trunking: Who's Offering What? Part 2” to discuss the role of the SBC in SIP trunking. More information on the 2010 VoiceCon Conference, including the speaking and award programs, is available on the VoiceCon website.
    About Acme Packet: The leader in session border control solutions, enables the delivery of trusted, first-class interactive communications--voice, video and multimedia sessions--and data services across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family of session border controllers, multiservice security gateways and session routing proxies supports multiple applications in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks--from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence. They satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks; and support multiple protocols--SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS, H.248 and RTSP--and multiple border points--service provider access and interconnect, and enterprise access and trunking. Our products have been selected by more than 980 customers in 104 countries. They include 90 of the top 100 service providers in the world; and 11 of the Fortune 25. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit http://www.acmepacket.com/.
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