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PRESS For Immediate Release News Release: 26 March 2007 Longphone selects Centile's IntraSwitch to launch IP Centrex services in ASP mode Longphone extends its ASP offering worldwide to include IP Centrex services. Sophia Antipolis, FRANCE, March 26, 2007 - Centile, the leading European VoIP Application Software vendor today announced that Longphone SAS, one of the leading Application Service Provider (ASP) in France, has selected Centile’s IntraSwitch platform to host its new ASP IP telephony services for Operators, Integrators, Wholesalers, Resellers, SMEs, large enterprises and anyone willing to enter the VoIP market without technology risk and initial investment. Centile IP Centrex solution enables Longphone to provide white labeled hosted communication services including advanced centrex features, auto attendant, IVRs, ACD, innovative CTI applications such as CallPad and SwitchBoard. By partnering with Centile, Longphone is able to take advantage of a fast growing market and offer existing and new customers next-generation IP telephony services. It also represents a new business opportunity for Longphone who, through one of its customers Wanway, plans to deliver the service in France, North Africa, Southern and Eastern Europe. Customers willing to migrate smoothly to a fully hosted VoIP environment can take advantage of Longphone’s offer as their end-to-end infrastructure enables them to offer a full range of services from SIP trunking to value-added IP Centrex services. Furthermore, leveraging Centile’s IntraSwitch built-in capabilities for fixed-mobile convergence, Longphone will have its network ready for delivering converged services and will be able to propose the most innovative services to its customers. “Our white label offering will allow our customers to quickly launch IP Centrex services in a simple and cost-effective way, while bypassing initial hardware investment and minimizing operational costs,” said Gilles Cohen, Marketing & Communication Director for Longphone. He further added: “Centile’s field-proven IP Centrex solution allows easy deployment and manageability while maintaining a high level of QoS. The rich feature capability and flexibility of the platform enable our customers to offer attractive value-added VoIP services and generate revenues from day one”. Bertrand Pourcelot, VP Product & Technology for Centile said: “We are excited to partner with Longphone who will provide a wide range of VoIP services from basic SIP trunking to value-added IP Centrex services. These value-added services include desktop CTI applications as well as call forwarding which strongly improve the end-user experience in terms of phone settings management and reachability. Notes to Editors About Centile Centile is a leading enabler of next-generation SIP-based services for converged Fixed-Mobile and multimedia applications, and allows operators to offer unique value-added and cost-effective new multimedia services to both the business and consumer markets. Its pre-IMS VoIP applications platform, the IntraSwitch, provides the scalability, reliability and manageability to support hundreds of thousands of customers in a highly distributed and modular architecture. The platform comes fully loaded with ready-to-market service functionalities, which include Business Trunking, VoIP VPN, IP Centrex, Hybrid IP Centrex, Mobile IP Centrex, Intra Centrex, and Residential VoIP. Additionally, the platform offers value-added Class 5 features that include CTI (Computer Telephony Integration), a full Media Server with IVRs (Interactive Voice Response), ACD (Automatic Call Distribution), Conferencing, Presence Management, Instant Messaging, and Video support. Additional information is available at http://www.centile.com. About Longphone SAS Longphone SAS is a French independent operator of telecommunications and services since 2001. Strong of its dynamic team of young Engineers and Marketeurs, LongPhone became a major player in the sale of minutes and services in France and abroad (Maghreb, South Africa, and Eastern Europe). Longphone helps operators, service providers, enterprises, CallShops, resellers and distributors to deliver innovative and value-added IP Centrex services. Additional information is available at http://www.longphone.fr. For further information contact: Karine De Moraes MarCom Manager Centile Tel : +33 4 97 231 265 Email:pr@centile.com |






