2007 Charitable Grant Program Awarded $88,000 in Advanced Telephony Products to Enhance Communications and Improve Productivity

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., January 29, 2008 – Vertical Communications, (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the 2007 recipients of its President’s Club Charitable Grant Program. Vertical established this community outreach program five years ago as a way to help 501c3 charitable organizations have access to the latest communication technologies. Membership in the President’s Club is earned by top-performing Vertical Authorized Business Partners; those who retain that membership for two years running earn Elite status, and are able to nominate a local-area charity to receive a one-time equipment donation. In total, Vertical awarded $88,000 in 2007 to nineteen non-profits located throughout the U.S. Installation and training services were donated by the Vertical business partner. The President’s Club Charitable Grant program has awarded a total of $221,000 to 50 charitable organizations since 2005.

“Nonprofit 501c3 organizations find it difficult to allocate limited budget dollars to purchase or upgrade capital equipment like telecommunications systems,” said Dick Anderson, executive vice president and general manager of Vertical Communications. “We are very pleased to work with our dedicated business partners to identify organizations in need in their communities, and to provide powerful communications solutions that enhance their valuable community service work.”

“The money we save from cutting long-distance costs between our many service locations allows us to keep focused on our organizational mission,” said Ivy Tetreault, IT Director for Didlake, Inc, a non-profit organization that enriches the lives of people with disabilities by providing employment such as mailroom, copy center and micrographics operations, facilities management and custodial/janitorial services. “The new communications system donated by Vertical Communications and implemented by Vertical Partner TelNet of Virginia allows us to keep up-to-date in a highly competitive environment. We are now able to stay in communication with all of our employees on location – whether the individual is handling administrative tasks sitting at a desk or walking throughout a building providing custodial services –on a single, easy-to-manage telephone system.”