Vertical Xcelerator IP™ Wins 2007 TMC Labs Innovation Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1, 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 Vertical Xcelerator IP™ is a recipient of the 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award which honors innovative companies that represent the future of the Internet Communications Industry. A next generation, multi-service gateway, Xcelerator IP is attractive to small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) because it delivers significant and immediate cost savings by eliminating the need to purchase, integrate and manage multiple voice and data components.

“For cost conscious small businesses and SOHO users, the performance, simplicity and cost-reducing capabilities of Xcelerator IP deliver a compelling return on investment (“ROI”) and finally make it easy to realize the promise of VoIP,” said Peter Bailey, senior vice president product management and business development for Vertical Communications. “We are honored that VON Magazine has recognized the Xcelerator IP’s merit in the SMB marketplace.”

For smaller enterprise customers looking for an ‘all-in-one’ solution with economical wired and wireless SIP VoIP connectivity, Xcelerator IP offers a lower cost of ownership by integrating functionality that previously had to be purchased as separate systems, and reduces ongoing monthly communications costs by allowing for more efficient voice, data and WiFi services delivery to small businesses. Xcelerator IP supports up to 24 employees and integrates an advanced SIP Gateway/IP phone system, data router/firewall, integrated voicemail/auto attendant, 911 support, multi-site networking, WAN routing and wireless access point (WAP) in a single solution.

“The VON Magazine Innovator Awards recognize the Internet Communications industry’s best and brightest companies, and we’re pleased to include Vertical Communications as an inaugural award winner,” said Bill Sell, Publisher, VON Media Group. “We congratulate Vertical on this accomplishment as the selection committee unanimously felt that Vertical and the Xcelerator IP stood out among the large field of companies that participated in the nomination process.”

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