BERN, Switzerland, October 2 /PRNewswire/ --

- In the Munich Triple Play Lab, Patton-Inalp SmartNode(TM) VoIP 
equipment interoperates with solutions from 15 other companies in live data,
voice, and video applications.

- SmartNode(TM) VoIP... more than just talk

Patton-Inalp Networks -- creator of the SmartNode(TM) brand of
industry-leading VoIP technology solutions -- has expanded their longstanding
interoperability program by joining the Triple Play Alliance.

The Triple Play Lab (Dormach, Germany) showcases Patton-Inalp's VoIP CPE
interoperating with solutions from 15 other hardware and software vendors and
service providers.

"You can't make a triple play by yourself," said Andreas Danuser, CEO of
Patton-Inalp. "We are honored to be selected for this all-star team. Extreme
Networks, Avaya, Fujitsu, Siemens, all the players-they need our technology
expertise... Voice-over-VPN, DownStreamQoS(TM), voice-data survivability...
and we need theirs."

Founded in 2005, the Triple Play Alliance works to accelerate the global
development of triple-play (data/voice/video) technology and services. Member
companies combine the full range of competencies required to execute
triple-play services: consulting, infrastructure, VoIP CPE, switching,
applications, and OSS.

"The alliance is a natural fit for us," said Ramon Felder, President of
Patton-Inalp. "As a member of the global technology community we've always
supported the standards. We were early with SIP, for example. We were early
with IPsec voice encryption, and our SmartNode was among the first VoIP CPEs
with IGMP support for triple-play. The alliance formalizes some key
relationships, yet we've been doing triple-play for a long time. We've been
doing interop since the beginning."

Since inception, Patton-Inalp has aggressively pursued multi-vendor
interoperability for their SmartNode(TM) and SmartLink(TM) customer-premise
VoIP equipment. Now, the multi-national manufacturing firm has linked arms
with 15 other companies to eliminate barriers to worldwide triple-play
service deployment. Currently, Patton is working on a large commercial
triple-play deployment with a major customer in Central Europe. In the USA,
an integrated, end-to-end triple-play monitoring system is currently
underway.

Since its April 2006 inauguration, the triple play lab has provided a
live test and demo environment that promotes multi-vendor operability for
converged broadband services, including IP telephony, streaming audio-video,
IPTV, video-on-demand, and other real-time applications.

During 23-25 October, the Triple Play Lab will host the 2007 EMEA Channel
Summit (http://www.patton.com/company/events.asp) for Patton-Inalp's
distributor and reseller partners.

For more information contact sales@inalp.com

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