GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, September 12 /PRNewswire/ --

- Patton's SmartNode(TM) 4562 Voice-over-VPN Router Honored for
Delivering Exceptional VoIP/IP Communications Solutions

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

Patton Electronics -- the industry leader in business-class network
access, connectivity, and Voice-over-IP equipment -- announced today that
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named the SmartNode(TM) 4562 SoHo
Voice-over-VPN router as a recipient of the 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY
Excellence Award presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com).

"We are truly honored to accept this prestigious award," said Bobby
Patton, President. "It highlights not only our advanced technology, but our
flexibility as a business partner."

The award-winning solution, featuring the SmartNode(TM) 4652, is
published as a Patton RealityCheck(R) success story (available as a free
download on www.patton.com). In the solution, Patton partnered with a
world-renown systems-integration firm to deliver a 1200-site converged ISDN
VoIP-and-Data network with PSTN breakout for a prominent German retail chain.
To provide state-of-the-art security for low-cost voice and data
communications over the Internet, Patton adapted the SmartNode VoIP platform
for Internet Key Exchange (IKE) in less than a month.

"It's a landmark achievement," said Marco Liechti, product manager.
"We're hitting all the targets. Performance, interoperability, quality of
service... plus VPN security... all integrated into one platform."

Featuring hardware-accelerated voice encryption and software optimized
for secure voice-and-data processing, the SN4562 employs Patton's
voice-encrypted VoIP VPN technology to deliver secure VoIP with IPsec strong
encryption, AES and 3DES keying, and Internet Key Exchange (IKE) for
security-conscious enterprises with ISDN terminal equipment

"We are proud to present Patton with the 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY
Excellence Award. The SN4562 Voice-over-VPN router has proven its outstanding
contribution to IP communications and delivered winning solutions for its
customers," indicated Rich Tehrani, Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY.

"Taking risks to advance VoIP technology and provide real solutions has
earned Patton recognition from the editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY and an
INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award. The SmartNode(tm) 4562 has excelled in
delivering solutions and its customers are extremely pleased and have offered
their testaments of support," said Greg Galitzine, Editorial Director of
INTERNET TELEPHONY.

The 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award winners have been published
in the October 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, www.itmag.com.

For more information, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Patton

Patton manufactures SmartNode(TM) VoIP solutions that support SIP, H.323,
and MGCP for analog and ISDN telephony. For more information, contact
sales@patton.com or visit www.patton.com.

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