PhoenixSoft's Cirrus Softswitch Platform Named "Product of the Year" by TMC's Communications Solutions Magazine

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Phoenix, Arizona: May 27, 2009, PhoenixSoft, the leading provider of next-generation Softswitch platforms for converged networks, today announced that TMC’s Communications Solutions Magazine has given PhoenixSoft’s Cirrus Softswitch a “Product of the Year” award.

PhoenixSoft’s Cirrus Softswitch helps service providers integrate low-cost, feature-rich IP applications in a variety of network configurations. Cirrus provides all of the most sought-after Class 5 and enhanced Class 4 features on a single platform. It includes a customizable Retail Web Portal for online ordering, account provisioning, and customer support, and Cirrus’ customizable Billing Solution makes it easy for service providers to address call rating, tariffing, and all accounts receivable activities.

“2009 is proving to be a great year for PhoenixSoft, due to increasing customer adoption, and continued third-party validation for our Cirrus Softswitch platform,” said PhoenixSoft Co-founder Warren Mattingly. “We thank TMC for validating Cirrus’ capabilities, and also for recognizing the role it plays in helping our customers grow their businesses by adding new revenue generating applications to their portfolio.”

“The editorial staff of Communications Solutions has included PhoenixSoft among our list of winners because they demonstrate a continued commitment to quality and excellence,” said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Group Editor-in-Chief, “We’re pleased to honor PhoenixSoft’s hard work and accomplishments and we look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future.”

The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Awards recognize vision, innovation and leadership. Over the last two months, hundreds of nominations were evaluated among IP communications, wireless, call center, CRM, and networking solutions. The complete list of award winners can be found on at www.TMCnet.com.

About PhoenixSoft:

Since 1985, PhoenixSoft has developed a long and distinguished track record within the telecommunications industry as an innovative provider of telephony solutions for converged networks. The company provides robust switching, enhanced features and innovative IP applications through its Cirrus Softswitch. In addition, PhoenixSoft offers integrated Billing and Retail Web Portal solutions. PhoenixSoft’s customized real-time multimedia telephony platforms deliver carrier-grade voice quality, reliability and scalability for service providers, carriers and business enterprises. The company has deployed its advanced switching solutions throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia. For more information, visit www.phoenixsoft.com.

About TMC:

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMCnet, TMC’s Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO and Communications Developer Conference. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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Contacts:

Todd Keefe

For Immediate Release PR (for PhoenixSoft)

617-262-1968 x 101

todd@firpr.com