TeleContinuity Awarded the '2007 North American Telecom Services Technology Innovation of the Year Award'

ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 29 -- Frost & Sullivan's "2007 North American Technology Innovation of the Year Award in the field of Telecom Services," goes to TeleContinuity, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, in recognition of the company's pioneering efforts toward the creation of a unique communication network for usage in disaster management.

This survivable communication network has the potential to revolutionize the future of emergency response in situations such as hurricanes, and affords users the ability to communicate effectively during and after a disaster. The need to stay connected is extremely essential during an emergency.

Back-up telecommunications are the key to staying connected during any disaster, which was very much evident from the 2005 Katrina episode.

TeleContinuity, Inc. has developed an innovative survivable communication network that overcomes current limitations and that can be used in case of emergency, disaster, and evacuation or communication outages. Compared to traditional disaster management solutions that plan the relocation of employees and the protection of centralized telecom infrastructure, this advanced solution works on the assumption that the entire telecom infrastructure of an enterprise has failed and that all the employees have been relocated to undetermined locations. This solution provides the capability to reroute all the inbound calls to an alternative connection and any talking device such as the landline phone, laptop, PC, PDA or cell phone.

"TeleContinuity is proud to accept this award in recognition of our innovative technology," said Roy Pinchot, CEO of TeleContinuity. "TeleContinuity has made it possible for government agencies and companies to maintain their vital telecommunications during any disaster -- allowing continuity of operations and the very important Continuity of Government. Eventually this technology will deliver guaranteed telecommunications to every citizen of the United States."

One requirement of this solution is the necessity to be connected either to the public telephone network or to the Internet. However, it also ensures that subscribers are given access to the entire range of telephone features such as voice mail and conference calling even during the critical emergency days. TeleContinuity's solution has been designed by integrating the best-in-class design elements of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), Internet and the dynamic call center technologies. Furthermore, with this solution, a change in the carrier relationship or external hardware is not necessary.

But the true significance of TeleContinuity's technology lies in its simplicity of use. By using the same extensions and numbers, the non-disaster calling scenario is just being duplicated and the calls are re-routed to cell phones, cable networks, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) or any functioning landline.

As is necessary for disaster response situations, TeleContinuity's solution also displays a high level of robustness. It is carrier-independent, facilitating the swift restoration of telecommunication services. Calls could be routed within minutes of an interruption in the service irrespective of the condition of the telecom infrastructure. When coupled with data backup, such type of a solution could go a long way toward workplace recovery efforts.

In conclusion, Frost & Sullivan's Award for Technology Innovation of the Year recognizes TeleContinuity, Inc. for its demonstrated efforts toward the development of an innovative disaster management communication network, which could significantly impact the way first responders and all affected parties act in emergency situations.

About Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards

Frost & Sullivan recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research in order to identify best practices in the industry. Award criteria include: (1) Significance of the innovation, (2) Innovation's potential, (3) Competitive advantage, (4) Impact of the innovation and (5) Breadth of intellectual property.

About TeleContinuity, Inc.

Founded in the wake of September 11, 2001 and the subsequent anthrax attacks on Congress, TeleContinuity is focused on providing telecommunications-assurance services to government and businesses customers worldwide. Positioned as "telecommunications gap insurance," TeleContinuity delivers a seamless, low cost, network-level solution that will restore incoming telephone service to users within minutes of a PBX or telephone company failure, fiber cut, fire, flood, building evacuation, or catastrophic event. For more information, visit www.telecontinuity.com.