Patton Wins INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year for the Fourth Consecutive Year

SmartNode™ 4961 PRI VoIP Gateway Recognized for Outstanding Innovation

GAITHERSBURG, MD and BERN, SWITZERLAND: Patton—the leader in business-class network access, connectivity, and VoIP equipment—together with Patton-Inalp Networks AG—creator of SmartNode™ industry-leading VoIP technology—announced today that Patton's SmartNode™ 4961 PRI VoIP Gateway has won the 2008 Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (http://www.itmag.com/).

"This marks the fourth consecutive year that SmartNode™ has earned Product-of-the-Year,” said John Wu, product manager, “and we are deeply honored." The SmartNode 4961 features a high-precision clock that solves interoperability failures that often occur with DECT, PBX and FAX equipment when converting ISDN systems to IP telephony. The SmartNode 4961 also solves stability issues often encountered when WiMAX or other wireless E1 lines are used to connect VoIP gateways to the PSTN.

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