Cistera Networks Teams with Information Transport Solutions, Inc. to Enhance IP Communications...

Cistera Networks Teams with Information Transport Solutions, Inc. to Enhance IP Communications for Alabama Schools

Cistera's Emergency Alerting and Notification Solution Deployed at
Elmore County Public School District
DALLAS--(Business Wire)--Cistera Networks, Inc.(R) (OTCBB: CNWT), a leading provider of
enterprise application platforms and engines for IP (Internet
Protocol) Communications, today announced the installation of its
award-winning Cistera ConvergenceServer(TM) and Emergency Alerting and
Notification Solution for Alabama's Elmore County Public School
District. To complete the project, the company worked with Information
Transport Solutions, Inc. (ITS), a leading IP Communications solutions
provider in the Southeast, and one of the fastest-growing private
companies in the country. Cistera's solution is fully integrated with
Cisco's Unified Communications installation and provides enhanced
district-wide emergency alerting and communication capabilities.

"In 2000, ITS started designing and installing Cisco Unified
Communications throughout Alabama Public Schools to improve district
communication services. Adding Cistera products to provide an
integrated live broadcast (paging/announcement) system, including
two-way radio interoperability seemed to be the next logical step to
leverage our customers' technology investment," commented Tomi Selby,
ITS' founder and CEO. "Cistera products are now integrated into all
ITS K-12 solutions and provide a vital and necessary part of the
overall offering. The advantages and critical safety benefits of a
comprehensive communications system can no longer be overlooked."

With approximately 11,000 K-12 students and 1,200 employees,
Elmore County Public School District is the seventh-largest of 137
Alabama school districts. The district has 15 campuses, and additional
sites include central administration offices, the office of technology
as well as vocational and alternative education facilities.

Cistera's solution was initially deployed to 20 locations and
incorporates approximately 1,200 IP handsets. Elmore County, which
covers 620 square miles, is the third fastest-growing county in the
state, and the scalability of the Cistera ConvergenceServer will allow
for new schools and facilities to be easily incorporated into the
installation as they are built.

"Premier communication capabilities within the district are a
daily requirement, and the safety of our campuses is an extremely high
priority," said Davis Brock, director of technology for the Elmore
County Public School System. "Cistera's technology provided a
cost-effective system to address both needs. It improves our
communication capabilities every day, and also ensures that if the
need arises, we'll be better prepared to react in order to help
mitigate a dangerous situation."

The Cistera Emergency Alerting and Notification solution features
powerful components, including:

-- RapidBroadcast(TM): an enterprise-level application engine
that utilizes IP phones to instantly transmit text, voice or
pre-recorded broadcasts. During normal operations, the
flexibility of the application engine supports broadcasts to
pre-designated groups for purposes as routine as ringing
school bells, or making announcements within individual
schools or district-wide. During an emergency, it can provide
instant district-wide communication to coordinate an
appropriate and speedy response.

-- LMRConnect(TM): provides interoperability between multiple
frequency two-way radio environments and the IP Phones.
Proprietary technology has traditionally confined push-to-talk
radios to their own frequencies. With LMRConnect, Cistera has
brought two-way radios into the IP telephony network allowing
communications across various devices. Cistera's LMRConnect
also supports Cisco's IP Interoperability Solutions (IPICS)
with full recording capabilities.

-- ZoneController(TM): integrates IP Communications with overhead
speaker systems, enabling simultaneous paging across both IP
phones and overhead speakers without latency (echo).
Incorporating existing overhead speakers saved the district
the cost of their replacement while extending complete
alerting and notification capabilities district-wide. For new
construction, this integrated solution eliminates the
significant cost of a stand-alone paging system.

To verify the effectiveness of Cistera's Event Alerting and
Notification solution in a simulated emergency, administrators
recently conducted a successful training exercise focused on a campus
intruder scenario at one of the district's middle schools.

"We are very happy with the features and capabilities of Cistera's
Event Alerting and Notification solution, and we use them on a daily
basis, but the success of the drill reinforced our overall
satisfaction and peace-of-mind that we have a reliable communications
system in place to share important information if we are faced with an
emergency," commented Brock.

Cistera delivers fully scalable enterprise solutions that add
features and functionality for multiple vertical markets and for
customers with needs ranging from fewer than one hundred users to tens
of thousands of IP-capable devices. The Cistera ConvergenceServer can
scale to accommodate changing user requirements and additional sites.
Depending on the size of the installation, deployment into existing
Cisco Unified Communications environments can be completed in just a
few days, with training accomplished in a day or less.

"We are very pleased to work with the experts at ITS. They
recognize the value that Cistera's products add to a Unified
Communications installation--delivering not just increased
productivity and capabilities, but also enhanced security," commented
Greg Royal, Cistera's founder and chief technology officer. "We have
found that campus safety, indeed safety for any community, is no
longer a 'nice to have' but is now 'a must-have' requirement. Working
with ITS and Cisco, Cistera has provided Elmore with much more than
just a comprehensive technology solution, we have delivered a best
practice that supports the goal of creating a safer and more secure
environment."

About Cistera Networks, Inc.

Cistera Networks, Inc.(R) (OTCBB: CNWT) makes Application Driven
Telephony a reality by setting the new standard in advanced IP phone
application platforms and engines for the enterprise IP Communications
environment. The award-winning Cistera ConvergenceServer(TM) uses the
industry-leading Cistera Enterprise Platform for IPT to provide
Unified Application Administration, as well as Fault and Performance
Management for enterprise IPT application deployments. Cistera
provides next generation solutions for numerous vertical markets
including education, finance, government, healthcare and retail.
Cistera Networks maximizes IP phone capabilities, taking the
communications platform to an entirely new level. For more
information, please visit www.cistera.com and
www.cisteraexperience.com.

About Information Transport Solutions, Inc. (ITS)

ITS is a full-service provider of technology solutions integrating
Voice, Video and Data to make organizations more profitable and
productive. ITS delivers customized solutions to a wide range of
organizations focused in AL, GA, TN, and FL. For more information,
please visit www.its-networks.com

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements
that are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements
include, among other things, statements regarding future events and
the future financial performance of Cistera Networks that involve
risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these
forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ
materially from actual future events or results. Readers are referred
to the documents filed by Cistera Networks with the SEC, specifically
the most recent reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q, each as it may be
amended from time to time, which identify important risk factors that
could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the
forward-looking statements.

Media Contact
Thomas Moore
Jetstream PR for Cistera Networks
972.788.9456, ext. 307
moore@jetstreampr.com
or
Investor Contact
Kathy Lane
760.771.2236
klane@cistera.com
or
ITS Contact
Dave Stone
VP Business Development
334.567.1993
dave.stone@its-networks.com

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