Quintum(R) Tenor Hybrid VoIP Gateway for Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Wins Product of the Year From

EATONTOWN, NJ, Mar 31 (MARKET WIRE) --
Quintum Technologies, a leading innovator in VoIP technologies and a
subsidiary of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: NWK), announced
today that the new Tenor Hybrid VoIP Gateway for Microsoft's Office
Communications Server (OCS) 2007, has been awarded the 2007 Product of the
Year by the Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) Unified Communications
Magazine. The Tenor Hybrid debuted at the recent TMC INTERNET TELEPHONY EXPO,
and garnered the Best of Show Award for Best Large Enterprise Solution.

The first annual Unified Communications Product of the Year award is
presented to companies who have designed innovative new products that address
the needs of enterprises and service providers deploying unified communications.

With the vast number of UC products entering the marketplace, TMC's awards
are aimed at helping readers identify those products that offer the best
solutions for their unified communications deployments.

The Tenor Hybrid Gateway includes Quintum's MultiPath VoIP switching
technology and
is Microsoft Mediation Server-ready to simplify deployments of Microsoft Unified
Communications (UC). This new hybrid VoIP product is a single box solution,
specifically designed to allow customers to easily integrate Microsoft OCS 2007
into existing enterprise voice networks and as a result, leverage past voice
network investments and minimize disruptions to business.

Quintum's Unified Communications Proxy (UCP), included in the Hybrid
Gateway, as
well as all Tenor "S" gateways and switches, addresses the critical
requirements for deploying Microsoft's OCS 2007. The UCP supports "any to any"
switching, which enables the integration of OCS 2007 with the Public Switched
Telephone Network (PSTN) and any legacy or SIP-based voice equipment, including
analog telephony equipment, TDM PBXs, IP-PBXs, fax and modem based devices
and SIP-based endpoints, including standard SIP phones.

The UCP also supports the deployment of multiple gateways behind a single
mediation server, providing the ability to extend gateway capability to
branch offices. The UCP addresses these critical business needs when
deploying Microsoft OCS 2007 into today's diverse voice network environments.
Traditional VoIP gateways lack the "any to any" switching thus limiting their
ability to integrate all the elements typically found in the enterprise voice
network.

"Quintum has consistently set the bar high for innovative technologies,
andin this case, they have surpassed that standard," said Rich Tehrani, TMC
President and Group Editor-in-Chief of Unified Communications. "The
UnifiedCommunications Proxy, which is standard on the Tenor Hybrid, expands
Quintum's
successful MultiPath switching to support SIP to SIP connectivity, and thus
allowing Microsoft's OCS 2007 to be integrated with both TDM and VoIP
networks."

"Quintum's Tenor Hybrid Gateway was designed specifically for Microsoft UC
deployments," said Chuck Rutledge, Vice President of Marketing for
Quintum."The single box solution provides a mediation server ready unified
communications
VoIP gateway for those customers deploying Microsoft OCS 2007. Its MultiPath
switching design and UCP makes it easy to install with minimum modifications
to the existing network."

The Tenor Hybrid Gateway is generally available. For more information,
please go to: Tenor
Gateway. For information on our new Unified Communications Proxy, please go
to:
www.quintum.com/microsoft.

About Unified Communications magazine

New in July 2007, Unified Communications magazine is devoted to educating
enterprise decision makers on why and how they need to deploy unified
communications (UC) solutions. Every issue of Unified Communications magazine
features
a comprehensive news section; case studies of successful deployments and lessons
learned; interviews with leading hardware and software companies; and an
'industry' section, featuring analysis of important mergers and acquisition,
partnerships and a Wall Street perspective on the unified communications market.
Unified Communications has a subscriber base of 41,509.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is an integrated global media company
helping our clients build communities in print, online and in-person. TMC
publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified
Communications, and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading
source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries.
According to Quantcast, TMCnet reaches nearly one million U.S. unique
visitors each month. TMCnet serves as many as three million unique visitors
globally each month according to Webtrends. TMC is also the first publisher
to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC
produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, and Call Center 2.0 Conference.
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informationabout TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

About Quintum

Quintum Technologies, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Equipment
Technologies, Inc., is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ. Quintum delivers VoIP
solutions that bring the reliability and voice clarity of public telephone
networks to Internet telephony. Quintum's intelligent VoIP access solutions
integrate easily into existing PBX and IP infrastructures, making them the ideal
choice for service providers and enterprises alike.

Quintum was awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2007 Global Product Differentiation
Innovation Award in recognition of its ability to grow and strengthen its
position in the enterprise media gateway market through intensive in-house
product development. Quintum is also a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a
Nortel Developer Partner and an Avaya DeveloperConnection Partner.

Quintum sells its switches worldwide through its direct sales force and a
network of resellers and distributors. For more information, call 1-877-SPEAK
IP(1-877-773-2547), 1-732-460-9000 outside the US, or visit www.quintum.com.

About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.

For nearly a quarter of a century, Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
(NYSE:
NWK) has provided voice and data communications equipment for multi-service
networks requiring high degrees of versatility, interoperability, security and
performance. NET's broad family of products are purpose-built for
mixed-service,
multi-protocol networks; bandwidth-sensitive site communications;
high-performance,
security-sensitive transmissions; and converged communications. The
company's NX Series for network exchange solutions and VX Series for voice
exchange solutions enable interoperability and integration with existing
networks
for seamless migration to secure IP-based voice and data communications. In
addition, Quintum, a subsidiary of NET, delivers VoIP access solutions that
bring the reliability and voice clarity of public telephone networks to Internet
telephony.For more information, visit www.net.com.

Contact:
Joanne Lowy
Quintum Technologies
Email Contact
732-460-9000 x238

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