Performance Technologies Announces New Media Blades for VoIP Media Gateways and Server...

Performance Technologies Announces New Media Blades for VoIP Media Gateways
and Server Applications
Hardware and Software Combination Provides Robust Feature Set for Faster
Time-to-Market Product Development

ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Performance
Technologies (Nasdaq: PTIX), a leading developer of communication platforms
and systems, today announced the availability of two new media blades, the
MB6108 and MB6224, designed to bridge legacy communication systems to VoIP
networks as well as for implementing new media server applications.
Utilizing industry-standard CompactPCI(R) blades, these new offerings
allow telecommunication design engineers and system integrators to combine
voice and media processing technology that can be integrated to create
communication servers, unified messaging systems, media gateways, as well as
provide interworking functions or enhance existing communication service
applications.
The MB6224 features scalability up to 896 ports of VoIP and provides 24
T1/E1/J1 line interfaces. The MB6108 includes 384 VoIP ports and provides 8
T1/E1/J1 line interfaces. Both blades support wireline and wireless codecs
such as G.711, G.726, G.723.1A, G.729A/B, AMR, EVRC, and QCELP. These media
blades adhere to PICMG(R) 2.16 specifications for Ethernet-based packet
switching backplane and provide IPMI support for chassis management. Full
product specifications for the new media blades can be accessed from the
company's website at http://www.pt.com/products/prodgroup_dsp.html.
Further easing the integration of these high performance products into new
and existing communication systems is NexusWare(R), Performance Technologies'
CGL 4.0 registered, Linux(R) OS and development environment. NexusWare
provides a powerful, consistent API and allows developers deploying the new
media blade products to leverage signaling and protocol stacks such as MTP2,
SIP, HDLC, and ISDN as well as the required wireline and wireless codecs to
bring carrier-grade media solutions to market faster and with fewer resources.
"Our media blade lineup provides crucial building blocks for delivering
high density, carrier grade solutions for VoIP applications," said Steven
Wigent, product manager for Performance Technologies. "More service providers
are shifting their networks to IP everyday and the need to leverage existing
infrastructure is going to continue to drive significant growth in the VoIP
gateway market. Our new media blades give OEM providers the tools to meet this
demand."
About Performance Technologies (www.pt.com)
Performance Technologies (Nasdaq: PTIX) is a global supplier of integrated
IP-based platforms and solutions for advanced communications networks and
innovative computer system architectures. Our Embedded Systems Group offers
robust application-ready platforms that incorporate open standards-based
software and hardware, providing significantly accelerated end product
deployment benefits for equipment manufacturers. Our Signaling Systems Group
offers the SEGway(TM) product suite, which includes IP STPs, SS7 over IP
transport solutions, and signaling gateways that enable lower operating costs
through utilization of IP networks, thereby creating competitive advantages
for carriers in existing and emerging markets.
Performance Technologies is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Additional engineering facilities are located in San Diego and San Luis
Obispo, California, and Kanata, Ontario, Canada.
Forward Looking Statements
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe
harbor" for certain forward-looking statements. This press release contains
forward-looking statements which reflect the Company's current views with
respect to future events and financial performance, within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and is subject to the safe harbor provisions of those
Sections. The Company's future operating results are subject to various risks
and uncertainties and could differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements and may be affected by various trends and factors
which are beyond the Company's control. These risks and uncertainties include,
among other factors, general business and economic conditions, rapid
technological changes accompanied by frequent new product introductions,
competitive pressures, dependence on key customers, inability to gauge order
flows from customers, fluctuations in quarterly and annual results, the
reliance on a limited number of third party suppliers, limitations of the
Company's manufacturing capacity and arrangements, the protection of the
Company's proprietary technology, the dependence on key personnel, changes in
critical accounting estimates, potential impairments related to goodwill and
investments, foreign regulations and potential material weaknesses in internal
control over financial reporting. In addition, during weak or uncertain
economic periods, customers' visibility deteriorates causing delays in the
placement of their orders. These factors often result in a substantial portion
of the Company's revenue being derived from orders placed within a quarter and
shipped in the final month of the same quarter. Forward-looking statements
should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial
Statements, the Notes thereto, Risk Factors, and Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the Company as of
December 31, 2007, as contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K,
and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Contact Info:
Will Smith
Marketing Communications Manager
Performance Technologies
585-256-0200
wjs@pt.com

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Will Smith, Marketing Communications Manager, Performance Technologies,
+1-585-256-0200, wjs@pt.com