Smoothstone Solution Now Rated 'Avaya Compliant'

SIP Trunking application is compatible with key Avaya IP telephony solutions

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading IP Communications provider,
Smoothstone IP Communications, today announced that its SIP Trunking Service
is compliant with key Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions from Avaya, a
leading global provider of business communications applications, systems and
services.

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Smoothstone's SIP Trunking service helps businesses maximize IP-PBX
functionality by accessing the rich feature set of Smoothstone's VoIP
services, delivering reliable, secure and cost-effective connections that
provide greater redundancy and higher aggregation of voice traffic (compared
to T1/PRI), without costly equipment upgrades. The application now is
compliance-tested by Avaya for compatibility with Avaya Aura(TM) Communication
Manager and Avaya Aura(TM) SIP Enablement Services.

"By aligning ourselves with technology partners like Avaya, Smoothstone can
provide a greater variety of innovative IP communications solutions to our
valued clients," said Jeff Wellemeyer, President and CTO of Smoothstone. "We
believe Avaya not only maintains the highest level of business compliance, but
provides a flexible, standards-based platform that allows us to continue to
deliver our services in a reliable and cost-effective manner. We're pleased
this partnership will benefit current and future clients with their IP
communications needs."

Smoothstone is a member of the Avaya DevConnect program -- an initiative to
develop, market and sell innovative third-party products that interoperate
with Avaya technology and extend the value of a company's investment in its
network.

As a Gold member of the program, Smoothstone is eligible to submit products
for compatibility testing by the Avaya Solution Interoperability and Test Lab.
There a team of Avaya engineers develops a comprehensive test plan for each
application to verify whether it is Avaya compliant. Doing so ensures
businesses can confidently add best-in-class capabilities to their network
without having to replace their existing infrastructure -- speeding deployment
of new applications and reducing both network complexity and implementation
costs.

"Companies like Smoothstone are expanding the choices available to Avaya
customers," said Eric Rossman, vice president, Developer Relations and
Technical Alliances, Avaya. "With a broad selection of standards-based
solutions that are compliance-tested for interoperability, businesses can use
communications strategically in their operations and make critical information
readily available to both clients and employees."

About Avaya

Avaya is a global leader in enterprise communications systems. The company
provides unified communications, contact centers, and related services
directly and through its channel partners to leading businesses and
organizations around the world. Enterprises of all sizes depend on Avaya for
state-of-the-art communications that improve efficiency, collaboration,
customer service and competitiveness. For more information please visit
www.avaya.com. For more information on the Avaya DevConnect program, visit
www.avaya.com/devconnect.

About Smoothstone IP Communications

Smoothstone IP Communications is a nationwide provider of unified IP
communications services to mid-sized enterprises. Smoothstone delivers Voice
over Internet Protocol (VoIP), IP trunking, unified threat management, MPLS
networking, contact center solutions, messaging and advanced collaboration
tools as a unified suite of managed services and cloud based applications.
Smoothstone's scalable, on-demand applications & services can be integrated
with a customer's existing network and telecommunications infrastructure,
operational processes and employee activities, enabling a customer to migrate
to unified IP communications as their business requirements dictate. For more
information, visit www.smoothstone.com or call (800)773.3037.

SOURCE Smoothstone IP Communications

Media Inquiries: Mark Metzner, Smoothstone IP Communications, +1-502-379-8035,
mmetzner@smoothstone.com; Media Inquiries: Lynn Buckley, Avaya,
+1-908-953-8692, lynnnewman@avaya.com