BroadSoft opens six new international offices; partners with Internet Solutions and Dimension Data to deploy VOIP services in South Africa

May 24, 2005

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STOCKHOLM -- BroadSoft®, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that, as part of its global corporate expansion, the company has achieved a major milestone with the successful deployment of its BroadWorks® platform on six continents. In addition to its US and Canadian offices, BroadSoft also announced that it has opened the first six in a planned series of international offices to support its growing worldwide customer base. The offices are located in Germany, France, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and China.

With the leading market share in its sector, including more than 100 network operators and more than 900,000 lines deployed, BroadSoft's BroadWorks VoIP application platform now also leads the industry with deployments in more than 35 countries and more than 25 languages. The company's customer base includes leading global carriers and incumbents from around the world such as BellSouth, MCI, PCCW, Singtel, Slovak Telecom and Telstra.

"We're proud to be the first company in Africa to launch hosted VoIP services based on the BroadSoft platform," said Greg Hatfield, general manager of Voice Solutions at Internet Solutions. "We've worked closely with the BroadSoft sales and support team to get to market quickly with competitively-priced, compelling voice services that our customers need. BroadSoft is a mature global company with an exciting product, and we look forward to growing with them as we serve the African market."

"To win in the VoIP space today, you can't just be a single-region player. You have to be able to scale globally to support global carriers and maximize revenue opportunities," said Michael Tessler, CEO and president of BroadSoft. "We're deepening our operations with six new international offices to provide even more support to our customers and channel partners worldwide."

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STOCKHOLM -- BroadSoft®, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced that Internet Solutions (IS) chose Dimension Data (LSE:DDT - News) as their systems integrator to deploy advanced VoIP enterprise services based on the BroadSoft BroadWorks® VoIP application platform. The new service, called Voice over IS (VoIS), is a culmination of IS's long-term support of market deregulation and the development of best-of-breed information technology services that enable South African companies to compete more effectively.

With the deregulation of the South African telecommunications market in February 2005, South African companies can now choose to improve their communications services with VoIS - a full-featured portfolio of converged voice and data services. By integrating voice and data networks, VoIS helps companies realize network-related equipment and administration efficiencies, and significant cost-reductions on inter-branch, long distance, international and phone-to-cell calls. With BroadWorks at the core of the VoIP network, VoIS is also positioned to lead the VoIP market forward with the most advanced set of next-generation services, such as click-to-dial, voicemail-to e-mail, and find-me-follow-me, that end users can easily control from BroadWorks' proven web-based portal.

"We chose BroadSoft's BroadWorks platform because it enabled us to quickly respond to a changing regulatory environment with a nationwide, carrier-grade VoIP service that supports our long term commitment to growing South Africa's VoIP market," said Greg Hatfield, general manager of Voice Solutions at Internet Solutions. "With BroadSoft's BroadWorks platform, we're able to provide companies with the cost-savings they need now and the enhanced productivity features that will keep them competing more effectively into the future."

According to Jason Goodall, executive director at Dimension Data South Africa, "With the launch of Internet Solution's BroadSoft-based VoIP services, South African companies can now confidently start saving money with a service that will continue to meet their future communications needs. We're proud to be part of this winning team and commend Internet Solutions for their dedication to creating freer and more open markets." Dimension Data is a global distributor of the BroadWorks platform.

"Internet Solutions is paving the way forward for the South African communications industry," said Michael Tessler, CEO and president at BroadSoft. "By working with leading global distributors, such as Dimension Data, we're helping providers around the world expand their revenue streams with carrier-grade communications services that save companies money and increase their productivity."

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