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To: zbyslaw owczarczyk who wrote (13577)	10/11/1999 9:03:00 AM
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TeraBridge Technologies' PathMinder Software Suite Gains SS7 Certification From ILLUMINET PathMinder to Deliver Certified SS7 Signaling Over an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Switch GURNEE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1999-- TeraBridge Technologies Corp., leading developer of call and connection control software for broadband networks, today announced its PathMinder(TM) software suite has been certified by ILLUMINET for SS7 MTP levels one, two and three. This development effectively verifies the software as a compatible solution for physical, link and network signaling requirements. As a compliant software solution for ILLUMINET's SS7 service offerings, PathMinder enables customers such as Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC), Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILEC) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) to allocate their services in multi-vendor environments. ``This certification qualifies PathMinder's ability to communicate with any SS7 link, and thus, proves our product can function in a multi-vendor environment,' said Gary Brown, president of TeraBridge Technologies. ``Network service providers can now be assured that PathMinder is fully compatible with ILLUMINET's SS7 signaling technology, a development that enables TeraBridge to further advance its software-based switching technology over a virtual pathway.' ``PathMinder fared well in our labs after we put it through rigorous testing,' said Mary Schares, ILLUMNINET's Manager of Network Provisioning. ``TeraBridge has done a very good job in getting this product up to speed and making sure its linking protocol is compatible with our standards.' PathMinder merges traditional narrowband call control with evolving voice and data protocols (such as SS7, Q.2931, IP, and ISDN) to deliver and manage integrated communications over a broadband network. As a complete software solution, PathMinder provides an economic alternative to the hardware dependencies of today's legacy infrastructures, offering the features of a facilities-based network on a virtual basis. PathMinder runs in parallel with any transport network, and is compatible with any switch or access device for last-mile connectivity, protocol interworking, translation, and aggregation. This open architecture, agnostic approach makes PathMinder uniquely future-proof, and helps solve a major unbundling issue necessary to comply with the FCC's 14-point checklist for opening up the U.S. local loop between incumbent and competitive carriers. About TeraBridge Technologies Corporation Privately held and located just outside of Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois, TeraBridge Technologies develops innovative software that provides cost-effective intelligent networking solutions for the telecommunications carrier and switching markets. As part of a joint venture with TeleHub Communications Corp. and Newbridge Networks Corp., TeraBridge is committed to redefining the economics of how communications are exchanged - through a software-driven, call and connection control platform that instantly brokers a voice, video, or data session over a virtual pathway. For more information, call TeraBridge at 1-847-782-2000 or visit our website at www.terabridge.com. About ILLUMINET ILLUMINET ( www.ILLUMINET.com ) provides advanced signaling network technology and enhanced applications, including local number portability, wireless fraud management, SS7 network usage measurement and billing services to more than 1,000 local, inter-exchange and wireless telecommunications providers throughout North America and in parts of Asia. Contact: TeraBridge Technologies Pete Spinner, 847/782-2161 pspinner@terabridge.com