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To: judge who wrote (4)	3/27/2000 7:51:00 PM
From: D. K. G.	Respond to of 11

Judge, they don't come out and explicitly say. Based on the product description in the S-1 what other companies offer this type of technology: PRODUCTS We currently offer two product lines, Signalware and Nexworx: Signalware Our Signalware call control products work within wireless, wireline and Internet networks to interconnect and interoperate voice and data communication systems and services. Signalware provides our customers with many of the features that are crucial to the global connectivity of communication networks, including the ability to: o run applications on multiple software platforms (open standards); 32 o build systems with no single point of failure (fault resilience); o process transactions at very high rates (high performance); o increase computing capacity to run various applications (scalability); and o create applications that could run on various communications networks around the world (global operability). Signalware plays a key role in the convergence of disparate networks by providing a means to bridge circuit and packet technology. Signalware also enables carriers to offer Intelligent Network services, which include services other than the call or data transmission itself. Signalware is used to build a wide range of Intelligent Network services and services for converged networks, including: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGNALWARE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTELLIGENT NETWORK SERVICES: CONVERGED NETWORK SERVICES: ----------------------------- --------------------------- Satellite Services Wireless Internet Services Prepaid Calling Service Voice over the Internet Services Virtual Private Networks Internet Call Waiting Wireless Authentication Internet Call Forwarding Wireless Roaming Service Wireless Email Service Caller ID Internet Fax Delivery Number Portability Unified Messaging Wireless 911 Service Wireless Text Messaging 800 Number Service Voice Messaging Service Personal Number Service 411/Operator Assistance Voice Activated Dialing Taxi Dispatch Service Enhanced 611 Service Electronic Banking Service Televoting Airport Information Service -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Signalware is sold in packages that offer specific features and functionality. Signalware includes application programming interfaces which work with multiple SS7 networks (for example, North American ANSI, European ITU, Chinese TTC, and Japanese NTT), support a wide variety of SS7 protocol elements and enable analog or digital wireless transmission. Signalware provides the functionality needed for network connection processing (call set-up/call termination), and transaction management (call routing/call billing). Signalware product packages are offered for a range of operating systems, including Sun Solaris, Unixware, and Windows NT, and for a broad range of hardware platforms. Signalware packages can be configured for use in single or multiple computing configurations for fault resiliency and mission-critical reliability. Our Signalware Gateway package provides a means to separate the signaling function from the application development environment which provides greater flexibility in configuring services. Our Signalware product includes interface boards which are necessary to provide the physical connection to the signaling network. Signalware boards are configured to support a wide range of hardware platforms and network links. The bundling of our interface boards with our Signalware software allows us to control product performance, capacity and compliance with standards. 33 New customers begin development of applications and services by purchasing the appropriate Signalware development kit, which includes a development site license. Each kit includes software, an interface board, cables and documentation, along with registration for two training classes. A development maintenance plan for one year is also included with each development kit. The maintenance plan provides access to customer support services, including our help desk, along with service packs and scheduled release upgrades of the software. After the initial year the maintenance plan must be renewed for a fee in order to continue to receive support and upgrades. When the application is ready for installation, the customer purchases one or more deployment licenses per installation, in addition to continuing the development site license and maintenance. In addition, in order to deploy our systems, a customer generally must purchase one or more interface boards and a deployment system maintenance and support plan. Nexworx In June 1999, we announced our Nexworx service control product line. Currently, this product combines the key attributes of Signalware with an object-oriented database and additional network management capabilities creating a platform for new programmable network services. Our Nexworx product line is designed to move service control into the hands of subscribers, so that businesses and consumers can access network resources to create, manage and personalize their communication services. Our first Nexworx product is a software-based server that enables subscribers to maintain their telephone number, regardless of location or service provider. The product is highly scalable to give the service provider the capacity for growth as demand for this and future Nexworx services increase. Other Nexworx products currently under development may enable subscribers to create a virtual call center on a desktop through a programming interface and schedule time-of-day routing through a browser interface over the Internet. COMVERSE MAY COMPETE WITH US AND COMPETES WITH SOME OF OUR CUSTOMERS. Comverse may engage in any business that is similar to ours, do business with a potential or actual customer of ours or employ, solicit or engage any of our officers, directors or employees. If Comverse competes with us or our customers, our business may suffer. For example, we may from time to time lose a revenue-earning opportunity to supply a customer with our products if that customer is not awarded a project that was awarded to CNS. Although our products would likely be included in CNS' products, because CNS has a non-exclusive royalty-free license to use our products for that purpose we would not earn any revenues for such use.

To: judge who wrote (4)	3/27/2000 8:04:00 PM
From: D. K. G.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 11

COMPETITION The market for network signaling software is intensely competitive, both in the U.S. and internationally. We expect competition to persist, intensify and increase in the future, especially with the anticipated convergence of voice and data networks. We compete with a number of U.S. and international suppliers that vary in size and in the scope and breadth of the products and services offered. Competitors for our present and planned future products include a number of companies ranging from SS7 software solution providers, such as ADC NewNet and Trillium Digital Systems, to vendors of communication and network infrastructure equipment, such as Hewlett Packard and Compaq. We believe we compete principally on the basis of: o product performance and functionality; o product quality and reliability; o customer service and support; and o price. We believe our success will depend primarily on our ability to provide technologically advanced and cost effective signaling solutions. Additionally, we must provide our customers with prompt and responsive customer support. However, we cannot assure you that the products and services we offer will compete effectively with those of our competitors or that our customers will not seek to develop their own substitutes for our products internally. Furthermore, should competition intensify, we may have to reduce the prices of our products. ======= Found it in the ammended S-1. Good job SEC, they need to disclose this type of info.