OctWare Launches Echo Cancellation Software to the Asterisk Market in North America through cyLogistics

SoftEcho is a simple to integrate Line Echo Cancellation (LEC) module for Asterisk based IP PBX applications, up to 8 channels. SoftEcho enables manufacturers to cost-effectively deliver solutions with industry-leading sound quality. “OctWare is launching SoftEcho for Asterisk to fill that market’s need for better voice quality. This product’s innovative algorithm successfully eliminates the need for manufacturers to support customers in rectifying post-sale voice quality issues,” says Frederic Bourget, Director Product Management, Octasic Inc.

January 25th, 2007

Montreal, QC, January 25, 2007 – OCTWARE Inc., an Octasic subsidiary that provides software solutions for VoIP end-user communication equipment, today announced its launch of SoftEcho, a software echo canceller, to the Asterisk® market. OctWare is partnering with cyLogistics, a specialty distributor that is focused on the open enterprise market in North America.

SoftEcho is a simple to integrate Line Echo Cancellation (LEC) module for Asterisk based IP PBX applications, up to 8 channels. SoftEcho enables manufacturers to cost-effectively deliver solutions with industry-leading sound quality. “OctWare is launching SoftEcho for Asterisk to fill that market’s need for better voice quality. This product’s innovative algorithm successfully eliminates the need for manufacturers to support customers in rectifying post-sale voice quality issues,” says Frederic Bourget, Director Product Management, Octasic Inc.

“As OctWare creates distribution channels worldwide, we are excited to launch into the North American market with cyLogistics, a widely recognized distributor for its excellent customer service,” exclaims Fabio Gambacorta, VP Sales & Business Development, Octasic Inc. “We look forward to leveraging their vast business network and reputation to help us successfully deliver SoftEcho to the Asterisk market.”

“Octasic’s hardware echo cancellation solution is world-renowned for its outstanding performance in the carrier space,” says Don Witt, President, cyLogistics. “We are pleased to add this high quality product to our portfolio and look forward to introducing SoftEcho into the open enterprise market.”

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About Octasic & OctWare

Octasic Inc. develops silicon solutions that deliver exceptional sound quality for network and end-point equipment manufacturers within the wireless, VoP, and TDM segments of the telecommunications industry. Octasic’s innovative algorithms, processors and modules are optimized to perform three key functions: echo cancellation, packetization, and compression.

A subsidiary of Octasic, OctWare’s easy to integrate echo cancellation software suite enables manufacturers of end-user communication equipment to deliver industry-leading sound quality. OctWare’s product applications include Asterisk® based IP PBX, softphones, IP & speaker phones, hand-held devices, and IAD.

For more information on Octasic and OctWare, please visit our websites at www.octasic.com or www.octware.net.

Press Contact:

Octasic

Natalie Mountain

Marketing Communications Manager

Tel: (514) 282-8863

Fax: (514) 282-7672

Email: natalie.mountain@octasic.com

While delivering high quality communications and UNIX based products to distributors

and resellers since 1989, cyLogistics is now a VoIP specialty distributor. Starting in

1999, cyLogistics has been shipping leading edge VoIP products to Linux networking

resellers and integrators that are migrating to VoIP. With the introduction of TrueBill,

TrueSwitch, and TrueSBC the needs of the Internet Telephony provider are also being

met.

Press Contact:

Steven Beedle

Tel: (831) 425-1581 X 203

Email: steven@zna.com

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