ADVISORY/Multiservice Switching Forum -- MSF -- Will Announce Testing Plans at SUPERCOMM 2002.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for June 4 (Tuesday)

SUPERCOMM 2002

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

ATTENTION:      Business/High Tech Editors/Editors Attending SUPERCOMM
                2002

WHAT:           The MSF will unveil details of its Global MSF
                Interoperability 2002 event in individual 30 minute
                meetings with interested editors and analysts.

WHERE:          MSF Booth: #11661
                SUPERCOMM 2002
                Atlanta Convention Center
                Atlanta, Georgia

WHEN:           Tuesday, June 4, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
                Wednesday, June 5, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
                Thursday, June 6, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

ABOUT MSF:      The Multiservice Switching Forum is a global
                association of service providers and system suppliers
                committed to developing and promoting
                open-architecture, multiservice switching systems.
                Founded in 1998, the MSF is a non-profit,
                open-membership organization comprised of the world's
                leading communications technology companies. The MSF's
                activities include developing implementation
                agreements, promoting worldwide compatibility and
                interoperability, and encouraging input to appropriate
                national and international standards bodies. For more
                information about the MSF and its members, visit the
                MSF web site at http://www.msforum.org.

                  To obtain additional information about Global MSF
                Interoperability 2002, or to schedule a briefing with
                an MSF representative, contact Kendra Gross.