Acme Packet Certified as 'Deployment-Ready' Member of the Veraz Open Solutions Alliance.

Deployed at Several Worldwide VoIP Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Veraz Networks, Inc. and Acme Packet[R] (NASDAQ:APKT) announced today that Acme Packet has been certified as a 'Deployment-ready' member of the Veraz Open Solutions Alliance (VOSA). Acme Packet's Net-Net[R] session border controllers (SBCs) have successfully completed interoperability testing with Veraz's ControlSwitch softswitch and I-Gate 4000 media gateway family. These offerings are deployed together in multiple live networks around the world including Bezeq International.

"With the Veraz VOSA partnership program, we can readily offer our customers solutions that are already interoperable to meet their growing needs," said Francesca Puggioni, Head Corporate Business Development in Veraz Networks. "Partnering with Acme Packet allows us to provide a flexible solution for delivering enhanced security and control functions to our customers."

The Veraz platform consists of the ControlSwitch and I-Gate 4000 family of media gateways and management systems. It is a highly scalable, programmable Voice over IP switch and IMS-compatible solution that allows service providers to cost-effectively deploy new converged voice and multimedia services while they migrate to an IP-based infrastructure. The Veraz management system included within the ControlSwitch has been leveraged for integrated fault, configuration, and accounting management of the combined Veraz and Acme Packet solution.

Acme Packet Net-Net SBCs combine purpose-built hardware with high-quality session border control features that together deliver carrier-class scalability, performance and reliability. Supporting multiple protocols and multiple applications, the Net-Net SBCs provide critical control functions at both access and interconnect borders, satisfying requirements in five major areas: security, service reach maximization, SLA assurance, revenue and profit protection and regulatory compliance. By deploying Veraz's platform together with Acme Packet's Net-Net SBC, service providers will be able to more easily and quickly deploy advanced IP-based services to subscribers with the assurance that traffic is carried over secure, high quality networks.

"The interoperability certification of our Net-Net session border controllers with Veraz's ControlSwitch and I-Gate 4000 media gateways alleviates the challenge of rapidly getting to commercial production services," said Seamus Hourihan, vice president of marketing and product management of Acme Packet. "Veraz's IP softswitches and media gateways combined with our carrier-class SBCs gives service providers a deployable solution for advanced IP interactive communication services."

About Veraz Networks, Inc.

Veraz (www.veraznetworks.com) is a leading global provider of IP softswitches, media gateways and digital compression products that enable voice, video and other multimedia services over IP. Wireline, broadband and wireless service providers in over 50 countries deploy Veraz's innovative product suite to transport, convert and manage voice and multimedia traffic over both legacy and IP networks. Veraz helps service providers to quickly and efficiently migrate from traditional voice networks to all-IP, fixed-mobile and multimedia networks consistent with emerging IMS standards.

About Acme Packet

Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables service providers to deliver trusted, first class interactive communications--voice, video and multimedia sessions--across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by over 360 service providers in 75 countries to satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. Our customers include 23 of the top 25, and 72 of the top 100 service providers in the world. These deployments support multiple applications--from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed mobile convergence; multiple protocols--SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and multiple border points--interconnect, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com.

Acme Packet Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our position in the session border control market, our expected financial and operating results, our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property rights, our ability to build and grow Acme Packet, the benefits and advantages of our products, including any enhancements or new features, services and programs and our ability to achieve our goals, plans and objectives. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: difficulties in growing our customer base, difficulties leveraging market opportunities, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations, difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially form those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are contained in our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in such filings.