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Acme Packet Joins ITXC VoIPLink Ready Program.


Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Spring VON 2004

SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba
Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba.
, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004

VoIPLink Ready(TM) status offers VoIP service providers using the Acme Packet Net-Net(TM) session border controllers a rapid connection to ITXC (Internet Telephony Exchange Carrier Corporation, Princeton, NJ, www.itxc.com) The largest IP exchange carrier in the world. ITXC was acquired by wholesale telco provider Teleglobe Bermuda Ltd. in 2004 and then by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. .net(R) for international calling

ITXC Corp.(R) (NASDAQ NASDAQ
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:ITXC) and Acme Packet(TM) today announced at the Spring 2004 VON Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , that Acme Packet has joined ITXC's VoIPLink Ready(TM) program to provide its service provider customers off-the-shelf VoIP interoperability with ITXC.net(R), one of the world's largest international voice networks. VoIP networks using Acme Packet's Net-Net(TM) session border controllers, along with other VoIPLink compatible network elements, can now quickly and reliably use ITXC's VoIPLink(TM) service for international call exchange.

Under the program, ITXC and Acme Packet will continue to work together to ensure network providers deploying Acme Packet's session border controllers in their VoIPLink-compatible networks will be immediately ready to use ITXC's VoIPLink service for VoIP interconnection to ITXC.net for international calling. ITXC and Acme Packet will also cooperate to market and sell their complementary VoIP service and products in select markets.

Acme Packet's Net-Net session border controllers address the security, service assurance and regulatory requirements of service providers at the borders of IP networks. The Net-Net products are deployed worldwide and span all border applications - peering, access network-backbone network, and data center -- and all protocols - SIP, H.323, and MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO.

MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol
. Crucial security functionality includes hosted NAT traversal Passing through network address translation (NAT) to reach a user. NAT hides private IP addresses from the public Internet; however, voice over IP (VoIP) and videoconferencing calls that originate from outside the network must locate the user's IP address. See STUN, UPnP and NAT. , access control, topology hiding, and DoS protection, while multi-protocol support with interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components.  and session admission control help satisfy service and SLA (1) (StereoLithography Apparatus) See 3D printing.

(2) (Service Level Agreement) A contract between the provider and the user that specifies the level of service expected during its term.
 assurance requirements.

ITXC's VoIPLink service enables VoIP-based service providers to use VoIP to connect to ITXC.net for high quality, low cost-per- minute call exchange with every traditional and IP phone in the world.

"We are pleased that our Net-Net session border controllers are ITXC VoIPLink Ready and interoperable with the world's largest international VoIP network," said Jim Hourihan, Vice President Product Management and Marketing, Acme Packet. "Our service provider customers not only quickly expand their global footprint, they receive competitive rates for every call they send over ITXC.net and increased revenue for every call they terminate from ITXC.net using Acme Packet's session border controllers."

"Acme Packet is a cutting-edge company delivering the latest in Session Border Controller technology to service providers worldwide," said Jeffrey Bak, ITXC Director of Product Management. "As an ITXC VoIPLink Ready vendor, Acme's service provider customers are able to interconnect to the world's largest international VoIP network, ITXC.net(R). We applaud their commitment to ensuring VoIP service providers receive industry-leading products in this growing market segment."

VoIPLink Ready compatible vendor configurations include setup requirements that ensure off-the-shelf interoperability with ITXC.net. The setup requirements can be found at www.itxc.com/voiplink.

About Acme Packet:

Acme Packet enables network service providers to deliver premium, interactive communications - voice, video and multimedia sessions - across IP network borders. Our award-winning Net-Net family of session border controllers satisfies critical security, service assurance and law enforcement requirements in wireline, wireless and cable networks. The Net-Net session border controllers are deployed in over 30 production networks worldwide, spanning all border applications -- peering, access network-backbone network, and data center -- and all protocols - SIP, H.323, and MGCP. For more information, contact us at +1 781.756.6800, or visit us at www.acmepacket.com

About ITXC:

ITXC Corp. is one of the world's leading carriers based on minutes of international traffic carried. As a carriers' carrier, ITXC serves all major carriers in the US; many incumbent carriers worldwide including China Telecom, PLDT PLDT Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company , Telkom South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. , Telecom Colombia Telefónica Telecom is the largest telecommunications company in Colombia. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C.. , Telenor, Telia, and VSNL VSNL Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (India) ; and emerging and competitive carriers including Intelig in Brazil and Data Access in India. ITXC also serves a growing number of mobile carriers including China Mobile and Smart Communications Smart Communications, Inc. commonly known as "SMART", is the wholly-owned mobile phone subsidiary of PLDT. With over 25 million subscribers on its GSM network as of end-February 2007, equivalent to approximately 58 percent market share. , leading mobile carriers in their respective markets.

ITXC is the global market segment share leader in VoIP international calling and one of the largest international voice carriers of any kind. Circuit-switched customers use ITXC services through switchless ITXC SuperPoPs in London, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, LA, and NJ or through ITXC-managed SNARCs(R) co-located in the customer's central office. VoIP-enabled networks use VoIPLink for the same services. Approximately one third of ITXC's current traffic is originated or terminated with over 160 VoIPLink-enabled carriers or service providers in over 60 countries.

For more information about ITXC, please visit www.itxc.com

Forward-looking statements:

ITXC has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995 concerning financing plans. "Forward-looking statements" consist of all non-historical information, and the analysis of historical information, including any references to future revenue growth, future expense growth, future credit exposure, future profitability, anticipated cash resources, anticipated capital expenditures, capital requirements Capital requirements

Financing required for the operation of a business, composed of long-term and working capital plus fixed assets.
, and the Company's plans for future periods. In addition, the words "could", "expects", "anticipates", "objective", "plan", "may affect", "may depend", "believes", "estimates", "projects" and similar words and phrases Words and Phrases®

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 are also intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected in ITXC's forward-looking statements due to numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including, among other things, (i) uncertainties relating to executing the proposed merger, including, but not limited to the risks of delay in consummation of the transaction; the risk that either material adverse changes to either ITXC or Teleglobe, or governmental action or litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation.
 may prevent the merger from closing or render it less desirable than anticipated; and the risk that delay in closing the transaction may extend the closing date after June 21, 2004, after which date either party to the merger has the ability to terminate the merger agreement subject to certain conditions contained in the merger agreement; uncertainties relating to the combined company after the proposed merger with Teleglobe, including but not limited to, unexpectedly high transaction costs Transaction Costs

Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it).
; problems in the integration effort; Teleglobe's anticipated debt level and the inherent lack of flexibility resulting therefrom; inability to retain key employees, customers and suppliers through and after the merger process; ability to capture anticipated synergies; the ability of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., Teleglobe's current controlling stockholder and majority owner of Teleglobe after the merger, to exert control over the combined company; the existence of undisclosed or unanticipated contingent liabilities; the risk that Teleglobe is not currently a publicly traded company publicly traded company

A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market.
; and the risk that Teleglobe may not be able to effectively execute its business plan and (ii) other risks relating to ITXC independent of the proposed merger, including the volatile and competitive environment for Internet telephony and telecommunications; changes in domestic and foreign economic, market and regulatory conditions; the inherent uncertainty of financial estimates and projections; uncertainty inherent in litigation; unanticipated technological difficulties; the risk that ITXC may not be able to access sufficient capital; the creditworthiness Creditworthiness

The condition in which the risk of default on a debt obligation by that entity is deemed low.


Creditworthiness

Eligibility of an individual or firm to borrow money.
 of and relationship with ITXC's customers; future transactions; risks inherent in being subject to significant regulation; and other considerations described as "Risk Factors" in Exhibit 99.1 to ITXC's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K

A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information.


Form 10-K

See 10-K.
 for the year ended December 31, 2003 and in other filings made by us with the SEC. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. ITXC does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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