Brix Networks Awarded 2002 'Product of the Year' by Internet Telephony Magazine; Advanced VoIP Test Suite Cited For Technological Excellence And Vision.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2003

Brix Networks (www.brixnet.com), the trusted provider of real-time service assurance solutions for real-time networks, today announced that its Advanced VoIP Performance Test Suite, Version 2.0, has been named by the editors of Internet Telephony Magazine as a 2002 "Product of the Year" winner in its January 2003 issue.

The Advanced VoIP Test Suite from Brix allows large enterprises and service providers to conduct pre-deployment testing, proactive performance monitoring, and service level management verification -- plus aid troubleshooting and problem diagnosis efforts -- in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) networks.

According to Internet Telephony's editorial director Greg Galitzine, "The Product of the Year award is meant not only to honor the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, but also to educate our readers on the array of quality offerings in this market."

With Version 2.0, the Advanced VoIP Performance Test Suite measures the most critical contributors to quality in VoIP networks, namely the signaling and media networks, as well as the underlying IP infrastructure.

The Advanced VoIP Test Suite also actively tests networks by simulating calls and other transactions. Active testing is an essential element of VoIP performance management, as testing around-the-clock can proactively identify degradations in service levels, even when customers are not making calls.

"Being cited for product and technical excellence by Internet Telephony -- for the second year in a row -- reflects our ongoing commitment to produce the industry's best VoIP quality assurance solutions for our enterprise and carrier customers," said Jamie Warter, vice president of marketing and business development at Brix Networks.

About Brix Networks

Founded in July 1999, Brix Networks develops and markets real-time service assurance and performance management solutions that verify the quality of advanced, IP-based services, such as VoIP, VPNs, Web-hosted business applications, and streaming media. The Chelmsford, Mass.-based company's seamlessly integrated hardware and software offerings allow carriers, service providers, large enterprises, and government agencies to build, operate, and assure their IP networks, applications, and services by providing proactive, end-to-end, service level management (SLM) and service level agreement (SLA) verification. Additional information about Brix Networks can be found on the company's Web site at www.brixnet.com, and by calling 978-367-5600, or 1-888-BRIXNET.

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