Conference Plus, Inc. Offers Videoconferencing Solutions Over IP Networks.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SCHAUMBURG, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2002 Announces Agreement with Masergy Communications to Provide Premier Service Delivery Capabilities Conference Plus, Inc. (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ) today announced it will offer a videoconferencing transport solution over Masergy Communications' IP Network with guaranteed Quality of Service (QoS) supported by one of the industry's strongest and most straightforward service level agreements. CPI has the ability to offer a high quality, cost-effective alternative to expensive legacy video systems. CPI is subsidiary of Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : WSTL) headquartered in Aurora, Illinois Aurora is the largest city in Kane County, Illinois. The city also lies within DuPage, Will and Kendall counties. As reported in the 2000 U.S. census, the city was home to 142,990 people, while the city's estimated 2006 population is 170,617. . Under terms of the agreement, CPI introduces "CP ip - V" which combines CPI's industry leading videoconferencing services with the cost and performance benefits of quality IP transport. Compared with traditional ISDN-based solutions, CP ip - V delivers improved reliability, absolute guaranteed quality, and lower overall costs to users. "We have formed a strong partnership with the MASERGY team," said Gary Ratkiewicz, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for CPI. "As more of our customers migrate to video over IP, the need for quality of service is critical. The MASERGY team provides a powerful offering that allows us to present successful solutions to our customers with great results," Ratkiewicz said. The new CPI product combines the robust benefits of bridging technologies and advanced IP services, enabled over an IP MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. network. CP ip - V delivers these services over MASERGY's inControl Video connectivity platform. MASERGY's inControl Video is a video-specific grade of IP bandwidth, engineered to deliver video over IP with absolute QoS at all times and under all conditions. InControl Video is guaranteed by Service Level Agreements to provide: 100 percent packet delivery, 100 percent in-sequence packet delivery, maximum latency variation or "jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle " less than 10ms, and sub-one second network recovery (fast failover). The benefits offered by CP ip - V include: - Guaranteed high picture quality - 99.999% network service availability/reliability - Unlimited point-to-point calling for a fixed monthly fee - Lower video transport costs - A network transport solution that can also be used for basic Internet access See how to access the Internet. , voice services, and site-to-site data transfer - IP to ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. interoperability (gateway capability) - Flexible bandwidth options up to 1.54 Mb service "MASERGY is delighted to be partnering with CPI on this exciting new product offering," said Mike Beaton, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Business Development for MASERGY. "With CP ip - V, CPI's customers now have a high quality, cost-effective alternative to expensive legacy video solutions," he added. About Conference Plus, Inc. Conference Plus Inc. (CPI), a Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL) subsidiary, is a leading global provider of audio, web, video and IP conferencing services. CPI is dedicated to providing high quality, innovative conferencing solutions to its domestic and international clients and telecommunications resellers. CPI is recognized for outstanding customer service and support to help clients meet their business objectives. The company is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg is a village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 75,386. As of 2005, the population slightly dropped to 72,690 according to the Census Bureau. with an international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. About Westell Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL) headquartered in Aurora, Illinois is a broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions company that provides leading broadband products, service solutions, and conferencing solutions for carriers, service providers and business enterprises around the world. Westell delivers innovative, open broadband solutions that meet our customers' needs for fast and seamless broadband connection See broadband and wireless broadband. . Conference Plus, a Westell subsidiary, offers conferencing services including voice, video, and IP data conferencing, to carriers and multi-national corporations throughout the world. For more information visit www.westell.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. 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