Continuous Computing(R) Announces AdvancedTCA Packet Processing Blade; FlexPacket(TM) ATCA-BCM40 Accelerates Wireless, VoIP and IMS Application Deployment.

BEIJING & SAN DIEGO -- Continuous Computing(R) Corporation, global provider of Network Service-Ready Platforms(TM) that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy converged communications, today announced FlexPacket(TM) ATCA-BCM40, the company's latest offering in its broad family of AdvancedTCA (ATCA) products. FlexPacket is the company's flagship packet processing blade in an ATCA form factor. It enables higher packet processing performance by delivering outstanding throughput, increased memory, more expansion mezzanines, higher density and easy customization, all of which reinforces Continuous Computing's leadership in the ATCA market.

FlexPacket allows a new set of telecom applications to run on ATCA platforms, including Session Border Controllers, Media Gateways, Media Servers, Video Gateways, Wireless Nodes and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network elements. Supporting voice, video, data and wireless applications and significantly accelerating the deployment and availability of customer applications, FlexPacket makes for an ideal "quadruple-play" convergence solution.

"FlexPacket extends Continuous Computing's legacy of delivering advanced, targeted products that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to deploy network elements quickly and cost effectively," said Mike Coward, CTO and general manager of Continuous Computing's platforms business unit. "FlexPacket provides superior packet processing performance, and it can be customized to meet unique customer requirements."

According to Elisabeth Rainge, program director for IDC, "Ongoing IDC research shows that ATCA continues to gain strong momentum in the telecom industry. Continuous Computing is helping to accelerate this trend by providing their customers with products and solutions like the new FlexPacket."

The key benefit of FlexPacket is substantially higher packet processing performance due to the use of four Broadcom BCM1480 high-performance MIPS64 CPU packet processors. This MIPS-based approach means that customers do not have to worry about code space or having to optimize microengine instructions, thereby significantly reducing the amount of time or specialized training needed to create and start up an application. FlexPacket also delivers superior deployment flexibility since it may be adapted to meet unique customer requirements in multiple applications rather than employing a "purpose-built" network processing unit architecture that requires specialized programming and hardware configurations.

Other important FlexPacket features include larger memory, I/O flexibility, multiple platform certifications, interoperability with I/O and Operations Systems vendors, and integration with other Continuous Computing ATCA telecom solutions.

More information about FlexPacket is available on Continuous Computing's web site at www.ccpu.com and at the company's booth at the PT Wireless trade show (Hall 7, 7H01) in Beijing, China, from October 18-22, 2005.

About Continuous Computing

Continuous Computing(R) provides Network Service-Ready Platforms(TM) that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy converged communications. The company serves over 150 customers globally who benefit from accelerated time to market and reduced project risk and complexity for wireless, Voice over IP (VoIP) and IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network infrastructure. For a total system approach, Continuous Computing offers pre-integrated products and building blocks featuring Trillium(R) protocol software and AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI hardware. The company is ISO-9001 certified and is based in San Diego, with offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.ccpu.com.

About Flex(TM) Hardware Platforms

Continuous Computing's Platforms business unit delivers standards-based telecom infrastructure that enables customers to focus on delivering application-specific value. The Flex(TM) line of AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI systems features processing, switching, DSP, media, storage and integrated platform management for wireless, VoIP and IMS applications. For more information, visit www.ccpu.com/products/atca and /cpci.

Continuous Computing is an Associate member of the Intel(R) Communications Alliance.

The Intel(R) Communications Alliance is a member-based program comprised of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. Members are committed to providing a strategic supply of standards-based solutions to the communications and embedded market segments. For more information, visit: www.intel.com/go/ica.

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