EADS TELECOM Unites All Voice Platforms under a Single Operating System; Powerful Enterprise Telephony Platform Incorporates Additional Features and Better Integration.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2004

EADS TELECOM North America, Inc., a subsidiary of EADS North America, today introduced Pointspan(R) 3.2, a single operating system that works across all EADS TELECOM voice platforms, powering new applications and delivering added network integration capability.

Upgraded to incorporate features requested and developed by customers, Pointspan 3.2 simplifies management and administration of Pointspan networks with complete feature transparency and application sharing. With embedded Automatic Call Distributor (ACD) functionality and flexible distribution options, Pointspan 3.2 enables companies to run the call center or enterprise campuses in a consolidated fashion on one operating system. Applications can be distributed from a single point to multiple sites, eliminating duplication and unnecessary costs, while enabling all users regardless of location to have the same capabilities. Pointspan 3.2 also allows moves, adds and changes to be handled from a single location.

"With Pointspan 3.2, users gain additional features and better integration which translates to lower administration costs and increased productivity for companies," said Stephane Angelot, vice president, product management, EADS TELECOM. "Together with the newly released Pointspan ITE station sets, Pointspan 3.2 will allow users to increase control of their telephony networks."

Pointspan 3.2 is compatible with previous Pointspan software releases, protecting customer investments. As a bridge between circuit-switched and packet-switched telephony, Pointspan 3.2 offers organizations the flexibility to migrate to IP telephony at their own pace, using their existing data network.

EADS TELECOM also introduced two additions to its popular line of telephones (which sold more than 450,000 in 2003). With Pointspan 3.2 and the new Pointspan ITE-760 and ITE-780 station sets, users benefit from more feature-rich, call processing solutions to boost productivity and improve service quality. Armed with the ability to record incoming and outgoing call logs, build personal and system directories and access a keyboard to enter text, companies' service and support staff can achieve more in less time.

Pointspan ITE station sets' interactive display and access to soft key menus allow the phones to operate more like mobile phones. Both models feature five soft keys which saves users time by enabling easy access to a menu of specific functions. Users can also point to screen options with a stylus, improving productivity with the Pointspan ITE-780's tactile screen display.

The new sets are compatible with the existing line of EADS TELECOM phones, allowing users to expand or upgrade without starting over. Built with IP migration in mind, a simple daughter card addition turns these telephones into IP phones.

About EADS in North America

EADS and its commercial telecom division, referred to as Communication Information Networks (CIN), is a leading worldwide provider of enterprise telephony solutions, including secure information systems and networks based on key technologies such as Telephony over IP, Contact Centers, systems management, directories and web communication portals. EADS CIN is number 5 in Europe and number 2 in France in the Enterprise Telephony sector, with respectively 7% and 30% market share. EADS is a global IP Telephony leader with an installed base of 100,000 IP licenses. CIN has a local presence in 18 countries, mainly in Europe and the United States.

EADS North America (the parent of EADS TELECOM North America, Inc), with ten operating units and investments in 39 cities, offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in the public safety and homeland security, commercial, aerospace and defense markets. EADS North America supports more than 100,000 North American jobs. EADS is a global leader in public safety, aerospace, defense and related services. The EADS Group includes Airbus and Eurocopter, is prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M and is the largest industrial partner for Galileo.

For more information about EADS telecom solutions in North America, visit www.eadstelecom-na.com.

For more information about EADS North America, visit www.eadsnorthamerica.com or contact Diane Murphy at 202-776-0988, or email: [e-mail].