Leapstone Integrated into IP Multimedia Subsystem Framework Proof of Concept from Intel; Software Platform Providing Key SCIM Function.

SOMERSET, N.J. -- Leapstone Systems, a leading supplier of service delivery and content management solutions for service providers, today announced that the Leapstone Communications Convergence Engine (CCE) has been integrated into an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) framework proof of concept from Intel which demonstrates an end-to-end IMS solution that service providers can adopt today.

With Leapstone's CCE performing the critical Service Capability Interaction Manager (SCIM) function within a fully interoperable ecosystem, Leapstone's offering has been incorporated into the Intel Modular Communications Platforms (MCP) Solution Labs in New Jersey, Belgium and Beijing, where service providers who visit also receive expert technical advice on how to IMS-enable their network. The goal of the lab is to demonstrate how service providers who deploy its standards-based IMS network on AdvancedTCA(R) (ATCA(TM)) can increase revenues and accelerate new services.

"The realization of IMS depends heavily on collaboration with industry leaders who are implementing standards-based architectures," said Rick Orriss, President and CEO of Leapstone Systems. "We're pleased to be part of a team of first-rate technology providers rallying around an influential organization like Intel to help accelerate the implementation of IMS. Providing the integrated SCIM function within the Intel IMS architecture marks a significant milestone in Leapstone's strategy to win new business by facilitating the creation and management of converged services across IP and legacy networks."

Leapstone's SCIM function provides dynamic service orchestration between multiple application platforms and is one of the increasingly important functions to emerge in the evolution of the IMS architectural framework. It plays a key role in the rapid introduction of new services by helping service providers define complex service packages - and associated service interactions - that will meet the needs of different market segments in a timely, cost-effective manner.

"Having the ability to integrate content and applications from multiple vendors and execute services across any access network is a key to IMS adoption," said Shantanu Gupta, Director MCP Solutions Program, Intel. "Leapstone CCE is fully interoperable with the other industry-standard IMS services in our Intel Modular Communications Platform Solution Labs. By complementing the Leapstone CCE solution with open, standards-based hardware conforming to 3GPP specifications, we are able to demonstrate choice and interoperability to service providers for their deployment of cutting edge IMS-based applications."

The ATCA version of Leapstone CCE is powered by Intel(R) Architecture and built with modular communications building blocks optimized for the Linux operating system, including the Intel(R) NetStructure(TM) MPCBL0040 single board computer, the latest in a series of high performance compute boards utilizing multi-core technology compliant with the ATCA* specification. The Intel NetStructure MCPBL0040 features two Dual-Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors LV 2.0 GHz designed to drive significant performance improvements in multitasking computer power for processing multithreaded applications with a total of four processor cores. Delivering such a high level of processing power on a single blade provides unique scalability when designing applications for IMS, IPTV, and wireless control plane applications.

About Leapstone

Leapstone Systems delivers intelligent service delivery and content management solutions to network operators. The Communications Convergence Engine (CCE) product suite is aligned with the IMS architectural framework and empowers network operators to expand and evolve their product portfolios to include all elements of the triple/quad play, including IPTV, VoIP, high-speed internet data and fixed-mobile convergence. Leapstone CCE has been licensed by multiple operators worldwide, including BellSouth, Verizon Wireless, Qwest and AT&T, which recently awarded Leapstone with a 2006 Supplier Recognition Award for Outstanding Performance in Technical Innovations.

Leapstone is privately held and headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, USA. The company has sales offices and technical centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.leapstone.com.

Leapstone is a member of the Intel Communications Alliance, a community of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. For more information visit http://intel.com/go/ica.

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