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Verilink Receives Product of the Year Award From Internet Telephony Magazine The 8000 Series recognized as the Best Access Product for Voice Over IP CENTENNIAL, Colo., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ:VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced that INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine has selected Verilink's 8000 Series Integrated Access Device (IAD) as a recipient of a Product of the Year Award for 2004. "Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine bestows its Product of the Year awards following a detailed selection process, recognizing companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement, and are introducing products we believe will make a strong impact in the market," said Rich Tehrani, Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY. "We selected Verilink's 8000 Series IAD for this award because of its advanced, software-driven ability to migrate customers from their existing TDM-based networks to Voice over IP (VoIP). Additionally, its comprehensive MGCP/SIP interoperability support with leading industry gateways and soft-switches puts the 8000 Series ahead of other products in this category." "We are honored to have our 8000 Series recognized by INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine for this prestigious award," said Sab Gosal, Vice President of Marketing for Verilink. "Verilink is committed to providing products that translate directly into business and economic benefits for our customers. The 8000 Series IADs is a fully interoperable VoIP access device with an advanced SNMP-based management interface that provides one-touch provisioning and automates the configuration, monitoring and trouble-shooting of services. With its ability to remotely software migrate customers from their existing services to VoIP, the 8000 Series reduces network costs by as much as 45% compared to conventional industry solutions. These benefits are demonstrated by the 55 active customers and MGCP and SIP-based trials we have currently underway." Verilink's 8000 Series IADs provide all of the advanced features and functions that carriers need to deliver toll-quality voice and business-class data services. Operating as intelligent customer-located equipment, the 8000 Series supports Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) and Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) and provides a built-in migration path from traditional telephony, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), to Internet Protocol (IP). This migration path allows carriers and enterprises to maximize their existing network investments while having an on-ramp to more cost-efficient, scalable packet networks. The 8000 Series is a flexible product set based on a true plug-and-play architecture, plugging directly into existing analog phones, PBX and Key Systems, and supporting a wide range of Wide Area Network (WAN) interfaces, including T1, E1, ADSL, SDSL, and SHDSL. The remote management functionality allows services to be configured, provisioned and managed without truck rolls, saving up to five times the operational cost of traditional operations. The Product of the Year Award winners for 2004 are published in the January 2005 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. About Verilink Corporation Verilink Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks that enable the cost-effective delivery of next-generation communications services to their end customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP and TDM-based integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire-speed routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers and DACS. Verilink also provides turnkey professional services to help carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. The company is headquartered in Centennial, CO and has operations in Madison, AL and Newark, CA, with sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. To learn more about Verilink, visit the company's website at http://www.verilink.com/ . About TMC(R) Celebrating more than 30 years as a leading publisher, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) publishes Customer Inter@ction Solutions(R) and INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazines, Web portal TMCnet.com, and the online publications SIP(TM), Speech-World(TM), VoIP Developer(TM), WiFI Telephony(TM), WiMAX(TM), Alternative Power(TM) and BiometriTech(TM). TMC(R) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC(R) Labs. TMC(R) produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO, VoIP Developer Conference(TM) and Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit(TM). TMC offers live and online certification programs through TMC University. TMCnet.com publishes more than 14 online newsletters. Visit http://www.tmcnet.com/ for details. NOTE: Verilink and the Verilink logo are registered trademarks of Verilink Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of the respective owners. DATASOURCE: Verilink Corporation CONTACT: Gary W. Gray of Verilink Corporation, +1-510-771-3354, or Web site: http://www.tmcnet.com/ Web site: http://www.verilink.com/

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