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FierceVoIP Names Sipera a Top 10 VoIP Security Leader

Sipera Cited for Real-Time VoIP Security Expertise

Richardson, TX – December 19, 2007 – Sipera Systems, the leader in comprehensive VoIP/UC security solutions, announced today that it has been named a VoIP Leader by FierceVoIP, an honor that recognizes the top 10 companies on the cutting-edge of the constantly evolving VoIP industry. Winners are singled out for leading the industry as it explodes beyond service providers and into the fields of enterprise and unified communications. Sipera was specifically cited for its real-time VoIP security expertise.

FierceVoIP is a bi-weekly email newsletter distributed by FierceMarkets that covers news and insights on the emerging VoIP industry, providing more than 35,000 subscribers a quick, authoritative briefing on the week’s top VoIP stories marketplace developments.

“Sipera’s ability to adapt to new types of threats and manage, in real time, VoIP call security makes it a clear leader in the security sector,” said FierceVoIP editor, Tom Burton.

"It’s an honor to be named a VoIP Leader by FierceVoIP – a clear frontrunner in delivering news and information on the VoIP industry,” said Eric Winsborrow, CMO of Sipera Systems. "As VoIP continues to gain traction, Sipera will remain the leader in pure security solutions, and continue to help enterprises, service providers and operators proactively secure unified communications.”

To provide comprehensive protection in real-time, the Sipera IPCS products offer unified communications (UC) threat prevention using a variety of sophisticated VoIP-specific security techniques including anomaly detection, protocol scrubbing, behavior learning and fingerprint verification. These appliances also incorporate UC policy compliance functionality, which enforces granular security polices to all UC traffic, based on user, device, network and time of day, and ensures secure UC access, to guarantee the privacy and authentication of all UC traffic to the enterprise and handle session border control issues, such as firewall/NAT traversal, in a single security device. The Sipera IPCS product line begins with the Sipera IPCS 210, supporting 200 users, and extends up to the IPCS 510, with support for 100,000 users.

The FierceVoIP “Emerging VoIP Leaders” list celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. The complete list of exceptional companies is available today in a special Web-only issue of FierceVoIP at http://www.fiercevoip.com/story/voip-leaders-2007/2007-12-10.

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About Sipera
Sipera Systems provides enterprises and service providers with comprehensive VoIP/UC security solutions that protect, control and enable real-time unified communications. The Sipera IPCS™ products combine VPN, Firewall/SBC, Intrusion Prevention, Anti-Spam, Compliance and Troubleshooting functionality for VoIP systems in a single device. This securely enables IP PBXs, VoIP remote users, SIP trunks, data/voice VLANs, hosted VoIP services and IMS or UMA-based networks. Comprised of top vulnerability research experts, the Sipera VIPER™ Lab concentrates its efforts towards identifying VoIP vulnerabilities, while Sipera LAVA™ tools verify networks’ readiness to resist attacks. Founded in 2003, and backed by Austin Ventures, DTEC, Sequoia Capital and Star Ventures, Sipera is headquartered in Richardson, TX. Visit http://www.sipera.com.

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