October 19th 2011 - Gintel AS announced today that Orange Austria has deployed the Easy Virtual PaBX to launch enhanced business voice services to enterprise and SME customers across the country.

Orange Austria selected Gintel to replace a legacy solution and deploy a robust platform for future growth. A key challenge was the preservation of existing service capabilities for current customers, while providing a platform for new and innovative services for the future. The solution is now in service and migration of existing customers to the new platform has been completed.

?Gintel demonstrated that they could easily replicate our existing service and integrate with our network?, said Andreas Lenz, Head of Direct Sales at Orange Austria. ?We had to provide a seamless solution for our existing customers, so that they wouldn?t even notice the migration to a new platform?.

The solution adds many new and enhanced features to the current service, enabling Orange Austria to offer a complete Mobile PBX solution to its customers. The fixed line substitute service is now easier to use and business subscribers can now take advantage of full range of PBX features from their mobile handsets, increasing productivity and efficiency in the workplace.

The mobile landscape is extremely crowded in Austria, and enterprise and SME markets are set to become highly competitive as business users look for new services and ways to increase their productivity. Orange Austria is known for its pioneering approach to service launch and innovation, and it was essential to look beyond the current service offer.

?We want to be able to excite our customers and offer them new and innovative services,? added Lenz. ?To achieve that, we need a platform that not only meets our current requirements, but also allows us to constantly evolve our service offer, ensuring that we maintain competitive advantage in our market. Gintel and the Easy Designer allow us to achieve that?.

?We are delighted to have worked with Orange Austria on a successful service migration and deployment? said Ernst Thue from Gintel, ?The new features and capabilities will significantly enhance the offer for business subscribers. We look forward to supporting Orange Austria as they continue to evolve the service offer and prototype new features and services?.

Gintel?s flagship product, EasyVPaBX, is a comprehensive framework allowing operators to host and offer advanced virtual PaBX solutions for enterprises and SMEs. The fixed line substitute service lets each company control the behaviour of internal, outgoing and incoming calls to all employees, central switchboard and common numbers, adding functionality for both the caller and the end user in a creative way, without sacrificing each employee?s existing personal preferences.

About Gintel (www.gintel.com):
Gintel is a leading provider of value added service applications to network operators and service providers enabling them to offer innovative and highly competitive services to the highly profitable business subscriber segment.
Gintel?s pioneering approach provides operators with the solutions, vision and practical expertise to deploy class-leading value added services for business subscribers that can generate enhanced revenue and margin potential.

About Orange in Austria (Orange Tarife, Handys und Mobiles Internet - orange.at)
Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH started on 26 October 1998 under the ONE brand as third mobile telephony operator in Austria. In 2010 the company achieved a mobile communications revenue of 548 million euro. About 800 employees take care of the needs and wishes of about 2,3 million customers daily. The distribution network in Austria comprises 95 Orange shops and approximately 1,700 distribution outlets. In the 2010 network test of Europe?s biggest telecommunications magazine Connect the Orange network holds again the second place within Austria. Orange in Austria is owned by Mid Europa Partners (65 %) and Orange (35 %). The 100% subsidiary YESSS! forms part of the Orange Austria Group. Moreover, Orange has a 25.1 % stake in the eety Telecommunications GmbH. Orange is the main brand of France Telecom, one of the leading telecommunications companies worldwide. The initiative ?Orange helps? ? Home - orange-hilft.at combines mobile communication with social responsibility and supports projects of charities in Austria. For further details on Orange in Austria, please refer to Orange Tarife, Handys und Mobiles Internet - orange.at.

Contacts:
Mazen Shiaa,
VP Sales and Marketing, Gintel
Tel: +47 452 76 156
Email: Mazen.malek.shiaa[at]gintel[dot]com

Ernst Thue,
CEO, Gintel
Tel: +47 901 00 532
Email: Ernst.thue[at]gintel[dot]com

Guy Redmill,
Marketing Director, Gintel
Tel: +44 774 088 1279
Email: Guy.redmill[at]gintel[dot]com

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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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Company Achieves 502 Percent Revenue Growth

Herndon, Va., October 20, 2010 ? Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced that it ranked number 197 on Technology Fast 500?, Deloitte?s ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the period from 2005?2009. Aptela grew 502 percent during this period.

Aptela?s chief executive officer, Douglas Strahan, credits the dedication and perseverance of the company?s employees and the financial backing of Aptela?s investors with the company?s 502% revenue growth. He said, "We are proud to be recognized by this prestigious program for the third year in a row. It is a reflection of our commitment to provide an outstanding customer experience and our focus on delivering an innovative market-leading solution.?

As an innovator of hosted PBX and VoIP, Aptela gives small businesses the tools required to intuitively manage and take control of their business communications. The company announced its innovative new calling platform, Aptela v5, earlier this year. Written in Erlang/OTP, and using CouchDB as its data store, the v5 platform demonstrates the power of cloud computing with horizontal scaling, robust fault-tolerance and a remarkably high degree of concurrency. The platform delivers a robust set of APIs that unifies communications for Aptela?s customers by integrating calling into their existing business processes. All combined, Aptela has rebuilt the new platform from the ground up utilizing the technologies best suited to deliver a high quality customer experience.

?Aptela and the other 2010 Technology Fast 500? winners forged ahead in a challenging economic environment to realize exceptional growth,? said Phil Asmundson, vice chairman and Deloitte?s U.S. technology, media and telecommunications leader. "Deloitte commends Aptela for this impressive accomplishment.?

?Aptela has proved itself to be one of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, and we are proud to honor them as one of the 2010 Technology Fast 500?,? said Mark Jensen, managing partner, venture capital services, Deloitte & Touche LLP. Aptela previously ranked number 79 as a Technology Fast 500? award winner for 2009 based on 2,290 percent growth from 2004-2008 and was recognized as a Fast 500 Rising Star in 2008 with 401% growth.

Overall, Technology Fast 500? award winners for 2010 had revenue growth ranging from 146 percent to 164,079 percent from 2005 to 2009, with an average growth of 2,361 percent.

For additional detail on the Technology Fast 500? including selection and qualifying criteria, visit www.fast500.com.

About Aptela

Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. In 2010, Aptela was recognized as a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company for the third consecutive year with a #197 ranking overall. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.

As used in this document, ?Deloitte? means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.



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The Asterisk Development Team has announced the fourth release candidate of Asterisk  1.8 ,this release candidate is available for immediate download at
http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/

With all currently 1.8.0 blocker issues closed, Asterisk 1.8.0-rc4 is currently scheduled to become the full release of Asterisk 1.8.0.

All interested users of Asterisk are encouraged to participate in the 1.8 testing process. Please report any issues found to the issue tracker, https://issues.asterisk.org/. It is also very useful to see successful test
reports. Please post those to the asterisk-dev mailing list.

Asterisk 1.8 is the next major release series of Asterisk. It will be a Long Term Support (LTS) release, similar to Asterisk 1.4. For more information about support time lines for Asterisk releases, see the Asterisk versions page.

http://www.asterisk.org/asterisk-versions

With the availability of the Asterisk 1.8.0 release candidates, the binary add-on modules for Asterisk produced by Digium have been updated with new versions that are compatible with Asterisk 1.8. The availability of these
modules will assist with the testing of Asterisk 1.8.0 in a wider variety of situations.

This release candidate contains fixes since the last release candidate as reported by the community. A sampling of the changes in this release candidate include:

 * Additional fixups in chan_gtalk that allow outbound calls to both Google
   Talk and Google Voice recipients. Adds new chan_gtalk enhancements externip
   and stunaddr.
   (Closes issue #13971. Patched by dvossel)

 * Resolve manager crash issue.
   (Closes issue #17994. Reported by vrban. Patchd by dvossel)

 * Documentation updates for sample configuration files.
   (Closes issues #18107, #18101. Reported, patched by lathama, lmadsen)

 * Resolve issue where faxdetect would only detect the first fax call in
   chan_dahdi.
   (Closes issue #18116. Reported by seandarcy. Patched by rmudgett)

 * Resolve issue where a channel that is setup and torn down *very* quickly may not have the right call disposition or ${DIALSTATUS}.
   (Closes issue #16946. Reported by davidw. Review
    https://reviewboard.asterisk.org/r/740/)

 * Set TCLASS field of IPv6 header when SIP QoS options are set.
   (Closes issue #18099. Reported by jamesnet. Patched by dvossel)

 * Resolve issue where Asterisk could crash on shutdown when using SRTP.
   (Closes issue #18085. Reported by st. Patched by twilson)

 * Fix issue where peers host port would be lost on a SIP reload.
   (Closes issue #18135. Reported, tested by lmadsen. Patched by dvossel)

A short list of available features includes:

  * Secure RTP
  * IPv6 Support in the SIP channel driver
  * Connected Party Identification Support
  * Calendaring Integration
  * A new call logging system, Channel Event Logging (CEL)
  * Distributed Device State using Jabber/XMPP PubSub
  * Call Completion Supplementary Services support
  * Advice of Charge support
  * Much, much more!

A full list of new features can be found in the CHANGES file.

http://svn.digium.com/view/asterisk/branches/1.8/CHANGES?view=markup

For a full list of changes in the current release candidate, please see the ChangeLog:

http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/ChangeLog-1.8.0-rc4

Thank you for your continued support of Asterisk!

Herndon, Va., October 6, 2010 - Aptela, a leading provider of business-class phone service to small businesses and mobile workers nationwide, today announced the addition of Cisco IP phones to their powerful portfolio of VoIP phones. Affordable, reliable and easy-to-use, Cisco's SPA 300 and SPA 500 Series range from low-cost, basic IP phones to higher-end, full-featured wired and wireless desktop models are ideal for small businesses and home offices.

The Cisco SPA 300 and SPA 500 Series offer a robust portfolio of small business phones, providing a full set of professional features that meet the needs of small businesses. With the addition of the Cisco IP phones, Aptela offers a full-featured VoIP phone for under $100, allowing the company to provide its customers an affordable, entry-level option to support their small business operations.

"We are delighted to add the Cisco SPA 300 and SPA 500 series of phones to our hardware portfolio," said Ann Santorios, Vice President of Product and Business Development for Aptela. "With this addition, we are able to provide our small business customers with a line of SIP phones that upholds the quality and standards set by Cisco's enterprise offerings."

Small businesses can take advantage of the numerous benefits offered, which include:

- Affordability - Get the phone that's right for your business needs, at an affordable price.
- Adaptability - Cisco SPA IP Phones are specifically designed to incorporate the new features and functionality continually introduced by Aptela.
- Connectivity - Aptela offers pre-configured devices that allow you to connect your Cisco SPA 300 or SPA 500 Series IP Phones to our business-class phone service in minutes.
- Simplicity - The IP phones provide an intuitive, multi-featured user experience for all employees.
- Feature Rich - Features such as wideband audio, easy installation, secure provisioning and web-based configuration and high security encryption come standard.

Aptela offers a variety of IP phones, including entry-level, multi-purpose models to high-end executive options. Phones purchased directly from Aptela allow customers to set up service with plug and play simplicity - phones are pre-configured and ready for use upon arrival. Aptela also provides ongoing support and manufacturer warranties for all certified, pre-configured phones purchased through Aptela.

To learn more about Aptela's hardware offerings, visit www.aptela.com/phones.



About Aptela
Aptela is a leading provider of business-class phone service, answering the communication and collaboration needs of small businesses and mobile workers nationwide who seek a robust and easy-to-use solution. Aptela's v5 platform is extensible by design and easily integrated into the workflow of today's entrepreneurs and increasingly mobile workforce. Unlike traditional telephony that is tied to a physical location, Aptela's service is delivered from the cloud and its features can be accessed-anywhere, anytime-through the Internet, traditional wire-line or mobile networks. Aptela was recognized as a 2009 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company with a #78 ranking overall and a #15 ranking amongst telecommunications/network providers. Aptela is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. For more information, visit www.aptela.com or call us at 800.994.4496. Follow us at www.twitter.com/aptela.