Brooktrout Technology and RADVISION Deliver Integrated Next Gen Real-Time Video Solutions for Service Provider Networks

Brooktrout Technology and RADVISION Deliver Integrated Next Gen
Real-Time Video Solutions for Service Provider Networks
Companies Forge Strategic Partnership to Market and Sell Advanced IP Video
Services 


NEEDHAM, Mass., and FAIR LAWN, N.J., May 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Brooktrout Technology, Inc. and RADVISION today announced a strategic
partnership for IP-based video solutions for the global service provider
market.  The solution, which incorporates Brooktrout's SnowShore IP Media
Server(TM) and RADVISION's SCOPIA(TM) advanced video services platform, enables
the transparent delivery of high margin IP video services over
circuit-switched, hybrid or packet network architectures.  The joint offering
will enable a wide range of media services including audio and video telephony
and conferencing, video mail and video messaging, interactive multimedia
content streaming, video in contact centers, and live entertainment and
communications services.

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The partnership expands the companies' relationship as Brooktrout and RADVISION
along with their joint partner Openwave are currently deploying an integrated
video messaging solution with TMN, Portugal's largest wireless 3G service
provider.

"This partnership brings together two leaders in the emerging IP video services
space and highlights Brooktrout's continued, field-proven leadership as the
media server of choice to drive advanced IP multimedia services," said Peter
Vescuso, vice president of Market Development at Brooktrout.  "RADVISION Ltd.
is one of the industry's leading providers of products and services for video
over IP and 3G networks.  RADVISON and Brooktrout share the same vision for
innovation -- to rapidly develop and deploy open, SIP and VoiceXML based next
generation services that drive differentiation and revenue for our carrier
customers."

Brooktrout pioneered the use of SIP and VoiceXML for control of its SnowShore
IP Media Server(TM).  Brooktrout's suite of media server products are open,
carrier-class IP media servers that deliver advanced media processing for
communications applications, from basic messaging and prepaid services to
conferencing and video mail.  With standard network and programming interfaces
such as SIP, VoiceXML and MSCML, Brooktrout's solutions provide
interoperability with a broad range of third-party Application Servers in
next-generation wireline, wireless and broadband networks.

"Our collective success creating the foundation of IP video services
architecture in TMN, Portugal, illustrates the power and potential of this
partnership," said Amnon Gavish, Vice President of Business Development at
RADVISION.  "The market for network-based real-time video communications
services is rapidly growing and we believe this solution provides our carrier
customers with critical technologies needed to grow and scale this market as it
reaches critical mass.  Customers will also benefit from RADVISION's vast
experience in deploying its products in live networks worldwide. "

RADVISION has been a leader in visual communication for over twelve years,
since it created the standards to deliver visual services over IP networks and
later over 3G networks.  RADVISION offers an advanced services platform that
enables wireless and wireline service providers to offer point-to-point and
multipoint real-time video-based services, providing complete interoperability
between different networks, protocols and devices.  These new video-based
services, which complement traditional voice and data services already offered
by service providers, can grow the carrier's revenues both through increasing
network usage as well as transforming the 3G network into a conduit through
which to offer existing billable media.  The RADVISION platform supports the
3G-324M specifications from both the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
for WCDMA and 3GPP2 for CDMA2000.

RADVISION also offers through its Professional Services group, customization of
its platform to enable service providers to differentiate their service
offering and tailor their solution to the target subscribers.

About Brooktrout Technology

Brooktrout Technology is a leading supplier of media processing, network
interface, call control and signal processing products that enable the
development of applications, systems and services for both the New Network(TM)
(packet-based) and the traditional telephone (TDM) network.  The company's
strategy is to partner with our customers and collaborate closely with them to
help accelerate their delivery of new applications and services, increase their
existing business, and expand into new markets. For more information, visit
http://www.brooktrout.com/.  Brooktrout Technology is a subsidiary of
Brooktrout, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRKT).

About RADVISION

RADVISION LTD. (NASDAQ:RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high
quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for
videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice,
video and data over IP and 3G networks.

The company offers infrastructure, developer toolkits, and professional
services for equipment developers and service providers to develop and/or offer
their customers a wide variety of high-revenue multimedia solutions and
services including: IP telephony, point-to-point and multipoint video
telephony, wireless to landline (IP) video connectivity services, group video
chats and videoconferencing, residential video telephony, broadband remote
surveillance/monitoring, 3G video streaming and video mail connectivity.

For more information please visit our website at http://www.radvision.com/.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
risks and uncertainties.  Such forward-looking statements include, without
limitation, statements regarding the effects of the strategic partnership
between Brooktrout and RADVISON, Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not
limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for
products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks
detailed from time to time in annual and quarterly of Brooktrout and RADVISION
with the Securities Exchange Commission, including RADVISION's Form 20-F Annual
Report.  These documents contain and identify other important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in our
projections or forward-looking statements.  Stockholders and other readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of the date on which they are made.  We undertake no
obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement.

Brooktrout, Brooktrout Technology, New Network, and SnowShore IP Media Server
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brooktrout, Inc.  RADVISION and
SCOPIA are trademarks or registered trademarks of RADVISION LTD.  All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

   Contact:
   Lior Zadicareo                Michelle Liro
   Director of Marketing         Senior Manager, Corporate Relations
   RADVISION                     Brooktrout Technology
   [phone]              [phone]
              
   Tsipi Kagan
   Chief Financial Officer
   RADVISION
   [phone]
   

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CONTACT:  Lior Zadicareo, Director of Marketing,

[phone], , or Tsipi Kagan, Chief Financial

Officer, [phone], , both of RADVISION; or Michelle

Liro, Senior Manager, Corporate Relations of Brooktrout Technology, +1-781-

433-9525, 



Web site:  http://www.brooktrout.com/

http://www.radvision.com/ 

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