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CANNES, France----In a
communications industry that is increasingly focused on enhancing the
subscriber experience, Unisys (NYSE:UIS) today launched an open
communications platform to help service providers drive value from
revenue-generating personalized services. "Our
Communications Ensemble family gives clients such as France Telecom,
Telefonica Moviles Mexico and Vodafone the platform, next-generation
services and speed-to-revenue capabilities that are imperative in a
rapidly changing market.
In addition to its work with Orange , Unisys has deployed various
components of the Communications Ensemble solution portfolio for
Vodafone Australia and Telefonica Moviles Mexico. Telecommunications companies in more than 40 countries
rely on Unisys solutions and services with more than 140 million
voicemail subscribers worldwide., a leading supplier of media processing and call
control products, today announced that System Solutions, a developer and
provider of innovative communications software, now supports Brooktrout's
TR1000 (TM) speech boards and TR1034(TM) intelligent fax boards on its
MESSAGEmanager platform.syssol.

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This alliance will allow Unisys to provide a messaging platform for
next-generation IP-based networks as well as legacy telephony
environments. System Solutions MESSAGEmanager is a VoiceXML-based
communications and messaging platform that delivers speech enabled IVR, voice
mail, fax, mobile and presence services to enterprise businesses.6 Kbps) intelligent fax boards with real-time fax over IP
capabilities for a variety of computer-based fax applications, such as network
fax, fax broadcast, unified messaging , and business process automation. For more
information, visit http://www.

Businesses nationwide depend on CallTower for outsourced communication
services built on the same Cisco CallManager IP Private Branch Exchange
(PBX) platform that is running mission critical communications for the
world 's largest companies.

The CallTower solution integrates technologies from Cisco, Microsoft and
Good with CallTower's proprietary VoiceCube VXML engine.

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The communication
services that we're delivering with Unisys are absolutely the best in
class.com

RELEASE NO.com. The Company's
strategy is to partner with its customers and collaborate closely with them to
help expand their existing business and expand into new markets.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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The service is
available for a fixed price per seat, including Cisco 7960 telephones.

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"Communications companies want to maximize revenue and
profitability and manage their service provisioning costs while
differentiating themselves in a crowded market," said Glenn James,
president, Unisys Global Communications + Media practice."
Carriers and operators can offer a wide range of
revenue -generating, IP-based messaging services on a cost-effective
basis with Ensemble OXP, including:

Multimedia -- visual voicemail, video call answer, video
content services, speech services , and content delivery;

Notification -- through a variety of channels including
multimedia messaging (MMS), short message service (SMS),
instant messaging (IM) and e-mail;

Unified Communications -- access to messages from multiple
channels -- Web, fixed line, wireless and other sources --
with a single interface;

Network Interactive Voice Response (IVR) -- speech-enabled
access to content and information via natural speech-based
voice interface; and

Call Management Services-- personalization of when and how
subscribers communicate using the capabilities of presence and
location service solutions .

PRESS RELEASE CallTower Launches Enterprise Class VoIP Service for Customers in New England

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Unisys Communications Ensemble OXP integrates new
revenue-generating services into the carrier's infrastructure ,
enabling elimination of service silos, faster time-to-market and
reductions in service delivery costs.unisys. CallTower is designated as a Cisco Powered
Network. The company's hosted IP PBX service
delivers and manages business phones, email, voice and fax messaging, local
and long distance , conferencing, mobile devices and more.

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The new platform, Ensemble
OXP, is a fully open, multi-service foundation that provides greater
flexibility to service providers who want to bundle next-generation
subscriber services for various market segments while reducing total
cost of ownership.htm

Unisys is a registered trademark of Unisys Corporation.
Brooktrout's TR1000 also supports the MESSAGEmanager Voice Mail, a
VoiceXML solution that forwards phone calls to IP devices such as wireless
PDAs and IP telephones.
"We partnered with Brooktrout for their award winning speech and fax
products to help us drive the market for unified communications services."
The TR1000 is a standards-based, board-level speech processing platform
specifically designed to support a broad array of speech recognitions and IVR
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CallTower consolidates all communications and
messaging for customers and includes productivity-enhancing features such
as talking e-mail , Cisco IP telephones, advanced unified messaging and
Hosted Microsoft Exchange.





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"Cisco shares our vision that the IP network is the foundation for
delivering business solutions," said Mark Harris , executive vice president
of CallTower.

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CallTower, Inc.

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3D-VE provides
visibility across all aspects of the carrier's operations, including
marketing, product management, network engineering and operations, and
back office functions. Provides Customers with Standards Based Platform to Maximize Return on IT
Infrastructure Investments

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Brooktrout Technology, Inc. Using MESSAGEmanager FAX users can send and receive fax
messages from all popular mail, ERP and CRM applications. It offers technical, marketing and
business benefits that are designed to help grow Brooktrout's partner's
business. Brooktrout Technology is a
subsidiary of Brooktrout, Inc.

About CallTower

CallTower is a leading Cisco Call Manager-based provider of hosted
telecommunications for companies from 10 to 1000 seats.

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"Our membership in Brooktrout's
Partner Access Network(TM) allowed us to take advantage of all the support
programs that Brooktrout offers including dedicated technical assistance, lab
testing and training.sweetapple@bmcd.
CallTower provides nationwide service.

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For more information, please
visit www. All other
brands and products referenced herein are acknowledged to be
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. MESSAGEmanager IVR enables telephone access of web-based information so
customers can use speech or a telephone keypad to conduct online business in
areas such as shopping, banking, investing and travel.cfm. today announced it is
offering enterprise-class Voice over IP (VoIP) services based on a Cisco
Systems network to business customers in New England.

CallTower supplies the customer -premise equipment and CallTower's service
requires no upfront capital expenditure.

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said Ivor Livingston CEO of Systems Solutions.

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Brooktrout, Brooktrout Technology, TR1000, TR1034 , Partner Access Network
and New Network are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brooktrout, Inc .

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Unisys scaled the innovative technology to
our needs and executed at an extremely rapid pace. Unisys and Data
Connection Limited (DCL) have established an OEM relationship whereby
Unisys will integrate DCL's MailNGen solution for voicemail and
unified messaging services based on the Ensemble OXP architecture . Analyst
firm Frost + Sullivan honored Unisys with its 2004 Customer Service
Award in the World Enhanced Carrier Messaging Market report, as a
testimony to the company's unprecedented efforts in responding to its
customer needs. Our people combine expertise in consulting, systems
integration , outsourcing, infrastructure and server technology with
precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more
than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive
advantage .newscom.
Established in 1982, System Solutions has developed a reputation for
innovation in technology aligned with real world business strategies.brooktrout.calltower.

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Unisys in the Communications Industry

Unisys is a world leader in messaging and value-added services and
has a long history of serving the telecommunications market.unisys.

System Solutions Selects Brooktrout's Speech and Fax Products for VoiceXML Unified Communications Server

com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990806/BRKTTECH )
Brooktrout 's TR1000 provides advanced speech processing for MESSAGEmanager
IVR to support the development of speech-enabled self service applications
using VoiceXML to leverage corporate investments in Web and backend business
logic.34 (33. "With a Cisco Powered Network
designation for CallTower's VoIP service, and CallTower's use of the Cisco
CallManager for its core intelligence, customers can have confidence in
CallTower's industry-leading infrastructure.

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Unisys offers the entire
Communications Ensemble portfolio in conjunction with Unisys systems
integration capabilities, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA),
third-party solution alliances, managed services, outsourcing and
consulting services, including its 3D Visible Enterprise methodology. Communications
Ensemble is based on Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise (3D-VE) methodology,
which allows clients to determine the impact, on all levels of the
organization, of deploying new enhanced services.unisys.com/accessnetwork/index. System
Solutions MESSAGEmanager is a standards-based communications and messaging
platform that delivers powerful Voice Messaging, Presence, Speech, IVR, Fax,
Telex, Mail and SMS services. System Solutions has installations in Australia,
USA, Asia and Europe at customers such as Bayer, Unisys, Nestle, BT Financial,
Daimler Benz and Phillips Japan.

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
(packet -based) and the traditional telephone (TDM) network.

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The two
companies are in the process of implementing voice-activated voicemail
services for easier navigation of mobile applications.com/communications

About Unisys

Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and
solutions company . If a subscriber cannot be reached by voice, a text
message is sent to their mobile phone to signal that they have voice mail. The
TR1034 series delivers the ultimate in flexibility, offering support for both
IP and PSTN network connectivity.

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"Unisys has been an extremely valued partner of ours in deploying and
integrating this key technology, and we are pleased that we have
already exceeded our business plan in terms of subscriber interest and
adoption of those services.com.

Contact:
Laura Often Georgia Sweetapple
Brooktrout, Inc Blackie McDonald
+1 (781) 453-4858 +612 9929 0200
Georgia."

"CallTower and Cisco Systems share the same vision of using the network as
a powerful tool to build customer benefits," said Kirt Jorgensen, director
of service provider marketing for Cisco.

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More specifically, Ensemble OXP includes:

-- VXML-based Unified Communications application
(voice /fax/e-mail)

-- Open, unified message store

-- Open, unified directory server

-- Open, unified notification server

-- Standard-based media server

-- Commodity-application server platform

-- Open Services Platform (OSP) integration environment

As part of the development of Ensemble OXP applications, Unisys is
working with key third-party solution providers .
Brooktrout's TR1034 series of intelligent fax boards provides additional
unified communications capabilities by providing customers with fax
functionality. "By deploying Cisco's market leading technology, we are able
to deliver advanced voice, data and applications previously available to
only the largest New England-based businesses.

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Unisys is working closely with the France Telecom Group to develop
and deliver next-generation services to its subscribers. As a Brooktrout partner , we were able to get our
MESSAGEmanager application to market faster. CallTower's
enterprise-class VoIP solution provides all the communication needs for
CallTower's business customers.

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http://www. CallTower has
deployed over 160 communications solutions for customers nationwide and is
an experienced installer of Hosted Cisco VoIP in small and medium
businesses in North America .

A Voice Portal is a consumer or business application that accept user's speech input via a telephone or microphone, gathers the requested information from the Internet, and speaks it back over the telephone in either a computerized or recorded voice.

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"We are very dedicated to providing voice interface navigation
because our users will have easier access to new services," said Rich
Miner, vice president of Advanced Service Development at Orange. For more information, visit www.
Brooktrout's TR1034 series offers enterprise customers a line of high
performance V.

Brooktrout's Partner Access Network
Brooktrout's Partner Access Network Program is designed to benefit all of
Brooktrout 's various partner types. The service provider also
benefits from its Cisco Powered Network designation through joint marketing
and technology sharing with Cisco.

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Unisys Launches Open Platform for Generating Personalized Communications Services; Orange Sees High Subscriber Interest and Service Adoption with Unisys Platfo

com/about__unisys/news_a_events/02148503. The
Brooktrout and Systems Solutions offering helps reduce the time, cost and
complexity of developing and deploying speech and fax applications resulting
in a faster ROI compared to alternative solutions.
(Logo: http://www. For more information please visit:
http://www.com. CallTower handles all aspects of
vendor and system management , service contracts and internal overhead and
support, relieving its customers of these burdens.

CallTower is headquartered in San Francisco with operations in Salt Lake
City and Oklahoma City , and sales offices throughout the United States.

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Unisys possesses a top-notch systems
integration team that has a global footprint and superior expertise in
the enhanced service platform arena.


For more information, visit
http://www. CallTower can be found on the Web at
www.

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Ranging from 2 to 60 channels per board, the performance and
flexibility of this feature-rich media processing platform allows systems to
scale in both density and functionality to meet the current and evolving needs
of advanced enterprise applications.brooktrout.

About System Solutions
System Solutions is a developer and provider of innovative software
solutions that enable businesses to manage their communication and messaging
systems more efficiently. (Nasdaq: BRKT). In addition,
CallTower 's VoIP service has earned the Cisco Powered Network designation."

CallTower's participation in the Cisco Powered Network program demonstrates
to individuals and businesses its ability to provide industry-leading
services that are based on Cisco solutions.com.

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