Briefing Room

CounterPath Brings Multitasking, Multi-Account VoIP Softphone
to the Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Enterprise-Grade Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 Enhances Productivity By Freeing Users to Access and Edit Documents While They Talk

Vancouver, Canada– August 17, 2010 – CounterPath Corporation (TSX-V: CCV; OTCBB: CPAH), an award-winning provider of desktop and mobile VoIP software solutions, today announced the worldwide availability of Bria iPhone Edition Version 1.1 for Apple’s iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Compatible with Apple’s new iOS 4 operating system, Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is a highly secure, standards-based VoIP softphone that works over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.

Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 leverages iOS 4 to deliver to Bria users’ their most requested feature: multitasking on the iPhone, freeing them to stay productive while waiting for calls. This freedom is particularly valuable for iPhone users that need to reference other applications while on a call, enhancing the device’s value as a business tool. When Apple releases iOS 4 for the iPad, Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 will immediately and automatically extend its multitasking features to that device.

Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 also features support for up to eight accounts, so users can create a separate account – including a separate number – for each aspect of their life, such as work, home or on the move. Bria users now simply log in once to stay connected to all of their accounts throughout their day. Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 also lets users create a separate dialing plan for each account to ensure that each call is placed correctly.

Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 also fully supports older devices running iPhone 3.0 and is ideal for the growing number of SMEs, large enterprises and governments that are deploying iPhones, the iPod touch and iPads for mobile workers, many of whom require full access to their communications services while away from their desk or office. Bria iPhone Edition leverages the iPhone’s native address book and its embedded Bluetooth technology to provide a seamless calling experience while on the move.

“Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 takes Mobile VoIP to the next level by enabling iPhone users to take one or more of the VoIP accounts mobile,” said Todd Carothers, VP of Product Management, CounterPath. “Now with full multitasking and multi-account support, Bria liberates iOS 4 users by truely un-tethering them from the desktop. Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is the latest example of CounterPath’s commitment to the burgeoning Mobile VoIP market.”

Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 integrates seamlessly with other CounterPath desktop and convergence solutions, as well as with enterprise and carrier infrastructure equipment from major vendors such as Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, BroadSoft, Metaswitch, Avaya, Cisco and NEC. Bria iPhone Edition also supports Asterisk-based telephony systems.

Bria iPhone Edition 1.1’s other key features include:

• Full SIP compliance, enabling use with any SIP-compliant server and hundreds of ITSPs that currently offer CounterPath-based services.
  • Bria iPhone Edition appears as another endpoint to service providers or PBX equipment, enabling fast, cost-effective deployments.
• Call quality that’s superior to circuit-switched wireline and wireless voice, and based on the G.711, G.729 and GSM codecs.
• An intuitive user interface that provides one-touch access to voicemail, call history, speakerphone and other frequently used telephony features such as 4-digit dialing.
• Support for DTMF, which lets users enter numbers to access an auto attendant.
• Bluetooth support, enabling hands-free calling for convenience, as well as safety while driving. (iPhone and iPod touch only).
• Multi-call management options, including the ability to switch between, merge and split calls, all in ways that are already familiar to iPhone users so they can start using these features immediately.
• Signaling and call encryption via TLS and SRTP, enabling enterprise-class security.
• Optional customized branding available for enterprises and telephony providers.

Bria iPhone Edition is the latest CounterPath solution for mobile platforms and its first standalone mobile SIP application. Earlier this year, CounterPath launched Linux, Mac and Windows versions of Bria, all of which received strong approval and endorsement from Internet telephony service providers (ITSPs) and telecom infrastructure vendors. In addition to the Bria-branded version, CounterPath will also be developing customized white-label versions of Bria iPhone Edition for carriers, OEMs and enterprise customers worldwide through its professional services team.

Current Bria iPhone Edition users will be automatically updated to Version 1.1 when the update is available. Bria iPhone Edition 1.1 is sold exclusively through the following link on the iTunes Store for $7.99. Customers have the ability to upgrade the client to include G.729 support.

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About CounterPath
CounterPath Corporation is an award-winning provider of innovative desktop and mobile VoIP software products and solutions. The company’s product suite includes SIP-based softphones, server applications and Fixed Mobile Convergence (FMC) solutions that enable service providers, enterprises and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) to cost-effectively integrate voice, video, presence and Instant Messaging (IM) applications into their VoIP offerings and extend functionality across both fixed and mobile networks.

CounterPath’s customers include some of the world’s largest telecommunications service providers and network equipment providers including AT&T, Verizon, BT (British Telecommunications PLC), Deutsche Telekom, Cisco Systems and Mitel.

For more information please visit www.counterpath.com.

Cisco Security Survey Spotlights Consumers’ Influence on Enterprise IT

More Than Half of Security Professionals Report That Employees Use Unsupported Applications and Devices Despite Strict Policies

Cisco Senior Security Advisor Christopher Burgess discusses the importance of the responsible use of social media

SAN FRANCISCO - June 24, 2010 - Cisco today announced the results of a survey exploring the security implications of social networking and the use of personal devices in the enterprise. One of the most striking findings was that employees are consistently working around information technology security policies to use unsupported devices and applications.  Another significant finding: 71 percent of the survey respondents said that overly strict security policies have a negative impact on hiring and retaining employees under age 30.

Conducted on behalf of Cisco by InsightExpress, the survey polled 500 IT security professionals across the United States, Germany, Japan, China and India. The results illustrate that the consumer influence on enterprise IT is growing and that more employees are bringing personal devices and applications into the network, presenting new business opportunities and security challenges. The survey explores the changing enterprise security landscape due to the evolving requirements of today’s borderless networks, the benefits and drawbacks of accommodating an increasingly mobile workforce, and the challenges of protecting sensitive and proprietary data.

Highlights

• More than half of the survey respondents have determined that their employees use unsupported applications, including:
  • Social networking  – 68 percent
  • Collaborative – 47 percent
  • Peer to peer – 47 percent
  • Cloud – 33 percent
• Nearly half (41 percent) of the respondents have determined that employees have been using unsupported devices, and more than one-third of that number said they have had a breach or loss of information due to unsupported network devices.
• Despite these trends, about half (53 percent) of the IT respondents said they are likely to allow personal devices on the network in the next 12 months and 7 percent already support personal devices.
• More than half (51 percent) listed “social networking” as one of the top three biggest security risks to their organization, while one in five (19 percent) considers it the highest risk.
• Social networking tools are an unprecedented and highly beneficial tool for many parts of organizations, including human resources, marketing and customer service.
• Nearly three out of four survey respondents said that overly strict security policies have a moderate or significant negative impact on hiring and retaining employees under age 30.

Supporting Quotes:

• Fred Kost, director, security solutions, Cisco, said:
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  “As the lines between personal and business computing increasingly blur, it is becoming clear that employees are going to use social networking and personal devices whether permitted or not. The best strategic approach is to focus less on restricting usage and more on effective solutions to ensure highly secure, responsible use. These solutions involve more than technology. Organizations should develop education programs, corporate policies and best practices in order to realize the extensive business benefits of social networking while protecting against the variety of potential threats that it can present.”
  

Chris Christiansen, program vice president, Security Products and Services Group, IDC, said:

“Increasingly, unapproved and unmanaged personal devices in the corporate environment are hastening the need for more intelligent security management. These “solutions” must deal with difficulty of protecting individuals and corporations while providing a positive user experience and corporate data access from any device, anywhere, anytime.” 

Supporting Resources:

• Full Survey Results - Cisco: Consumers’ Influence on Enterprise IT
• Read Cisco Senior Security Advisor Christopher Burgesss’ blog post, “Social Media – Security Risks? It Depends Where You Happen to be Sitting”
• Video: Cisco Senior Security Advisor Christopher Burgess discusses the importance of the responsible use of social media
• Cisco Security Intelligence Operations
• Cisco Security products and services
• Follow us on Twitter @CiscoSecurity and become a fan on Facebook
• Visit the Cisco Security Blog
• Read Cisco Security Strategy Explained: Q&A With Cisco’s Tom Gillis

Symantec to Acquire VeriSign’s Security Business Solidifying its Position as the World’s Most Trusted Source for Protecting Information and Identities Online

By restoring trust online through universal adoption of identity-based security, Symantec can facilitate a new vision of computing

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – May 19, 2010 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VeriSign’s (Nasdaq: VRSN) identity and authentication business, which includes the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Services, the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Services, the VeriSign Trust Services and the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service. The combination of VeriSign’s security products, services and recognition as the most trusted brand online and Symantec’s leading security solutions and widespread distribution will enable Symantec to deliver on its vision of a world where people have simple and secure access to their information from anywhere.

“With the anonymity of the Internet and the evolving threat landscape, people and organizations are struggling to maintain confidence in the security of their interactions, information and identities online. At the same time, people’s personal and professional lives have converged and they want to use their various digital devices to access information wherever they are without jeopardizing their privacy,” said Enrique Salem, president and CEO, Symantec. “At the same time, IT is faced with the challenge of giving users the appropriate access, while ensuring that corporate data is not at risk. We believe the solution to this dilemma lies in the ubiquity of identity-based security. With the combined products and reach from Symantec and VeriSign, we are poised to drive the adoption of identity security as the means to provide simple and secure access to anything from anywhere, to prevent identity fraud and to make online experiences more user-friendly and hassle-free.”

Under the terms of the agreement, Symantec will purchase the specific assets from VeriSign, including the majority stake in VeriSign Japan, for a purchase price of approximately $1.28 billion in cash. Symantec expects the transaction to be 9 cents dilutive to non-GAAP earnings per share in fiscal year 2011, due to the purchase price accounting write down of deferred revenue, and accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in the September 2011 quarter. The agreement is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in the September quarter.

Enabling a New Vision of Computing
Through this acquisition, Symantec can help businesses incorporate identity security into a comprehensive framework so that IT can confidently and securely adopt new computing models, from cloud computing to social networking and mobile computing to user-owned devices, that promise operational efficiencies and freedom of choice for their employees and customers. That framework is based on five imperatives that Symantec is enabling as part of its new vision of computing and includes:

• Identity security: proving that people and sites are who they say they are
• Mobile and other device security: securing mobile and other devices and the information on them
• Information protection: protecting information from loss, attack, theft and misuse and ensuring the ability to recover that information
• Context and relevance: delivering information that is relevant to people in both their personal and professional roles
• Cloud security: ensuring the secure delivery of applications and information from both public and private clouds

Ease-of-use, speed-of-delivery and user-driven preferences are the new imperatives in today’s workplace. People whose personal and professional lives have converged onto their digital devices increasingly expect the freedom to work from anywhere using their own devices, to use any application and to collaborate with anybody in their social network to effectively get their jobs done and simultaneously live their network-enriched lives.

IT departments struggle to meet user expectations with simple, secure and cost-effective solutions. Cloud computing can provide instantaneous scale and delivery of applications and desktops by enabling businesses to leverage services from the cloud instead of deploying applications on premise. Identity-based security gives IT the assurance that as information moves in and out of the cloud it is always protected — across any device and between the network and devices they control and those that they don’t. The user’s identity drives what information they can access and how it can be used and shared, independent of the device or application.

Creating Mutually Trusted Interactions Online

VeriSign’s SSL Certificate Services provide users with assurance that the websites they are interacting with are legitimate and secure and that their information will be safe when they share it with that site. The VeriSign check mark signifies the authenticity of the websites that users visit and assures them that any sensitive information they share with that site will be encrypted during online transactions. With more than one million web servers using VeriSign SSL certificates, and an infrastructure that processes more than two billion certificate checks daily, VeriSign has the leading share of the SSL market. The addressable market for the server and user authentication segment is estimated to reach $1.6 billion by 2013.

Symantec’s current portfolio and along with assets from VeriSign provide the depth and breadth of technologies to make identity-based security of information more universal and part of a comprehensive security solution. By combining VeriSign’s SSL Certificate Services with Symantec Critical System Protection or Protection Suite for Servers, Symantec will help organizations ensure a higher level of security on their web servers as well as verify that security, providing users with the trust and confidence necessary to do business online.

VeriSign helps organizations validate the identity of users through its VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) user authentication service that complements the existing Identity Safe capabilities within the Norton products. The cloud-based VIP service helps organizations doing business online confirm the identities of their customers, employees and partners through user-owned digital certificates that reside on a card, token or other device such as a mobile phone, ensuring that they are giving only legitimate users access to their information. VeriSign has already issued more than two million VIP credentials to individuals and has a network of hundreds of merchants.

Through Symantec’s worldwide distribution network and footprint on more than one billion systems – including end-user devices such as laptops, desktops and smart devices, as well as servers – Symantec can facilitate the ubiquity of identity security through digital certificates for both individuals and companies. This is critical to creating mutually trusted interactions online. Merchants have added incentive to join the VIP network if user certificates are widely distributed. More merchants in the VIP network means a more secure and convenient experience for customers moving among member sites. Merchants benefit as well from knowing their customers are also trusted and secure.

Symantec can expand the VIP ecosystem by incorporating user certificates into its Norton-branded consumer products providing a channel through which consumers can easily create secure identities that can be authenticated when they do business online. In addition, the combination of the information classification capabilities of Symantec’s Data Loss Prevention solutions and Data Insight technology along with VeriSign’s identity security services, will allow us to help customers ensure that only authorized users have access to specific information.

Signifying Trust Online

The VeriSign check mark is the most recognized symbol of trust online with more than 175 million impressions every day on more than 90,000 websites in 160 countries. Symantec’s security solutions and the company’s Norton-branded suites protect more than one billion systems and users around the world. With the addition of VeriSign’s security assets, Symantec will become the leading source of trust online. Following the close of the transaction, Symantec plans to incorporate the VeriSign check mark into a new Symantec logo to convey to users that it is safe to communicate, transact commerce and exchange information online.

For more information on how VeriSign’s services will augment Symantec’s portfolio please visit: http://go.symantec.com/verisign.

Webcast and Conference Call Information

Symantec will host a conference call and webcast today to discuss the acquisition at 2:30 p.m. PDT/ 5:30 p.m. EDT. The live discussion can be accessed by dialing 888-208-1332 domestic and 913-312-0687 internationally, passcode 8974237. The audio webcast and slide presentation providing an overview of the transaction and strategic rationale and will be available at http://investor.symantec.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=89422&p=irol-eventnpres. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of the call will be available via webcast.

About Symantec

Symantec is a global leader in providing security, storage and systems management solutions to help consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Our software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored. More information is available at www.symantec.com.

Synchronica Acquires Colibria’s IMPS Instant Messaging Business

Royal Tunbridge Wells, UK – 31 March 2010 –

·         The acquisition of Colibria’s proven Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS) & social networking gateway positions Synchronica as a technology leader in the market for carrier-grade IM solutions

·         13 existing live operator deployments, including two multi-national framework agreements with tier-one mobile operators, will accelerate Synchronica’s entry into the fast-growing mobile IM sector

·         Acquisition is a key milestone in Synchronica’s strategy to become the leader in next-generation mobile messaging for emerging markets

Synchronica plc, the international provider of next-generation mobile messaging services, has signed an agreement to acquire Colibria’s IMPS Instant Messaging business, reseller agreements and existing worldwide mobile operator customer base. The acquisition will accelerate Synchronica’s entry into the fast-growing mobile IM sector and help to achieve its goal of becoming the leader in next-generation mobile messaging for emerging markets.

Synchronica will continue to develop, market and support Colibria’s open standards-based IM technology as a stand-alone product. The software will also be integrated into Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway messaging suite and will be pre-installed on the recently launched MessagePhone, a low-cost messaging-centric handset powered by Mobile Gateway.

Colibria’s proven, carrier-grade, mobile IM technology and emerging markets-oriented customer base complement Synchronica’s own focus on open standards-based messaging solutions for developing economies. Synchronica will use the acquisition as a springboard for cross-selling and up-selling opportunities as it seeks to further expand its market share in the rapidly expanding emerging markets. 

Specifically, the acquisition includes:

·         Transfer of 13 carrier contracts, including two large carrier groups with an addressable market of more than 320 million subscribers.

·         46 Colibria employees, who will become part of the Synchronica team, ensuring the continuous development of the acquired products and support for transferred contracts.

·         Transfer of two reseller agreements with a tier-1 network equipment provider and a leading messaging infrastructure software provider related to the acquired IMPS products.

·         Colibria’s Instant Messaging and Presence Service (IMPS), which provides a complete, scalable and OMA standards-compliant mobile operator messaging service.

·         Colibria’s Windows Live Messenger Gateway, which allows users to mobilise their Windows Live Messenger service.

·         Colibria’s Social Network Gateway, which enables operators to provide an interactive and inclusive mobile social network service as part of an integrated mobile experience.

·         Colibria’s dedicated App Centre, a collection of ‘software as a service’ solutions designed to add instant value for the user and boost revenues for the operator through increased traffic, premium services and advertising.

Synchronica CEO Carsten Brinkschulte said: “Mobile IM and social networking are fast-growing sectors, in particular in emerging markets. Our acquisition of Colibria’s IM business will allow Synchronica to offer a comprehensive range of next-generation messaging products to service providers, improving our competitive positioning and accelerating our commercial growth.”

Brinkschulte continued: “Synchronica is fully committed to future development of the acquired products and to providing first-class, uninterrupted service and support to Colibria’s IMPS customers. The transfer of 46 Colibria employees provides an assurance to Colibria’s customers of a seamless transition and continuous support.”

The acquisition will enlarge Synchronica’s fast-growing footprint in emerging markets by adding key customer contracts in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Russia/CIS as well as global reseller agreements.

About Synchronica

Synchronica plc is a leading developer of next-generation mobile messaging solutions based on open industry standards. The award-winning product portfolio includes the flagship product Mobile Gateway, providing push email, synchronization, instant messaging, backup & restore and mobile connectivity to social networks. Synchronica’s products are white-labelled and offered by mobile operators in emerging and developed markets to provide mass-market messaging services, increasing data revenues and reducing churn.

Synchronica’s Mobile Gateway provides a unique multi-protocol gateway combining Push IMAP, SyncML, ActiveSync, Email-to-MMS and Email-to-SMS, delivering push email and synchronization to literally any mobile phone currently in the market without requiring an additional client to be downloaded. Expanding Instant Messaging to mobile devices, Mobile Gateway establishes carrier-branded IM communities using the industry-standard XMPP and provides gateways to popular internet IM communities connecting any IMPS enabled handset.

Headquartered in England, Synchronica also maintains a development centre in Germany, in addition to a regional presence in the USA, Hong Kong and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.L). For further information please visit www.synchronica.com.

About Colibria

Colibria is the leading global provider of new generation messaging, presence and social networking solutions. Colibria’s award-winning technology enables operators and service providers to deploy enhanced messaging services in order to differentiate their services and to unlock new revenue streams. Colibria’s innovative product portfolio provides highly scalable and modular solutions for the deployment, expansion and evolution of enhanced messaging, presence and social networking services.

Founded in 2000, Colibria has offices worldwide and is the provider of choice for enhanced messaging deployments and powers mobile communities throughout Europe, Asia and Latin America with a total addressable subscriber base in excess of 350m.

Colibria is a Norwegian company based in Oslo with Offices in Theale UK. For more information please visit www.colibria.com