GoBeam Selects Kagoor's VoIP NAT Traversal

VoiceFlow Hosted Border Control Provides Multiple Benefits to GoBeam VoIP Users

San Mateo, CA, November 3, 2003 – Kagoor Networks, a leading provider of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) border control solutions, today announced that its VoiceFlow remote NAT traversal application is being utilized by GoBeam to speed and simplify its vPBXTM and Remote Station managed voice offerings to small and medium-sized businesses. GoBeam's service includes high quality voice, Internet, messaging and meeting capabilities and delivers feature-rich, affordable, advanced communications as a fully managed service.

After extensive testing, GoBeam has deployed Kagoor's VoiceFlow remote NAT traversal solution to accelerate VoIP services to its customers, many of which have data firewall and NAT devices in place. With VoiceFlow NAT traversal, GoBeam's remote users are being served without adding any additional networking equipment on the customer's premises to overcome issues normally associated with NAT traversal. This enables big savings in capital equipment and subsequent operating expense. In addition, the GoBeam Remote Station with Dashboard service can be delivered with minimal configuration to the customer VoIP endpoints (e.g., analog phones with ATAs or Cisco VoIP phones) and no changes to existing data firewall/NAT equipment at the customer site. Kagoor's network-hosted NAT traversal application allows VoIP endpoint traffic to traverse data NAT/firewalls with no configuration changes and no compromise to the security of the customer's network. The VoiceFlow NAT traversal solution is a network-hosted, carrier grade product supporting both SIP and MGCP in a very secure, fault-tolerant configuration.

"Deploying the VoiceFlow remote NAT traversal application from Kagoor allows us to attract and retain more customers," said Kevin Gavin, Chief Marketing Officer for GoBeam. "Now they do not have to worry about existing legacy firewalls, security for the voice or topology requirements. It really simplifies the solution and reduces the cost in deploying and maintaining the GoBeam service."

"I am very impressed with the capabilities of the combined GoBeam and Kagoor NAT traversal service," said Jerome Friesenhahn, Vice President at Allnet Services (www.goallnet.com), a GoBeam dealer. "Many of my clients such as The Vendo Company are requesting this type of service and are intrigued by the simplicity and ease of deployment. As a successful GoBeam partner, allowing remote VoIP clients to operate behind a firewall/NAT device is very important to our service deployment."

"The GoBeam Remote Station with Dashboard solution gives us the flexibility to locate employees anywhere there is broadband service available. We've been able to activate the service with ease," said Johnathan Cantu, network administrator for The Vendo Company.

"We are excited to be part of enabling GoBeam's managed VoIP services," confirms Opher Kahane, CEO and co-Founder of Kagoor Networks. "Our VoiceFlow NAT traversal solution is a great fit with GoBeam's Remote Station over Cable Modem and DSL services. By eliminating the previous requirements for dedicated IP addresses and complexities involving NAT firewalls, Kagoor is providing very tangible benefits to GoBeam and its partners and customers."

About GoBeam

GoBeam Inc. delivers high quality, highly affordable and feature-rich VoIP telephony solutions to small and mid-size businesses. Fast to implement, simple to use and highly scalable, GoBeam provides advanced local and long distance telephone service and Internet connectivity by replacing or augmenting a company's PBX with hosted and managed solutions. With GoBeam, companies reduce communication costs, increase employee productivity with new business collaboration solutions and eliminate the expense and complexity of managing legacy PBX solutions. Network Magazine named GoBeam "Product of the Year" for its VoIP service to small and medium-sized businesses. PC Magazine singled out its digital Dashboard as an "intuitive Web user interface with a host of features for small-office users." GoBeam is headquartered at 5050 Hopyard Road, Suite 350, Pleasanton, CA 94588-3321. Phone: 866-GOBEAM9 (866-462-3269). Web site: www.gobeam.com.

About Kagoor Networks

Kagoor is a leading supplier and innovator of session border control technology that ensures customers fast, expert delivery of IP communications services (voice, video, multimedia). Our award-winning VoiceFlow series of session border controllers overcomes technical roadblocks typically encountered at VoIP network borders. With leading telecom partnerships and a rapidly growing base of over 100 worldwide customers, including 14 Tier 1 carriers, Kagoor’s VoiceFlow is the most popular, scalable family of session border controllers available. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices throughout the world. More information is available at www.kagoor.com.

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