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FirstHand Technologies Completes Testing with BroadSoft for Its Enterprise Feature Set on Mobile Dual-mode Devices

First to Deploy BroadWork’s Shared Line Appearance Functionality on Mobile Devices; Delivers Enterprise Communications Everywhere

Scottsdale, AZ, Oct. 16, 2006 – FirstHand Technologies, an innovator in transforming smartphones and PDAs into full-featured business telephones, today announced here at the BroadSoft Connections 2006 Executive Users Conference that it has completed vendor-validated testing of its full enterprise feature set on mobile dual-mode (WiFi/Cellular) devices with BroadSoft’s BroadWorks® VoIP platform. BroadSoft is a leading provider of VoIP application software.

The testing validated the functionality of FirstHand’s enterprise features, including enabling callers to see the line status of other mobile workers, the sharing of mobile/deskphone lines, enabling hold and pickup (hold the call on the mobile device and pickup on any BroadWorks desktop instrument or vice versa), voice mail and more. These features provide BroadSoft customers with the ability to perform the same activities from their mobile devices as they do from their BroadWorks enterprise desk phones. As a result, mobile workers are able to benefit from the availability of enterprise communications everywhere.

This announcement follows a June 6, 2006 statement in which FirstHand announced the completion of interoperability testing between BroadSoft BroadWorks and the FirstHand Mobile Console client software for WiFi and dual mode (WiFi and cellular) devices. The FirstHand Mobile Console delivers personal command and control of communications services over WiFi, or WiFi and GSM, or WiFi and CDMA network interfaces. Its network-aware, unified GUI and support for Shared Line Appearance consolidates both WiFi and cellular identities to provide a seamless end-user experience.

“In addition to extending BroadWork’s functionality using the FirstHand Mobile Console, FirstHand Technologies is the first to deploy BroadWork’s Shared Line Appearance functionality on mobile devices,” said David Hattey, president and CEO of FirstHand Technologies. “I am excited to announce that the FirstHand Mobile Console is now ready for evaluation from FirstHand Technologies. Interested parties should contact us for more information.”

Hattey added: “We believe our partnership with BroadSoft will provide a stronger incentive to customers to invest in and stay with the BroadWorks platform. And, we’re also expecting to announce OEM partners that will bring this to market in the near future.”

“Our business customers are demanding solutions for their increasingly mobile workforces,” said Scott Wharton, vice president of marketing for BroadSoft. “Fixed-mobile convergence services are in demand now. FirstHand Technologies’ expertise in mobilizing the enterprise workforce makes the company an ideal partner.”

About FirstHand Technologies (www.firsthandtech.com)
FirstHand Technologies mobilizes the enterprise by extending the functionality of numerous IP PBXs to a variety of smartphones and PDAs. FirstHand Technologies empowers an enterprise’s workforce to go mobile with the same functionality as their office desktop. The FirstHand Technologies advanced fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) solution delivers enterprise features and “single number” seamless connectivity over cellular networks and/or WiFi enabling organizations to achieve “enterprise communications everywhere.” The enterprise benefits from faster communication abilities, increased productivity and significant cost savings.
Based in Ottawa, Canada, FirstHand Technologies’ solutions are embedded or bundled into the world's premier equipment vendors, systems integrators and service providers’ products. For more information, please contact FirstHand Technologies at www.firsthandtech.com.

About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks® platform provides a comprehensive range of VoIP applications, including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, mobile PBX, business trunking and residential broadband services fully integrated into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks is uniquely capable of providing these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.

About BroadSoft
BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks® technology empowers wireless, wireline and cable carriers to deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features that increase revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate customer satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software products delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that the world's leading telecommunications companies demand to serve mission-critical enterprise and residential broadband customers. BroadSoft provides VoIP applications to 6 of the top 10 and 12 of the top 25 largest carriers worldwide, including Verizon, Korea Telecom, Singtel, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-Systems, and XO Communications. For additional information, go to www.BroadSoft.com.

FirstHand Technologies are registered trademarks of FirstHand Technologies. BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective companies.

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