[March 13, 2007] Acme Packet Innovation Recognized, 22nd Patent Secured Tweet BURLINGTON, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Acme Packet(R) (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session border control solutions, today announced it has received its seventh U.S. patent, its 22nd overall, for its Net-Net(R) session border controller (SBC) product family. The seven U.S. patents and 15 additional foreign patents represent a broad portfolio of intellectual property developed over seven years. This latest achievement illustrates Acme Packet's commitment to the technical innovation required to enable secure, high-quality interactive IP communications across access and interconnect network borders. U.S. Patent Number 7,151,781, entitled, "System and Method for Providing Session Admission Control" was issued on December 16, 2006. This patent covers Acme Packet's flexible call admission control algorithms. These algorithms are key elements in providing security and quality of service at network operator borders. In addition to the 22 existing patents, there are an additional 15 applications currently pending in the U.S. Patent Office and 21 foreign counterparts. The family of patents covers many of the key features and techniques used by session border controllers. "Service providers face numerous challenges associated with delivering high-quality, secure VoIP and other forms of interactive IP communications. Session border controllers deliver the features and functions necessary for end-to-end delivery of these high-growth services," said Brian Partridge, senior analyst for Yankee Group. "Acme Packet demonstrated strong customer acquisition and revenue growth in 2006, achieving market leadership status that stems from its strong product offering." "Acme Packet focuses on the pragmatic needs of today's service providers in order to develop technology that solves problems encountered at IP network borders," said Patrick MeLampy, co-founder and CTO of Acme Packet. "Our 58 issued and pending patents are another true measure of our leadership in this market, and are testament to Acme Packet's continued commitment to delivering innovative, effective session border control solutions." The full list of issued patents can be found on the Acme Packet Web site (www.acmepacket.com) under Products/Intellectual Property Notices. The full text and claims of the Acme Packet patents may be found by conducting a patent number search utilizing the U.S. Patent Office's website at http://www.uspto.gov/patft/. About Acme Packet Acme Packet, the leader in session border control solutions, enables service providers to deliver trusted, first class interactive communications--voice, video and multimedia sessions--across IP network borders. Our Net-Net family has been selected by over 360 service providers in 75 countries to satisfy critical security, service assurance and regulatory requirements in wireline, cable and wireless networks. Our customers include 23 of the top 25, and 72 of the top 100 service providers in the world. These deployments support multiple applications--from VoIP trunking to hosted enterprise and residential services to fixed-mobile convergence; multiple protocols--SIP, H.323, MGCP/NCS and H.248; and multiple border points--interconnect, access network and data center. For more information, contact us at +1 781.328.4400, or visit www.acmepacket.com. Acme Packet Safe Harbor Statement Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our position in the session border control market, our expected financial and operating results, our ability to establish and maintain intellectual property rights, our ability to build and grow Acme Packet, the benefits and advantages of our products, including any enhancements or new features, services and programs and our ability to achieve our goals, plans and objectives. Such forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: difficulties in growing our customer base, difficulties leveraging market opportunities, difficulties providing solutions that meet the needs of customers, poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products, difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations, difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially form those projected or suggested in any forward-looking statements are contained in our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in such filings. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]