[August 26, 2008]

BroadSoft Announces Judging Panel for Xtended Voice Mashup Contest

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- BroadSoft, Inc., the leading provider of VoIP application software, today announced the judges for its BroadSoft(R) Xtended Voice Mashup Contest designed to create telephony mashups that provide new, valuable services for businesses and consumers.

Running through Sept. 2, the Xtended Voice Mashup Contest challenges Web 2.0 and telecom developers to combine BroadWorks(R) VoIP features with other Web-based services, including customer relationship management tools, business collaboration and social networking sites. Telephony applications such as SMS, voicemail, fax and mobile clients also qualify for submission.

Xtended Voice Mashup Contest judges include:
-- John Musser - Founder & Blogger, Programmable Web, a site that covers mashups, Web 2.0 APIs and the Web as a platform

-- Dave Gilbert - CEO, SimpleSignal, hosted business VoIP provider
-- Rich Karpinksi - Reporter, Telephony Magazine and blog content provider, Telephony 2.0, covering news, technologies and business strategies of telecom providers

-- Mike Tessler - CEO, BroadSoft, Inc.
-- Scott Hoffpauir - CTO, BroadSoft, Inc.

The contest winners will be announced at the Web 2.0 Expo New York 2008, which takes place Sept. 16-19.

"The goal of our Xtended program is to arm the market with voice applications that support individual work and personal lifestyles," said Leslie Ferry, vice president of marketing for BroadSoft. "We are excited to have such a distinguished panel of judges who support our goal of fostering innovative telephony mashups in the marketplace."

Prizes for the Xtended Voice Mashup Contest include:
-- First Place - $5,000 in cash, and an all-expenses-paid trip to BroadSoft Connections 2008 with a free Solutions ShowCase booth (valued at $10,500).

-- Second Place - $2,000 in cash, and an all-expenses-paid trip to BroadSoft Connections with a complimentary pass (valued at $3,500).

-- Third Place - $1,000 in cash, and a complimentary pass to BroadSoft Connections 2008 (valued at $2,500).

The Xtended Voice Mashup Contest is free to enter. To register for the contest or to review contest rules and prize details, visit http://developer.broadsoft.com/contest .

About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks(R) platform provides a comprehensive range of VoIP applications, including Hosted Unified Communications, Mobile PBX, Business Trunking and residential broadband services fully integrated into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks is capable of providing these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.

About BroadSoft
BroadSoft(R) provides VoIP application software that enables the delivery of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its award-winning flagship BroadWorks technology empowers wireless, wireline and cable carriers to deliver next-generation voice and multimedia applications and advanced features that enable them to 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 seven of the top 10 and 13 of the top 25 largest carriers worldwide, as measured by recent annual revenue, including Korea Telecom, KPN, SingTel, Sprint, Telefonica de Espana, Telstra, T-Systems, and Verizon. For additional information, go to http://www.broadsoft.com/ .

BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective owners.

BroadSoft, Inc.

CONTACT: Leslie Ferry of BroadSoft, Inc., +1-240-364-9038,lferry@broadsoft.com; or Amber La Croix for BroadSoft, Inc., +1-248-304-1431,aklacroix@airfoilpr.com

Web Site: http://developer.broadsoft.com/contesthttp://www.broadsoft.com/

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