[August 21, 2012]

Tango Networks Appoints Brenda Boehm as President and Chief Executive Officer

Tango Networks, a leading technology provider that enables enterprises to embrace the power of Mobile Unified Communications (News - Alert), is officially announcing the appointment of Brenda Boehm as President and Chief Executive Officer. Tango is also welcoming a new Americas sales leader, and supporting sales team members who are joining the company at a time of significant growth.

"Tango Networks (News - Alert) has gained traction with numerous Tier 1 mobile carriers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, which has made it critical for us to build a management team and sales organization to support the expansion of the company," stated Andrew Silver, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Tango Networks. "The board has been impressed with Brenda's industry experience and drive, and is excited to have her lead the company's business strategy and collective vision for continuing to foster and develop unique value-add solutions."

Ms. Boehm is a respected leader within the industry, with more than 20 years of experience in wireless and wireline telecommunications. Prior to Tango, Ms. Boehm directed Cisco Systems' Hosted Cloud Solutions product management organization. Previously, she was Vice President of Business Solutions for Starent Networks (News - Alert), a highly successful mobile telecommunications equipment company that went public in 2007 and was acquired by Cisco in 2009. Before Starent, Ms. Boehm held leadrship responsibility at Nortel Networks, Citizens Communications, MCI, and a number of other communications service providers. She is an alumnus of the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, holds a Master of Science in Telecommunications from the Southern Methodist University school of Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

"I am honored to join Tango Networks and assist the company in realizing its vision to become a leader in the Mobile Unified Communications industry," stated Boehm. "The company's continued effort to provide revolutionary enterprise communications and improve the way people interact is inspiring. I'm excited to be a part of Tango's next chapter as we work to expand upon the company's solid foundation."

Tango is also announcing Craig Freeman as the Vice President of Sales for the Americas and member of the senior management team. Mr. Freeman has more than 25 years of sales experience in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Tango, Mr. Freeman was the Vice President of Sales for GENBAND North America, Vice President of International GPON Sales Development for Ericsson (News - Alert), and has held various executive sales positions at Entrisphere, Paradyne, Santera Systems, Accelerated Networks, and Nortel. He oversees the Americas sales team, which includes telecommunications veterans with extensive experience who will help promote Tango's Mobile Unified Communications and mobile PBX (News - Alert) solutions to Tier 1 and Tier 2 mobile carriers.

The company has also engaged the services of Ward Hill Marketing to assist with strategy, development, and execution of the global marketing program. The Ward Hill Marketing team has extensive experience working with companies in various stages of global expansion.

The Tango solution enables carriers to integrate their mobile network with an enterprise's Unified Communications (UC), PBX, or Centrex systems - enabling enterprise users to enjoy familiar PBX features - such as integrated voice mail, single number, presence, and short-digit dialing - and advanced Mobile Unified Communications (Mobile UC) applications using the mobile device of their choosing.

About Tango Networks

Tango Networks transforms any mobile device into an enterprise office phone. Our technology securely connects the enterprise IP telephony infrastructure with the mobile network to give users access to the most advanced Mobile Unified Communications applications and capabilities on the market. With Tango, enterprise users can utilize the rich Unified Communications and PBX features from their office phones on any mobile device, such as integrated voice mail, short-digit dialing, mobile call recording and mobile presence, while also enjoying our full suite of applications. To learn more about Tango Networks, please visit www.tango-networks.com.

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