Press Release Empirix Awarded 2009 Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award Hammer Edge Recognized for Exceptional Innovation Bedford, MA - June 24, 2009 - Empirix Inc., the market leader of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications today announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), a global integrated media company, named Hammer Edge™ as a 2009 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, Unified Communications. Hammer Edge is the next generation testing solution for IP networks, services and applications, and gives network equipment manufacturers, service providers and large enterprises true visibility into traffic of their networks. Hammer Edge emulates the realistic behavior of users and devices required to test elements at the network edge, including border controllers, firewalls and deep packet inspection devices, as well as security and application level gateways––in both secure and unsecure network topologies. In addition, Hammer Edge predicts the users' experience within these realistic environments. By focusing on emulating realistic sessions, Hammer Edge is able to provide L2 to L7 statistics and report errors that impact a system's quality of service. "Empirix has demonstrated a commitment to quality, and a commitment to the further development of the unified communications industry through Hammer Edge," said Tom Keating, CTO and TMC Labs editorial director at TMC. "Empirix deserves this great honor, and I look forward to seeing other innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of the UC industry." "We're proud to grant Empirix with a Unified Communications TMC Labs Innovation Award," stated Rich Tehrani, TMC president. "Hammer Edgeis clearly deserving of recognition for its out-of-box innovation." The TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that have demonstrated raw innovation, unique features, and significant contributions toward improving communications technology. The TMC Labs Innovation Award is not granted to the best-selling products, but instead to those demonstrating a significant contribution to the industry. 2009 TMC Labs Innovation Award winners can be found in the May/June 2009 issue of Unified Communications magazine. For more information on Hammer Edge, please visit: products-services/hammer_edge.asp. About EmpirixEmpirix is the leading provider of service quality assurance solutions for new IP communications. Since 1992, Empirix has led the market in innovation and expertise for IP communications testing. Its widely acclaimed Hammer Test Engine™, with more than 30 patents, is the acknowledged global standard for validating the quality of IP networks, systems and applications. The world's largest service providers, equipment manufacturers, and enterprise contact centers depend on Empirix's solutions to maintain the quality of the user experience for business-critical voice, data, video and mobile services. With Empirix, customers can increase revenues, reduce customer churn and cut support costs. Empirix is privately held and headquartered in Bedford, MA. For further information, please visit http://www.empirix.com/. Empirix and Hammer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Empirix Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. About Unified Communications magazineLaunched in July 2007, Unified Communications magazine is devoted to educating enterprise decision makers on why and how they need to deploy unified communications (UC) solutions. Every issue of Unified Communications magazine features a comprehensive news section; case studies of successful deployments and lessons learned; interviews with leading hardware and software companies; and an 'industry' section, featuring analysis of important mergers and acquisition, partnerships and a Wall Street perspective on the unified communications market. Unified Communications has a readership of 100,000. About TMCTechnology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global integrated media company helping our clients build communities in print, in person and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMCnet is read by two to three million unique visitors each month worldwide, according to Webtrends. TMCnet is ranked as 2,921 in Quantcast's Top U.S. Sites placing TMCnet in the top .03% most visited Web sites in the US. In addition, TMC produces ITEXPO, 4GWE Conference, Digium|Asterisk World and Communications Developer Conference. TMC's Green Blog has been ranked on the "100 Best Blogs for Those Who Want to Change the World". TMC also recently launched new industry-specific Web sites: IT.TMCnet.com, Cable.TMCnet.com, Robotics.TMCnet.com, Satellite.TMCnet.com, Green.TMCnet.com. New services offered by TMCnet include the Tech Jobs site and TMCnet iPhone News. For more information about TMC, visit http://www.tmcnet.com/. Company Contact:Payal Patel CudiaEmail: empirix@schwartz-pr.comTel: 781.684.0770 TMC Contact:Jan Pierret203-852-6800, ext. 228jpierret@tmcnet.com