LOWELL, MA and SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 23, 2001 - NetNumber, Inc., a pioneer in the development of carrier-grade commercial ENUM services, announced today that it will partner with Indigo Software, a leading Internet infrastructure company to facilitate the deployment of wholly transparent, network access numbering technologies. The alliance will help service providers to deliver enhanced Internet communications solutions based on NetNumber's ENUM Service and Indigo Software's Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based product ensemble.

By turning telephone numbers into Internet numbers, ENUM, a standard of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), enables the smooth transition of telecommunications services over to IP networks. A single phone number registered with the NetNumber ENUM Service can reach IP-PBXs, IP phones and SIP proxy servers, as well as PDAs or any other IP-capable device. When combined with Indigo SIP solutions, the NetNumber ENUM Service offers consumers simplicity in communications and offers businesses lower administrative costs.

With a streamlined ensemble of Internet-infrastructure software solutions for real time communications, Indigo has made a name for itself as a visionary software designer within the fast-moving service provider community. Indigo furnishes the industry with an outstanding SIP-based product suite that shapes concrete business opportunities for service providers who know their customer base.

Glenn Marschel, CEO of NetNumber said, "Indigo's determination to advance IP communications through interoperable, standards-based technology is complementary to NetNumber's mission. Our integrated solutions will further enable businesses and individuals to effortlessly move from the traditional PSTN to more functional, lower cost Internet-based communications."

"By eliminating the need for complex provisioning and configuration, the NetNumber ENUM Service permits rapid adoption of IP communications," said Edward Keegan, Head of Business Development at Indigo Software. "Our partnership with NetNumber increases the functionality of our product ensemble and helps service providers avoid costly routing over the PSTN."

For more information :

Cheryl Tyndall NetNumber.com (512) 241 1855 ctyndall@netnumber.com	Rebecca Joyner / Dylan Locsin LNS Communications for NetNumber.com (617) 577 9777 rjoyner@LNScom.com/dlocsin@LNScom.com
Edward Keegan Indigo Software Head of Business Development +32 2 235 09 45 edward@indigosw.com

About Indigo Software

With operations in both the US and Europe, Indigo Software is a forward-thinking software developer, architecting new Internet communications solutions for a broad range of service providers, including ISPs, communications ASPs, IP carriers and Next-Gen operators. Capitalizing on its award-winning, expandable communications software framework, Indigo provides a unique ensemble of Internet-infrastructure software components based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and other Internet-genuine technologies sharing SIP's endowments. Devising unprecedented communications software solutions for converged networks, Indigo gives an ever-expanding service providers market the power to transform the experience of integrated communications for a generation of customers with Internet savvy. For more information, visit www.indigosw.com

About NetNumber, Inc.

NetNumber, a pioneer in the development of carrier-grade commercial ENUM services, provides secure, reliable, ENUM-compliant directory services and support systems to the Internet telephony industry. The NetNumber ENUM Service is the outgrowth of a three-year intellectual property, technology development and standards body effort. ENUM (IETF RFC 2916) is a core piece of Internet infrastructure that converts telephone numbers into the Internet address information supporting all IP-enabled services including real-time voice, voice mail, fax, remote printing, unified messaging, etc. The company is located in the Wannalancit Technology Center, 650 Suffolk Street, Suite 307, Lowell, MA 01854. For more information, call 512-241-1855 or visit www.netnumber.com

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April 23, 2001 - NetNumber and Indigo Software Form Strategic Partnership
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