Brix Networks - Converged Service Assurance for VoIP, IPTV, Data, and Mobile Services

John H. Ricciardone
EXFO Service Assurance
978-367-5757
jricciardone@brixnet.com

To access any of EXFO Service Assurance's (formerly Brix Networks') press releases, scroll down to view our announcements in reverse chronological order, or click on one of the following links to take you to that specific year: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, and 2000.

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2008

November 4, 2008
EXFO’s Service Assurance Solution Selected by Tier-1 Wireless Operator in North America

April 22, 2008
EXFO Completes Acquisition of Brix Networks and Raises Sales Guidance

April 15, 2008
Brix Networks Announces Interoperability With ADVA Optical Networking's Etherjack Demarcation Devices For Carrier Ethernet Deployments

Integration Of Brix Service Assurance Technology With ADVA Optical Networking's Ethernet Demarcation Solution Enables Mobile Backhaul Service Providers To Efficiently Verify Service Quality

April 2, 2008
EXFO to Acquire Brix Networks in All-Cash Deal

-- Consideration to be paid of US$28.5 million plus earn-out provision

-- Expanding into emerging service assurance market

-- Complements EXFO's protocol strategy for testing converged IP networks

March 31, 2008
Brix Networks To Integrate Its VoIP Service Assurance Offering With Ditech Networks' EXi Voice Quality Measurement Technology

-- Collaboration Between Firms Allows VoIP Providers To View How Echo, Voice Level Mismatch, Background Noise, And Other Impairments Impact Subscribers' Quality Of Experience

-- Brix Also Joins Ditech's EXi Everywhere Partner Program

March 5, 2008
Brix Networks Wins VON Magazine Innovator Award

Company's BrixView Analytics and Business Intelligence Software Enables Service Providers To Understand Customer Experience And Increase Brand Loyalty

February 28, 2008
Brix Networks Signs Worldwide Reseller Agreement With Harris Stratex Networks

Companies' Integrated Solutions To Be Offered Globally With Emphasis On Middle East and South America

January 3, 2008
Brix Networks Receives Internet Telephony Magazine's 10th Annual Product of the Year Award

Company's Brix 4100 Verifier Family Recognized For Outstanding Innovation

2007

October 30, 2007
Brix Networks Announces Service Assurance Offering That Verifies Quality Of Carrier Ethernet Services

New BrixNGN Solution Provides Necessary Ethernet-based SLA Metrics For Cellular Backhaul and Managed Services

October 17, 2007
Brix Networks Earns Light Reading's "Best Marketing - Private Company" Leading Light Award For 2007

Converged Service Assurance Vendor Recognized For Excellence And Industry Leadership

October 3, 2007
Brix Networks Named Finalist For Light Reading's "Best Marketing - Private Company" Award

Converged Service Assurance Vendor Recognized For Excellence And Industry Leadership

September 25, 2007
Brix Networks Announces Next-Generation 10-Gigabit IP Service Assurance Platform

-- New Brix 4100 Family Monitors Live VoIP And IPTV Service Quality On Unprecedented Scale
-- Combined Signaling And Transport Analysis Provides Critical Information To Decision Makers

July 31, 2007
Brix Networks Announces Expansion Of International Sales Teams

Growing Company Adds Senior-Level Professionals To EMEA and APAC Regions Due To Increased Demand For Its Converged Service Assurance Solutions

June 27, 2007
Brix Networks Unveils Live IPTV Service Monitoring Solution

BrixVision Service Assurance Portfolio Safeguards Providers' Content Quality
Through Continuous, In-network Monitoring of Live Broadcast Video

June 26, 2007
Intelliverse Adds Testing and Monitoring Capabilities to Increase VoIP Quality for Users

Company Deploys Integrated Service Assurance Solutions From Brix Networks That Help Customers Diagnose Call Issues -- Increasing Quality and Satisfaction

June 26, 2007
TELUS Chooses Brix Networks' Converged IP Service Assurance Solutions

Leading Canadian Telecommunications Company Deploys Brix System To Measure and Verify Quality of Inter-carrier VoIP Peering Relationships

May 22, 2007
Brix Networks Announces IP Service Management Portal That Enables Service Providers To Understand Customer Experience And Loyalty

New BrixView Software With Integrated Business Intelligence Provides Decision Makers With Essential Insights Into Quality of Experience For Quad-Play Services

April 30, 2007
Brix Networks Integrates Service Assurance Technology With InnoMedia's Cable VoIP Devices

Collaboration Between Firms Enables Broadband Service Providers To Offer Subscribers Exceptional Quality of Experience While Delivering Crucial Service Visibility To The Home

March 20, 2007
Brix Networks, Linksys, and SunRocket Collaborate To Provide Automated Endpoint Monitoring For Improved QoE Visibility

Integration Of Brix Service Assurance Technology With Linksys Devices Enables SunRocket To Provide High-Quality Internet Phone Service and Exceptional Customer Quality of Experience

March 12, 2007
Brix Networks Named To The 2007 "Pulver 100"

Increased Worldwide Demand For Company's Converged Service Assurance Solutions And Expanding Customer List Helps Growing Firm Earn Position On Noted Industry List

March 5, 2007
Brix Networks and HwaCom Systems Deliver Industry's First Set-Top Box With Integrated IPTV Quality Agent

Companies Collaboration Gives Service Providers Crucial At-Home Visibility Into Subscribers' Quality Of Experience

February 28, 2007
Brix Networks Expands VoIP Service Assurance Offering For Cable Providers

Company's BrixCall Software Adds NCS Protocol and Loopback Support That Gives Cable Operators QoS Visibility Into Subscribers' Homes

February 23, 2007
New Converged Service Assurance Blog Launched

ServiceAssuranceBlog.com Created To Foster Open Discussion Regarding QoE For Next-Generation VoIP, IPTV, Data, and Mobile Services

January 22, 2007
Media Advisory: Brix Networks' CTO To Address Service Assurance Challenges at SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies

2006

December 14, 2006
Brix Networks Issued Patent By U.S. Patent And Trademark Office

Converged Service Assurance Company's Hardware Time-stamping Method
Delivers Critical Quality Metrics To Assure Next-Generation Services

November 8, 2006
Brix Networks Selected One Of The Top 15 VoIP Companies Of 2006

FierceVoIP Newsletter Names Growing Service Assurance Company To "Fierce 15" List Of Leading Internet Telephony Firms

November 6, 2006
Brix Networks Announces Service Assurance Software Agent For Cell Phones

New BrixMobile Solution Provides Comprehensive Analysis And Visualization Of Quality of Experience Metrics For IMS-enabled Services

September 12, 2006
Brix Networks And Texas Instruments Announce Collaboration To Ensure Quality Of Experience For Users Of IP-Based Services

Companies Will Deliver Pervasive Endpoint Management Providing Embedded
Service Visibility To VoIP Gateways, Set Top Boxes, and Other IP Devices

August 29, 2006
Media Advisory: Senior Brix Networks' Manager To Address End-to-End Service Assurance Challenges at IMS Executive Summit

July 24, 2006
Internet Phone Quality Drops Significantly And Steadily Over Last 18 Months

-- One Out Of Five Calls Found To Be Unacceptable According To Data
From Brix Networks' TestYourVoIP.com Voice Quality Testing Portal

-- TestYourVoIP.com Also Now Available As Google Desktop Gadget

June 5, 2006
ntl:Telewest Selects Brix Networks' Converged Service Assurance Solutions To Ensure Quality Of MPLS Core Network

UK's Largest Cable Operator and Leading Provider of Triple-Play Services Chooses Brix System To Verify Performance Of Its Next-Generation, IP Services Foundation

May 31, 2006
Media Advisory: Senior Brix Networks' Manager To Address IPTV Deployments & Quadruple-Play Preparations at GLOBALCOMM 2006

April 27, 2006
Brix Networks Expands EMEA And Asia-Pacific Sales And Support Teams In Response To Rapid Adoption Of VoIP, IPTV, And IMS-based Services

Growing Company Also Boosts North American Sales Coverage Due To Increased Demand For Its Converged Service Assurance Solutions

March 21, 2006
Media Advisory: Brix Networks' CTO To Address IPTV Quality Assurance and Reporting at ATIS TechThink Conference at Telecom NEXT

March 14, 2006
Brix Networks and Allied Telesyn Announce Seamless Quality Of Experience Across Multi-Provider and Multi-Vendor Infrastructures At Spring VON Show

Companies Use Emerging IETF TWAMP Standard That Provides IP Performance Metrics Across Any Network Element Including Set-Top Boxes, Edge and Core Routers, Switches, and Gateways

February 6, 2006
Brix Networks Unveils Comprehensive IPTV Service Assurance Portfolio

New BrixVision Offering Gives Service Providers Complete Visibility Into Quality Of Video Content, Delivery Infrastructure, and Customer Experience

February 2, 2006
Media Advisory: Brix Networks' CTO To Address Service Assurance Challenges at IMS Summit 2006

January 4, 2006
Brix Networks Expands IPTV Service Assurance Capabilities To Provide Network Operators Visibility Into Quality Of Experience

Channel Changing and Multicast Functionality Address Major Concerns Regarding Delivering Quality IPTV And Bundled Services

2005

December 19, 2005
Brix Networks Names Five Industry Veterans To Leadership Positions

Fast-Growing Firm Adds Senior-Level Marketing, Sales, And Engineering Personnel To Strong Team To Accelerate Success In Rapidly Expanding VoIP And IPTV Service Assurance Markets

December 5, 2005
Brix Networks Announces Enhanced IP Video Quality Algorithm To Ensure Success In IPTV Rollouts

Company's Ongoing Collaboration With Global Customer Base Shapes Continued Innovation Across All Triple-Play Services

November 10, 2005
Brix Networks Receives Internet Telephony Magazine's New "Excellence Award" For 2005

BrixCare Self-Service Application Cited As Solution That Solves Customers' Real Needs

October 31, 2005
Service Provider Weekly Honors Brix Networks As One Of The "Top 50" Vendors Of 2005

VoIP Service Assurance Supplier Cited For Providing Product Excellence And Value To Customers

September 19, 2005
Brix Networks Introduces New VoIP Service Assurance Solutions That Allow Carriers To Address Critical Customer Care Issues With Live Call Analysis

BrixCall Software And Brix 4000 Verifier Provide Carriers Detailed Service Visibility And Analysis Of
Live Subscriber Calls To Ensure Quality Of Service From Network Core To Customer Care

September 19, 2005
Brix Networks Unveils Enterprise VoIP Management Application That Delivers Support For Leading IP PBX Manufacturers

New BrixManage Offering Enables IT Professionals To Proactively Monitor Their VoIP Infrastructure To Verify Service Availability and Ensure
End-user Satisfaction

September 7, 2005
Brix Networks Named To The 2005 "Pulver 100"

Increasing Demand For Company's VoIP Service Assurance Solutions Helps
Firm Earn Position On Noted Industry List For Second Consecutive Year

August 31, 2005
Carriers To Invest In Performance Monitoring For Next-Generation VoIP, IPTV, And Internet Gaming Services Within Next 12 Months

Respondents To Poll Conducted As Part Of Light Reading Webinar Also Cite IPTV
As The Service That Poses The Greatest Challenge For Performance Monitoring

July 25, 2005
Brix Networks Announces New Customer Care Solution For Residential VoIP Service Providers

BrixCare Self-Service Application Helps Broadband Voice Providers Reduce Subscriber Acquisition And Support Costs While Increasing Customer Satisfaction And Loyalty

June 15, 2005
Brix Networks And Tollgrade Communications Demonstrate End-to-End VoIP Management For Cable Networks

Scalable, Standards-based Performance Management System Helps Make Cable Operators' Triple-Play Services Successful

May 24, 2005
Brix Networks Tops Off Recent Financing Round With Additional Funding From TELUS Ventures

$1.5 Million Investment To Further Accelerate Growing VoIP Management Company's Expansion Plans

May 3, 2005
Network Operators Increasingly Turn To Focused Management Solutions To Operate Triple-Play Voice, Video, And Data Services

Poll Results From Brix
Networks-Sponsored Light Reading Webinar Reveal Managers Favor Dedicated Products Over Existing Tools Or Developing Their Own

April 11, 2005
Brix Networks Appoints Vice President, Strategy And Corporate Development

Rick Chavez To Lead Growing VoIP Management Company's Enhanced Alliance And Partnership Efforts

March 29, 2005
Brix Networks Secures $5 Million In Latest Round Of Funding

New Investor Castile Ventures Leads Round; Long-time Brix Supporters Charles River Ventures, ComVentures, Fidelity Ventures, Partech
International, And STAR Ventures Also Continue To Back Growing VoIP Management Company

March 8, 2005
Brix Networks Unveils Free, Self-Service, IP Video Quality Testing Portal At Spring VON Conference

TestYourVideo.com Enables Users To Independently Measure The Quality Of Their Interactive Or Streaming Video Services

March 7, 2005
SupportSoft And Brix Announce Availability Of Integrated Software Solutions For VoIP Service Verification

Companies Complete Integration of ServiceVerify 2.0 Platform And BrixWorx Engine To Enable More Cost-Effective VoIP Deployments

March 1, 2005
PRIMUS Canada Chooses Brix Networks' VoIP Management Solutions

Canada's Largest Alternative Communications Carrier Calls On Brix To
Monitor The Quality Of Its TalkBroadband Internet Phone Service

February 23, 2005
Brix Networks Launches New Web Site

VoIP Management Vendor's Enhanced Site Features Clean, Crisp Design And Easy Navigation

January 27, 2005
Brix Networks Receives Internet Telephony Magazine's Product Of The Year Award For Fourth Straight Year

Brix 3500T Verifier Honored For
Outstanding Innovation

January 25, 2005
Brix Networks Expands International Value-Added Reseller Channels

Company's VoIP Management Products Now
Available In CIS Countries, Austria,
And Hungary Via New Partner Companies