BEDFORD, Mass. -- Empirix(R) Inc., the leader in helping organizations strengthen customer loyalty through assured Web and voice application performance, announced that it has won a 2005 TMC Labs Internet Telephony Innovation Award from Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)). The award is for Empirix's Hammer Enterprise VoIP Test Solution, the industry's first comprehensive solution for ensuring successful deployment of enterprise VoIP infrastructure and applications.

The awards are bestowed by Internet Telephony's editors based on the innovation and unique value that a product or service provides to the market, and winners are featured in the July issue of the magazine. "Empirix has been a leader in network equipment and service provider lab VoIP testing for quite some time," said Tom Keating, TMC's CTO and Executive Technology Editor for Internet Telephony magazine. "So when they added enterprise VoIP testing to their arsenal, there was little doubt that Empirix would have an innovative winner on its hands."

Empirix has more than a decade of experience testing VoIP network infrastructures, operational carrier networks and enhanced IP services, and has been the recognized market share leader in those areas for the past four years(1). The Hammer(R) VoIP Test Solution for Enterprises allows enterprises to reduce risk and speed the rollout of VoIP services and IP telephony applications (such as messaging, speech self-service, conferencing and CTI) by accurately assessing how their infrastructure and applications will perform in production. Hammer VoIP Test Solution for Enterprises combines that expertise with the company's deep experience in enterprise voice and Web environments.

"We recently conducted a survey and found that two out of three enterprise telecom professionals are concerned about putting a VoIP phone on their CEO's desk," said Dan Potter, Vice President of Marketing for Empirix. "Despite a high level of concern about VoIP quality of service, most organizations are not implementing thorough quality assurance practices that could ease their concerns and lead to much smoother rollouts. We are pleased that Internet Telephony raised this important issue to its readers, and are honored to receive the award."

About Empirix

Empirix delivers a comprehensive range of testing and monitoring solutions that assure the performance of next-generation networks, contact centers, and Web-based applications. Empirix provides products, services, and support to thousands of customers worldwide, including Global 2000 enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, and service providers. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Empirix is a privately held company, with offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit 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.

(1) Per Frost & Sullivan