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Encore Networks Signs National Reseller and Services Agreement With Telsource Corporation

Telsource To Carry Encore’s Line of BANDIT™ Broadband IP+Legacy VPN Routers and Supply Field Service Support For Carriers and Large Enterprise Networks
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Dulles, VA. June 21, 2004 – Encore Networks, a developer of Virtual Private Network (VPN) security solutions, recently signed a national reseller and services agreement with Telsource Corporation, a leading network integrator and managed network care provider. Telsource will sell, install and service Encore’s BANDIT™ family of broadband IP+Legacy VPN routers and also provide on-site maintenance support for certain Encore carrier and large enterprise customers. In addition to the BANDIT™ product line, Telsource sells a wide range of products from networking vendors including Adtran, Cisco, Lucent, Mitel, and Nortel Networks.

Established in 1984, Telsource has become one of the nation’s leading network integrators and field service engineering organizations. Headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey, Telsource provides installation, maintenance, and managed network services for voice, data, and video networking for carriers including Verizon, AT&T, MCI, and BellSouth. Telsource also builds and supports enterprise networks in a variety of industries including financial, insurance, retail, hospitality, utility, and manufacturing.

“With spare parts depots located strategically throughout the country, Telsource has built a field engineering force that offers fast, reliable on-site services which will maximize our customers data network applications,” stated Peter Madsen, Encore Networks President and CEO. “Their guaranteed maintenance response times and 7/24 Network Operating Center, will allow us to target larger network opportunities with our BANDIT™ line of IP+Legacy VPN gateways.”

“We look forward to supporting Encore’s customers, both carrier and enterprise, who have complex VPN networks with secure, encrypted communications using the Internet or other packet based technology such as Frame Relay, DSL, Satellite, or Cellular Wireless,” said Vincent Sciarra, President and CEO of Telsource. “Also, by adding Encore’s BANDIT™ products to our own product portfolio, we’ve expanded our service offerings that help customers meet their data network goals.”

Designed for IP-based, next generation, multi-service broadband networks, Encore’s BANDIT™ products are small, but powerful VPN tools that provide router/FRAD, firewall and IPsec VPN functionality, dial backup, Ethernet, and legacy protocol support on one platform. Both service providers and enterprise customers deploy BANDITs for more cost-effective solutions for IP+Legacy VPN, security, and data over a single broadband connection.


 
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As one of the nation’s leading network integrators and field service engineering organizations since 1984, Telsource www.telsource.com has provided nationwide installation, maintenance, and managed network services for voice, data and video networking for a variety of industries including financial, insurance, retail, hospitality, and telecommunications.

 
ABOUT ENCORE NETWORKS
Encore Networks, Inc., www.encorenetworks.com is a market leader in developing manageable equipment for Secure, Converged, and Broadband solutions for carriers and enterprises. Customers currently rely on Encore's innovative VPN and security solutions for wireless, satellite, and terrestrial networks that support both legacy devices and the latest Internet routing standards. Encore products facilitate the migration from legacy data networks to broadband IP connectivity. Advanced signaling and voice inter-working solutions support circuit-to-packet migration of voice services, on premises or in the central office. Encore is a member of the Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC), United States Telecom Association (USTA), Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), Global VSAT Forum (GVF), and the United Telecom Council (UTC).

 
 Encore Networks Contact:
 Tony Crane
 Director, Marketing Services
 Encore Networks Inc.
 703-318-4366
 tcrane@encorenetworks.com
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 Telsource Contact:
 Jennifer Whelan
 Director of Marketing
 440-234-9595 ext. 318
 
 jwhelan@telsource.com
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