Fujitsu Asia Extends BroadSoft IP Centrex to Wireless Devices

Singapore / Gaithersburg, MD, USA, May 12, 2003

Singapore-based Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd (Fujitsu Asia) and BroadSoft® Inc. (BroadSoft) today announced an initiative to integrate Fujitsu Asia’s cell phone access products with BroadSoft’s flagship product, BroadWorks®. Fujitsu Asia will resell BroadWorks throughout the Asia-Pacific region to enable IP connectivity and access to corporate communication services via any cell phone device.

Users can now connect to BroadSoft’s patented web-based portal, CommPilot™, through a mobile device, to access IP Centrex applications such as simultaneous ringing, remote office and configurable customer profile capabilities. With support for the full suite of user functions on the mobile phone, users will have anywhere, anytime connectivity, thereby increasing their productivity and effectiveness both in and out of the office. To serve more mobile workers, different mobile phone technologies will be supported using current industry-leading standards, including WAP, J2ME and SMS.

“With today’s increasingly mobile workforce, ubiquitous access to office communications has become a requirement for conducting business. With Fujitsu’s suite of mobility features complementing BroadWorks complete suite of voice solutions, productivity in the work-place can be improved.᾿ said Chng Teo-Hye, Chairman and co-CEO of Fujitsu Asia. “Service providers now have more opportunities to expand their customer reach into the mobile market and bring in more revenue.᾿

Fujitsu Asia has been an active reseller of BroadWorks to carriers in Asia including Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, Australia and New Zealand. A member of BroadSoft’s third-party developer program, Fujitsu Asia also supports BroadWorks-platform development through its technical support center in Singapore. In addition, Fujitsu Asia performs system integration, supports total network deployment, and provides ongoing technical assistance. The integration of the BroadWorks platform with cell phone access products further increases BroadSoft’s presence in the Asian market.

“Fujitsu Asia has been a key third-party developer for BroadSoft in the Asia Pacific region. Together we have responded to the mobile worker’s need for access to applications best delivered through a hosted communications platform,᾿ said Michael Tessler, president and CEO of BroadSoft. “We continue to see a growing demand for BroadWorks and the entrance into the wireless market brings the benefits of IP applications to a new class of user.᾿

The continued effort by Fujitsu Asia to add value to their partners’ products shows the company’s commitment to deliver innovative and competitive new products and features that answer the needs of the marketplace. It also brings the strategic partnership between BroadSoft and Fujitsu Asia to a new level of collaboration.