GSM for WARP Appliance Recognized as the Most Innovative Product at Leading
IP Communications Conference in Miami

Miami, FLA – ITEXPO (Jan 25, 2010) — PIKA Technologies today announced that its GSM module for the PIKA WARP Appliance for Asterisk and FreePBX has received a “Best of Show Award” in the Most Innovative Product category at TMC’s ITEXPO East 2010 in Miami.

The GSM module for the WARP Appliance provides wireless network connectivity, giving small-medium business users a cost effective alternative to PSTN landlines in certain geographical markets. The WARP appliance is the only customizable development platform on the market that supports both PBX functionality and GSM gateway functionality together in a compact form factor. Using the WARP with GSM connectivity allows PBX customers to use the Least Cost Routing feature and avoid the high costs of fixed-to-mobile calls. In addition, the GSM capability opens the door to creative applications using SMS, such as voice mail and emergency notification. Wireless trunks can also be used for failover should the PBX’s fixed lines go down. For wireless carriers looking to build incremental traffic on their networks by displacing traditional telephone company landlines, WARP with GSM trunk connectivity provides a unique small/medium business telephone system option.

“We are very pleased that TMC has recognized PIKA with this award,” says Terry Atwood, VP of sales, marketing and customer care at PIKA Technologies. “Adding a GSM module to the WARP Appliance portfolio significantly increases PIKA’s addressable markets worldwide. This module allows value added resellers and system integrators to take advantage of GSM connectivity with features that can yield dramatic cost savings and productivity gains for wireless subscribers. ”

“Last week in Miami we set new standards at ITEXPO in terms of attendee traffic, exhibitor news, and overall quality for the show, and we feel the best-of-show winners worked even harder to stand out from our field of exhibitors,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO and group editor-in-chief of TMC. “All of the companies that participated in ITEXPO helped to make it our best show ever, and we’re proud to honor companies like PIKA Technologies with a Best-of-Show Award.”

The ITEXPO Best of Show Awards recognize innovative products and solutions that were featured in the Exhibit Hall during the event. This designation serves to highlight the technological achievement and creative product features that set these winners apart from the rest of the crowd. TMC’s editorial staff evaluated the pre-show nominations, and met with vendors to inspect and review the displayed products on the first day of the Expo. A full list of the winners is posted on TMC’s Web site at www.tmcnet.com.

About PIKA Technologies
PIKA Technologies for over two decades has been providing developers with the tools they need to build advanced voice and fax applications like IP PBX, fax broadcast and self-service IVR. As the technology landscape has changed, so too has PIKA, building out its product offering so its customers can choose the right tool set for their applications. Whether building applications using board-based media processing or using host-based solutions, application developers of all kinds turn to PIKA for their development tools.

In addition to its traditional line of hardware and software solutions, PIKA now offers a family of appliances that provide top-quality performance out of the box. PIKA sells these products directly and also makes them available through its growing network of resellers and distributors. Known for its exceptional customer service, PIKA’s customers can expect the same high level of personalized, fast and free support that the company has always delivered. Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, the company has ranked in The Branham 300, an authoritative ranking of successful Canadian high tech firms, for six consecutive years. Visit www.pikatechnologies.com or call +1-613-591-1555 for more information.

Asterisk is a registered trademark of Digium Inc. FreePBX is a registered trademark of Bandwidth.com.

About TMC:
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, and NGN magazines. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 3,500 most visited Web sites in the world by Quantcast, an independent Web traffic ranking site, TMCnet serves an average of two million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO (ITEXPO). For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

TMC Contact: Todd Keefe 617-262-1968 x 101 todd@firpr.com

PIKA Technologies Contact: Margot Menna 613-280-1049 margot.menna@pikatech.com

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