Nortel, Followap Enhance IMS Services for Real-Time, Uninterrupted Communications Across Wireless, Wireline Networks

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- Presence Technology to Deliver Advanced Collaboration and
Multimedia Communication Services

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Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT) has selected Followap's Presence
technology to power its IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) portfolio to
unprecedented levels of personalization, mobility and security in
communications.

IMS is designed to deliver uninterrupted, seamless communications
regardless of network, making it possible for interactive services
such as instant messaging (IM), VoIP, push-to-talk and multimedia
gaming to follow users in real-time as they roam across wireless,
wireline or cable networks . Presence technology is an essential
component of IMS that enables networks to be intuitive, allowing
users to specify their availability and willingness to communicate
via the network and device of their choice.

Presence technology enriches communications by providing real-time
information about the status of subscribers. This information can
include a range of details from whether a device is on or off,
through to more advanced information about users' availability such
as indicating whether they are driving or in a meeting. Presence can
provide visibility on how best to communicate with other subscribers
whether by text, voice or IM. Presence-enabled applications will
allow subscribers to enjoy services such as multi-player gaming,
location services and chat room dating. For example , gamers will be
able to receive real-time status updates on whether their contacts
want to play/chat and who is available online.

"IMS has enjoyed significant momentum across the industry as
service providers look to this new standard and architecture as a
means of enhancing their ability to become more service-agile by
developing an array of new and innovative combinational services,"
said Tom Valovic, director of VOIP Infrastructure at IDC.
"Leveraging new combinations of capability to advance mobile IM and
presence such as that exemplified by Nortel's partnership with
Followap is the kind of approach that can help service providers
develop the necessary building blocks to improve communications and
drive fixed/mobile convergence."

"Nortel is committed to delivering an open, standards-based IMS
solution, which is essential for service provider success," said Sita
Lowman, business leader, IMS, Nortel. "Followap's impressive presence
technology for personalized, mobile and secure multimedia
communications together with Nortel's IMS core technology and SIP
application expertise is a powerful combination for positioning
service providers to deliver a more personalized and enjoyable
communications experience to subscribers, no matter where they are
or what device they may be using."

Followap's Presence Platform (iFollow PSP), incorporating
Followap's Presence Server and Group List Management Server
(XDMS/GLMS), will power presence enabled IMS-based applications,
allowing operators to presence- enable their existing services and
design future services.

Dotan Volach, CEO at Followap said, "Presence is the personal
enablement communication choice of the future and is a key component
needed to seamlessly orchestrate integrated communications. Followap
is pleased to be working with Nortel, one of the industry's leading
providers of carrier VoIP/IMS technology, to deliver flexible,
next-generation mobile services."

The iFollow PSP collects and broadcasts in real-time subscribers'
availability and willingness to communicate to other subscribers and
services. Such status information is displayed and updated
immediately through the device's address book using Followap's
XDMS/GLMS. The iFollow Presence Platform (PSP) will be integrated
into Nortel's IMS Core solution, which is responsible for
authenticating users and setting up IMS sessions using Session
Initiation Protocol (SIP). Once a session has been set up and user
availability communicated through the iFollow PSP, data transfer will
be handled by the appropriate media server or application.

The iFollow Presence Platform is standards-based, supporting OMA,
IETF, 3GPP and OSA/Parlay standards. Using iFollow PSP, operators
can quickly generate significant incremental revenues by
incorporating meaningful presence information into existing and new
value added services. iFollow PSP powers fixed-mobile converged
(FMC) networks across mobile and fixed, public and private, voice
and data networks.

For more information on this announcement, please listen to the
Nortel/Followap podcast at www.nortel.com/podcast.

Nortel's IMS solution is access-aware and supports 3GPP (IMS),
3GPP2 ( MMD), Packet Cable 2.0 and TISPAN standards. Nortel ranked
number one in the global markets for service provider softswitches
and gateways for the first half of 2006, according to Synergy
Research Group. Nortel is currently engaged in IMS trials with
leading operators in wireline, cable, CDMA and GSM/UMTS markets.
Nortel is sponsoring GMI 2006, the world's first massive 'real
network' trial of multi-vendor interoperability of the IMS service
framework. For more information about this event, see
www.gmi2006.com.

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About Followap

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Followap is the leading provider of Presence and Instant Messaging
solutions to the telecommunications industry. Pioneering this field,
Followap's customer base consists today of about 20 network
operators, most of them tier-one operators, with a combined user
base of over 200 million users. Followap's products enable operators
to establish advanced, interoperable presence-enhanced services,
whilst also creating the infrastructure for next-generation
networks. Followap supports and contributes to industry
standardization efforts in forums including OMA, IETF, 3GPP and the
GSM Association. For additional information please visit Followap's
web site at www.followap.com.

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About Nortel

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Nortel is a recognized leader in delivering communications
capabilities that enhance the human experience, ignite and power
global commerce, and secure and protect the world's most critical
information. Our next- generation technologies, for both service
providers and enterprises, span access and core networks, support
multimedia and business-critical applications, and help eliminate
today's barriers to efficiency, speed and performance by simplifying
networks and connecting people with information. Nortel does
business in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit
Nortel on the Web at www.nortel.com. For the latest Nortel news,
visit www.nortel.com/news.

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Contact:
For further information: Jamie Moody, +1-(972)-684-7167,
moodyjam@nortel.com; Ben Roome, +44-1628-433113, benroome@nortel.com;
Kath Rosier, +44-800-032-0275, Kath.Rosier@followap.com