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[September 28, 2004]

Kevin Power, a Seasoned Telecom Veteran, Joins Popular Telephony Advisory Board

NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 28, 2004 -- Power Brings Service Provider Experience, Acting as an Advisor to the Company to Guide and Expand Its Peer-to-Peer VoIP Carrier Initiatives

Popular Telephony Inc., a telecommunications middleware company, welcomes Kevin Power as a new member of the company's Advisory Board. With reputable leadership and operations expertise in the service provider environment, Mr. Power will provide key strategic guidance for the company's carrier initiatives introducing Peerio(TM) Serverless Telephony technology to the telecom service provider and operator networks.

"I am pleased to be able to join the Advisory Board of this exciting new venture, which promises to accelerate the evolution of network technology to the next generation of IP topology. This necessary evolution will ultimately give users access to the full range of true value-added service," said Power.

Mr. Power has more than 20 years experience in telecommunications with a variety of companies, including extensive experience with two very high-profile startups. He is currently the Chairman of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), a member of the Board of Directors of Viatel and a former member of the Board of Universal Access.

From 1994-2000, Power held senior management positions in Global Telesystems Group, co-founded and served as a Managing Director of GTS Monaco Access, a joint venture with the Principality of Monaco from before moving to London as President of Wholesale Services in 1999. Prior to that, Power's experience included senior management positions with Orion Network Systems and INTELSAT, as well as several years of consulting activity.

"We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Advisory Board with this well-known telecom industry veteran," said Dmitry Goroshevsky, CEO of Popular Telephony. "Kevin Power brings tremendous experience in the telecom industry and expertise in dealing with network and carrier interconnect issues which complement Popular Telephony's mission to precipitate the evolution of IP-enabled telecommunication services by introducing the solution of the next generation, serverless networks."

The initial Popular Telephony Advisory Board members, announced in July 2004, are: Dr. David Almagor, past president, CEO and Chairman of Mysticom Semiconductor; Mr. Allan Sulkin, currently the President and Chief Analyst for TEQConsult Group and a member of the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Communications Association (ECA); and Mr. Christopher J. Younger, the former President and COO of Expanets, currently the Founding Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Communications Association.

About Popular Telephony

Popular Telephony Inc. is a privately held telecommunications middleware company focused on bringing true peer-to-peer, serverless communications technology to the general market. With a strong patent portfolio and a leadership team led by Internet Telephony industry veterans, the company aims to be the leader in the peer-to-peer VoIP sector. Popular Telephony is a U.S. registered corporation, with offices in New York, France and Israel.

For more information about Popular Telephony, visit the company's web site at: www.populartelephony.com

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