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Michael Tessler of BroadSoft, Inc. Named Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2006 Award Winner in Greater
Washington
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in
Emerging Category
Gaithersburg, MD, 26 June 2006 - BroadSoft, Inc., a leading
provider of VoIP software applications, announced today that Michael
Tessler, co-founder, president and CEO, received the Ernst &
Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2006 Award in the Emerging category
in Greater Washington, D.C. According to Ernst & Young, the
award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and
leading dynamic and growing businesses. Michael Tessler was selected
by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at
an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 20th anniversary gala
event on June 22, at The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Virginia.
"I'm honored to receive this award, and pleased to accept
it on behalf of the entire BroadSoft® organization, including
all our employees worldwide," said Tessler. "The BroadSoft
family, growing larger daily but still a family, has earned this
award by executing on their innovative ideas with hard work, dedication,
and focus. We look forward to the opportunities ahead."
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks® platform provides a comprehensive
range of VoIP applications, including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, mobile
PBX, business trunking and residential broadband services fully
integrated into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks provides
these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability
and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year awards program celebrates
its 20th anniversary this year and continues to honor entrepreneurs
who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such
areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment
to their businesses and communities. "Ernst & Young is
proud of its history in recognizing these outstanding leaders and
their companies," said Jeff Fialko, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur
Of The Year program director for Greater Washington.
As a Greater Washington award winner, Michael Tessler is now eligible
for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The
Year 2006 national program. Award winners in several national categories,
as well as the overall national Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of
The Year award winner, will be announced at the annual awards gala
in Palm Springs, California on November 18, 2006. The overall national
Entrepreneur Of The Year award recipient is then considered for
the world event held in Monte Carlo.
About the BroadWorks Platform
BroadSoft's IMS-compliant BroadWorks® platform provides a comprehensive
range of VoIP applications, including hosted PBX, IP Centrex, mobile
PBX, business trunking and residential broadband services fully
integrated into a single VoIP application platform. BroadWorks provides
these applications with the reliability, redundancy, scalability
and regulatory capabilities required to deliver carrier-class service.
About BroadSoft
BroadSoft's VoIP application software is revolutionizing the delivery
of hosted telephony and multimedia services. Its flagship BroadWorks®
technology empowers wireless and wireline carriers to deliver next-generation
voice and multimedia applications and advanced features that increase
revenue, enhance competitive differentiation and elevate customer
satisfaction. BroadSoft's family of carrier-class software products
delivers the scale, open architecture and reliability that the world's
leading telecommunications companies demand to serve mission-critical
enterprise and residential broadband customers. BroadSoft's leads
the VoIP applications market with 6 of the top 10 and 11 of the
top 25 largest carriers worldwide including BellSouth, Korea Telecom,
Singtel, Telefónica de España, Telstra, T-Systems,
Verizon and XO Communications.
BroadSoft and BroadWorks are registered trademarks
of BroadSoft, Inc. All other names are trademarks of their respective
companies.
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Media Contacts:
BroadSoft
Hilary Tomasson
+1 240.364.5147
htomasson@broadsoft.com
Calysto for BroadSoft
Deanna Anderson
+1 404.266.2060
danderson@calysto.com
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