Natural Convergence’s Silhouette Helps USA Datanet Expand Offerings to New Regions

Service Provider Finds Natural Convergence Offers Best Combination of Simplicity and Features

Ottawa, Ontario - December 19, 2006 - Ottawa, Ontario - December 19, 2006 - Natural Convergence Inc., a supplier of hosted VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) software for service providers, announces it has been chosen to assist service provider USA Datanet expand its offerings geographically. In preparing its entrance into the small business market, USA Datanet selected Natural Convergence as offering the best combination of simplicity and features.

USA Datanet selected the Natural Convergence silhouette software application as the foundation for its Hosted IP Communication Service. After evaluations alongside other hosted offerings, silhouette was determined to provide an ideal combination of features and easy to use web portal, making it well suited for USA Datanet’s sales strategy.

Founded in 1998, USA Datanet built one of the first private IP networks in the U.S. An established provider of residential and commercial IP communications services, USA Datanet has a reputation for excellence in customer service. With silhouette as the platform, USA Datanet launched its Hosted IP Communication Service to small business in May 2006. Based upon its success in its home market, Syracuse, NY, USA Datanet is expanding its service offering to Rochester NY, and is considering further expansion to other upstate New York markets.

“We believe the small business market needs simple solutions that are cost effective and put business owners in control of their communications systems” said Scott Matukas, President and Chief Operating Officer, USA Datanet. “silhouette proved to be easy to deploy, providing a seamless experience for customers and a consistently low support workload for USA Datanet.”

silhouette features a web-based interface that enables small business end users to easily administer their own phone system, eliminating the frustration and delays common with traditional phone system vendors. The end user can perform routine tasks, such as adding a new user with a simple click of a mouse, with immediate results.

“Natural Convergence has been working alongside USA Datanet for the better part of a year, ensuring our product merged easily into their integrated marketing programs,” said David Cork, Chief Executive Officer, Natural Convergence. “USA Datanet is already reaping the rewards of this partnership as they have exceeded their introductory market forecast and are now planning market expansion.”

About Natural Convergence

Natural Convergence supplies hosted VoIP software that enables service providers to sell dramatically improved services to the huge yet untapped small business market. The silhouette application replaces traditional key systems, combining familiar functionality with powerful cost and performance advantages. The Natural Convergence go-to-market strategy is designed to match service providers with an effective blend of agents, dealers and value-added resellers, embodied in the flashpoint channel program, resulting in igniting the service providers channel sales. Natural Convergence is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. For more details, visit naturalconvergence.com or call +1 613 280 2000.

About USA Datanet

USA Datanet is a leading provider of IP-enabled voice, Internet access and enhanced communications services for commercial, consumer and carrier customers. Founded in 1998, the Syracuse, NY-based company is at the forefront of the development and commercial application of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and softswitch network technology, a powerful convergence of voice and data that is rapidly transforming the communications industry across the United States and around the world. USA Datanet operates its advanced SIP-based VoIP network in providing a full range of IP-enabled communications services to over 300,000 customers across the United States. For more information about the company, visit www.usadatanet.com/business .

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For more information:
Renee Ayer
Public Relations for Natural Convergence
Renee_Ayer@interprosepr.com
630-587-6476