Qovia :: Press Release

Frederick, MD, and Bedford, MA, April 3, 2006 — Qovia, Inc., the technology and market leader in enterprise IP telephony management, and NetClarity, a leading provider of network vulnerability products and services, jointly announced their participation in a panel discussion about “Securing the VoIP Network” at the upcoming VoIPossibilities Conference and Expo. Steve Mank, COO of Qovia, and Gary Miliefsky, founder and CTO of NetClarity, will discuss a proactive approach to eliminating vulnerabilities and ensuring secure, optimal IP phone call quality.

Each executive will bring a distinct, yet complementary, perspective to the discussion. Mr. Mank will explain why management is a key to a secure VoIP network environment. He will also discuss a dozen vulnerabilities to worry about and provide possible solutions. Mr. Miliefsky will discuss why vulnerabilities are the root cause of downtime and noncompliance. In addition, he will explain how a best practice 4D network security model — Detect, Deter, Defend and Defeat — can proactively protect VoIP networks against hackers, viruses, worms, spyware and malicious insiders.

Who: Steve Mank, COO of Qovia
Gary Miliefsky, founder and CTO of NetClarity

What: “Securing the VoIP Network”

When: April 12, 2006 at 4:15 - 5:30 p.m

Where:            VoIPossibilities Conference & Expo
                         Renaissance Nashville Hotel
                         Nashville, TN

The VoIPossibilities Conference and Expo is the first and only VoIP event exclusively designed for the independent telecom sector. The event brings together the largest concentration of IOC key decision makers to learn, discuss and network on IP migration. For more information, visit http://www.voipossibilities.com.

About Qovia, Inc.
Qovia® significantly eases the complexity of planning, monitoring and managing enterprise Internet phone networks. Providing dynamic discovery of VoIP resources and unmatched, minute-by-minute visibility into how IP telephony networks are performing, the Qovia IP Telephony Manager aggregates and analyzes IP telephony information to deliver timely call-by-call quality. Its intuitive dashboard shows a VoIP-centric view of critical IP telephony resources, allowing IT organizations to meet business objectives. Customers can use Qovia to increase the reliability and utilization of their IP telephony investments, increase end-user satisfaction and better manage the bottom line. Qovia was founded in 2002 and is backed by Canaan Partners; BlueRun Ventures (formerly Nokia Venture Partners); Anthem Capital; and the State of Maryland. The company, which has earned nearly two dozen industry awards, can be found online at www.qovia.com.

About NetClarity
NetClarity is a leader in network vulnerability products and services for small and medium-size businesses. The Auditor™ product line includes the world's first patented clientless Vulnerability Quarantine System (VQS™), a Zero Footprint™ endpoint security solution for preemptive, proactive protection. Auditor™ enables customers to clearly see and better protect their network assets, identifying with pinpoint accuracy the root causes of data leakage, regulatory compliance gaps and network downtime using MITRE's CVE® standard. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, NetClarity is privately held. For more information, visit www.netclarity.net.