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ORESIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.


PRESIDENT & CEO: Ali R. Sarabi
FOUNDERS: Andrew Alleman, George Shenoda, Chris Shaver
FOUNDED: May 1998
EMPLOYEES: 145
MARKET NICHE: Multiservice Aggregation Switching

VISION: ëSimplifying Global Internetworkingí is the focus of Oresis Communications, Inc., a developer of state-of-the-art switching products for the global telecommunication industry. The companyís mission is to develop the industryís first OmniService™, carrier-class switching system that sets new standards of performance, density, scalability, and ease of use while delivering fully integrated interworking between ATM, ISDN, IP and SS7 signaling protocols and networks.

VALUE PROPOSITION: ISIS-700™, the companyís flagship product, enables carriers and service providers to migrate circuit and packet switched networks to a single backbone in an economical manner without compromising features, reliability, or embedded investments in their existing networks.

www.oresis.com