ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 14 /-- Performance Technologies (NASDAQ:PTIX), a leading developer of communication platforms and systems, today announced two new voice processing modules. These new products can be used in advanced telecommunication systems where standard wireline and wireless telecommunication voice signaling transmissions converge in Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications.

Using Centillium Communications' flagship product, the Entropia(TM) III processor, the PMC531 and PMC532 offer system design architects and engineers a flexible set of options for building blade-based solutions for voice coding applications in wireline and wireless telecommunications networks. Through Performance Technologies' unique and scalable design, these low power, voice processing modules offer some of the telecommunication industry's highest port densities by managing up to 2,000 (two thousand) simultaneous VoIP ports.

Integrated with Performance Technologies existing CompactPCI(R) base boards, such as the T1/E1/J1 capable CPC324 or CPC308 edge processors, or CPC300 Advanced PTMC Carrier Blade, the new PMC531 and 532 can be utilized in applications that include:

-- Media gateways

-- Wireless infrastructure gateways

-- Lawful interception

-- Class 4 and 5 telecommunications switching sub components

All of the above applications are completely supported under the company's powerful CGL registered, Linux(R) operating system and development environment, NexusWare(R).

"We are extremely pleased that Performance Technologies chose our Entropia product in the development of these new, high-performance voice processing solutions," said Didier Boivin, vice president of marketing at Centillium. "The most significant advantages of using Entropia-enabled Performance Technologies products are time-to-market and extreme density of voice ports in a small form factor. Our Entropia System on a Chip (SoC) VoIP product, combined with Performance Technologies' expansive hardware and software offerings, provides feature-rich solutions for today's demanding, carrier network requirements."

A number of Performance Technologies' customers are currently evaluating beta releases of the units with general availability scheduled for first quarter 2008. A product photo as well as technical information on the new voice processing modules can be found at: http://www.pt.com/products/prod_pmc531_532.html.