GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Patton Electronics has received an honors citation from Maryland Delegate Saqib Ali (representing the 39th Legislative District) that recognizes Patton for earning INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award for the SmartNode(tm) 4960 Multiport PRI Integrated Access Device.

"By winning this award, Patton Electronics is moving our area closer to the goal of becoming the premier high tech center in the country," said Delegate Ali, the first Muslim to serve in the Maryland General Assembly. "Local companies like Patton Electronics are the backbone of our economy, and we are fortunate to have them operating here in Gaithersburg."

"We are deeply honored to receive the Delegate's Citation," said Robert R. Patton, President of Patton. "Patton has been based in Maryland since our inception twenty-two years ago, and has found it a favorable environment for all aspects of manufacturing. The technology talent pool -- one of the best in the country -- combined with a dedicated labor force has resulted in the ground-breaking SmartNode 4960 IAD."

The SN4960 addresses real-world requirements in the demanding ISDN market, supporting business-class voice quality, and reliable T.38 fax transmission, and ISDN network synchronization and fallback. Enabling high-performance, low- cost CPE now makes those business models viable and profitable.

Built on the industry's most interoperable VoIP platform, the SN4960 is the first major-brand PRI VoIP IAD to offer dual gig-Ethernet ports and hardware-accelerated voice encryption.

About the SmartLink(TM) family of VoIP Gateway Routers

The SmartLink(TM) family of VoIP gateways and routers offer compact- desktop voice/data IAD solutions for service providers to the consumer market. The SmartNode 4960 integrates with legacy telephony gear to deliver VoIP and data services with QoS and encrypted-voice VPNs. The SmartNode 4960 comes with four T1/E1/PRI ports, two GigE ports, and supports up to 120 simultaneous VoIP calls, making it the ideal choice for low-cost, secure, prioritized communications.

About Patton

Patton manufactures SmartNode(tm) VoIP solutions that support SIP, H.323, and MGCP for analog and ISDN telephony. For more information, contact sales@patton.com.

CONTACT: Chris Christner of Patton Electronics, +1-301-975-1000 x109,
cchris@patton.com

Web site: http://www.patton.com/