PanTerra Networks Names Rakesh Dubey Senior Vice President of Research and Development

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - April 1, 2008) - PanTerra Networks (www.panterranetworks.com), a leading provider of on-demand unified communications services for small and mid-sized businesses, today announced the appointment of Rakesh Dubey as senior vice president of research & development. In this position, Dubey will oversee day-to-day engineering operations and drive research and development for PanTerra Networks' Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology platform and applications. He will report directly to Arthur Chang, CEO of PanTerra Networks.

"We are very pleased to welcome Rakesh to our executive team as we continue to grow and expand our company. Rakesh's solid track records in carrier-class communications system development combined with his proven leadership skills make him the ideal person to spearhead our research and development activities," said Arthur Chang. "He will drive PanTerra's technology agenda to deliver the richest and most innovative unified communications SaaS products and services. Our engineering team is now in a position to execute with greater speed, agility and precision than ever before."

Dubey, a technology veteran, brings to PanTerra Networks more than 15 years of networking and communications systems product development experience. Most recently, Dubey served various management roles at Cisco Systems where he led and delivered billion dollar product families, managed small and large teams across multiple geographic regions and technology disciplines. Dubey joined Cisco Systems from the acquisition of Granite Systems in 1996, the standards-based multilayer Gigabit Ethernet switching technology start up. Prior to that, Dubey held engineering position at NeXT Software Inc., which was acquired by Apple Inc. Dubey holds a bachelor's degree in technology with honors in computer science from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpus (IIT) and a master's degree in computer science from Washington State University.

"This is an exciting time for PanTerra. With an unparalleled unified communications SaaS platform and stellar product portfolio, PanTerra is positioned well for growth and success in the SMB market," Dubey says. "I look forward to working with such a talented team to deliver innovative, high-quality solutions that will provide unprecedented value to customers and create new growth opportunities for PanTerra."

About PanTerra Networks

PanTerra Networks is a leading provider of on-demand unified communications Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for small and medium sized businesses. The Company's Smartsuites provide a complete set of communication, collaboration, call center and messaging services including unlimited voice, web meeting and conference, secure instant messaging, multimedia conferencing, remote desktop sharing and ACD/call center services delivered in a single easy to provision and easy to use and administer interface. Smartsuites have the ability to tightly integrate with other business applications like Salesforce automation, which makes it an ideal productivity tool. PanTerra's Smartsuite on-demand services keep capital investment low and align operating expense to business value. Smartsuites are co-branded and re-sold exclusively through service providers, distributors and resellers. The Company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. For more information, visit http://www.panterranetworks.com or call +1 408.702.2200.

Contact Information: Contact: Ming Shao Director of Marketing PanTerra Networks, Inc. +1 408.702.2233 http://www.panterranetworks.com