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Former Allegiance Telecom Senior Executive Joins BroadSoft Team to Help Meet Worldwide Service Provider Demand for VoIP Hosted Voice Services

GAITHERSBURG, MD, August 30, 2004 - BroadSoft, the leading provider of network communications platforms, today announced that it has appointed Chris MacFarland as BroadSoft's vice president of operations. MacFarland brings 12 years of senior executive experience at start-up and large public telecommunications companies to help BroadSoft scale its operation to support customers, train partners and rapidly deploy new services.

"I'm pleased to be joining the talented BroadSoft team," said Chris MacFarland, vice president of operations at BroadSoft. "With its superior technology and the largest customer base in hosted voice, BroadSoft offers an exciting opportunity to be part of a leading company in an industry that is set to explode."

MacFarland comes to BroadSoft from Allegiance Telecom, Inc., a facilities-based national local exchange carrier, where he served as the company's senior vice president and chief technology officer. While at Allegiance he helped grow the company into one of the largest competitive local exchange companies (CLECs) in North America. MacFarland designed all the data and integrated data/voice products, including the industry leading "Total Communications" product, and architected and implemented all of the company's network systems. During his tenure, Allegiance expanded its annual revenues from $5 million to over $750 million. Allegiance was recently acquired by XO Communications in June of 2004.

Prior to Allegiance MacFarland held various management positions at Verio, OnRamp Technologies, and CompuNet. He is active in the technology sector with standards bodies, such as the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE), and advises other emerging technology companies.

"We are proud to add such an esteemed industry leader as Chris MacFarland to the BroadSoft team," said Michael Tessler, CEO and president at BroadSoft. "Chris' stellar track record in the service provider market makes him a unique asset on the vendor side of the equation. He understands what drives service providers in the decision-making process and the challenges they face with new service deployments enabling him to tailor BroadSoft's operations accordingly. Chris also brings experience building small companies into industry leaders."

ABOUT BROADSOFT
BroadSoft is the leading supplier of network communications platforms to service providers and channels in the enterprise and residential markets. BroadSoft's flagship product, BroadWorks, provides a comprehensive range of applications including Hosted PBX, IP Centrex, residential broadband and collaborative conferencing, fully integrated into a single platform. The company has the largest customer base in its space worldwide, including BellSouth, Covad, MCI, SingTel and Telstra. BroadSoft is located near Washington, DC, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and maintains a research and development facility in Montreal, Canada. Additional information can be found at www.broadsoft.com.

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