Aztek Networks Secures $6.6 Million in Series A Venture Financing

Aztek Networks' Remote Switch Gateway is an IP media gateway and True Emergency Stand Alone (True ESA) switch. True ESA is a unique, patent-pending method for constantly maintaining subscriber dial-tone and calling access to emergency 911 services in a purpose built, high availability hardware system that is deployable in a field cabinet. Aztek Networks is the only provider of IP media gateway products using True ESA. The Remote Switch Gateway family of products will roll out in early spring.

"Aztek has created a truly exciting and enterprising new product line in the Remote Switch Gateway. These products will provide service providers with a path to evolve their networks to IP and bring more reliable voice and 911 services to communities in emergency situations," said Tim Connor, partner, Sequel Venture Partners.

"We believe in Aztek Networks' mission and its products. We are pleased to invest in a company that is providing a critical service, especially to remote locations, in the unique and dependable True ESA system. We are confident independent telecom service providers will embrace the company's products and are excited to be a partner in building the company," said Joseph Zell, general partner, Grotech Capital Group.

"Moving forward with strong backing from our investors, we are poised to take this company to the next stage," said Steven Bruny, CEO of Aztek Networks. "We are delighted to have Tim and Joe join our Board of Directors and believe their experience and strategic insight will be critical in developing our company and products."

The Remote Switch Gateway with True ESA is a high availability, environmentally hardened and fault tolerant hardware system. All Remote Switch Gateway products are IP ready, allowing service providers to seamlessly migrate their network to IP while preserving network reliability. Aztek Networks is the only vendor that can link access systems from multiple vendors, via a GR-303 interface, into a True ESA community at the field cabinet level.

For more information about Aztek Networks, the Remote Switch Gateway and True ESA, visit the company's new Web site at www.azteknetworks.net.

About Aztek Networks
Based in Boulder, Colorado, Aztek Networks is the leading supplier of evolutionary telecommunications products that provide high availability True Emergency Stand Alone (True ESA) switching and IP media gateway services. The company's Remote Switch Gateway products with True ESA allow service providers to maintain reliable voice calling and emergency 911 services while providing them with a migration path to VoIP and IMS networks. More information is available at www.azteknetworks.net.

About Sequel Venture Partners
Sequel Ventures Partners is a Boulder, Colorado-based venture capital firm specializing in early-stage funding for emerging technology businesses located primarily in the Rocky Mountain region. Managing over $400 million in capital, Sequel focuses its investments in the areas of information technology, communications technology and health care.

About Grotech Capital Group
Grotech Capital Group is a venture capital and private equity firm with a 22-year winning track record and approximately one billion dollars under management in six funds. Grotech, with offices in Maryland and Northern Virginia, is a recognized leader investing in information technology, health care and consumer companies.

About Telecommunications Development Fund
Telecommunications Development Fund (TDF) is a specialized venture capital fund focused on seed, early stage and select later stage investments in communications. TDF is a venture capital firm with $50M under management in two funds for preferred equity investments between $500k and $2.5M. The fund is focused on investment opportunities in the communications sector, which include: broadband access, digital television and high definition (HD) technology and services, security information, continuity of service, public safety, disaster recovery and convergence.