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Natural Convergence Named Among Top 15 VoIP Companies of 2004

FierceVoIP Honors Natural Convergence as One of the "Fierce 15" Emerging Internet Telephony Firms of the Year

Ottawa, Ontario - October 12, 2004 - Natural Convergence Inc., a supplier of VoIP (Voice over IP) application software for Service Providers, today announced it has been selected as a member of FierceVoIP's annual list of the "Fierce 15", honoring it as one of the top 15 emerging IP telephony companies for 2004. FierceVoIP, an internationally recognized email newsletter covering the VoIP and Internet telephony industry, evaluated more than 300 VoIP companies based on company vision, revenue potential, quality of deals and partnerships, and competitive market position.

"Natural Convergence has a truly unique product and approach within the VoIP space," said John Edwards, Editor of FierceVoIP. "They have not tried to be many things to many markets, or to impress customers with lengthy feature lists. Instead, Natural Convergence has delivered a solid IP communications solution complimented by key partnerships that allow carriers to meet the needs of small business customers with a powerful, yet familiar tool."

silhouette, Natural Convergence's flagship product, is a carrier-grade, hosted VoIP software application designed to allow Service Providers to address the significant, yet underserved, small business market. Eliminating the frustration experienced with today's phone system, silhouette enables small businesses to easily manage their phone services using a web browser. silhouette requires no premises-based equipment to install, maintain or store, and has been built to mimic a key system; the small business market's solution of choice. silhouette offers cost savings and increased revenue opportunities for service bundling to carriers, and a simplified, cost effective solution for the small business.

"FierceVoIP's high-quality, bi-weekly coverage of important industry developments and insight is a valuable tool for the growing VoIP industry," said David Cork, President and Chief Operating Officer, Natural Convergence. "Being selected as a member of the Fierce 15 is an honor that highlights our growing prominence in the VoIP market."

The "Fierce 15" celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" - daring to be innovative and aggressive, even in the face of intense competition. The list of Fierce 15 companies is available in today's issue of FierceVoIP and on the FierceVoIP web site at http://www.fiercevoip.com.

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About Natural Convergence
Natural Convergence Inc. develops and markets innovative software applications that empower carriers and service providers to rapidly deploy hosted VoIP services. Our silhouette feature server is designed specifically for the small business market, combining powerful technology with familiar functionality to replace their aging key systems. The bottom line is a highly differentiated, flexible and profitable VoIP service that carriers can offer their small business customers as part of a compelling services bundle. Natural Convergence was founded in April 2001 with offices in Allen, TX and headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. For more details, visit www.naturalconvergence.com or call 613.725.2030.

About FierceVOIP
FierceVoIP, is a free twice weekly email briefing that summarizes the latest business and technology developments in the Internet telephony industry. It is designed for top-level telecom executives and comes out every Tuesday and Friday. Sign up is free at http://www.fiercevoip.com. FierceVoIP is one of eight newsletters published by FierceMarkets Inc., a Washington DC-based business publishing company. Other FierceMarkets newsletters include FierceBiotech, FierceDeveloper, FierceEnterprise, FierceFinance, FierceHealthcare, FierceWiFi, and FierceWireless. Every business day, these publications reach more than 200,000 top-level executives in over 100 countries.

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