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Germantown MD - November 6, 2001

Hughes Software Systems (HSS), specialists in convergent network software, today announced that it is collaborating with Brooktrout Technology, Inc., a leading provider of innovative communications hardware and software platforms, to simplify the development of wireless network solutions utilizing the latest 2.5G technology. Under the relationship, HSS' Gb protocol stack is being implemented on Brooktrout Technology's Netaccess® Series network interface boards to provide OEM developers with a proven solution for packet data backhaul functions.

The collaboration combines Brooktrout Technology's Netaccess® Series network interface boards with HSS' Gb protocol stack, providing OEM developers with a proven solution for backhaul functions that carry packet data between the Base Station Controller and the GPRS Gateway. HSS will provide the interface stack for both the base station system (BSS) and serving GPRS support node (SGSN) side of the Brooktrout boards. The HSS software also provides the ciphering algorithm, general packet radio service (GPRS) and GPRS2 for the Gb stack with the NS layer integrated with Brooktrout frame relay drivers. As a result of this collaboration, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) building 2.5G/GPRS wireless infrastructure elements will be able to reduce development cost and quicken time to market.

"The HSS / Brooktrout alliance provides a smooth evolutionary path for OEM's building next generation wireless networks, mitigating risks and providing faster network rollouts" according to Manoranjan Mohapatra, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hughes Software Systems (HSS). "By partnering with Brooktrout, we have extended our emphasis on providing our customers with integrated solutions to reduce their development time."

"Our partnership provides developers with a solution for a critical piece of the wireless data infrastructure that enables a faster time to market and reduces the cost of building critical elements of the GPRS network" said Andrew O'Brien, Vice President and General Manager, New Public Networks Group at Brooktrout Technology. "This announcement is only the first step of a business and technology relationship with Hughes Software in the wireless data space".

About Brooktrout Technology
Brooktrout Technology (www.brooktrout.com) delivers innovative hardware and software platforms that enable the development of New Network™ applications, systems and services in targeted market segments, including voice over packet gateways and switches, enhanced services platforms, wireless infrastructure, messaging, and contact centers. The company's strategy is to collaborate with its partners to help them increase existing business, expand into new markets and accelerate the delivery of new applications and services. Brooktrout Technology is a subsidiary of Brooktrout, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKT) For more information, visit, www.brooktrout.com/investor.

About Hughes Software Systems (HSS)
Hughes Software Systems Ltd., specialists in convergent network software, offers a broad range of communications-related software services, products, and solutions to leading Communication OEMs around the world. HSS' technology focus is in the convergence market with products and services in Next Generation Networks, and Mobile Data. Assessed at SEI-CMM Level 4 for all its development centers and all projects, HSS has been an ISO 9001 company since 1996. HSS is a subsidiary of Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation. HSS' U.S. headquarters are located in Germantown, MD.

Ranked among the five best companies to work for in India, by Hewitt Associates, HSS has a team of over 1500 world class professionals, at its development centers in India: at Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi, and in Bangalore. With sales and support offices in the US, the UK, Germany and Finland, it is represented throughout Europe, South America, and Asia to support its global customer base.

For more information about HSS contact:
Jay Vikram Bakshi
Manager Corporate Communications
Phone: +91-124-634 6666 Extn. 2865
Fax: + 91-124- 6347895
Email: prcontact@flextronicssoftware.com

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