Wednesday, 12 October 2005 16:50 EST

PIKA’s Business Development Manager to Discuss Host Media Processing Challenges and Opportunities at Leading VoIP Event in Los Angeles, California

Ottawa, Canada, October 12, 2005 - PIKA Technologies Inc. today announced that David Clarke Manager of Business Development will be taking part in an interactive session titled, VoIP without DSPs: Challenges and Opportunities at TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY® Conference & EXPO Fall 2005 on October 25, 2005 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

INTERNET TELEPHONY® Conference & EXPO is a highly focused event that has established a reputation as the leading source for information on topics including VoIP, SIP, WiFi Telephony and more. IP telephony voice and data products offer businesses and telecommunications service providers a lower-cost, more feature-rich alternative to traditional telecom services.

“The Internet Telephony Conference is clearly one of the industry’s premier events and we at PIKA are pleased to be part of it,” said Terry Atwood, Vice-President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Care at PIKA Technologies. “For two decades, PIKA Technologies has delivered the functionality commercial application developers require to remain competitive in their evolving IVR, call center, custom IP/PC PBX, fax and logging solutions markets. We are particularly excited about opportunities presented in converged TDM/IP environments, and enabling current DSP-based media processing algorithms to run on the host.”

“We are very excited to have David Clarke on board as a speaker at this year’s show. Every year, we strive to fill our speaking slots with the brightest minds in the industry and the participation of a recognized leader like Mr. Clarke is essential in delivering maximum value to our conference attendees” said TMC president and conference co-chair, Rich Tehrani. “With IP telephony continuing to change the way enterprises and service providers communicate and do business, it is crucial that we draw on the expertise of professionals like Mr. Clarke and PIKA to help us make smarter business decisions”

Registration for the show is still open. Anyone interested may register by phone, , ext. 146 or by visiting http://www.itexpo.com.

About PIKA Technologies

PIKA Technologies’ reliable media processing building blocks connect computer systems to TDM and IP networks. Brand name companies design groundbreaking IVR, call center, custom PC/IP PBX, fax and logging solutions using PIKA Technologies’ building blocks. With two decades of experience in this industry, the company is recognized for earning strong relationships with its customers worldwide by delivering direct, expert technical support. Headquartered in Ottawa, ON, Canada, the company has ranked in The Branham300, an authoritative ranking of successful Canadian high tech firms, for four consecutive years. Visit www.pikatechnologies.com or call + for more information.

© PIKA Technologies Inc., 2005. PIKA is a registered trademark of PIKA Technologies Inc.

About TMC®

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes two print magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions, and Internet Telephony; five digital publications, SIP Magazine, Speech-World, WiFI Telephony Magazine, VoIP Developer, WiMAX Magazine; and the online publications TMCnet.com, Planet PDA Magazine, WiFi Revolution, Alternative Power and BiometriTech. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. TMC also produces The VoIP Developer Conference, Speech-World Conference, IP Contact Center Summit and The Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.