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First to Offer SIP-based Wi-Fi and DECT Wireless Telephones Certified with Asterisk Business Edition SAN JOSE, Calif., March 19, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VON SPRING -- SpectraLink Corp. (NASDAQ:SLNK), the leader in workplace wireless telephony, has further expanded its enterprise telephone system interoperability by adding support for Digium's Asterisk Business Edition(TM), the professional version of the popular open-source IP PBX application. SpectraLink's Wi-Fi- based NetLink Wireless Telephones and DECT-based KIRK systems will support the SIP protocol for interfacing with the Asterisk platform. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/LATH060LOGO ) As a premier member of Digium's Interoperability Partner Program, NetLink Wireless Telephones have been tested and certified by Digium to ensure interoperability with Asterisk Business Edition. Interoperability with Asterisk adds to SpectraLink's extensive list of enterprise PBX platforms supported through circuit-switched and VoIP protocols. "Adding a reliable wireless telephone provider to the Asterisk ecosystem is an important step in providing a comprehensive IP PBX solution for the enterprise market," said Bill Miller, vice president of Product Management and Marketing for Digium. "SpectraLink's support for open standards gives customers more choices for endpoints certified with Asterisk Business Edition." "A key factor in SpectraLink's success is integration with our customers' telephone systems to deliver critical business features on our wireless handsets," said Ben Guderian, SpectraLink vice president of Marketing. "Supporting Asterisk Business Edition demonstrates our commitment to standards and is important as we bring enterprise-grade wireless telephony into the growing SMB market." SpectraLink will be a participant in the Digium partner booth (no. 809) at Spring VON 2007, which takes place in San Jose, March 20-22. In addition, SpectraLink Wi-Fi Strategist Geri Mitchell-Brown will be presenting at the conference at the following times: -- "Enterprise Wireless SIP: SpectraLink Makes the Call," Tuesday, March 20 in the Digium partner booth Pavilion, 2 p.m. -- "Voice over Wi-Fi: Putting the Puzzle Together" panel, Wednesday, March 21, 10:45 a.m. About Digium Digium(R), Inc., the Asterisk(R) company, is the original creator and primary developer of Asterisk, the industry's first open source telephony platform. Digium provides hardware and software products, including AsteriskNOW(TM), the complete open source software appliance; Asterisk Business Edition(TM), the professional-grade version of Asterisk; and Asterisk Appliance(TM) hardware based telephony solution, to enterprises and telecommunications providers worldwide. Digium also offers a full range of professional services, including consulting, technical support and custom software development. Used in combination with Digium's telephony interface cards, Asterisk offers a strategic, highly cost-effective approach to voice and data transport over IP, TDM, switched and Ethernet architectures. Digium's offerings include VoIP, conferencing, voicemail, legacy PBX, IVR, auto attendant, media servers and gateways, and application servers and gateways. Additional information can be found at http://www.digium.com/. About SpectraLink SpectraLink, the leader in workplace wireless telephony, delivers the power of mobile voice and messaging applications to businesses worldwide. Seamlessly integrating with VoIP and traditional telephony platforms, SpectraLink's scalable technology provides instant access to people and business-critical information. SpectraLink handsets free on-premises employees to be more accessible, productive and responsive. For more information, visit http://www.spectralink.com/ or call 1 800 676 5465. This release may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to many risks and uncertainties, including new product offerings may be delayed and/or may not generate increased future sales; difficulties integrating new software product offerings with other third party devices which may affect performance which SpectraLink cannot control; new mergers or acquisitions may not result in increased future sales of SpectraLink's products and services; adverse changes in economic and business conditions affecting SpectraLink's customers; the intensely competitive nature of the wireless communications industry, and a customer preference to buy all telephone communications systems from a single source provider that manufactures and sells PBX or key/hybrid systems; changes in rules and regulations of the FCC; and the anticipated growth of the market for on-premises Wireless Telephone Systems. More information about potential risk factors that could affect our results is available in SpectraLink's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050324/LATH060LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: SpectraLink Corporation CONTACT: Robin Raulf-Sager of SpectraLink, +1-303-583-5342, or mobile, +1-303-725-5748, ; or Jason King of Lois Paul & Partners, +1-781-782-5793,

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