Partnerships position Critical Links for growth and continuing global expansion

Coimbra, Portugal, September 25th, 2006 – Critical Links, an international networking technology company, today announced the addition of eight new Channel Partners to help meet the market demand for edgeBOX. The new partnerships position Critical Links to strenghten business development internationally.

The nine new Critical Links Channel Partners are:
In Portugal - Netcall, and NOK;
In Spain- Forward;
In Korea - Cuscomm Incorporation;
In SriLanka- DPITL;
In Dubai- Oscomp;
In South Africa- Kufanele;
In Panama – Exert.

"These companies are innovative managed network services providers, and they fit perfectly with the Critical Links business model," says João Carreira, Critical Links CEO. "We're excited to have them on our team. Our Channel Partners come to Critical Links focused on delivering high-value managed network services, and we provide a unique and solid solution in the edgeBOX Business Gateway, with a clear potential to lead the industry."

edgeBOX provides the all-in-one, remotely manageable networking device that SMEs are looking for and incorporates all the latest in-demand technologies such as VoIP, IP-PBX, WiFi, VPNs, security and QoS. It also provides network access control, has an integrated router and ADSL modem, can be used as a web server, email server and storage device.

edgeBOX has been identified as a key player in the emerging “Business Gateway” market by leading analyst house InStat and won the Best Broadband Appliance award at the World Broadband Forum in 2005. It was selected a finalist by IDG Communications’ Techworld for its 2006 “Small Business Product of the Year”. It was recently unveiled in several european markets, following successful launches in Brazil, China, India, Portugal, Chile, Singapore, and South Africa.

Further information can be found on the edgeBOX website www.edgebox.net

About Critical Links
Critical Links (www.critical-links.com) is an international networking software company and provider of edgeBOX, a converged multi-function device or business gateway targeted at SMBs and Enterprise Branch Offices. edgeBOX is available in a wide range of scalable hardware platforms, including standard servers, and has the best feature to price ratio in the market, making it the ideal choice for cost savvy SMBs. edgeBOX typically replaces 4-7 single-function devices required to deliver an equivalent set of services, fully remotely managed, with significantly lower TCO. Network integrators market edgeBOX to enterprises for deployment at their branch offices, while Telecom Service Providers and Managed Services Providers offer it as a service to their SMB customers.
edgeBOX is available from business partners in the UK, Brazil, India, Singapore, China, South Africa and Portugal. Critical Links provides support and update services that keep edgeBOX secure and reliable.
Critical Links is a wholly owned subsidiary of Critical Software SA, established in 1998, with over 100 employees, headquarters in Portugal and subsidiary offices in the UK and USA. The company is CMMI Level 3 compliant and has a reputation for producing mission and business critical networking and telecoms solutions for the telecoms, public sector, industry, aerospace and defence markets, with customers such as Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, Infineon Technologies, NASA, EADS and ESA.

For more information:
Carlos Taveira; Email: carlos-taveira@criticalsoftware.com