eyeBeam(TM) 1.5 Softphone Recognized for Outstanding Innovation in VoIP VANCOUVER, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CounterPath Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: CTPS), a leading provider of VoIP (Voice over IP) and Video over IP SIP softphones, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named CounterPath's eyeBeam(TM) 1.5 softphone as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998(TM). CounterPath's SIP softphones, including the eyeBeam 1.5 softphone, and softphone SDKs (Software Development Kits) provide VoIP, Video over IP, IM (Instant Messaging) and Presence functionality and can be either co-branded or private labeled. Built upon open standards in conformance with SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), CounterPath's software application suite powers the VoIP solutions of some of the world's largest service providers and equipment manufacturers including Cisco, Lucent, AT&T, British Telecom and Deutsche Telecom. "This is the third year in a row in which we have received INTERNET TELEPHONY's Product of the Year Award," said Donovan Jones, President and COO of CounterPath. "In addition to recognizing the excellence which we consistently strive for in our product suite, the award is a testament to our outstanding engineering and development teams which are comprised of the most talented and innovative individuals in the industry. We are proud to accept this award and look forward to continuing our trajectory of innovation and success in 2007." "INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow CounterPath with a 2006 Product of the Year Award. Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "CounterPath has proven they are committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future." A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. (http://www.itmag.com/) For more information about TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, please visit http://www.tmcnet.com/. About CounterPath CounterPath Solutions, Inc., formerly Xten Networks, Inc., is a developer of award-winning, carrier-grade VoIP and Video over IP SIP softphones for telecom and Internet telephony service providers, cable operators, IP-PBX manufacturers and infrastructure manufacturers. CounterPath's SIP softphones and softphone SDKs (Software Development Kits), which provide VoIP, Video over IP, IM (Instant Messaging) and Presence functionality and can be preconfigured to our customer's VoIP service, are predominantly licensed on a per seat or per subscriber basis, either co-branded or private labeled. CounterPath's technology is deployed by over 235 customers in more than 50 countries. Additional information about CounterPath and CounterPath's products and services is available at http://www.counterpath.com/. About INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine Since the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY is the only magazine that focuses on providing information in IP communications technologies. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs and Miercom. The only BPA-audited publication that's 100% dedicated to providing the highest quality content for the IP communications market, INTERNET TELEPHONY has 55,000 dedicated readers. About TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 2,600 sites in the world by alexa.com(x), TMCnet serves more than one million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, VoIP Demo, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference. TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit http://www.tmcnet.com/. ((x)alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.) CONTACT: Rob Brown, Director of Marketing, CounterPath, (604) 628-9362, ; Jan Pierret, TMC, (203) 852-6800, ext. 228, DATASOURCE: CounterPath Solutions, Inc. CONTACT: Rob Brown, Director of Marketing, CounterPath, (604) 628-9362, ; Jan Pierret, TMC, (203) 852-6800, ext. 228,

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