Ottawa, Canada, March 16, 2007 – Solace Systems, the leading supplier of content-aware networking equipment for service providers and enterprises, announced today that Shawn McAllister, Vice President of Architecture, will be speaking at the 2007 C5 World Forum being held in Milan, Italy, March 26 – 29. Mr. McAllister will be joining a panel discussing Future Networks – Built by Growing the Core or Aggregating the Edges on March 28th at 9:00 a.m.

The panel in which Mr. McAllister is participating will explore network evolution strategies in a market driven by enterprise and consumer needs. Mr. McAllister will present how Solace Systems’ content-aware equipment is a critical component in the changing network infrastructure and enables new and innovative services.

The C5 Network World Forum (Customer-Centric Converged Communication and Content), focused on networks and technologies, emerged from the need to move beyond the digital networked economy to focus more intently on the implications of network convergence of communications and its role in shaping personalized content and communications for customers. Previously known as the 21st Century Communications World Forum, the event will explore the latest advances in the move towards customer-centric information and communication technologies.