Apivio Announces its Monet Series UT880s Android Desktop Phone Has Completed Interoperability Testing with BroadSoft

Expands addressable market for UT880s to include the BroadSoft network of over 600 service providers across 80 countries


VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - November 02, 2016) - Apivio Systems Inc. ("Apivio" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: APV), a leading provider of VoIP solutions, today announced that its Monet Series UT880s Android desktop phone has successfully completed interoperability testing with the BroadSoft Business BroadWorks® (NASDAQ: BSFT) call control platform. Apivio can now market and sell its best-in-class Android desktop phone to BroadSoft telecom service provider customers, resellers and integrators, opening up a large new sales channel for Apivio's products and services.

BroadSoft is the leading provider of cloud-based unified communications ("UC") telephony solutions. BroadSoft has deployed more than 15 million hosted UC lines with more than 600 service provider customers (including 25 of the top 30 by revenue) across 80 countries. With a market leading 41% market share in the cloud-based PBX/UC sector, BroadSoft opens up a large new channel for Apivio to market its products, with the company now approaching telecom operators and other channel partners that either sell or deploy BroadSoft Business compliant equipment.

"We are extremely pleased to achieve BroadSoft validation for our Monet Series UT880s Android-based desktop phone," stated Rob Bakshi, President and CEO of Apivio Systems Inc. "This announcement reinforces our strategy to diversify our North American business operations by giving the BroadSoft extensive network of dealers and service providers the ability to include our leading-edge enterprise VoIP solution into their service and product offerings. BroadSoft represents a huge new channel for Apivio's current and future products, starting with our UT880s."

"Apivio is united with BroadSoft in driving successful and innovative BroadSoft Business mobile unified communications, team collaboration and contact center solutions", said Taher Behbehani, chief digital and marketing officer, BroadSoft. "We are thrilled that Apivio has chosen to make this announcement at Connections, and to join us as we collectively change the game by transforming our industry and the market."

In addition to achieving validation with BroadSoft Business BroadWorks SIP call control platform, Apivio will be exhibiting at the annual BroadSoft Connections conference in San Antonio, Texas from November 13th to 15th to introduce the BroadSoft Business compatible UT880s desktop phone. Hundreds of BroadSoft service provider customers, as well as industry leaders and market influencers will be in attendance at the BroadSoft Connections conference.

The Monet Series UT880s is an Android-based smart desk phone featuring a brilliant high resolution screen with amazing video quality, a full suite of advanced telephony features, and rich video applications with advanced networking technology, all of which combine to deliver a stunning user experience. Designed to drive teamwork, performance and overall return on investment, customers can download and run Android-based enterprise specific apps from Apivio's App Store, a new offering in enterprise telephony.

About BroadSoft
BroadSoft is the technology innovator in cloud communication, collaboration, and contact center solutions for businesses and service providers across 80 countries. We are the market share leader for cloud unified communications with an open, mobile and secure platform trusted by 25 of the world's top 30 Service Providers by revenue. BroadSoft Business empowers users and teams to share ideas and work simply to achieve breakthrough performance. For additional information, visit www.BroadSoft.com.

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About Connections
Now in its 14th year and once again on track for record attendance, the theme of BroadSoft Connections 2016 is 'Let's Change the Game.' By assembling top innovators and experts, attendees to this year's event will not only gain valuable knowledge and hands-on experience to use, sell and deploy cloud unified communications, but collectively help shape the future of business communications.

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About Apivio Systems
Apivio Systems Inc. is a Canadian technology company principally engaged in the design, development, marketing, and sale of communications equipment and software. It has a wholly-owned Korean subsidiary with an established track record of supplying VoIP telephone equipment and other products to major Korean and international telecommunications carriers. For more information regarding the Company, please visit www.apivio.com.

This press release has been prepared by Apivio Systems Inc. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

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For further information, please contact

Rob Bakshi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Apivio Systems Inc.
604-343-4200
rbakshi@apivio.com

Babak Pedram
Investor Relations
Virtus Advisory Group Inc.
416-644-5081
bpedram@virtusadvisory.com