Sonus Networks to Acquire Performance Technologies for $3.75/Share in Cash

Sonus Networks, Inc.

, a global leader in SIP communications, and Performance Technologies, Inc.

, a global supplier of advanced, high availability network communications solutions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Sonus will acquire PT for $3.75 per share in cash, or approximately $30 million, net of PT's cash and excluding acquisition-related costs. The acquisition of PT enables Sonus to expand and diversify its portfolio with an integrated, virtualized Diameter and SIP-based solution and deliver strategic value to service providers seeking to offer new multimedia services through mobile, Cloud-based, real-time communications. PT's premier suite of IP-centric SEGway signaling