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		<title>Vertical Receives 2009 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wave IP 500 Recognized for Outstanding Innovation in the field of Voice Communications]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tues, June 29 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Receives 2010 Leadership Award from Next Generation Networks Magazine</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wave IP Recognized for Outstanding Innovation]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tues, June 22 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Releases SBX IP 3.5 with many New Features for the Leading Small Business IP telephony system</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Release includes many voice mail feature enhancements, expands supported endpoints to include Vodavi digital phones and offers improved administration capabilities]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tues, June 15 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Receives Unified Communications Magazine's 2009 Product of the Year Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Wave IP 500 Recognized for Exceptional Innovation]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 April 2010 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Releases SBX IP 3.0 with Increased Capacity and Features</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Rebranding of SBX IP 320 with 3.0 Release reflects increases in capacity to popular small business converged IP telephony solution]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 November 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Announces Key Executive Organizational Changes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[New management structure and addition of new executives align business around company objectives to drive revenue growth and partner development within its channel sales organization]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 2 November 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Vertical Introduces Powerful Array of Cost-Effective Voice Applications for Wave IP</title>
			<description><![CDATA[New applications deliver enterprise-class contact center, intelligent call routing and networking capabilities; available as a software upgrade]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thurs, 1 October 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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		<title>Telmar Network Technology Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Vertical Communications for North American Markets</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Telmar Network Technology Signs Exclusive Supply Agreement with Vertical Communications for North American Markets]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 September 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>NextGen Founding Member Becomes Primary U.S. Distributor for Vertical Telenium IP Designed by LG-NORTEL</title>
			<description><![CDATA[NextGen Founding Member Becomes Primary U.S. Distributor for Vertical Telenium IP Designed by LG-NORTEL]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thurs, 9 April 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>Vertical Expands Features in SBX Converged IP Telephony Solution </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Expands Features in SBX Converged IP Telephony Solution]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 February 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>A new era in IP Communications ― Vertical releases Wave IP 500 targeted at the cost-conscious 10-50 user market</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A new era in IP Communications ― Vertical releases Wave IP 500 targeted at the cost-conscious 10-50 user market]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 3 February 2009 9:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Dean Gudac</author>
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			<title>Vertical ranked in top 200 Fastest Growing Companies in North America </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical ranked in top 200 Fastest Growing Companies in North America]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 December 2008 9:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>Vertical Releases Feature-Rich Software Update for Wave </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, a leading provider of next-generation IP-based phone systems and voice applications, today announced the release of the Wave 1.5 software upgrade to it’s award winning Wave IP 2500™ Business Communications Solution, the industry’s first comprehensive IP PBX with the unique Applications Inside™ architecture. Cost-sensitive small- to medium-sized businesses and larger distributed organizations seeking to reduce overhead associated with managing business communications can easily transform their legacy telephony infrastructure into an application-rich, next-generation IP platform by implementing Wave.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 November 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>FiberCom and Vertical Contribute to Building Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania’s World Class YMCA with Telecommunications Equipment Donation </title>
			<description><![CDATA[FiberCom and Vertical Communications, a leading provider of next-generation IP phone systems and voice applications, today announced the donation of new telecommunications equipment to Hollidaysburg Area YMCA. In all, the new communications infrastructure donated to the Hollidaysburg YMCA includes a new Vertical STARPLUS STS telephone system with digital voicemail/auto attendant capabilities, paging system, music on hold and an array of desktop telephones. The new telecommunication infrastructure at the expanded YMCA facility is now better equipped to provide outstanding customer service and streamlined decision-making by connecting staff together for immediate contact and sharing of information.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 October 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
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			<title>Vertical Equips Reseller Channel with New Solution Selling Resource</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Recognizing that seminar selling is one of the most effective ways to produce qualified opportunities and build credibility as experts in local markets, Vertical Communications, a leading provider of next-generation IP-based phone systems and voice applications, today introduced its new ‘Seminar-in-a-Box’ program to its reseller channel. U.S.-based Vertical Wave™ resellers and Internationally-based Vertical Wave distributors can leverage the free ‘Seminar-in-a-Box’ resources to host a successful seminar in their area – from planning the event, sending invitations and tracking responses, executing the event, and managing post-seminar follow-up. The seminar program, which focuses on ways small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can cut communications costs, was developed to make it easier for partners to offer solutions to their customers instead of competing simply on the traditional feature/function/price approach.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thurs, 23 October 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/283.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces V-Connect Dealer Partner Website</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, a leading provider of next-generation IP-based phone systems and voice applications, today introduced a new dealer partner Website, V-Connect. Developed for, and in collaboration with, registered Vertical dealers, V-Connect (http://vconnect.vertical.com) allows dealers to directly connect to critical information and people related to Vertical products and business activities through an easy-to-use and highly interactive Web-based system.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 October 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Craig Morgan</author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/282.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Adds Comprehensive Features to Popular Small Business Converged IP Telephony Solution</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications announced enhancements to the award-winning SBX IP 320, a converged IP telephony system developed in partnership with LG-Nortel. Today’s availability of Release 2.0 provides important new voice mail/auto attendant features, increased voice mail storage and a cordless digital telephone to help small businesses further increase productivity and efficiency. SBX IP 320 is a small business telephony system that incorporates enterprise class features, integrated voice mail/auto attendant, Voice over IP (VoIP), CTI, Conferencing, IP soft phone support and multi-site networking for single- and multi-location small businesses.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 September 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author>Ruth Seigel</author>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Plans to Voluntarily Deregister its Common Stock</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications, announced today that that it intends to voluntarily deregister its common stock on or about July 29, 2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 July 2008 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical’s SBX IP 320™ Receives the 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award
from Internet Telephony Magazine </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®) named Vertical’s SBX IP 320 as a 2008 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, Internet Telephony. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 8:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Xcelerator IP™ Receives 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the Vertical Xcelerator IP™ is a recipient of the 2008 VON Magazine Innovator Award which honors innovative companies that represent the future of the Internet Communications Industry. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 4:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/278.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Wave IP 2500™ Receives Unified Communications® Magazine 
Product of the Year Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) Unified Communications magazine has named Wave IP 2500™ Business Communication System as a recipient of its 2007 Product of the Year Award. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Introduces Flexible Finance Solutions 
Powered by TAMCO</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the availability of Vertical Flexible Finance Solutions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Closes $5.25M Financing with Current Investors and Chief Executive Officer</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that the Company had entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with certain of its current investors (the “Initial Investors”) including its chief executive officer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 2:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Sets New Standard for Value and Economy in Small Business Communications </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the Vertical SBX IP 320™, a converged IP telephony system for single- and multi-location small businesses.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/274.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Second Quarter Financial Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended December 31, 2007. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Wave IP 2500™ Receives Product of the Year Award from INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has named Wave IP 2500™ Business Communication System as a recipient of its 2007 Product of the Year Award. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>19 U.S. Non-profits Receive New Business Communication Solutions from Vertical Communications  </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the 2007 recipients of its President’s Club Charitable Grant Program. Vertical established this community outreach program five years ago as a way to help 501c3 charitable organizations have access to the latest communication technologies]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 9:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/271.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Communications to Present at Internet Telephony® 
Conference and Expo East 2008 </title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced that Walter Kenrich, vice president of product management, will present two panel sessions at TMC’s INTERNET TELEPHONY® Conference & EXPO East 2008 at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami, Florida.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 9:36:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/270.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Announces First Quarter Financial Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) ("Vertical"), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better server their customers, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, which ended September 30, 2007.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 5:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Teleconference for 2008 First Quarter Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced that it will conduct its first quarter 2008 teleconference on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:35:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Hosts Connections 2007 Business Partner Conference</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, is hosting hundreds of Vertical resellers from around the globe at its Connections 2007 annual meeting of authorized business partners, which is taking place at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs resort in Phoenix, Arizona through November 3, 2007.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2007 2:11:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Boston Business Journal Recognizes Vertical Communications as No. 5 Fastest Growing Company in the Boston Area</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced that it was ranked number 5 on this year’s Boston Business Journal list of 100 fastest growing public companies, up from the number 10 ranking in 2006.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:13:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Named Winner of 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) selected the Vertical Vodavi XTS-IP™ business communication system as a recipient of a 2007 INTERNET TELEPHONY Excellence Award presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Announces Immediate Availability of Wave IP 2500</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced general availability of the Vertical Wave IP 2500™ Business Communications Solution, the industry’s first comprehensive IP PBX with the unique Applications Inside™ architecture.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:27:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Teleconference for 2007 Fourth Quarter Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced that it will conduct its fourth quarter 2007 teleconference on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 4:15 p.m. Eastern time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended June 30, 2007.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:19:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications and Data-Tel Team Up With ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” To Donate Award-Winning Home Telephony Solution for Connecticut Family</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Brown Family of Bridgeport, Connecticut has a new, state-of-the-art home telephone system courtesy of Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), Data-Tel, LLC and ABC Television’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.”]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Xcelerator IP Wins 2007 TMC Labs Innovation Award</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) named Xcelerator IP™ as a 2007 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.  “We’re honored to receive this esteemed industry recognition from TMC,” said Peter Bailey, senior vice president business development and product management of Vertical Communications. “Because Xcelerator IP offers business-class telephony, secure data networking and wireless access in a compact and cost-effective device, our very small business (VSBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) customers find the Xcelerator IP a great fit for their needs and pocket book.”]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 2007 08:47:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces Wave IP 2500, the Industry's First IP-based Business Communications Platform with Built-in Suite of Applications</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today set a new industry standard for productivity, affordability and expandability with the introduction of the Vertical Wave IP 2500(&trade;) Business Communications System. With its unique Applications Inside(&trade;) architecture, Wave IP 2500 is the first comprehensive IP-based business communications platform to include a suite of powerful communications applications in its base configuration, eliminating the need for customers to evaluate, purchase, install and integrate multiple VoIP applications and servers as their business needs evolve. Next-generation applications included as a part of the base Wave system include the award-winning ViewPoint(&trade;) desktop call management tool, unified communications, presence management, visual voicemail and call recording. With these compelling applications included as part of the base system, Wave IP 2500 presents customers with an unprecedented level of value, ease of management and lower total cost of ownership (“TCO”) than any other IP-PBX on the market.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:15:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Secures $10 Million Line of Credit with SVB Silicon Valley Bank</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today it has secured a $10 million line of credit from SVB Silicon Valley Bank. The financing will be used for working capital and to support Vertical’s growth strategies. SVB Silicon Valley Bank is the commercial banking arm of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Improved Third Quarter Financial Results with 58% Increase in Revenue and Improved Cash Flow from Operations</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended March 31, 2007, which includes non-GAAP earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and  amortization (“EBITDA”) of $29k.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Unveils Groundbreaking All-In-One VoIP and Wireless Data Network Solution for Small Business</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications, (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the immediate availability of Xcelerator IP™, a compact, cost-effective, feature-rich and fully integrated SIP-based IP telephony, data router/firewall and wireless access point (“WAP”) solution. Designed for small businesses, the new all-in-one Xcelerator IP Business Communications System delivers significant and immediate cost savings by eliminating the need to purchase, integrate and manage multiple voice and data components. In addition, Xcelerator IP customers can reduce monthly communications costs by combining voice and data links through SIP-based access solutions provided by one of Vertical’s certified Internet Telephony Service Providers (“ITSPs”).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2007 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Second Quarter Financial Results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB) (“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended December 31, 2006.]]></description>
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      		<title>Vertical CEO To Speak at Thomas Weisel Partners Investor Conference on February 7</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that William Tauscher, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the company, will speak at the upcoming Thomas Weisel Partners Technology Conference 2007 on Wednesday, February 7 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, California.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Aerospace Products and Oregon Society of CPAs Select TeleVantage IP-PBX and Contact Center</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that the aviation industry’s foremost supply chain management provider and a non-profit are deploying Vertical’s award-winning TeleVantage® IP-PBX and Contact Center.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Completes Acquisition of Vodavi</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today the completion of its acquisition of Phoenix, Arizona-based Vodavi Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTEK) (“Vodavi”) for $7.50 per share, or approximately $31.1 million in the aggregate. To finance the Vodavi acquisition as well as to provide additional corporate working capital, Vertical completed a private placement transaction through the issuance of convertible preferred stock of approximately $27 million and also secured debt financing of up to $30 million. As a result of the merger, trading in Vodavi’s stock has been suspended, and its shares will no longer be listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market. The combination of Vertical and Vodavi positions Vertical as a top-five telephony vendor serving the small to medium-sized business (SMB) market in North America, based on line shipments.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Comdial DX-120 Phone System Raises Bar on Capacity for Growing Enterprises</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced availability of the Vertical Comdial® DX-120 Business Communications System. The DX-120 continues the legacy of its predecessor, the DX-80 system, which has been widely adopted in numerous customer sites ranging from the private sector to state and local governments. The DX-120 system lets companies easily expand their telecommunications capacity, realize productivity gains with hundreds of built-in calling features and keep pace with operating costs as their businesses scale.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Announces Acquisition of Vodavi</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of Vodavi Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:VTEK) (“Vodavi”) for $7.50 per share, or approximately $31.2 million in the aggregate. The transaction is expected to close by year end.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Growth Continues to Accelerate - 2006 Fourth Quarter Revenue up 163%</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended June 30, 2006.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/249.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Introduces TeleVantage 7.5</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced Vertical TeleVantage® 7.5, the newest release of the company’s award-winning IP-PBX and contact center which provides doubled scalability and increased cost effectiveness for customers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Signs Patent License Agreement and Settlement Agreement</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today it signed a Settlement Agreement with Consolidated IP Holdings, Inc. and a Patent License Agreement with Converged Data Solutions LLC. The Settlement Agreement settles certain litigation between Vertical and Consolidated IP Holdings relating to the September 23, 2004 Asset Purchase Agreement between the companies. The License Agreement redefines and restates Vertical’s rights to use certain patents which were assigned to Converged Data Solutions by Consolidated IP Holdings and provides Vertical with a perpetual, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty free license to use these patents.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/247.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Receives Communications Solutions™ Magazine's "Product of the Year" Award for 2005</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB), announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC ®)’s Communications Solutions magazine online (www.tmcnet.com/comsol) has named Vertical TeleVantage 7 as a recipient of a 2005 Product of the Year Award.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/246.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Launches Vertical University</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced that it has founded Vertical University to provide a state-of-the-art learning environment for the hundreds of Business Partners that sell, install and support Vertical’s products and solutions. Vertical University is designed to provide Business Partners with a full suite of best-in-class training programs and tools to help them grow their businesses and succeed in the dynamic world of IP communications systems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<title>Vertical Announces Teleconference for 2006 Third Quarter Results</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced that it will conduct its 2006 third quarter teleconference on Monday May 22, 2006 at 5 p.m. Eastern time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/244.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Growth Accelerates – Comdial Integration Complete</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB)(“Vertical”), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2006, which ended March 31, 2006.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/243.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical TeleVantage Earns “A” in VoIP Magazine CT Labs Review</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Vertical TeleVantage, its software-based IP-PBX, received an “A” rating from VoIP Magazine’s CT Labs for its ease of installation, seamless integration capabilities, high reliability and rich features.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/242.html</link>
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      		<title>Air Jamaica Vacations® Deploys Vertical TeleVantage 7</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced that Air Jamaica Vacations, which offers convenient and affordable packages to ten Caribbean destinations, has chosen Vertical TeleVantage 7, the company’s award-winning IP-PBX and contact center.  A feature-rich, software-based solution, TeleVantage 7 has allowed Air Jamaica Vacations to increase employee productivity and improve customer service through its suite of high-value voice applications, including unified messaging, personalized call-handling rules, comprehensive call recording and a robust contact center.  In addition, TeleVantage will provide Air Jamaica Vacations with a lower total cost of ownership, and is expected to save the company a substantial amount of money over the lifetime of its use.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/241.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Announces Ticker Symbol Change to VRCC.OB</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (VRCC.OB), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced that it has changed its ticker symbol from “ASFT.OB” to “VRCC.OB” in tandem with officially changing its name to Vertical Communications.  The company had previously been named Artisoft Inc., doing business as Vertical Communications.  The company’s common shares will begin trading under this new ticker symbol immediately.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/240.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Receives Customer Inter@ction Solutions® Magazine’s “Product of the Year” Award for 2005</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (ASFT.OB), a leading provider of next-generation phone systems and voice applications that help businesses better serve their customers, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®)’s Customer Inter@ction Solutions® magazine (www.cismag.com) has named Vertical TeleVantage 7 –  the company’s award-winning IP-PBX and contact center – as a recipient of a 2005 Product of the Year Award. Customer Inter@ction Solutions has been the leading publication in the CRM, call center and teleservices industries since 1982™.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/239.html</link>
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      		<title>Vertical Announces Strategic Partnership with Quintum and TeleVantage Certification with Quintum Switches and Gateways</title>
      		<description><![CDATA[Vertical Communications (ASFT.OB), a leading provider of next-generation, IP-based phone systems and applications that help businesses better serve their customers, today announced a strategic partnership with Quintum Technologies, Inc., one of the fastest growing VoIP gateway companies.  Vertical also announced that it has certified the Quintum SIP Tenor VoIP MultiPath switches and gateways for use with Vertical TeleVantage, the company’s award-winning IP-PBX.  Together, TeleVantage and the Quintum switches and gateways will provide customers with dual communications features/functions, combined with the extensive call routing and processing capabilities of TeleVantage.  Customers will be able to see immediate cost savings and realize improved operational efficiencies by being able to connect to both IP-PBX and Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) without having to immediately upgrade to a pure IP environment.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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      		<link>http://www.vertical.com/238.html</link>
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			<title>Schnuck Markets, Inc. Selects Vertical InstantOffice</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/237.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Growth Accelerates</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/236.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces InstantOffice 7.0</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Launches Professional Services Division with Appointment of David Looft to Vice President</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/233.html</link>
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			<title>Century 21 Sunbelt Realty Implements Vertical TeleVantage – Sees Immediate Cost Savings</title>
			<description></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/232.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces InstantOffice Voice Server to Voice Enable Enterprise Applications</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/231.html</link>
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			<title>Fleming <![CDATA[&]]> Curti Deploys Vertical TeleVantage To Reduce Telecommunications Costs and Improve Client Service</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/230.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Growth Accelerates</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 3 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Completes Acquisition of Comdial Assets</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/228.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical to Present at the Second Annual Merriman Curhan Ford <![CDATA[&]]> Co. Investor Summit On September 20, 2005</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/227.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces Version 7 of Award-winning TeleVantage IP-PBX and Contact Center</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
			<author></author>
			<link>http://www.vertical.com/226.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Introduces MultiSite Reporter 2.0 for Retail Market</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/225.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Acquisition of Comdial</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/224.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Communications Attains Gold Certified Partner Status In Microsoft Partner Program</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/223.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Demonstrates Telephony Integration with TeleVantage Product at LegalTech Conference</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/222.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical and 3t Systems Deliver Custom Call Center for National Jewish Medical and Research Center Lung Line</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/221.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Continued Growth for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2005</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/220.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Signs Key French, North and West African Distributor</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/219.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Retains Vitale, Caturano <![CDATA[&]]> Company as its Auditor</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Establishes New European Headquarters</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/218.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Qualifies for Continued Listing -- Announces Changed Ticker Symbol</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/217.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Appoints Dick Anderson as Senior Vice President</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/216.html</link>
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			<title>Vertical Announces Strong Revenue Growth for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2005</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Apr 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Vertical Communications to Postpone Reporting Of Consolidated Results and Filing of Form 10-Q for Quarter Ended December 2004</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/214.html</link>
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			<title>Fujitsu Teams up with Vertical Communications to Resell and Provide Systems Integration Services for Vertical’s Integrated Communications Platform</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/213.html</link>
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			<title>Artisoft Changes Name to Vertical Communications</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.vertical.com/212.html</link>
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