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Exhibit 99.1
Media and Industry Analysts:
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Chris Carleton
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Brian Norris | |
CHEN PR
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Acme Packet | |
+1.781.672.3115
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acmepacket@chenpr.com
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bnorris@acmepacket.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Acme Packet Expands Headquarters to Accommodate Growth
Bedford, MA, June 16, 2011 Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery network
solutions, today announced it has completed leasing agreements to expand its worldwide headquarters
facility by approximately 75 percent. With the additional 111,000 square feet, the companys headquarters will
comprise 262,000 square feet to accommodate growth across all areas of the business.
The news follows by several weeks Massachusetts Governor Deval Patricks visit to Acme Packets
Bedford, MA headquarters to mark the companys growth and success in the state. At that event, Acme
Packet cited that 443 of the companys 679 person global workforce are employed in Bedford. The
company has already hired more than 70 employees at its headquarters and plans to add an additional
117 workers in the Commonwealth by the end of 2011. All of Acme Packets research and development,
as well as the final test and assembly steps in its manufacturing processes, take place at its
Bedford facility.
Acme Packet is helping to power exciting advancements in communications technology, said Acme
Packet president and CEO Andy Ory. By taking this additional space, were well positioned to grow
the company and to continue to attract and retain highly skilled employees those who already
live in Massachusetts and those who are coming from outside the state to join our company.
About Acme Packet
Acme Packet (NASDAQ: APKT), the leader in session delivery network solutions, enables the trusted,
first-class delivery of next-generation voice, data and unified communications services and
applications across IP networks. Our Net-Net product family fulfills demanding security, service
assurance and regulatory requirements in service provider, enterprise and contact center networks.
Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products
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in the USA,
selling them through over 140 reseller partners worldwide. More than 1,350 customers in 105
countries have deployed over 12,000 Acme Packet systems, including 90 of the
top 100 service providers and 32 of the Fortune 100. For more information visit www.acmepacket.com.
Acme Packet Safe Harbor Statement
Statements contained herein that are not historical fact may be forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may relate, among other things, to our position in the
session border control market, our expected financial and operating results, our ability to
establish and maintain intellectual property rights, our ability to build and grow Acme Packet, our
potential next stage of growth, the benefits and advantages of our products, including any
enhancements or new features, services and programs, and our ability to achieve our goals, plans
and objectives, including the stated expansion plans and additional hiring of employees. Such
forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance and are subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated. These include, but are not limited to: difficulties in growing our customer
base, difficulties leveraging market opportunities, difficulties providing solutions that meet the
needs of customers, poor product sales, long sales cycles, difficulty developing new products,
difficulty in relationships with vendors and partners, higher risk in international operations,
difficulty managing rapid growth, and increased competition. Additional factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those projected or suggested in any forward-looking
statements are contained in our recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including those factors discussed under the caption Risk Factors in such filings.
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