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C-COR Transitions Service Management Assets to Sigma Systems

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C-COR Transitions Service Management Assets to Sigma
Systems


Companies Also Agree to Collaborate in Developing and
Promoting Next-Generation OSS Solutions

State College, PA and Toronto, ON (August 9, 2006) – C-COR
Incorporated (NASDAQ: CCBL, www.c-cor.com) and Sigma Systems (www.sigma-
systems.com) today announced that they have agreed to terms whereby C-COR will
transition the product development and support for the C-COR Service Activation
Manager (SAM) and Service Provisioning Manager (SPM) to Sigma Systems.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to
be completed this quarter. Upon closing of the transaction, Sigma will obtain an
exclusive interest from C-COR in the SAM and SPM products and assume all of the
service provider licensing and software maintenance contracts for these
products. C-COR will continue to wholly own its other OSS products, including
Key Distribution Center (KDC), Policy Service Manager (PSM), Network Service
Manager (NSM), Mobile Workforce Manager (MWM), and CableEdge.

C-COR and Sigma Systems have also agreed to terms whereby the companies will
co-market and co-sell integrated OSS solutions to the global cable marketplace.
This joint collaboration will leverage the synergies among their respective OSS
product lines to expedite the additional functionalities and capabilities
required to meet the evolving needs of cable operators. As a result, operators
will have access to an OSS product portfolio that combines automated order
management, service provisioning and activation, service authorization, resource
management and self-care capabilities from Sigma's Service Management Platform
with the functionalities of C-COR's complete line of bandwidth and resource
management, policy service management, automated workforce, and service
assurance solutions. C-COR and Sigma are worldwide leaders in OSS for cable with
deployments throughout North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific and have
consistently demonstrated their industry leadership through continued
involvement with CableLabs.

“This is about putting innovative OSS solutions on a fast track,” stated
Robert Cruickshank, Vice President, OSS Market Strategy, C-COR. “For customers
of our SAM and SPM, folding the technology and support of these products under
Sigma Systems will provide them with broader flexibility and choice in service
activation and provisioning functionality. For the cable industry, applying the
combined experience and expertise of C- COR and Sigma to the OSS requirements of
future converged network architectures will speed innovation and provide the
shortest path to a fully integrated OSS solution for voice, video, and data over
wireline or wireless networks.”

“Sigma is delighted to announce this joint agreement, as it clearly cements
our position as a Worldwide Leader in Quad-Play Service Management,” said Andy
Jasuja, Chairman, CEO Sigma Systems. “As a result of this agreement, Sigma has a
total of 47 Deployments Worldwide, 20+ VoIP deployments, and 20M subscribers
managed across Voice, Video, Data, ISP, Wireless and emerging markets.”

“The transition of C-COR SAM and SPM products to Sigma and agreement to
co-promote OSS solutions provide our customers with a complete consolidation of
provisioning solutions,” said Tim Spencer, Sigma Systems President & COO.
“It allows our current and future customers to take advantage of Sigma's ongoing
R&D investment and the combination of two great sets of technology. Our
strategic direction is geared towards providing All Play Service Management
Solutions for all our customers - an integrated multi service management
environment for content, entertainment, and communications services across
legacy networks, today's service platforms, and tomorrow's truly converged
service delivery networks.”


About C-COR

C-COR
offers world-class, market- focused integrated solutions for cable operators and
other service providers that put subscribers in personal control of their
entertainment and communication needs. C-COR's interoperable software and
hardware help network operators to provide reliable On Demand voice, video, and
data today while expediting their migration to all-IP intelligent networks. The
Company's solutions include C-COR Broadband Access technology to extend
bandwidth capacity; C-COR On Demand for VOD and advertising; C-COR OSS for
bandwidth and resource management; and C-COR Network Services for a variety of
outsourced field services that help keep networks operating at peak performance.
C- COR's common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (Symbol: CCBL) and
is a component of the Russell 2000 Stock Index. For additional information
regarding C-COR, visit www.c-cor.com.

About Sigma Systems
Sigma
Systems is a premier provider and leader in the design, development, and
deployment of OSS service management solutions. As a global company, we automate
Communications Service Providers' (CSPs) business and operational processes
enabling them to define, activate, manage, and diagnose subscribed, on-demand
and real-time IP broadband and wireless services. Our award-winning software
solutions help deliver voice, data/internet, video, and advanced multimedia
services - anywhere, anytime and on any device. Sigma's All Play Solutions
provide the “Intelligence Behind Converged Services Delivery” and are supported
by the company's proven ability to empower a greater freedom of service choice
for the digital consumer. Sigma has 10 years experience using a proven
implementation methodology that provides rapid deployment integration and
turn-up in multi-service, multi-technology operating environments. Today, we are
a proven global OSS leader, managing deployments for communications service
providers that have over 40 million subscribers combined across North America,
EMEA, and APAC. Sigma's tried, proven and trusted deployments are powered by its
global team of over 200 dedicated professionals, who design, develop, sell, and
deliver Sigma's products and services.


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Ken Camp has more than 25 years of experience in information technology. Ken spent 17 years with AT&T and Lucent Technologies successfully designing and implementing voice and data networks. He later worked in the security marketplace and played a key role in early IPSec VPN deployments. As an independent consultant, Ken's primary focal areas include network performance improvement, security practices and the design and deployment of integrated voice and data solutions. He may be contacted at: ken_camp@realtimepublishers.net

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