Posted: April 18, 2006

Athletics: New Army-Ten Miler Sponsor Helps Deployed Families Stay In Touch

WASHINGTON, DC – The Army Ten-Miler is pleased to announce that TANDBERG has signed on as a major sponsor for its 22nd annual ten-mile run. In partnership with Freedom Calls, a not-for-profit organization, TANDBERG will enhance the race weekend experience for many military families by enabling deployed service members to see their loved ones face-to-face during race weekend.

Spouses of deployed members of the military can go for months without talking to, much less seeing, their loved ones. TANDBERG, a global leader in visual communication, works with Freedom Calls, to try to alleviate this by providing videoconferencing for families at three military installations in Iraq. Together they deploy state of the art technology to keep troops visually in touch with their families at no charge. Not only can separated families speak by phone, but they can also see each other using videoconferencing equipment provided by TANDBERG.

“TANDBERG is proud of our work with the U.S. military. We are thrilled that we can play such a vital role in connecting soldiers from distant points around the globe with their loved ones in the U.S. Video delivers an emotional, face-to-face connection that far surpasses letters, e-mails and phone calls,” commented Joel Brunson, president of TANDBERG Federal.

Bringing families together through the use of this technology is important and helps shed light on the sacrifice that American military men and women and their families are making for this country. The Army Ten- Miler is working with TANDBERG and Freedom Calls to put deployed service members in touch with loved ones during race weekend. More details to be announced later.

About TANDBERG TANDBERG is a leading global provider of visual communication products and services. The Company has dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs, develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The Company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90 countries worldwide. For more information, visit www.tandberg.net.

About Freedom Calls Freedom Calls Foundation is a 501(c)3 public charity and a type B not for profit entity incorporated in the State of New York and registered with the Charities Bureau of the State of New York Department of Law. Its mission is to build a satellite communications network independent of military networks employing state of the art Wi-Fi, VOIP telephony, video conferencing and Satcom technology to enable American troops to communicate free of charge from their base camps with their families at home by internet telephone, instant messaging and video conference.

Freedom Calls is working to transform family communications in wartime to enable our soldiers, airmen and marines to keep their commitments to their families while they are thousands of miles form home keeping their commitments to their country. For more information, visit www.freedomcalls.org.

About the Army Ten-Miler The 22nd Army Ten-Miler takes place on Sunday, October 8. This Army tradition annually attracts runners from all over the world, of a variety of experience levels, to run a course that starts and finishes at the Pentagon and passes such national landmarks as the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Capitol. Race weekend activities include a two-day race Expo, clinics and a press conference. Race day features Youth Runs, a Post Race Party featuring bands, entertainment and a live broadcast, the HOOAH Tent Zone, and a Youth Activity Zone complete with displays, inflatables, the GEICO Gecko, McGruff the Crime Dog, and much more. For more information on DC’s premier running event, visit www.armytenmiler.com.

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