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 75 percent. With the additional 111,000 square feet, the company’s 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 Patrick’s visit to Acme Packet’s Bedford, MA headquarters to mark the company’s growth and success in the state. At the event, Acme Packet cited that 443 of the company’s 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 Packet’s 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, we’re 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 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.
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