PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tollgrade Communications,
Inc., a leading supplier of smart grid and telecommunications products
and solutions, today announced that experienced smart grid and telecom
technology executive Manoj Sindhwani joined the company as Vice
President of Engineering. Sindhwani, a 25 year industry veteran and
thought leader, will be responsible for managing Tollgrade's worldwide
engineering and R&D efforts.

"We are very pleased to have Manoj Sindhwani join the Tollgrade
management team," said Ed Kennedy, Tollgrade's President and CEO.
"Manoj brings decades of executive experience and strengthens
Tollgrade's domain expertise in smart grid and telecom solutions."

Most recently, Manoj served as Vice President of Engineering at
EnergyHub, a New York based smart grid company that, under his
leadership, deployed a suite of home energy management products. Prior
to EnergyHub, Manoj was Vice President of Engineering at Xtone
Networks, responsible for the development of a distributed platform of
voice applications and cloud-based servers to deliver interactive voice
services over the web. Manoj has also held senior engineering
leadership positions at companies including Texas Instruments, Telogy
Networks and Lucent Technologies.

Mr. Sindhwani brings a variety of software, hardware, and embedded
systems experience from his 25 years of developing smart grid,
telephony and networking products. He has successfully managed both
start-ups and large geographically diverse engineering teams. In
addition to his management leadership, Manoj has been awarded 8 patents
with 25 additional patents pending.

About Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

Tollgrade Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of network
assurance solutions for the utility and telecommunication industries.
Our LightHouse real-time smart grid monitoring solutions allow utility
customers to continuously detect key circuit parameters, and
communicate mission critical data wirelessly to provide continuous grid
intelligence. Tollgrade telecommunication products and solutions enable
communication service providers to efficiently manage their access
networks. Installed in more than 70 of the world's telecommunications
operators, Tollgrade systems test over 250 million subscriber lines
worldwide. For more information, visit Tollgrade online at
www.tollgrade.com.

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