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August 16, 2007

Ezenia! Inc. Announces 2007 Second Quarter Financial Results

Nashua, N.H., August 13, 2007 - Ezenia! Inc. (OTCBB:EZEN.OB), a leading market provider of real-time collaboration solutions for corporate and government networks and eBusiness, today reported financial results for its second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2007.

The Company generated revenues of approximately $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2007, a 30.5% decrease from approximately $3.6 million for the second quarter of 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, revenue was approximately $5.1 million, a decrease of 28.7% when compared to revenue of $7.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2006. Revenue from the InfoWorkSpace product line declined 27.7% and 28% for the quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2007, respectively, as compared to the quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2006. Approximately 69% of the IWS revenue decline of $1.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in the prior year resulted from the non renewals of licenses and partial and delayed IWS license renewal related to various agencies within the Intelligence Community (IC) and branches of the Armed Forces. The remaining 31% relate primarily to delays and cutbacks in exercise activities normally requiring support from the Company. The Company believes that these results reflect the impact of budgetary constraints within the Department of Defense (DOD), which began in 2006 and continue into 2007.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2007, the Company`s operating results were a loss of $446 thousand compared to income of approximately $1.0 million for the second quarter of 2006. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, the loss from operations was approximately $579 thousand as compared to income of approximately $2.0 million for the same period in 2006. Operating costs were in line with the Company`s expectations for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Operating costs increased 23.5% to $1.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 as compared to $1.5 million for the same period in 2006. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, operating costs increased 18.4 % to $3.4 million as compared to $2.9 million for the same period in 2006. These expense increases were primarily in the areas of Research and Development, and Sales and Marketing for additional headcount and related compensation costs, along with increases in consulting and recruiting costs. The Company plans to continue increasing investments in Engineering, Sales and Marketing to increase its product function and features and to expand its business into adjacent markets.

Net loss for the second quarter of 2007, was approximately $266 thousand or ($0.02) basic loss per share, as compared to net income of approximately $987, or $0.07 basic earnings per share, for the second quarter of 2006. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2007, net loss was approximately $250 thousand or ($0.02) basic loss per share, as compared to approximately $2.4 million, or $0.16 basic earnings per share, for the same period in 2006. For the quarter, the Company expects that its cash balance of approximately $11.9 million will allow the Company to meet its goals and objectives for fiscal year 2007.

"The budgetary situation within DOD and substantial shifts in the competitive environment created by recent Defense Information System Agency (DISA) Network Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) decisions continue to affect our results in Q2," noted Khoa Nguyen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ezenia!, "As these difficult business conditions continue through the remainder of 2007 and the Company moves forward with its investments in the development of advanced products and further hiring in the sales and marketing organizations, earnings for the year 2007 will be under pressure. However, we believe that the long-term outlook in the collaboration market and our own opportunity remains strong and promising. The Company has begun to see increased activity in the existing DOD and IC customer base, in addition to new opportunities with non-DOD agencies addressing the threat of terrorism and natural disasters, and potential commercial opportunities. While these increased activities do not guarantee success, we believe that our investments in more robust marketing and sales organizations, coupled with enhancements and upgrades to current product and development of powerful new products, will enable the Company to address its current markets more effectively, as well as expand into a variety of new markets."

ezenia! Inc.

CONDENSED Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except for share and per share related data)

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2007

December 31, 2006

Assets

Current assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 11,923

$ 12,059

Accounts receivable, less allowances of $413 at June 30, 2007 and $412 at December 31, 2006

1,100

3,580

Prepaid software licenses

2,400

3,346

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

377

356

Total current assets

15,800

19,341

Capitalized software, net

52

87

Equipment and improvements, net

279

304

Deferred tax assets

717

717

Total assets

$ 16,848

$ 20,449

Liabilities and stockholders` equity

Current liabilities

Accounts payable

361

1,917

Accrued expenses

158

535

Employee compensation and benefits

287

229

Deferred revenue

3,974

5,675

Total current liabilities

4,780

8,356

Deferred Revenue

150

192

Stockholders` equity

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding

-

-

Common stock, $.01 par value, 40,000,000 shares authorized,

15,360,629 issued and 14,700,192 outstanding at June 30, 2007;
15,311,174 issued and 14,650,737 outstanding at December 31,2006

154

153

Capital in excess of par value

64,634

64,368

Accumulated deficit

(50,009)

(49,759)

Treasury stock at cost, 660,437 shares at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

(2,861)

(2,861)

11,918

11,901

Total liabilities and stockholders` equity

$ 16,848

$ 20,449

E zenia! Inc.

CONDENSED Consolidated Statements of OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except for share and per share related data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended
June 30,

Six Months Ended
June 30,

2007

2006

2007

2006

Revenues

Product revenue

$ 2,158

$ 2,985

$ 4,414

$ 6,133

Product development revenue

320

556

731

1,028

Service revenue

1

28

2

57

2,479

3,569

5,147

7,218

Cost of revenues

Cost of product revenue

880

966

1,761

1,980

Cost of product development revenue

243

186

551

358

Cost of service revenue

1

5

2

10

1,124

1,157

2,314

2,348

Gross profit

1,355

2,412

2,833

4,870

Operating expenses

Research and development

565

437

1,093

762

Sales and marketing

452

295

856

657

General and administrative

636

600

1,167

1,219

Occupancy and other facilities related expenses

113

102

228

200

Depreciation

35

24

68

44

Total operating expenses

1,801

1,458

3,412

2,882

Income / (loss) from operations

(446)

954

(579)

1,988

Interest income, net

154

107

307

182

Other income

17

-

22

-

171

107

329

182

Income/(loss) before income taxes

(275)

1,061

(250)

2,170

Income tax (expense) benefit

9

(74)

-

223

Net income / (loss)

$ (266)

$ 987

$ (250)

$ 2,393

Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share:

Basic and diluted

$ (0.02)

$ 0.07

$ (0.02)

$ 0.16

Weighted average common shares:

Basic

14,686,234

14,638,705

14,669,950

14,627,858

Diluted

14,686,234

14,954,359

14,669,950

14,944,313

About Ezenia! Inc.
Ezenia! Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: EZEN.OB), founded in 1991, is a leading provider of real-time collaboration solutions, bringing new and valuable levels of interaction and collaboration to corporate networks and the Internet. By integrating voice, video and data collaboration, the Company's award-winning products enable groups to interact through a natural meeting experience regardless of geographic distance. Ezenia! products allow dispersed groups to work together in real-time using powerful capabilities such as instant messaging, white boarding, screen sharing and text chat. The ability to discuss projects, share information and modify documents allows users to significantly improve team communication and accelerate the decision-making process. More information about Ezenia! Inc. and its product offerings can be found at the company's Web site,www.Ezenia.com.

Note to Investors Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein that are not historical facts may be considered forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by use of the words “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” and similar words. Such forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our business and financial outlook, long-term strategy, improvements in our infrastructure, and proposed earnings per share growth targets, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual operating results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the considerations that are discussed in the Company's 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K as amended for the year ended December 31, 2006, such as its dependence on the United States government as its largest customer, adverse changes in available funding and discretionary spending within the Department of Defense, its dependence on other major customers, the evolution of Ezenia!'s market, rapid technological change and competition within the collaborative software market, its reliance on third-party technology, protection of its propriety technology, acceptance of IWS in the commercial market, retention of key employees, stock price volatility, customer acceptance of Version 3.0 of InfoWorkSpace, its history of liquidity concerns and operating losses, and other considerations that are discussed further in such report. You should not place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements after the date of such statements.

Note: Ezenia! is a registered trademark of Ezenia! Inc., and the Ezenia! Logo and InfoWorkSpace are trademarks of Ezenia! Inc. Additional information on Ezenia! and its products is available at our website http://www.ezenia.com.

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