Soapstone Networks Inc. (Soapstone Networks), formerly Avici Systems Inc., is a developer of resource and service control software. Previously, the Company was a provider of core router products and during the year ended December 31, 2008, transitioned to being a developer of emerging, software-based service and control solutions for service providers’ next generation networks. As of December 31, 2008, the Company had completely exited the router business, and focused on developing and marketing its Soapstone Provider Network Controller (PNC) framework. The Soapstone PNC framework is designed to help service providers and enterprises connect their physical networking infrastructure to next generation network (NGN) software frameworks, and deploy services across their networks, by providing a multi-vendor, software-based service control plane.