Strategic Partners

3Com is a leading provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. 3Com is a global company with a strong balance sheet, renowned brand and vast intellectual property portfolio and global presence. The company has world-class strategic partners and one of the broadest product lines and distribution channels in the industry. 3Com continues to define the way networks are built through superior engineering and by leveraging standards to reduce complexity, unlocking the hold of proprietary systems and lowering cost of ownership.

ADVA Optical Networking is a leading global provider of optical networking solutions for rapid and cost-effective provisioning of high-speed data, storage, voice, and video services in the metropolitan area. ADVA's carrier-class Fiber Service Platform product portfolio is explicitly designed to enhance services, simplify networks, and reduce the total cost of ownership. ADVA's solutions have been deployed at over 85 carriers and several thousand enterprises worldwide. ADVA's products are sold through an international network of blue-chip distribution partners in addition to its own direct sales force.

Check Point Software Technologies is the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. It is the confirmed market leader of both the worldwide VPN and firewall markets. Through its Next Generation product line, the company delivers a broad range of Perimeter, Internal and Web security solutions that protect business communications and resources for corporate networks and applications, remote employees, branch offices and partner extranets. Extending the power of the Check Point solution is its Open Platform for Security (OPSEC), the industry's framework and alliance for integration and interoperability with "best-of-breed" solutions from over 350 leading companies. Check Point solutions are sold, integrated and serviced by a network of 1,900 Check Point partners in 86 countries.

Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN)

Ciena's specialty is targeting and curing critical network pain points that impede customers' potential. With an applications-based approach, everything Ciena does - from our systems and software to professional services - is focused on helping customers exploit the applications that are driving their business forward. Ciena does this in a way that reduces the cost of network ownership while expanding its possibilities.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Today, networks are an essential part of business, education, government and home communications, and Cisco Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of these networks. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create Internet solutions that allow individuals, companies, and countries to increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction and strengthen competitive advantage. The Cisco name has become synonymous with the Internet, as well as with the productivity improvements that Internet business solutions provide. At Cisco, our vision is to change the way people work, live, play and learn.

Extreme Networks delivers the most effective applications and services infrastructure by creating networks that are faster, simpler and more cost-effective. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Extreme Networks markets its network switching solutions in more than 50 countries.

Juniper Networks transforms the business of networking by converting a commodity - bandwidth - into a dependable, secure and highly valuable corporate asset. Founded in 1996 to meet the stringent demands of service providers, Juniper Networks is now relied upon by the world's leading network operators, government agencies, research and education institutions, and information-intensive enterprises as the foundation for uncompromising networks. The Infranet Initiative uses Juniper Networks MINT (Model for Infranet Transformation) as its underlying framework.

NetScreen is redefining the security market, delivering innovative and scalable network security solutions that empower enterprises and carriers to secure their networks without compromising on performance, security, availability, or cost. Customers use NetScreen solutions to secure networks that face increasing security threats, as well as to address evolving network environments and new business requirements. NetScreen solutions also help customers capitalize on business opportunities, with increased user productivity and operational efficiency. NetScreen's unique blend of security, networking, and management expertise provides customers with the most robust solutions in the industry. In addition, NetScreen provides optimized system designs that offer best-of-breed capabilities and deliver a proven total-cost-of-ownership advantage when compared to competing product offerings.

Through the Enterprise Solutions business group, Nokia seeks to leverage its knowledge of the two crucial elements in mobilizing enterprises; high levels of security and reliability, and the ability to produce state-of-the-art, pocketable, powerful and user-friendly devices. Enterprise Solutions offers businesses a range of devices and mobile connectivity solutions based on end-to-end mobility architecture, and focuses on business devices, IP network perimeter security and mobile connectivity solutions designed to help companies mobilize their workforces while ensuring the security and reliability of their networks.

From multipoint video conferences that connect dozens of executives in several different cities to one-to-one meetings over desktop PCs, Polycom makes the connection. Simple. Every time. Anytime.

Radware is the Global Leader in Intelligent Application Switching, enabling the complete security, maximum performance and full availability of all mission critical networked applications while dramatically cutting operating and scaling costs. Radware's integrated Application Security, Application Infrastructure and End-to-End Connectivity solutions are deployed by over 2,500 enterprises and carriers worldwide Radware offers the broadest product line in the industry meeting application needs at every critical point across the network including Web and Application Servers, Firewalls, VPNs, ISP links, Anti-Virus Gateways and Cache.

Redback Networks Inc., a leading provider of next-generation broadband networking equipment, enables carriers and service providers to build third-generation broadband networks that can profitably deliver simplified, personalized, portable subscriber services to consumers and businesses. The company's carrier-class, purpose-built platforms combine subscriber management, edge routing and policy management to enable Consumer IP. Consumer IP transforms networking from simple connectivity to intelligent delivery, offering consumers simplified control, high quality, portability, reliability and personalization over network-delivered content and services.