Aricent Demos Intelligent Switch Solution for Ethernet Switching

Aricent, the full-service, full-spectrum communications software
company, will demonstrate the Aricent Intelligent Switch Solution
(ISS), a comprehensive software solution for developing carrier and
metropolitan Ethernet switching products, at Broadband World Forum
Europe 2007, in Berlin, Germany October 8 - 11.

The rapid pace of Web 2.0 expansion, particularly with the demands
of video, creates ever-increasing traffic for network operators. So,
short product development times are critical, because Ethernet
switching market requirements can change by the time a product has
gone from design to deployment.

"Today's consumers expect outstanding performance from their
computers, mobile phones and in-home systems. Successful broadband
delivery demands a constant quest for speed: speed of throughput,
speed of innovation and speed of implementation," said Sanjay Dhawan,
executive vice president and chief strategy officer, Aricent. "By
licensing Aricent Intelligent Switching Solution, equipment
manufacturers can deploy new, fast and innovative switching products
to meet the demands of next-generation networks."

Aricent ISS is ideally suited for accelerating the development of
communications equipment such as Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet
switches, IP-based Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers
(IPDSALM), wireless LAN switches, gateways and routers, and optical
switches required for the deployment of next-generation carrier and
enterprise networks.

The Aricent ISS is a fully integrated software product providing
Layer 2 switching, high availability, multicast and unicast routing,
quality of service, management and redundancy capabilities. The
licensable product is compliant with the latest international
standards for interoperability, and tested on a range of real-time
operating systems, switching processors and CPUs.

The Aricent Intelligent Switch Solution will be on demonstration
at the Broadband World Forum Europe 2007, in Berlin, Germany from
October 8 - 11, 2007 - Stand #1027.

About Aricent

With corporate offices in Palo Alto, California, Aricent is a
full-service, full-spectrum communications software company. Aricent
offers software services and products that enable the world's leading
communications equipment manufacturers, device manufacturers and
service providers to improve time-to-revenue and maximize efficiency.
Owned by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), Sequoia Capital and
Flextronics International Ltd., Aricent has more than 350 clients
worldwide, including Airtel, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Ericsson,
Inmarsat, Juniper, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Texas
Instruments, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone. For more information, visit
aricent.com.

Aricent is a trademark of Aricent, Inc. in the United States
and/or other jurisdictions.