Leading Optical Network Technology Provider to Extend Leadership and Technical Expertise To Advanced Networking Consortium

Ann Arbor, MI and Ottawa, Canada - February 6, 2006 - Internet2 today announced it is partnering with Meriton Networks, a leading-provider of optical networking technologies, to develop and deploy leading-edge network services and capabilities that will contribute to the creation of next-generation Internet architectures and enable the most advanced network applications.

Meriton Networks' focus on breakthrough technologies to support high-performance networking will play a key role in Internet2's Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) project by providing the capabilities that enable revolutionary network architectures. HOPI is providing the Internet2 community with the experience in deploying scalable networking capabilities that advanced network applications increasingly require.

"Through their partnership, Meriton has extended their commitment to provide leadership and expertise within the Internet2 community," said Steve Cotter, Internet2 director of network services, Architecture & Technologies and leader of Internet2's HOPI project. "Meriton's participation in HOPI will help lay the foundation for the development of cutting-edge networking technology with the potential to transform today's Internet."

About Internet2®
Led by more than 200 U.S. universities working with industry and government, Internet2 develops and deploys advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of tomorrow's Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnerships among academia, industry, and government that helped foster today's Internet in its infancy. For more information, visit: www.internet2.edu.

About Meriton Networks Inc.
Meriton Networks Inc. has developed the industry's first unified end-to-end Agile Optical Networking (AON) architecture, a crucial element for carrier and enterprise migration to next-generation IP services networks. A flexible, scalable, future proof infrastructure capable of multi-mission, multi-topology support, the Meriton AON architecture equips telecommunications networks with the capabilities needed for the Broadband Revolution, including rapid service deployment with one-time node engineering and zero-touch, automated provisioning under a unified control plane. With metro access, metro core and regional extension products, all fully managed by a best-in-class suite of network planning and management tools, Meriton Networks gives network operators a single source for the rapid, cost-effective delivery of high-speed services.

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