Rhythms Canada Selects Netopia as Provider of High-Speed DSL Equipment
Netopia Routers Selected by Rhythms Canada for Rapid Deployment of DSL Service to Canadian Businesses
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 2000--Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTPA - news), a market leader in providing DSL Internet equipment and e-commerce Web platforms to small and medium size businesses, has been chosen by Rhythms Canada, Inc. to provide high-speed, DSL equipment for its business-class service in Canada.
``Rhythms Canada is strategically positioned to meet the growing need for rapid deployment of high-speed DSL services throughout Canada,'' explains Norbert Dawalibi, President & CEO of Rhythms Canada. ``By offering Netopia's business-class DSL equipment, Rhythms Canada can deliver the unique capabilities our business customers need to improve their competitive differentiation and profitability.''
``We are happy to be a part of Rhythms Canada's nationwide DSL solution,'' said Alan Lefkof, Netopia's president and CEO. ``We are enthusiastic about the opportunity DSL represents in Canada and feel Rhythms Canada is poised to rapidly penetrate this market.''
Rhythms Canada provides a robust suite of transport services over a single connection, creating the framework for one telecommunications network for businesses. Rhythms Canada is able to incorporate multiple ``flavors'' of DSL technologies, including using Netopia's SDSL, ADSL and IDSL equipment, and offer customers the options they need to meet their growing business demands.
About Rhythms Canada
Rhythms Canada is a 50/50 joint venture between AXXENT Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of AXXENT Inc.) and Rhythms NetConnections Inc. Based in Toronto, Rhythms Canada is building a national digital subscriber line (DSL) data network, offering DSL services to wholesale and large enterprise customers. Rhythms Canada combines the venture partners' marketing, sales, management and technology expertise to provide customers with outstanding value, service and creative product offerings. The joint venture was completed in the first quarter of 2000. For more information about Rhythms Canada, call 1-877-749-8462 or visit the company's web site at www.rhythmscanada.com.
AXXENT Inc. (TSE: AXI.b - news) through its operating subsidiary AXXENT Corp. is a leading alternate Canadian competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) providing voice, data and Internet services that can be customized to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. AXXENT serves more than 30,000 businesses with approximately 115,000 access lines. Visit the company's web site at www.axxent.ca.
Rhythms NetConnections Inc. (Nasdaq: RTHM - news) provides DSL-based, broadband communication services to businesses and consumers. Based in Englewood, Colo., Rhythms currently serves 57 markets, covering 94 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Telecommunications services for Rhythms are provided by Rhythms Links Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rhythms. For more information, call 1-800-RHYTHMS (1-800-749-8467), or visit the company's web site at www.rhythms.com.
About Netopia
Netopia, Inc. develops, markets and supports Internet and electronic commerce infrastructure for small and medium size businesses. Netopia's DSL equipment and e-commerce Web platforms enable businesses to connect easily and cost-effectively to the Internet, establish and enhance their Internet presence, and conduct business and electronic commerce on the Web.
With its Netopia DSL Router family, the Company is interoperable with all major central office equipment suppliers, including Alcatel, Cisco, Copper Mountain Networks, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Orckit, Paradyne, and Siemens; and has established strategic distribution relationships with leading CLECs including Covad Communications, NorthPoint Communications, Rhythms NetConnections, and Jato Communications; and with hundreds of ISPs and carriers including France Telecom, Telecom Italia, Verizon, PSINet, Verio, UUNet, Earthlink Network, and Concentric Network.
With its Netopia e-commerce Web platform, the Company has established Web-based services with Bloomberg.com, Citigroup's bizzed.com, Cendant Corporation, Jato Communications, Everdream, France Telecom, and Mac Publishing's Macworld.com.
Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Netopia's common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market® under the symbol ``NTPA.'' Further information about Netopia can be obtained via phone 510/814-5100, fax 510/814-5021 or on the web at
www.netopia.com.
Portions of this release include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Netopia, Inc.'s actual results could differ materially from the results discussed in this release and in the forward-looking statements contained herein for many reasons. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to product development, product acceptance, licensing opportunities and general economic conditions. For more information concerning Netopia and risk factors that may affect Netopia's future results and may cause actual results to vary from results anticipated in forward-looking statements, investors should review Netopia's public filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available by calling Netopia at 510/814-5260 or online at www.sec.gov.
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