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To: The Phoenix who wrote (47645)	1/31/2001 2:29:06 PM
From: Curtis E. Bemis	Respond to of 77400

Not only did tli leave JNPR a long time ago, 1999, he is now working for his old boss--at least he holds the purse strings. Procket Networks in Software Trials with Leading Service Providers THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2001 2:31:00 PM EST MILPITAS, Calif., Jan 11, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Procket Networks, Inc. today announced the shipment of the first beta release of its Internet infrastructure software. Seven of the world's leading service providers have agreed to test the software and work closely with Procket's engineers to help refine product requirements. Metromedia Fiber Network was the first to begin testing. "Procket's software is remarkably robust and complete - it exceeded my expectations," said Andrew Partan, senior network architect with Metromedia Fiber Network. "In addition, Procket has been incredibly responsive to my requests. They have a very talented and credible team of engineers." Tony Li, Procket Networks co-founder and Director of Software Engineering stated, "I came to Procket to establish a new level of reliability and performance for Internet infrastructure software. This release is our first major step towards realizing that goal. Customers can now verify for themselves the robustness of our software and its interoperability with other vendors' implementations. I look forward to building on the success of this release over many generations of Procket products." Stuart Phillips, General Partner at US Venture Partners said, "We are thrilled with Procket's overall progress and timely delivery of their first beta software release. The customer confidence being built now through software trials will chop months off the product acceptance cycle at major customers." About Procket Networks Procket Networks, Inc. is a leading-edge developer of high-performance, scalable Internet infrastructure products. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA. Procket is backed by Silicon Valley's premier venture capital firms, including U.S. Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Institutional Venture Partners, and New Enterprise Associates.