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Verilink Launches the NetPath 2000 Wireless Access Device for Delivery of High-Speed Data Services Over Cellular Networks Next-Gen Wireless Access Platform Provides Secure, Flexible, Cost-Effective and Reliable Data Services Utilizing UMTS, EDGE, and GPRS Wireless Technologies CHICAGO, SUPERCOMM 2005, June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ:VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today introduced the NetPath(TM) 2000 Wireless Access Router -- a solution for high-speed IP connectivity over UMTS, Edge, or GPRS cellular networks. At the largest telecommunications industry trade show in North America, Supercomm 2005, visitors at Verilink's booth #43025 will see the NetPath 2000, Verilink's new solution for wireless broadband access. The NetPath 2000 provides seamless and secure broadband access connections and back-up redundancies for the transmission of mission-critical data over a secure and reliable cellular network. Verilink's NetPath 2000 is a wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) router with support for high-speed cellular technologies enabling cellular carriers to provide a point-to-point broadband connection to business customers, thus allowing for the deployment of a diverse, cost-efficient and reliable solution for primary data access and fail-over applications. With the NetPath 2000, cellular carriers can offer business-class broadband services over their secure wireless WAN, offering their customers quality wireless broadband connectivity in diverse service locations as an alternative to terrestrial wireline services, while embarking on a new revenue-generating service opportunity. "By offering the NetPath 2000 as an adjunct to an installed base of corporate routers, Verilink has strategically positioned itself to address the accelerating wireless broadband market," said Wayne Shackelford, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Services for Verilink. "Verilink's trusted distributors have built a deep network of resellers who target enterprise customers that can benefit from the logical alternative to dial-up and ISDN to a connected environment based on cellular or wireless technology." "With the expansion of cellular wireless data networks both here in the United States and abroad, in addition to the introduction of high-speed wireless data technologies such as UMTS, the utilization of cellular-based wireless access devices for high-speed broadband connectivity has become a practical solution for remote and mobile business customers," said Allen Nogee, Principal Analyst with In-Stat. "Today's wireless WAN technology, in combination with a wireless VPN solution like the NetPath 2000, offers cellular carriers an opportunity to address the growing broadband access market by offering fast and dependable data access over a secure cellular network connection. Mission critical business applications, such as retail, remote office or mobile point-of-sale, will benefit by having a flexible, cost-effective alternative to wireline services." Businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on real-time data transfers of critical information, helping them to achieve process efficiencies in inventory management and variety of critical business functions. As a result, the data and its method of transport must be secure and available at all times. One way to ensure the integrity of the data and its delivery is through the use of intelligent devices capable of transporting data at high rates of speed with secure and faultless connections. The implementation of Verilink's NetPath 2000 wireless access router creates an alternate secure path for the transport of data with minimal time, budget and technology investments, and is perfectly suited for applications such as retail/kiosks, mobile point-of-sale (POS) devices, wireline service redundancy and fail-over solutions and a range of greenfield network applications. About the NetPath 2000 The NetPath2000 is the first-of-its-kind high-speed wireless router that enables small businesses and Enterprises to connect to the wireless WAN network via high-speed broadband cellular technologies. Designed for access to any type of high-speed wireless network, the NetPath2000 features plug-and-play over UMTS, Edge, GPRS, and GSM wireless communications standards. The NetPath2000 provides full routing and bridging to support a wide range of applications including Internet access, enterprise networking, and VPN client onboard. The product offers effortless installation with a front plug-in PCI and auto-synchronization to the wireless network and easy to configure and manage via a web-based GUI. About Verilink Corporation Verilink Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks to cost-effectively deliver next-generation communications services to their end customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP, VoATM, VoDSL and TDM-based integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire-speed routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers and DACS. The company also provides turnkey professional services to help carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. Verilink is headquartered in Centennial, CO (metro Denver area) with operations in Madison, AL and Newark, CA and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. To learn more about Verilink, visit the company's website at http://www.verilink.com/. NOTE: Verilink and the Verilink logo are registered trademarks of Verilink Corporation. DATASOURCE: Verilink Corporation CONTACT: Mike Rosenbaum of Verilink Corporation, +1-510-771-3326, or Web site: http://www.verilink.com/

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