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Northern Valley Communications Selects net.com to Enable IP Video Solution High Performance Solution for Advanced Video Service Delivery FREMONT, Calif., July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northern Valley Communications (NVC) announced today the selection of net.com's (NYSE:NWK) SCREAM broadband service delivery platform as part of a video on demand deployment. The service will stream MPEG-2 encoded content selected by users through an on-demand service selection portal and will allow them to watch content in real time. net.com is providing the SCREAM service delivery platform, a next generation broadband remote access server (BRAS) designed to deliver advanced quality of service (QoS) required for delivering the triple play of voice, video and data services over IP. SCREAM also provides the subscriber management functionality required for basic broadband Internet access. The initial deployment will contain the SCREAM100 platform. The SCREAM100 is a fully redundant ATM switch, IP router and BRAS designed for cost-conscious service providers needing a flexible platform for service delivery. The SCREAM product will be deployed in conjunction with a third party video on demand solution. "Northern Valley is focused on delivering advanced services to our subscribers," said James Groft, CEO of NVC. "After extensive evaluation, NVC selected the net.com platform because it enables a powerful video on demand service that gives Northern Valley a competitive edge in the market." At the Telco TV industry event in November of 2003, Northern Valley Communications commented that most ILECs will offer some form of video in the future or be at a competitive disadvantage. net.com performed extensive interoperability testing to ensure a quality solution for Northern Valley. The solution is ideally suited to support IP-based streaming video over ATM-based DSL network infrastructures common with carriers today. net.com's SCREAM platform, with QServ technology, enforces IP QoS over ATM-based DSL access networks to ensure smooth video delivery for subscribers. About Northern Valley Communications In addition to being the largest Internet provider in northeast South Dakota, Northern Valley Communications is constructing a state-of-art telecommunications network throughout Aberdeen that will provide telephone, digital television and high speed DSL Internet service. NVC is a wholly owned subsidiary of James Valley Telecommunications of Groton, a cooperative which has been providing telecommunication services to its members in northeast South Dakota for over 50 years. JVT serves the communities of Groton, Claremont, Andover, Frederick, Conde, Ferney, Columbia, Bristol, Doland, Houghton, Mellette, Turton and Hecla. About net.com Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., doing business as net.com, develops and delivers service creation platforms for broadband, Internet protocol telephony, and multiservice networks. An architect of the networking industry, net.com has been supplying service providers, governments and enterprises around the world with bulletproof networking technology for more than 20 years. net performance. net results. net.com. NOTE: SCREAM is a registered trademark of, and net.com and the net.com logo are trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. DATASOURCE: net.com CONTACT: Steven Shaw, Director of Industry Relations, +1-510-574 2349, or , or Brenda Ropoulos, Director of Corporate Relations, +1-510-574 2508, or , both of net.com Web site: http://www.net.com/

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