ADVISORY/Sitara Tackles QoS Management At N+I Atlanta.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Thursday (Sept. 11-13)

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WHO: Sitara Networks, Inc.(R), the leading provider of integrated QoS (Quality
of Service) solutions that intelligently match the needs of applications and
networks for enterprises and service providers. WHAT: In order to tackle the
questions surrounding QoS management, Sitara will participate in the Interop
Conference and announce new versions of QoSDirector. Chief Technology Officer,
Manickam Sridhar (Sri), will join industry leaders in the "Train Wreck at the
Edge" panel, addressing the evolution of products that handle traffic
engineering at the network edge. Vladimir Sukonnik, Vice President of
Technology, will discuss techniques used to solve the challenges of QoS
management as part of the panel "End-to-End QoS Solutions: Maintaining Service
Quality Across Multiple Organizations." Both sessions take place on Tuesday,
September 11 at 10:15 a.m. in 256W and 257W, respectively. In addition,
Sitara(R) will be unveiling new versions of QoSDirector, its central policy
management product. The new versions of this award-winning product will further
simplify reporting, deployment and integration of QoS policies in enterprise
and service providers' environments. WHERE: N+I Atlanta, Georgia World Congress
Center, Booth G02 WHEN: September 11-13, 2001 HOW: For more information or to
schedule a meeting, contact Kristen Wilson at 781/487-5932 or
[e-mail]

About Sitara Networks

Sitara Networks designs, develops, and markets a comprehensive, integrated suite of high performance quality of service networking products for enterprises and communications service providers. Sitara Networks' products address the inherent limitations of Internet Protocol, or IP, in order to optimize overall network performance, ensure the availability of mission critical applications, and ultimately allow service providers to deliver additional, revenue-generating services, on demand, with the level of services their customers require. Sitara Networks is also a leader in the enterprise QoS market by enabling e-business and protecting mission critical applications.

Sitara Networks is headquartered in Waltham, MA and operates subsidiaries in Canada, South America, South Africa, Europe, and Asia. More information about the company can be found on the Web at www.sitaranetworks.com.

Sitara Networks, Inc., Sitara, the Sitara Logo and QoSWorks are registered trademarks and QoSArray and QoSDirector are trademarks of Sitara Networks, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are property of their respective owners.