Applied Innovation's LuxPath Networks Demonstrates Metro Area Network Solution at NFOEC; Integrated System Enables Fast Delivery of Gigabit Ethernet With Bundled Services.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001

LuxPath Networks, a division of Applied Innovation Inc. (Nasdaq:AINN), together with CoSine Communications (Nasdaq:COSN), Foundry Networks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY), and Stratacache, has created an innovative solution for delivery of Optical Broadband Gigabit Ethernet services to metropolitan area networks.

Offered under the tradename MetroSolution Partners, the Gigabit Ethernet delivery solution will be demonstrated at LuxPath Networks' booth (No. 3214) at the National Fiber Optic Engineering Conference (NFOEC), July 9-11, 2001, at the Baltimore Convention Center.

The system showcased at NFOEC will demonstrate a fully functional solution for deploying content delivery networks in the metro area. This combination of best-of-breed technologies enables service providers to deliver the benefits of revenue-generating broadband services to their customers today.

"Utilizing optical Ethernet, customers experience the true potential of the Internet with content delivered locally over secure, service-guaranteed channels at scalable data rates up to Gigabit Ethernet," said Robert L. Smialek, President and CEO of Applied Innovation.

The MetroSolution Partners' combined products integrate the technology offerings of four leading firms who have allied themselves to offer customers an effective interoperability solution. They enable service providers to offer a full menu of bundled services over a single network, including SAN, ASP, web-hosting, web-caching Gigabit Internet services, video-conferencing, and video-on-demand. This creates the opportunity for revenue-generating service packages in the metro area.

"The combination of optical Ethernet technology demonstrated by the MetroSolution Partners' product offerings will break the metro bottleneck, enabling rapid, cost-effective introduction of Gigabit Ethernet services in the MAN," said Ron Kline, Senior Transport Analyst with RHK, Inc.

LuxPath Networks' LuxConnect product provides last mile Gigabit Ethernet transport from the Metropolitan Optical Ring to corporate campuses, office parks, and MDU/MTU environments. The architecture of LuxConnect allows service providers to take advantage of the cost-effective, high-performance Gigabit Ethernet technology by multiplexing eight 1-Gigabit Ethernet channels from a Foundry BigIron(R) Layer 3 switch onto a single fiber pair utilizing a single wavelength, with carrier-grade quality and reliability.

CoSine Communication's solution includes the IPSX(TM) family of Service Processing Switches, carrier-class products that marry scalable computing, switching, and routing hardware with an open architecture operating system and market-leading application software. The platform also includes the InVision(TM) Service Management System (SMS) and the InGage(TM) Customer Network Management (CNM) system. The SHARC(TM) Service Generator combines new CoSine technology and industry-leading general purpose processors to enable the delivery of computationally intense application services such as firewalls, MPLS/IPSec VPNs, Frame Relay integration services, and DSL aggregation at multi-gigabit wire speeds.

Foundry's BigIron(R) Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet switch provides non-blocking switching architecture, modular wire-speed IP routing, scalability, and reliability. Based on Foundry's proven IronCore(TM) architecture and IronWare(TM) Internet scalable routing platform, the BigIron delivers up to 178,000,000 packets per second routing performance for reliable packet delivery. Foundry's feature-rich IronWare software suite enables Metro Service Providers to offer a broad range of services that can generate additional revenue.

Stratacache's Metroliner Series Appliance is designed for high-performance, fault-tolerant, content acceleration, and rich content networking for major data exchange points in distributed Service Provider, Corporate, or Carrier networks. The Metroliner provides feature-rich content acceleration, streaming media, and content-on-demand capabilities within carrier and enterprise networks. Services provided by the Stratacache platform allow Metro Service Providers to enhance their revenue streams by monetizing content and content delivery services to their customer base.

About LuxPath Networks and Applied Innovation

LuxPath Networks, a division of Applied Innovation Inc., develops broadband Ethernet aggregation and transport products, which provide high-capacity, carrier-quality, fiber optic transmission solutions. For more information about LuxPath Networks and Applied Innovation, visit our web sites at www.luxpath.com and www.aiinet.com, or call 1-800-247-9482.

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Applied Innovation Inc. (Nasdaq:AINN) is a leader in the design, manufacture, and deployment of state-of-the-art management solutions for simplifying the control of today's complex networks of physically dispersed and technically diverse telecommunications elements. Founded in 1983, Applied Innovation has products installed in more than 20,000 locations.

About CoSine Communications Inc.

Founded in 1998 and based in Redwood City, California, CoSine Communications (Nasdaq:COSN) is the leading provider of a new class of infrastructure equipment for Service Providers, allowing them to offer value-added, secure Internet and data services that increase market share, reduce churn, and grow profitability in a fiercely competitive market. For more information about CoSine Communications, visit the company's web site at www.cosinecom.com, or contact Suzanne Panoplos at 1-877-4-COSINE.

About Foundry Networks

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:FDRY) is a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing including Internet routers, Layer 2/3 LAN switches, and Layer 4-7 Internet traffic and content delivery switches. Foundry's 3,300+ customers include the world's premier ISPs and enterprises, portals, search engines, e-commerce sites, and universities along with the leading entertainment, pharmaceutical, government, financial, and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1-888-TURBO-LAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.

About Stratacache

Founded in 1999 and based in Dayton, Ohio, the Stratacache Family of Acceleration products enables fast, bandwidth-efficient delivery of web content, rich multimedia, streaming audio/video and high performance electronic commerce sessions via state-of-the-art caching, content distribution, and enhanced edge content delivery solutions. For more information about Stratacache, visit the company's web site at www.stratacache.com, or contact Chris Riegel at 1-937-224-0485.

Information Concerning Trademarks

LuxPath Networks, LuxConnect, and MetroSolution Partners are trademarks of Applied Innovation Inc. IPSX, InVision, InGage, and SHARC are trademarks of CoSine Communications. Foundry Networks and BigIron are registered trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc. IronWare and IronCore are trademarks of Foundry Networks, Inc.