Avici Systems CEO Interviewed by StreetSideInvestor.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2001

Surya Panditi, CEO of Avici Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVCI) is featured on StreetSideInvestor (www.streetsideinvestor.com).

The interview is brought to StreetSideInvestor (www.streetsideinvestor.com) courtesy of Executives Corner (www.executivescorner.com) a new, web-accessed weekly business intelligence publication featuring exclusive insider news and interviews with CEOs, analysts, traders, venture capitalists, money managers and other key figures. Executives Corner subscribers will read what's inside the minds of leading business professionals.

Surya Panditi comments on his company's relationship with AT&T (NYSE:T), Qwest (NYSE:Q), & other telecom providers. The interview also focuses on the current state of the router industry and the company's position in the market behind Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO) & Juniper Networks (Nasdaq:JNPR).

About Avici Systems Inc.

Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a developer of next-generation Internet backbone platforms that optimize and drive creation of all-optical "speed-of-light" networks. Designed to bring packet intelligence to the core of optical networks, Avici's technologies offer superior scalability, resiliency and port density enabling just-in-time bandwidth provisioning, high reliability and the quality of service needed for carriers and ISPs to support mission-critical applications of the future. Visit Avici's World Wide Website at http://www.avici.com.

About StreetSideInvestor, Inc.

StreetSideInvestor is a leading financial media company focused on providing relevant, timely, and in depth information for the investing public. StreetSideInvestor has conducted interviews with high profile CEOs of public and private companies, venture capitalists, & industry leaders. StreetSideInvestor's editorial team is comprised of industry professionals that cover a variety of topics with the goal of helping individual investors make better investing decisions.

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