C-COR Completes Purchase of Stargus; Acquisition Solidifies C-COR's Leading Global Position in Broadband OSS Market.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- C-COR Incorporated (Nasdaq:CCBL), a global provider of broadband communications transport products, software systems, and technical services, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Stargus, Inc. (www.stargus.com) under the terms and conditions of the agreement previously announced on June 15, 2004, and July 6, 2004. Massachusetts-based Stargus is a provider of comprehensive network and service management solutions for cable broadband networks, including network optimization, network security and abuse control, and bandwidth capacity planning. With the completion of this purchase, Stargus becomes part of C-COR's Broadband Management Solutions (BMS) division, and the Stargus CableEdge(TM) product line will be integrated into the BMS ISM(TM) (Integrated Services Management) suite of OSS (operations support systems) solutions for the broadband industry. The acquisition of Stargus, along with that of Alopa Networks completed in May 2004, solidifies C-COR's position as a global provider of the most comprehensive OSS solution on the market for broadband operators, integrating network, subscriber, workforce, and bandwidth capacity management under one modular umbrella offering.

About C-COR (www.c-cor.net)

C-COR is a top-tier global provider of optical packet and digital video transport communications products; end-to-end fiber-to-the-premise systems; comprehensive OSS solutions; and high-end technical outsourced field services--all supporting cost-effective delivery of voice, video, and high-speed data over advanced broadband networks. Headquartered in the U.S. with facilities worldwide, C-COR's mission is to provide our customers with second-to-none network integrity throughout the full network life cycle. C-COR's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (Symbol: CCBL) and is a component of the Russell 2000 Stock Index.

Some of the information presented in this announcement constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent the Company's judgment regarding future events, and are based on currently available information. Although the Company believes it has a reasonable basis for these forward-looking statements, the Company cannot guarantee their accuracy and actual results may differ materially from those the Company anticipated due to a number of uncertainties, many of which the Company is not aware. Factors which could cause actual results to differ from expectations include, among others, capital spending patterns of the communications industry, changes in regard to significant customers, the demand for network integrity, the trend toward more fiber in the network, the Company's ability to develop new and enhanced products, the Company's ability to provide complete network solutions, continued industry consolidation, the development of competing technology, the global demand for the Company's products and services, and the Company's ability to complete and integrate acquisitions and achieve its strategic objectives. For additional information concerning these and other important factors that may cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from expectations and underlying assumptions, please refer to the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.