Canadian International School of Hong Kong Deploys Nortel Networks Solution; Gigabit Ethernet, Internet Telephony to Address Teaching, Web, Telephony, E-Mail Needs.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2003

Seeking to strengthen its educational and administrative information technology (IT) resources, the Canadian International School of Hong Kong (CDNIS) has deployed a high-speed, high-bandwidth Gigabit Ethernet and Internet telephony solution from Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT) (TSX:NT).

The Nortel Networks solution for CDNIS includes Nortel Networks Passport 8600 Intelligent Routing Switch at the network core; Nortel Networks BayStack Ethernet Switches for high-speed desktop connectivity; and Nortel Networks i2004 Internet Telephones to capitalize on new services enabled by voice and data convergence. CDNIS expects this solution to enhance its extensive computer-based teaching, as well as to help meet demand for Web, telephony and e-mail services for more than 1,500 students and faculty.

"At CDNIS we don't just talk IT, we put IT into action," said Allan McLeod, head of school. "We stress learning through participation - with students, for example, preparing videos and using live video streaming to communicate internally and externally - and Nortel Networks solution is going to make bandwidth-hungry projects like this easier, faster and much more rewarding. In terms of resilience, reliability and network simplicity, we at CDNIS believe that Nortel Networks offered lower total cost of ownership and the best price/performance by far for this investment in our future."

"We are delighted to work with CDNIS in helping the school further its vision of maximizing technology to enhance its educational environment as well as meet important administrative requirements," said Stephen Tsui, vice president and managing director, Nortel Networks Hong Kong.

In addition to more than 60 i2004 Internet Telephones, CDNIS has also deployed Nortel Networks Optivity Telephony Manager for simplified configuration and management of their telephony systems.

"Of particular benefit to us is Optivity's LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) feature," said Edwin Edquist, IT manager, CDNIS. "With each new academic year, updating and configuring user data across telephone, Web and e-mail systems is very time-consuming. With the LDAP capability, our data network administrator can now authenticate data at any time across our entire IP network via one single directory."

Nortel Networks Passport 8600 Intelligent Routing Switch delivers high-density, high-performance Layer 2-7 switching, routing and traffic classification for enterprises, and carriers. Whether positioned in the wiring closet, at the network core, or as customer premises equipment, Passport 8600 is a reliable, secure and intelligent solution designed to provide increased bandwidth and additional revenue-generating potential for today's application-driven networks.

Nortel Networks BayStack 380-24T Gigabit Switch provides high-density Gigabit desktop connectivity for high-speed applications like graphics, multimedia and CAD/CAM. The stackable BayStack 420-24T 10/100 Mbps Switch offers a cost-effective desktop connectivity solution, and is capable of forwarding up to 5.1 million packets of data per second with no packet loss. It provides a superior price/performance solution, especially for growing networks with high-performance requirements.

Nortel Networks i2004 Internet Telephone capitalizes on the convergence of voice and data networks by combining the breadth of telephony features, reliability and ease-of-use associated with traditional telephones with the power to conduct real-time business communications at substantial savings in an Internet-enabled world.

A non-profit organization, the Canadian International School of Hong Kong opened in 1991 and now offers classes for children from four years of age up to high school graduation. Its curriculum is based on Canadian education, with its high school graduates earning the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and qualifying them for prestigious universities worldwide. The school is presently located in a new building in Aberdeen on Hong Kong's Nam Long Shan Road and has the capacity to educate 1,645 students.

Nortel Networks is an industry leader and innovator focused on transforming how the world communicates and exchanges information. The Company is supplying its service provider and enterprise customers with communications technology and infrastructure to enable value-added IP data, voice and multimedia services spanning Wireless Networks, Wireline Networks, Enterprise Networks, and Optical Networks. As a global company, Nortel Networks does business in more than 150 countries. More information about Nortel Networks can be found on the Web at www.nortelnetworks.com.

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