Caspian Receives ''4 Diamond Rating'' From Broadband Gear Report; Diamond Technology Review Panel Awards Caspian's A120 Media Controller With Stellar Ranking.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Caspian, the leading provider of multimedia traffic management solutions for IP and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) networks, today announced that its A120 Media Controller has received a "4 Diamond" technology review rating from Broadband Gear Report, a leading industry publication for broadband voice, video and data professionals. The 4 Diamond rating designation recognizes the Media Controller as an "excellent product with technical features and performance that provide clear and substantial benefits."

Caspian's Media Controllers integrate a powerful combination of carrier-class routing, multicast and policy-based traffic management with patented Flow-State quality of service (QoS) technology that enables service providers, enterprises, and government agencies to build the highest-quality IP networks for multimedia and mission-critical services. The Media Controller is uniquely qualified to help this class of customers determine, assign and enforce fair use policies.

"Receiving a 4 out of 5 Diamond rating from Broadband Gear Report provides another important validation for our Media Controllers," said Caspian's vice president of marketing, Junaid Islam. "It's gratifying to be recognized for our ability to help customers gain precise control over bandwidth consumption and ensure network fair use."

The 2006 Diamond Technology Review panel consists of senior level broadband engineering and technology experts. This year's judges included Wayne Hall, vice president of engineering, Comcast; Tom Gorman, vice president of operations engineering, Charter; Robert Schaeffer, founder and senior technologist, Technology Planners; Paul Stephens, vice president of technical operations, Greensboro Division, Time Warner Cable; and Gene White, vice president of engineering, Bright House.

"We encouraged our judging panel to be critical and not to issue a 5 Diamond rating unless the product under review was an almost-perfect system," said Laura Hamilton, editor-in-chief with Broadband Gear Report. "Since the inception of the Diamond Technology Review program, no product has ever scored higher than a 4.5 Diamond rating. Consequently, the Media Controller's 4 Diamond rating is a good indication of what our judges think about Caspian's innovation."

About Caspian

Caspian is the leading supplier of multimedia traffic management solutions for service provider, large enterprise, and government networks. The Company's carrier-class Media Controllers leverage advanced Flow-State QoS technology to dynamically manage and control bandwidth in IP and MPLS networks. Caspian enables customers to enforce usage policies, enhance multimedia service quality, and prioritize applications. Caspian is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Singapore and China. For more information, visit Caspian on the Web at www.caspian.com.