Cinta Networks Appoints Nortel Veteran Bob Cantarutti as Vice President of Sales to Lead Expanded Sales Effort.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 9, 2001

Company Expands National Sales Program to Support Deployment of

WAVEJunction(TM) Wavelength Networking System

Cinta Networks, the leading provider of a new class of optical networking systems that reduce network costs and accelerate revenue generation for service providers, today announced a national sales network as the next step in the company's launch of its groundbreaking WAVEJunction(TM) optical wavelength networking systems. This multi-faceted support infrastructure establishes Cinta sales representatives in regional hubs serving major metropolitan areas -- in effect, placing sales personnel in areas convenient for Cinta's regional, long haul and high-end metro service provider customers.

Cinta has tapped telecommunications industry veteran Bob Cantarutti as its vice president of sales to lead the program rollout. As the former vice president of optical networks and access sales for Nortel, Cantarutti built an optical sales and engineering force of 150 professionals in just two years that was responsible for several billion dollars in sales in 2000. Initially, he served as Nortel's vice president of global accounts, where he exceeded strategic and revenue goals by more than tripling sales between 1995-98.

"As we aggressively establish in-market sales presence for the deployment of Cinta's WAVEJunction family of products, Bob Cantarutti's depth of experience and knowledge will prove to be invaluable," said John Vaughan, president and CEO of Cinta Networks. "His exceptional leadership skills will allow us to accelerate the rollout of our national sales districts to coincide with the completion of service providers' in-process lab trials of the industry's first truly integrated optical transport with switching architecture."

Cantarutti's past experience also includes serving as the director of marketing and business development for Alcatel Network Systems; the director of business development, access products division for DSC Communications Corporation; and as manager of major systems sales for Motorola, Inc.

"Cinta is committed to providing the organizational scale required for the broad deployment of its WAVEJunction optical technology," Cantarutti said. "One of my immediate goals will be to ensure that our sales network can quickly

support our customers as they move toward the completion of their next-generation networks. I'm pleased to join Cinta's dynamic team as the company delivers WAVEJunction to market."

About the WAVEJunction Architecture

Cinta's WAVEJunction re-architects the fundamental transport and switching elements of optical networks, integrating these once disparate elements and enabling massive scalability with per-port deployment of wavelength services. WAVEJunction redefines the economics of intelligent optical networks, delivering substantial savings in capital (CAPEX) and operating (OPEX) expenses for service providers while speeding deployment of new services.

About Cinta Networks

Cinta Networks designs and builds optical networking solutions for regional, long haul and high-end metro service providers. Cinta's WAVEJunction(TM) system is based upon a disruptive new architecture for wavelength networking that integrates transport with switching. WAVEJunction drives down service provider costs and accelerates revenue by enabling the cost-effective per-port deployment and delivery of wavelength services. Founded in 1999, Cinta Networks is a privately held company headquartered in San Jose, California. For additional information, contact Diane Wilson at 408/514-6095 or visit the Cinta Networks website at http://www.cintanetworks.com.