SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Redback NetworksInc. (Nasdaq:RBAK - news), the leading provider of advanced networkingsolutions, today announced that it has entered into a reseller agreementwith NEC Business Network Solutions, Inc. (NEC BNS), a national MultiServices systemsintegrator and NEC America's direct sales and service organization.Under the agreement, NEC BNS will offer the entire Redback product line,including theRedback® SmartEdge(TM) multi-service optical platform and themarket-leading SMS(TM) subscriber management system to its customers.

"By entering into a reseller agreement with Redback, NEC BNS canrapidly penetrate the metropolitan optical space, and meet the opticalaccess needs of ourcustomers," said William Holman, senior vice president, sales for NECBNS. "Redback's SmartEdge platform delivers a complete solution foroptical networks inmetropolitan areas with devices that span the needs of edge providersand larger carriers, while creating a migration path to revenuegenerating, packet-basedservices. The metro optical market represents a large opportunity forNEC BNS."

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