Earthlink to Deploy Foundry NetIron

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Foundry Networks(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY), a leader in high-performance, end-to-end switching and routing solutions, announced today that EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK), the country's second largest Internet service provider, has successfully evaluated and will soon deploy Foundry's NetIron(TM)400 Internet routers complete with OC-12c/STM4 Packet Over SONET/SDH interfaces to support their OSPF and BGP4 networks. A long-time Foundry customer, EarthLink now uses Foundry's full product suite of Layer 2, Layer 3 and Layer 4-7 products. EarthLink will deploy Foundry's NetIron400 in their network providing Gigabit Ethernet aggregation to their high-speed Packet Over SONET/SDH backbone networks.

"We are pleased to have been selected by EarthLink as a provider of high-performance, network infrastructure solutions for its nationwide ISP network," said Bobby Johnson, president and CEO of Foundry Networks. "By meeting EarthLink's network and service requirements, Foundry will help deliver enhanced Internet services to its customers," concluded Johnson.

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