FREMONT, Calif. -- net.com (NYSE: NWK), a global provider of multiservice networking and service creation platforms, announced today that Northstar Telecommunications, Ltd. has selected net.com's SHOUT2500 as their platform of choice for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service. Northstar is an international telecommunications provider offering a wide range of broadband Internet and telephony services. Of particular appeal to Northstar was the reliability of the CDR (call detail record) collection inherent in net.com's SHOUTgate server. In addition, SHOUTIP's multiprotocol support and extensive interoperability with other manufacturers of VoIP gateways and gatekeepers, ensures that virtually any carrier can access Northstar's VoIP network. According to Mike Franco, President and CEO of Northstar, "SHOUTgate's robust CDR collection capability provides us the ability to ensure that our customers' calls are billed accurately as well as provide efficient tracking of network usage. This translates into revenue for Northstar, and allows us to rapidly adjust our network plans to meet our customer capacity requirements. In addition, net.com's SHOUTbuilder provisioning tool provides us with a graphical interface allowing my engineers to quickly and easily manage configuration changes and monitor real time call activity."Network Equipment Technologies Inc. (net.com)