Redback Beefs Up SMS Platform

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK - news), a leading provider of solutions for next-generation metro broadband and optical networks, today announced it has added significant software features to its SMS(TM) platform, the industry's leading subscriber management system. Customers worldwide can now benefit from functionality enhancements that increase network performance and enable access to a broader array of services. Key feature additions include support for equal-cost multi-path and 802.1q VLANs, as well as significant enhancements to the SMS platforms' tunneling feature suite. "Certain features are necessary in a subscriber management platform to meet the growing and changing needs of service providers," said Jim Tindall, vice president of SMS product management at Redback. "Redback has improved the software platform for the SMS products to meet and exceed these requirements and provide customers with the ability to offer reliable, high-performance services to end users. Redback continues to invest aggressively in research and development to further enhance our SMS products and maintain the leadership position that we established more than four years ago." Redback Networks Inc.