Riverstone Wins Russian Contract

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Riverstone Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSTN - News) today announced that Comstar Telecommunications has deployed Riverstone's RS family of routers to deliver Russia's first Ethernet-based Layer 2 virtual private network (VPN) services. Comstar selected Riverstone's RS 8600, RS 8000 and RS 3000 routers to extend Ethernet services to businesses throughout the greater Moscow area. Traditionally focused on delivering voice services to Moscow, Comstar is leveraging Riverstone's metro networking solutions to build out a next-generation network and deliver data services to a rapidly growing business market. With Riverstone's advanced technology, Comstar is offering virtual private line services and LAN-to-LAN services across geographically diverse regions. "The typical Russian telecommunications network is based on legacy voice technology and cannot scale as customer demand for data services increases," said David Lee, Deputy General Director of Comstar Telecommunications. "Using Riverstone's advanced routing technology, we are the first carrier in the Russian market to build a new data network with the flexibility and scalability to deliver VPN services to Russia's businesses both today and as the market continues to grow." To rapidly deploy Moscow's first Ethernet-based services, Comstar is using Riverstone's RapidOS element management system (EMS), which provides fault detection, configuration, accounting and security features to support the management of all Riverstone RS routers and associated services. This full suite of configuration and monitoring tools enables Comstar to simplify the management of its network while delivering revenue-generating services. Riverstone Networks Inc.