FREMONT, Calif. -- Inkra Networks announced today that it has signed a multi-million dollar, multi-year strategic partnership with the Telindus Group (listed on Euronext Brussels, ticker TEL), the expert in data and telecommunication networks, and the largest independent networking integrator in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Telindus will create and launch a series of third-generation virtual data center solutions based on Inkra's Virtual Service Switch (VSS), the industry's leading virtual security and performance service platform. Inkra is one of only two companies chosen in a rigorous selection process to partner with Telindus and joins an elite list of strategic partners and leading vendors including 3Com, Cisco Systems, Extreme, HP, Microsoft, Riverstone, and Sun. "At Telindus, we have identified clear customer needs related to the reduction of cost and complexity of network and security architectures," said Vincent Simonart, Chief Operating Officer at Telindus. "The partnership with Inkra will enable Telindus' enterprise and telco customers to optimize data center performance and management, and allows the company to design third-generation networks with virtual services. With the current market drivers and business needs for virtualization in storage, network, and computing power, we clearly see the opportunity in Europe and are delighted to be working with a leading vendor like Inkra." "Telindus' customer base reads like the who's who of European blue-chip companies," said Sanjay Dhawan, president and CEO of Inkra. "For Inkra to be chosen in 2002 by Telindus brings us great honor, and testifies to the need for Inkra's VSS in data centers everywhere. As a pioneer in networking communications, Telindus will help us expand into the European enterprise market and carry out our vision of bringing increased ROI and efficient operations to the world's data centers today." Telindus Group NV Inkra Networks