OEN Picks Raptor

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: RPTN) is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Optical Entertainment Network as their core switching provider for OEN's new "triple-play" service FISION(TM). A purchase order for the commissioning stack of four ER-1010 network switches was received, with priced options for an additional 500 ER-1010s.

Mr. Allen Easty, Chief Technology Officer of Optical Entertainment Network, stated, "Optical Entertainment Network seeks to redefine the value proposition of bundled digital services in recognition of what today's technologies are able to provide. Raptor Networks' unique 'distributed core' switching technologies will play a key role in OEN's ability to provide the highest quality of service, reliability and HDTV channel count while affording our customers unprecedented cost savings."

Tom Wittenschlaeger, Chief Executive Officer of Raptor Networks, noted, "We are pleased to displace Extreme Networks, a competitor many times our size, in a high performance, HD video distribution application by one of the most innovative bundled digital services providers as their network switch of choice. Raptor's ability to deliver extraordinary transport performance at a fraction of the price of our competitors is precisely the value proposition that forward-thinking new service providers like Optical Entertainment Network can use to their competitive advantage."

Raptor Networks Technology Inc.