ONI Goes to the Edge

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ONI Systems Corp. (Nasdaq:ONIS - news), a leading provider of optical telecommunications systems for metropolitan and regional markets, today launched its new ONLINE2500 Optical Edge Service Platform, the latest member of the ONLINE(TM) family of optical transport platforms. ONI will showcase a live demonstration of optical edge networks built with the ONLINE2500 at SUPERCOMM Atlanta, June 5-7, 2001, with general availability following in the same month.

"The ONLINE2500 is a breakthrough in the application of optical technology, providing edge solutions to our customers and enabling new revenue opportunities," said Hugh Martin, chairman, president and CEO, ONI Systems. "With the introduction of this product, ONI gives our carrier customers the ability to cost-effectively deliver time division multiplexing (TDM) and data optical services to the edge of the network. Our customers value the high density and efficiency of our ONLINE transport products, and now they can extend these capabilities all the way to their end customers in the enterprise."

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