January 20, 2003

AdventNet TL1 Solutions Gain Adoption In Diverse Market Segments

Pleasanton, California, January 20, 2003

AdventNet, Inc., the leading provider of carrier class EMS/NMS platforms and network management tools, announced widespread adoption of its industry leading TL1 solutions. TL1, or Transaction Language 1, is a widely used protocol in the telecommunications industry for management of network equipment, and interfacing to Operations Support Systems (OSS). AdventNet has successfully emerged as the key player in the TL1 space with end-to-end support for TL1 management needs. It offers a rich portfolio of products encompassing EMS/NMS platforms, mediation server, management APIs and embedded agents. AdventNet TL1 solutions facilitate easy integration of Network Elements (NEs) and management systems into carrier infrastructures.

Leading equipment vendors like Tellabs and Acterna and pioneering telecom vendors like Mintera, Parama, Axiowave, Sentito and Catena among others have leveraged AdventNet's TL1 solutions to enable TL1 manageability at the Network Element, EMS/NMS, and OSS layers. AdventNet offers a comprehensive TL1 message set that complies with the core set of Telcordia GRs. This enables rapid development and subsequent integration with OSS systems (OSMINE).

AdventNet TL1 solutions have been used in multiple domains like SONET, IP services, voice switching and DSL and deployed in large carrier networks (RBOCs and IXCs)

With AdventNet's policy of 'try before you buy', the fully functional AdventNet TL1 products are now available for download at www.zohocorp.com and are backed by the industry's best support infrastructure. AdventNet is financially conservative, with a solid cash-flow positive business model, ensuring continued outstanding support as customers move from R&D towards deployment and migration. Innovative technology and strong business fundamentals make AdventNet the best choice for carrier-grade TL1 solutions.

About AdventNet

AdventNet, Inc., is a leading vendor of management software. For networking and telecom management it offers massively scalable, carrier-grade management application server software for provisioning and management of networking infrastructure and services. For enterprises and software vendors (J2EE application server, EAI middleware and others), it offers a suite of software and solutions empowering end-to-end management of business processes and applications. AdventNet has a worldwide customer base of leading enterprises, application vendors, telecom equipment vendors, service providers, and systems integrators. AdventNet products enable superior solutions with a rapid time to market. AdventNet corporate office is located at Pleasanton, CA with offices in NJ, NH, India, China and Japan. It has a well-trained partner base around the globe and thousands of customers world-wide.

For more information call (925) 924-9500 or visit www.zohocorp.com.

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