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Calient Networks Partners with Cornet Technology, Inc. to Expand Federal Networks Market Success

SAN JOSE, Calif. October 3, 2006 — Calient Networks, a leading supplier of carrier-class optical switching and fiber management systems, today announced an OEM agreement with Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI), a leading communications solution integrator to the federal government sector, to provide Calient's new DiamondWave® FiberConnect system to key high performance networks.

Calient's FiberConnect represents a price and reliability breakthrough in fiber optic cross-connection systems (FOCS). The FOCS solution has experienced an order-of-magnitude cost decrease in the past two years through a series of manufacturing and design breakthroughs. Under the new partnership, CTI's Cornet Technology Communications division will market and sell Calient's FiberConnect FOCS solution under the name ClearWave to government and military agencies, thereby bringing the benefits of low-cost, sophisticated, and automated fiber management and test to these agencies' networks

"The same low cost and high reliability features that make FiberConnect an ideal fiber management solution for carrier networks can also apply to government networks," stated Calient Networks CEO Charles Corbalis. "FiberConnect allows an operator to remotely monitor, test, restore, and reconfigure a fiber network, thereby dramatically streamlining the operations of increasingly complex networks. While this makes commercial FTTX deployments more economical and operationally viable, it also provides government networks with the high degree of reliability, access and flexibility required for mission-critical operations. With the recent rise in government and defense network requests-for-proposal, our newest partner, CTI, will be instrumental in helping Calient remain a leader in FOCS solutions deployed by this, their target market. CTI is a highly-respected integration expert in government applications, and we look forward to working side-by-side with them on these demanding opportunities."

"Calient is an outstanding technology partner for us in this area of growth," added Tom Bennett, president of Cornet Technology Communications, a Division of Cornet Technology, Inc. "Our companies' strengths are extremely well-matched, and CTI's track record of success with the agencies soliciting tenders in high-performance networking is very strong. This agreement further strengthens the broad range of network solutions that Cornet Technology can offer these sectors."

Calient's FOCS solutions have been deployed in commercial and government fiber optic networks since 2002. In addition to carrier Central Office environments, they are now being applied in the rapidly growing FTTX market to help service providers accelerate service delivery and create hands-free fiber provisioning. Mid-to-large scale carriers have asked Calient to help them address the growing mountains of unmanaged fiber resulting from the 30% growth/year in their fiber plants. The company has announced its entry into this market with a powerful solution set during the FTTH Conference, currently underway in Las Vegas, NV. The DiamondWave® FiberConnect is currently on display at Booth #250.

About Calient Networks, Inc.
Calient Networks is a provider of fiber optic cross-connection systems designed to address a diverse set of challenges facing today's telecommunications carriers, large enterprises and research and government organizations. Calient's DiamondWave® optical systems and networking innovations are highly cost-effective, reduce operation expenses and enable new revenue-generating optical services at the speed of the market. Calient is shipping its DiamondWave products to carrier networks worldwide. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. Additional engineering and manufacturing operations are located in Santa Barbara, Calif. For additional information about Calient, visit www.calient.net.

Calient, Calient Networks, the Calient Networks logo, DiamondWave, the DiamondWave logo and "Where Innovation Comes to Light" are registered trademarks of Calient Networks, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other marks used in this press release are the property of their respective owners.

About Cornet Technology, Inc.
Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI) is a manufacturing and professional services company consisting of four divisions: Cornet Technology Communications designs and manufactures data, voice and video network switching products and provides integration services for federal and commercial markets; Video Convergence provides video products and comprehensive integration services to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and strategic surveillance markets; Anami Communications provides information technology consulting and services to federal, state and local governments, and corporations worldwide; and Optim Systems develops and integrates audio, video and Web conferencing solutions for government and commercial organizations. Founded in 1989, CTI is headquartered near Washington, D.C. For more information, visit CTI at www.cornet.com.

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