Global Crossing Purchases Inet's Network Monitoring Application; Single Platform to Monitor Both SS7 and IP Signaling Networks

Business Wire, Sept 21, 2000

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RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000

Inet Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:INTI), a leading global provider of communication software solutions for next-generation networks, today announced an agreement with Global Crossing (Nasdaq:GBLX) for an expansion of its existing GeoProbe(TM) system and the purchase of Inet's Transport Adapter Layer Interface (TALI(TM)) monitoring application.

Global Crossing will incorporate this application into the North American Crossing network.

Global Crossing is building the world's most extensive global IP-based fiber-optic network spanning 27 countries, five continents and 200 major cities with more than 101,000 route miles of fiber. Global Crossing Ltd. provides local, long-distance, and international phone service; Internet access; and data transport and network capacity.

The TALI application offers a single solution for complete visibility into both the SS7 and IP networks. A comprehensive view of both networks from one platform will allow Global Crossing to ensure service quality is consistent across the two disparate network systems while reducing the carrier's infrastructure costs.

"We've used Inet's GeoProbe to ensure the reliability of our signaling network for over two years," said Gary Cohen, chief operating officer for Global Crossing Ltd. "And we're confident that it will provide us with the same unparalleled business and operational efficiencies in the IP world that we've seen in the SS7 environment."

"As today's networks evolve from circuit-switched to packet-based systems, we have extended our expertise to encompass the IP side of signaling as well," said Elie Akilian, Inet's president and chief executive officer. "Global Crossing is a cutting-edge communications provider. Their decision to purchase our TALI monitoring application speaks to our leadership position in signaling for next-generation networks. We continuously strive to meet the evolving needs of our clients and the ever-changing landscape of this industry."

About GeoProbe

Inet's GeoProbe system provides real-time, network-wide monitoring of a carrier's signaling network for operational and maintenance benefits and also serves as a sophisticated data forwarding engine for Inet's IT:seven(TM) revenue assurance applications. The GeoProbe's capabilities in the circuit-switched environment are being extended to next-generation networks. Other planned developments include expanding the capability of the system to monitor signaling over high-speed, broadband signaling links.

About Global Crossing

Global Crossing Ltd. is building and offering services over the world's most extensive global IP-based fiber optic network. Global Crossing's subsidiary, GlobalCenter Inc., is a leading Internet service company, and its customers own many of the largest and most densely trafficked sites on the Web. Global Crossing's operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with principal offices in Los Angeles, California; London, England; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Madison, New Jersey; Rochester, New York; Sunnyvale, California; and Miami, Florida. Visit Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com on the Web.

About Inet Technologies, Inc.

Founded in 1989, Inet provides solutions that enable telecommunications carriers to more effectively design, deploy, visualize and manage communications networks that carry signaling information used to manage telephone calls.

Inet's products also address the fundamental business needs of telecommunications carriers, such as improved billing, targeted sales and marketing, fraud prevention and enhanced call routing. Inet is headquartered in Richardson, Texas and has more than 500 employees worldwide. For more information, visit Inet on the Web at www.inet.com.

Inet Technologies, GeoProbe and IT:seven are trademarks of Inet Technologies, Inc. TALI is a registered trademark of Tekelec.

This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are significant fluctuations in Inet's operating results, any slowdown in the growth of the telecommunications industry, any reversal or slowdown in the pace of privatization and deregulation of telecommunications markets worldwide, deferred or lost sales resulting from Inet's lengthy sales cycle, any downturn in the demand for Inet's products and solutions, increased competitive pressures, Inet's capabilities to manage rapid and significant growth, the loss of key personnel, rapid technological change within the telecommunications industry, special risks associated with international operations and other factors detailed in Inet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.