White Rock Networks Achieves ISO 9001:2000

Business Wire, March 18, 2002

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RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2002

White Rock Networks, a leading provider of next-generation optical transport systems for the local metro transport market, today announced that it has achieved registration of its quality management system to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2000 immediately after its audit by Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI).

BVQI has registered over 30,000 companies around the world and stresses the need for continuous improvement as well as their commitment to Adding Value throughout the process.

"Achieving IS0 9001 certification this young in our corporate life is a direct result of the entire organization working together to effectively develop and maintain the Quality System required in order to be registered. At White Rock we are dedicated to meeting our customers' ever-growing demand for the highest level of quality of products and services, and meeting this demand is vital to our future," said Lonnie Martin, founder/CEO of White Rock Networks. "By successfully achieving Registration, we have demonstrated our commitment to quality and to the continuous improvement of our management system."

White Rock Networks provides carriers with a family of next-generation optical transport systems that enable the cost-effective delivery of high-speed services in metro areas. The company's innovative building-block architecture provides carriers with "step-function" improvements in their capital and operating costs, as well as deployment flexibility in serving a variety of metro customers. For more information about White Rock Networks, visit the company's Web site at www.whiterocknetworks.com.