Avici Systems Achieves ISO 9002 Certification

Business Wire, Sept 4, 2002

Business/Technology Editors

N. BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2002

Avici Systems (Nasdaq: AVCI), the specialist in reliable routing for the Internet, today announced that it has achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9002 certification.

"This represents a strategic quality milestone for Avici," said Ed Maggio, vice president, manufacturing. "ISO certification is recognized by many large global carriers throughout the world as a standard of quality excellence. With a recognized Quality Management System in place, Avici is committed to meeting or exceeding customer requirements for quality and reliability."

Certification was confirmed after an extensive audit by TUV America Inc., Management Service division (www.TUVamerica.com), an internationally recognized certification organization providing management system certification services as a leading ISO 9000 registrar in North America, Asia and Europe.

"By becoming ISO 9002 certified, Avici has firmly established itself as a leader in quality and reliability in all aspects of their organization," said Ed Surette, lead auditor, TUV America Inc., Management Service division. " Avici's maturity in its quality processes was evidenced by its ability to achieve zero non-conformances during its first attempt at ISO certification. This is one the few times I've seen this in my career," added Surette.

ISO 9002 is an international standard adopted by more than 70 countries around the world. It specifies the requirements for the implementation of a process approach in developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of a company's quality management system, and to enhance customer satisfaction by understanding and meeting customer requirements.

About TUV America Inc.

TUV America Inc., Management Service division, is an internationally recognized certification organization providing management system certification services as a leading ISO 9000 registrar in North America, Asia and Europe. Headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts, the organization maintains a full-time audit staff in over a dozen locations throughout North America offering a full suite of ISO Quality Management System certifications including ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 certification services.

TUV America Inc. is a subsidiary of Group TUV Suddeutschland, the leading TUV organization in Germany, employing over 225 professionals throughout the NAFTA region. TUV America Inc. offers a wide range of testing and certification services through the globally recognized brand names of TUV Product Service, Management Service, Industry Service and BABT. Globally TUV has issued 130,000 product and 12,000 quality certificates.

About Avici Systems

Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a leading provider of purpose-built carrier-class routing solutions for the Internet. Avici's family of routers is designed to meet carrier requirements for the highest scalability, reliability and network availability, while lowering the total cost of building and operating their networks. The company's routing systems provide new IP solutions to some of the world's leading service providers. For more information, please visit us at www.avici.com.

Avici, TSR, SSR, IPriori, and NSR are trademarks of Avici Systems Inc.

This release contains information about Avici's future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. When used in this press release, the word "will", "expected" and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Avici products, services and enhancements, customer purchasing patterns and commitments, development of the market place, product development and enhancement, intensity of competition of other vendors, technological changes and other risks set forth in Avici's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.