NewMonics earns design win at Inkra

Inkra Networks has selected NewMonics PERC for a new class of data center switch to enable the rapid, nondisruptive and secure delivery of Internet connectivity to enterprise and service provider centers. With PERC, Inkra Networks can deliver improved product quality and reliability while reducing product development time and costs by at least 30 percent.

ESC San Francisco, March 13, 2002-NewMonics, Inc., a leading supplier of advanced development solutions for next-generation embedded systems, today announced it has signed an agreement to license its PERC virtual machine to Inkra Networks for Inkras new Virtual Service Architecture targeting Internet data centers.

NewMonics is the creator of the PERC Platform, a Java-compatible embedded virtual machine and libraries expressly made for complex embedded systems such as those found in network infrastructure devices. PERC has a customer following that includes Nortel Networks, Intel, Xata/Qualcomm and Parker Hannifin.

Founded in May 2000, Inkra Networks is building a new class of data center switch to enable the rapid, nondisruptive and secure delivery of IP services in enterprise and service provider centers. PERC enables customers such as Inkra Networks to deliver improved product quality and reliability while reducing product development time and costs by at least 30 percent. With PERC, network equipment providers can smoothly and successfully transition to enhanced development models where the customer can program more quickly, integrate third-party code, modularize large programs and write easy-to-understand, easy-to-test and easy-to-document code.

"Inkras Virtual Service Architecture provides for the dynamic delivery of IP services in Internet data centers," says Sanjay Dhawan, president and CEO of Inkra Networks. "NewMonics PERC provides a Java-compatible environment that allows us to write quality code in a fraction of the time it would take us otherwise."

There is a growing pressure for suppliers of network equipment to deliver quality products in less time and with fewer people," says NewMonics Sales and Marketing Vice President Tim Tumilty. PERC provides manufacturers with speed, efficiency and cost-effectiveness in development."

About NewMonics, Inc.
NewMonics provides advanced Java-compatible solutions for todays complex embedded systems, enabling equipment developers to realize substantial improvements in overall system capabilities while reducing time and cost to market. NewMonics products and services center on patented embedded Java technology that delivers performance, predictable timing and reliability while introducing ease of development, reusability and openness. At the heart of this is NewMonics PERC virtual machine, which revolutionizes the JVM to meet the exacting standards of fields such as network infrastructure, advanced industrial automation and fleet telematics. NewMonics also facilitates development with expert embedded Java support and professional services, as well as a suite of components comprising compilers, tools and libraries for Intel and Power PC microprocessors running with a variety of popular real-time operating systems. NewMonics is a privately held company headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, with partners and clients worldwide. For additional information, see http://www.newmonics.com.

About Inkra Networks
Inkra Networks is building a new class of data center switch that enables the rapid, nondisruptive and secure delivery of IP services in enterprise and service provider data centers. Inkra's Virtual Service Architecture (VSA) changes the economics of IP service delivery by integrating thousands of firewall, VPN, load balancing, SSL and other advanced IP service instances into a scalable platform with a superior management system. Inkra's VSA delivers the performance and integrity of today's dedicated service appliances at the economics of shared systems. Headquartered in Fremont, California, Inkra is funded by Battery Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Storm Ventures and Greenstone Venture Partners. For more information, please visit http://www.inkra.com.