net.com Achieves TL 9000 Quality System Registration

net.com Achieves TL 9000 Quality System Registration
Milestone Highlights net.com's Commitment to the Carrier Market 


FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- net.com (NYSE:NWK)
announced today that it has achieved TL 9000 quality system certification from
the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum.
net.com is now among an elite group of telecommunications companies to have met
the rigorous standards for TL 9000 registration.

TL 9000 registration will apply to the processes used to produce net.com's
SCREAM service delivery platform, a next generation broadband remote access
server (BRAS) designed to provide the advanced quality of service (QoS)
required for delivering a "triple play" of voice, video and data services over
DSL networks.  SCREAM also provides the subscriber management functionality
required for basic broadband Internet access.

TL 9000 is the telecommunication industry's quality system standard that
expands the requirements of the International Standards Organization's ISO 9000
quality management system in use by industries worldwide.  The TL 9000 standard
was developed and is administered by the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of
Telecommunications (QuEST) Forum.  TL 9000 is the world's first
industry-specific standard to define requirements for quality management
systems and provide members with a set of performance-based measurements used
in determining "best in class" performance rankings for products and services.

net.com joins the ranks of industry leaders including Alcatel, Cisco, Lucent,
Nortel Networks and many other global organizations with TL 9000 registration.

SGS S&SC Lead Auditor Steve Zakrzewski commented on the net.com Quality
Management System during the Closing Meeting of the audit:  "net.com has
formally managed their quality system to the requirements of the
internationally recognized ISO 9000 series of standards for close to a decade
now.  net.com's now proven conformance to the additional specific
telecommunications requirements represented by TL 9000 serve as not only a
further guarantee of consistent quality, reliability, and service to its
customer base, but provide a source of information, via the TL 9000
Measurements Requirements, for baseline comparison and improvement for the
marketplace it serves.  The system in place is well-planned, innovative,
effective, and efficient.  net.com is to be commended on its dedication to the
spirit of both ISO 9001:2000 and TL 9000 requirements."

"We're extremely proud of this honor.  TL 9000 certification is proof that our
entire organization is committed to sustaining the highest levels of
performance in the industry and continuous improvement at all levels," said
Bert Whyte, President and CEO of net.com.  "TL 9000 certification further
distinguishes the design, development, production, delivery, and support of our
products as world class."

About net.com

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc., doing business as net.com, develops and
delivers service creation platforms for broadband, Internet protocol telephony,
and multiservice networks.  An architect of the networking industry, net.com
has been supplying service providers, governments and enterprises around the
world with bulletproof networking technology for more than 20 years.  net
performance.  net results.  net.com.

NOTE:  SCREAM is a registered trademark of, and net.com and the net.com logo
are trademarks of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. 

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