Germany's EWE Tel Deploys Riverstone Ethernet Routers to Deliver New Business Services MUNICH, Germany, July 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Riverstone Networks (RSTN.PK), a pioneer in carrier Ethernet solutions, today announced that German service provider EWE Tel has deployed more than 100 of Riverstone's carrier Ethernet routers to meet its enterprise customers' fast-growing need for bandwidth-rich business services. Using the RS 3200 and 8600 platforms, EWE Tel will be able to provide competitive VPN services of 1,000 mbps per business site amongst geographically remote offices. Network reliability was the greatest factor in selecting a carrier-grade Ethernet solution. Working with German systems integrator Controlware, EWE Tel put Riverstone's routers through rigorous testing during which the Riverstone solution proved highly successful in supporting the mission-critical data of a select group of EWE Tel's customers. "The reliability and performance of Riverstone's products provided the best value for the money," said Dirk Thole, Managing Director of EWE TEL. "We've had a positive working experience with Riverstone Networks, from the complete transformation of the individual projects to the installation and commissioning of the routers." EWE TEL is one of the largest regional telecom companies in Germany, providing voice and data services to business and residential customers in the states of Niedersachsen, Bremen and Brandenburg. The company offers fixed line and mobile phone service, as well as Internet and other networking services to more than 255,000 customers, including 28,000 business customers, in more than 250 metropolitan areas. Riverstone Networks, Inc. (RSTN.PK) is a leading provider of carrier Ethernet infrastructure solutions for business and residential communications services. Riverstone's Ethernet router portfolio uniquely delivers the reliability that allows carriers to meet the triple play -- voice, video and data -- service requirements of their customers in a cost-effective and scalable way. Riverstone allows carriers to offer new services over existing revenue-generating networks permitting them to evolve to a next generation Ethernet infrastructure. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements regarding EWE Tel's future ability to deliver specific services using Riverstone products are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include unique conditions relating to a particular end user that may delay, interrupt or otherwise interfere with the performance of the Riverstone products in a specific application, along with those risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in Riverstone Networks' SEC reports, including the reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K filed on September 2, 2004. The company assumes no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements. Riverstone Contact: Agency Contact: Amy Huitt Ortrud Wenzel Riverstone Networks Fleishman Hillard 408-878-6918 49-89-23031-683 DATASOURCE: Riverstone Networks, Inc. CONTACT: Amy Huitt of Riverstone Networks, Inc., +1-408-878-6918, ; Ortrud Wenzel of Fleishman Hillard for Riverstone Networks, Inc., +49-89-23031-683, Web site: http://www.riverstonenet.com/

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