Extreme Networks and Altura Communication Solutions Partner

Anaheim, CA - Aprl 1, 2008 - (YAHOO FINANCE) Furthering its channel partner commitment, Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR - News) is working with Altura Communication Solutions, a leading national solutions and service provider to deliver converged network solutions with an emphasis on high quality networks, customer value and superior service.

Altura, an Avaya Platinum business partner, is demonstrating market growth and momentum with customers through its "service first" approach and technical expertise. Altura is escalating its relationship with Extreme Networks and will benefit from its new North American channel partner program enhancements. These include increased rewards and collaborative market development that allows Altura to deepen its national footprint, and enhanced certification training that enables them to complement mobility, unified communications, messaging and contact center solutions with foundational network expertise.

Extreme Networks provides enterprises with a robust portfolio of network solutions that gives customers the choice of a high performance with enterprise-class features that match the needs of state and local government, education, and health care segments.

"Altura's outstanding culture of premium service and support of converged network and related technology solutions fits directly with Extreme Networks' focus of providing customers with tailored network solutions that demonstrate their value rapidly," said Christopher Rajiah, director of North American Channels for Extreme Networks. "We look forward to a prosperous year working with this key partner."

"Customers want to rely on one point of contact for their needs and they want choices to benefit from best of breed vendors and not be tied into closed solutions," said Mark Izumi, Director of Sales and Marketing, Altura Communication Solutions. "Leveraging Extreme Networks technology and proven switching and security solutions with Avaya allows Altura to enhance its business value to enterprises."

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks designs, builds, and installs Ethernet infrastructure solutions that solve the toughest business communications challenges. Our commitment to open networking sets us apart from the alternatives by delivering meaningful insight and unprecedented control to applications and services. We believe openness is the best foundation for growth, freedom, flexibility, and choice. We focus on enterprises and service providers who demand high performance, converged networks that support voice, video and data, over a wired and wireless infrastructure.

About Altura Communication Solutions

Headquartered in Fullerton, California, Altura Communication Solutions sells and services a variety of products, including voice over IP switching systems, unified communication systems, contact centers, multi media conferencing systems, network system management tools, data switching and routing products. The company has nationwide service capabilities and an enterprise customer base of more than 2,500 companies in the financial, education, healthcare and government markets. To learn more about Altura's solutions and service capabilities, please visit the corporate website at: www.alturacs.com or call Altura toll free at: (800) 654-0715.


Contacts:

Altura Communication Solutions
Mark Izumi, 602-458-4012
alturasales@alturacs.com