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Occam Networks Receives 2007 Southern California Technology
“Network & Security Company of the Year” Award
The Technology Council of Southern California Presented Award at the 13th Annual Gala Event
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – March 8, 2007—Occam Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: OCNW), a supplier of innovative Ethernet- and IP-based loop carrier equipment to telecommunications companies, announced today it has won “Company of the Year” in the Network & Security category of the 13th Annual Southern California Technology Industry Awards, sponsored by the Technology Council of Southern California (TCOSC).
“Occam is honored to accept this award as recognition of the talent that exists within our company and the results we achieved in 2006,” said Bob Howard-Anderson, President and CEO of Occam Networks. “This honor also demonstrates the dynamism in the nationwide telecommunications market, where innovative telcos are offering business and consumer subscribers new and exciting broadband services every day.”
The “Network and Security Company of the Year” award is presented to the network or security company headquartered in Southern California that has been in operation for more than three years, and that receives the highest aggregate ratings in: Sales/Revenue Growth; Team Building; Product Innovation; Positive effect on the technology industry within the Southern California region; Industry Trade Organizations; Legislative Activities Pertinent to the Technology Industry; and Other Civic, Community Involvement. Finalists in the Network & Security category were 8e6 Technologies and SOA Software.
The Technology Council of Southern California presented the 2007 Technology Industry Awards at a gala dinner the evening of March 7, honoring individuals and companies that have made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Southern California as a center for technological innovation. Past winners of Technology Council Awards include Earthlink, FileNet and Citrix Online.
"Occam Networks has been named 'Network and Security Company of the Year' by our panel of judges reflecting the company's highly-impressive revenue growth as well as for its superior products and positive community involvement," says Jon Kraft, Technology Council chairman of the board. "Occam is an outstanding example of the wealth of technical knowledge and leadership that exists in Southern California."
The Technology Council of Southern California is a premier forum for the region's technology leaders, providing events, connections, information and resources to help technology companies succeed. From recognizing excellence in innovation through its annual awards event to providing access to funding through VentureNet, the Technology Council supports companies throughout their entire corporate lifecycles. Founded in 1991 as the Software Council of Southern California, the Technology Council has a 15-year history of supporting technology companies across the region.
About Occam Networks Inc.
Occam Networks' broadband loop carrier (BLC) solutions enable telecommunications and other service providers to offer the most innovative voice, broadband, IPTV and full triple play services over copper or fiber. Occam solutions give telco service providers maximum flexibility and scalability to continuously expand their offerings, with an unmatched simplicity of service deployment. Occam's BLC products and services are currently deployed at over 200 service providers in North America. For more information, please visit www.occamnetworks.com
Portions of this press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future performance of Occam Networks, including statements predicting increased adoption of products and technologies offered by Occam and the willingness and ability of our customers to purchase additional Occam products and upgrade their product offerings. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from any future performance suggested in such statements. In particular, rapidly changing technologies and market conditions may require changes to Occam's products, and the willingness of our customers to purchase upgraded products such as Triple Play will depend in part on customers' existing network configurations and any incremental costs associated with implementing upgrades. Occam does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please also refer to the company's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q, annual report on Form 10-K and other filings with the SEC. These filings contain and identify other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Contact:
Kirsten McGregor
Occam Networks
1.805.692.2917
kmcgregor@occamnetworks.com
Tim Johnson
Stearns Johnson Communications
+1 415.397.7600
tjohnson@stearnsjohnson.com
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