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CALABASAS, Calif., November 3, 2006 – Strix Systems, the leader in high-performance wireless mesh networking, today announced that it has been selected by Light Reading as a Finalist among an esteemed list of top public and private companies, and recognized for outstanding achievements in the telecommunications industry.

For more information on the Leading Lights Award and Finalists please go to http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=108158

Light Reading is the Largest Telecom Publication in the World, leading all telecom media and serving a monthly audience in excess of 400,000 unique visitors, Light Reading is easily the largest online telecommunications publication in the world with a monthly readership greater than the audited circulation of its all its print competitors combined. Light Reading reaches every level of the telecommunications pyramid: service providers, equipment manufacturers, and the business/financial community.

The Leading Lights Award winners will be announced before an audience of 200-plus service providers, analysts, and technology and business press at an exclusive, invitation-only gala dinner to take place at Heavy Reading's Links 2006 Executive Summit, at the Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Top IPO or M&A Candidate: Awarded to the private company that most clearly has the management, products, and financial stability to launch a successful IPO or be acquired on its own terms within the next 12 months.

Best New Product: Awarded to the company that has developed a market-leading product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation telecommunications services.

Best Marketing: Awarded to the company that has best communicated a specific technology vision and/or business proposition to customers and investors, especially in cases where the company has defined and led the market.

The results will first be announced at Heavy Reading's Links 2006 Executive Summit, at the Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Established in February 2000, Light Reading is the Largest Telecom Publication in the World, leading all telecom media and serving a monthly audience in excess of 400,000 unique visitors, Light Reading is easily the largest online telecommunications publication in the world with a monthly readership greater than the audited circulation of its all its print competitors combined. Light Reading reaches every level of the telecommunications pyramid: service providers, equipment manufacturers, and the business/financial community. Light Reading produces high-quality independent content which has allowed LR to attract a global audience and an active customer base of 370 companies, including every leading public and private firm in the telecommunications industry. For more information about Light Reading, please visit www.leadingreading.com.

Strix Systems is the proven worldwide leader in wireless mesh networking. Strix’s Access/One products are the industry’s only modular (chassis-based) mesh systems, delivering the highest throughput, lowest latency, greatest capacity and unparalleled scalability. This new generation of products provides the broadband mobility and reach to support voice, video, and data applications. Sold globally by a network of first-class distributors and integrators, Access/One solutions have been deployed in hundreds of networks worldwide, outdoor and indoor, for the service providers, metro, public safety, government, energy, transportation, hospitality, education, enterprise, and residential markets. For more information about Strix Systems, please visit www.strixsystems.com