SANTA CLARA, CA, Oct 08, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) today announced that, as part of its Rural Carrier Initiative, it will participate in the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association (WSTA) Fall Conference.

At the event, Extreme Networks(R) will highlight their USDA RUS accepted Ethernet transport products that help enable carriers to increase network longevity by gracefully expanding video and other services on their network, delight their subscribers with proactive service management, and lower their total cost of ownership by deploying easy-to-operate next-generation networks.

The WSTA Fall Conference and Exhibition will be held October 12-14 at the Sierra Hotel Regency Suites/KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Extreme Networks will be interviewed on the official show broadcast station, ViodiTV (www.viodi.tv) with a transcript of the interview published in Viodi View email newsletter. The company will also be sponsoring a luncheon session.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit http://www.extremenetworks.com.

Copyright 2009 Extreme Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. Extreme Networks is either a registered trademark or trademark of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

For more information, contact:
Extreme Networks Public Relations
Greg Cross
(408) 579 3483
Email Contact

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