SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept 27, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced that its Ridgeline(TM) Service Advisor has been chosen as a finalist in Light Reading's highly-respected Leading Lights competition in the Best New Product (Telecom) category. Light Reading defines the Best New Product as "a potentially market-leading product that, through engineering and technical excellence, enables the deployment of profitable next-generation telecom services." Leading Lights winners will be announced at an awards dinner in New York City on November 2nd, following the first day of Ethernet Expo Americas 2010.

Extreme Networks Ridgeline Service Advisor is a unique service management software application that enables carriers to quickly and easily launch, configure, manage, and monetize Ethernet services from the subscriber through the cloud to the telco data center. Ridgeline Service Advisor unifies service fulfillment, service assurance, and service engineering so carriers can effectively manage next-generation residential triple play, business Ethernet, and mobile backhaul services.

"More and more of our service provider customers, faced with increased competition and demands for multiple services, are recognizing the opportunity to simplify operations with Ridgeline Service Advisor," said Mark Showalter, senior director of service provider marketing at Extreme Networks. "Ridgeline enables service providers to harness the power of service management by improving visibility and control of their network. We are honored that Ridgeline Service Advisor has received the Leading Lights Finalist recognition from Light Reading."

This is the second Leading Lights honor for Extreme Networks. In 2008, the BlackDiamond(R) 20808 was a finalist in the Best New Product category.

About Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet network infrastructure that supports data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance, high availability and scalable switching solutions that enable organizations to address real-world communications challenges and opportunities. 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

Extreme Networks, Ridgeline Service Advisor and BlackDiamond are either trademarks registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to features and benefits of Extreme Networks 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. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. Other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are contained in the Company's 10-Qs and 10-Ks which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. http://www.sec.gov

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