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Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Selects Solutions From Foundry Networks and Mitel for Delivery of Converged Voice and Data Services

Busiest U.S. Medical Imaging Center Builds Automated Imaging System Using Foundry Switches and Seamlessly Integrates Mitel IP Telephony Equipment While Preserving Business Continuity

SAN JOSE, Calif., OTTAWA, and LAS VEGAS (March 28, 2006) -- Foundry Networks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY), a performance and total solutions leader for end-to-end switching and routing, and Mitel®, a leading provider of IP communications solutions, today announced that Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging (SDMI) has built a state-of-the-art converged data, imaging, and VoIP network using Foundry's switches and Mitel's IP communications platform, contact center solution, and business IP telephones. Together Mitel and Foundry enable SDMI, the busiest U.S. medical imaging center, the ability to transport over 250,000 imaging studies per year in their Las Vegas based imaging centers.

SDMI's network Infrastructure is powered by multiple Foundry core FastIron® 400 switches with Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) modules, and FastIron Edge 4802-POE switches at each of their four distributed imaging centers.   The Mitel 3300 IP Communications Platform and Mitel Contact Center Management solution provides SDMI with robust, full-featured IP-communications functionality and a browser-based application set for real-time monitoring, historical reporting, and forecasting across all contact center media: voice, email, web chat, and fax.

"As our business grew, we needed a network that could flexibly grow to handle the large volume of images we were storing in our picture archiving communication systems," said Don Shackley, chief information officer for Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging.  "Our previous network vendor simply couldn't handle the load.  With Foundry, we found that the reliability, flexibility, low latency, and excellent support delivered exactly what we needed to handle our growing volume of client images. As we opened new imaging centers, it was only natural that we looked at deploying Voice-over-IP (VoIP) services, both to save on costs and for enhanced communications. Mitel's IP telephony solutions provided excellent value, full feature set, and timesaving web-based management utilities. During the intense selection phase, we were especially impressed with how seamlessly Foundry and Mitel solutions worked together."

"We are extremely pleased to have a prestigious medical center expand their business using Foundry's core and edge network equipment," said Bob Schiff, vice president and general manager for Foundry's enterprise business unit.  "The new SDMI network is an excellent example of convergence-ready infrastructure that leverages best-of-breed Ethernet switching and Voice-over-IP solutions to deliver reliable and high-quality voice and data services. We look forward to continuing our close relationship with SDMI and Mitel."

"Being selected by SDMI is a strong endorsement of our belief that customers win by combining the best solutions offered by the respective leaders in their technologies," said Paul Butcher, president and chief operating officer for Mitel. "In doing so, customers gain access to key technologies that meet their complete communications needs."

About Mitel
Mitel is a market leader for voice, video and data convergence over broadband networks. With a focus on the user experience, the company delivers advanced communications solutions that are easily customized for individual business needs. Mitel solutions extend from intuitive desktop appliances and applications through to Applications and Services Gateways that enable business process integration and enhancement. Customers are provided with innovative ways to leverage their resources and migrate to the benefits of IP communications at their own pace. Mitel is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices, partners and resellers worldwide. For more information please visit www.mitel.com.

About Foundry Networks

Foundry Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security and Web traffic management solutions, including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone switches, Layer 4-7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points, metro routers and core routers. Foundry's customers include the world's premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises, including e-commerce sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit www.foundrynet.com.

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