[May 25, 2005] N.E.T. Federal Deploys Promina, SCREAM and SHOUT Networking Equipment for 'Combined Endeavor' Tweet LAGER AULENBACH, Germany, May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- "Combined Endeavor 2005," the largest and most complex Communications and Information System (CIS) military exercise in the world, is currently underway in Lager Aulenbach, Germany, with the participation of more than 1,200 military and civilian personnel from 43 countries and four continents. The 13-day military exercise, which is organized by the U.S. European Command and the German and Romanian Ministries of Defense, brings together NATO and Partnership for Peace nations to plan and execute interoperability testing of command, control, communications and computer equipment systems from participant nations in support of future combined humanitarian, peacekeeping and disaster relief operations. Participants in Combined Endeavor 2005 will be conducting over 1,400 different interoperability tests, with the main elements being satellite communications, video teleconferencing, TDM, ATM, IP switching, voice over IP (VoIP), and single channel radio networking. During the exercise, N.E.T. Federal, a wholly owned subsidiary of Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. , is supporting the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) and EUCOM (European Command) with core and deployable communications equipment made possible with the company's Promina, SCREAM and SHOUT product families. These communications systems are provided by team countries and N.E.T. Federal to deliver a completely interoperable infrastructure never before seen on this scale. N.E.T. Federal has provided its SCREAM broadband platform for the basis of the ATM and IP switching core, the SHOUT IP telephony provisioning platform for VoIP services, and the Promina multiservice access platform for forward deployed tactical communications. The Combined Endeavor exercise provides a true measure of what U.S. and coalition deployed forces will experience. "The JITC's role in Combined Endeavor is to ensure true interoperability. In each of its technology platforms, N.E.T. Federal has demonstrated the ability to support the wide variety of legacy and modern protocols that can be found in any theatre of operation," said Army Lt.Col. Jerry Schlabach, Exercise Combined Endeavor's test director. "N.E.T.'s support of this year's workshop has been critical. Network Assessment indicated the core backbone using N.E.T.'s equipment was highly reliable and easy to use. They have made a world of difference in providing proper conditions for the 1300 interoperability tests conducted so far." JITC, based out of Fort Huachuca, Ariz., is a field command of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) and supports all the military services in their efforts to manage information both on and off the battlefield with the continual goal of achieving command, control, communication, computers and intelligence (C4I) interoperability. "Ultimately, we want to make sure that when a crisis occurs, such as a natural disaster or a peacekeeping mission, the militaries of a multi-national force can immediately work together and communicate effectively," added LTC Joseph Angyal, the Combined Endeavor exercise director. As a result of conducting these exercises, nations have been operationally successful in real-world operations including recent Tsunami Relief efforts and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Because of the many successes, similar Combined Endeavor exercises are being planned or considered for Africa and the Pacific region. About Combined Endeavor Combined Endeavor began in 1995 as a simple effort to bring NATO and former Warsaw-pact countries together under the auspices of NATO's Partnership for Peace, and has since taken place annually. Since 1995, nations have been involved in military operations in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq as well as the recent support of humanitarian operations in the area affected by the Tsunami. During the past 11 years, Combined Endeavor has grown to 43 participating nations and has responded to the ever-changing CIS requirements of its militaries by setting and revising standards to enable communications interoperability. About N.E.T. Federal With nearly 20,000 nodes deployed in defense networks around the globe, N.E.T. Federal has delivered access platforms for broadband, Internet Protocol telephony, secure voice applications, and multiservice networks to defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, and international government organizations for nearly two decades. Customers include NATO, Defense Information Systems Agency, all branches of the U.S. armed services and joint commands, the U.N., and the Federal Aviation Administration. For more information, visit http://www.net.com/solutions/solutions_gov.shtml. About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. Network Equipment Technologies, doing business as net.com, is a leading provider of networking equipment that enables its customers to adapt to a broadband future. An architect of the networking industry, net.com has been supplying service providers, governments and enterprises around the world with bulletproof networking technology for more than 20 years. net performance. net results. net.com. Visit http://www.net.com/ for more information. Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Shany Seawright, +1-301-408-4500, ext. 1081, [email protected], for N.E.T Federal; Richard Williams,+1-919-554-3532 or [email protected], for Network EquipmentTechnologies, Inc.; or NWK Investors, Brenda Ropoulos, +1-510-574-2508 [email protected] Web site: http://www.net.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]