HOUSTON, TX and NEW YORK, NY - (February 18, 2002) - NextiraOne, an industry-leading provider of voice, data, convergence, and contact center solutions and Vigilinx, a leading full service provider of digital security solutions, today announced an agreement under which NextiraOne will offer its clients Vigilinx' comprehensive set of professional services, security intelligence alerting and 24x7 managed security services.
The partnership with Vigilinx provides NextiraOne with an immediate capability for providing security intelligence alerting and workflow management, managed firewall, virtual private network (VPN) and intrusion detection service (IDS). Additionally, the relationship will allow NextiraOne to enhance its comprehensive set of voice, data and converged communication solutions by providing a full suite of security consulting services including business security assessments, application security assessments, PBX assessments and penetration testing.

"In an environment where our clients continue to look to us for comprehensive voice and data network solutions we found it paramount to integrate security into our offerings to better meet the needs of our clients," said Bob Wentworth, president and CEO of NextiraOne. "After a thorough evaluation of the security services industry and leading security solution providers, we chose Vigilinx as our security partner."

Vigilinx offers NextiraOne the best opportunity to provide business returns on its clients' investments. The integration of the IntelliSHIELD intelligence database, alerting and workflow management system into NextiraOne's existing remote management and monitoring services provides a significant increase in the quality of service NextiraOne delivers to its clients. Further, Vigilinx' vendor-independent approach to security permits NextiraOne to build on the strengths of its customer's existing security architectures.

"NextiraOne is a leader in the voice and data convergence market. The partnership with Vigilinx and the addition of security offerings to the NextiraOne portfolio of services is of significant value to their clients. Now NextiraOne's clients will be able to entrust the availability and integrity of their corporate networks to one provider," said Bruce Murphy, president of Vigilinx. "We will work with NextiraOne to integrate security into their native offerings. That is the goal of our strategic partner initiative -- to take advantage of the uniqueness of our partners. Vigilinx is committed to the deployment of its 24x7 managed security services through indirect distribution channels and the NextiraOne partnership builds on our continued success as one of the fastest growing managed service providers in the market today."

About NextiraOne
Headquartered in Houston, TX, NextiraOne, with 6,000 employees and revenues of more than $1 billion, is a leading provider of network solutions and services. NextiraOne delivers world-class solutions and life cycle services from planning and design, through the implementation, support, and management of voice, data, and converged communications networks. As a nationwide service organization that carries an extensive portfolio of certifications and product expertise, NextiraOne provides best-in-class technologies from leading partners, such as Nortel Networks and Cisco Systems. NextiraOne offers consultation and solutions development ranging from contact center applications to network infrastructure outsourcing. NextiraOne is owned by Platinum Equity (www.peh.com), a global organization specializing in the acquisition and strategic management of high-tech companies. For more information, please visit www.NextiraOne.com.

About Vigilinx
Vigilinx is the leading full service provider of digital security solutions, offering a complete line of security products and services including security intelligence, managed security services, knowledge products, security advisory consulting, integration services, investigation/forensics services, and training. The company has industry practices devoted to vertical markets including financial services, telecommunications, government, media and entertainment, and general services. The firm serves both mid-sized and Fortune 500 companies including Cablevision, New York Life Insurance Company, Saks, News Corporation, Cardinal Health, The Sony Corp. of America, and Viacom. Visit the company online at www.vigilinx.com.

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CONTACT: Vigilinx
Iris Goldhaber, 973/541-5404
iris.goldhaber@vigilinx.com
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For NextiraOne:
Shannon DeYoung
Director, Marketing
713-307-4743
Shannon.DeYoung@NextiraOne.com