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Verilink Announces Thi Nguyen as Vice President of Engineering Former Cisco Veteran Brings Extensive Experience in Next-Generation Communications and Networking Product Development to Verilink CENTENNIAL, Colo., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ:VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the appointment of Thi Nguyen to Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Nguyen has over two decades of engineering experience within the telecommunications and computer industries, progressing in engineering management roles with increasing scope and responsibilities. Prior to Verilink, Mr. Nguyen was the Vice President of Software Engineering at Polaris Networks, where he led the development of a next-generation, multiservice optical digital cross connect product. Prior to Polaris, Nguyen was a Director of Engineering at Cisco Systems, where he led a 100+ member team across multiple sites that was responsible for the development of software and hardware platforms for Cisco's voice and media gateway products. "Thi has been a key contributor to our strategy formulation following the consolidation and integration of our most recent acquisitions, and I look forward to his leadership moving forward as we execute on our strategic plan and next-generation product roadmap," said Leigh S. Belden, President and CEO of Verilink. "As Verilink continues to emerge as a recognized global player in broadband access, Thi's knowledge and experience in product development and manufacturing operations will be helpful as we execute our plan and prepare to scale our business to meet anticipated demand for our next-generation access solutions." About Verilink Corporation Verilink Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks to cost-effectively deliver next-generation communications services to their end customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP, VoATM, VoDSL and TDM-based integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire-speed routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers and DACS. The company also provides turnkey professional services to help carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. Verilink is headquartered in Centennial, CO (metro Denver area) with operations in Madison, AL and Newark, CA and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. To learn more about Verilink, visit the company's website at http://www.verilink.com/ . NOTE: Verilink and the Verilink logo are registered trademarks of Verilink Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of the respective owners. DATASOURCE: Verilink Corporation CONTACT: Gary W. Gray of Verilink Corporation, +1-510-771-3354, or Web site: http://www.verilink.com/

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