FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 23, 2012) - Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET") (NASDAQ: [ NWK ]) announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named NET's UX1000 as a recipient of the 2011 INTERNET TELEPHONY Product of the Year Award.

"Extending unified communications systems to remote offices poses significant challenges for enterprises, including providing disaster recovery, navigating firewalls, ensuring security for UC traffic, and implementing tools for the real-time diagnosis of network issues," said Kevin Isacks, Acting Chief Development Officer at NET. "We are proud of our accomplishment in the development of the UX1000, which solves these IP communications challenges. We are grateful for the recognition from those within industry."

"I am happy to grant NET with a Product of the Year Award. The editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY have verified that NET's UX1000 displays quality and innovation plus provides real solutions in the marketplace," stated Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. "I would like to congratulate the entire team at NET for their commitment to advancing IP communication technologies."

2011 Product of the Year winners are published in the January/February 2012 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, [ (www.itmag.com) ]. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the authority in IP communication since 1998.

About Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (NET) delivers high performance networking equipment optimized for real-time communications. For more than a quarter of a century, NET has delivered solutions for multi-service networks requiring high degrees of versatility, security and performance. Today, the company is focused on providing secure real-time communications for unified communications (UC), SIP trunking, enterprise mobility, and IP-based multi-service networking. NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and has 14 offices worldwide including the U.S., the U.K., France, the Middle East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its solutions to enterprise and government customers through a direct sales force and an international network of resellers and distributors.

For more information about NET, visit [ www.net.com ].

About INTERNET TELEPHONYmagazine
INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space. For more information, please visit [ www.itmag.com ].

About TMC
TMC is a global, integrated media company that helps clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes the Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Next Gen Mobility and Cloud Computing (formerly InfoTECH Spotlight) magazines. TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. TMC is the producer of ITEXPO, the world's leading B2B communications event. In addition, TMC runs multiple industry events: 4G Wireless Evolution; M2M Evolution; Cloud Communications Expo; SIP Tutorial 2.0:Bringing SIP to the Web; Business Video Expo; Regulatory 2.0 Workshop; DevCon5; HTML5 Summit; CVx; AstriCon; StartupCamp; MSPAlliance MSPWorld and more. Visit TMC Events for a complete listing and further information.

For more information about TMC, visit [ www.tmcnet.com ].

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