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Netopia Appoints Network Management Expert Dr. Geng Lin to Lead Software Development; Veteran of Cisco, Lucent, and Nortel to Accelerate Netopia's Service Assurance Software Strategy for the Carrier and Service Provider Market

Posted on: Tuesday, 9 May 2006, 09:02 CDT

Netopia, Inc. (OTCBB:NTPA), a market leader in broadband gateways, remote device management, and support software, announced Dr. Geng Lin has joined the company as vice president, application and server software engineering. Dr. Lin will be responsible for developing Netopia's portfolio of service and delivery assurance software solutions, including the Netopia Broadband Server (NBBS), the company's TR-069 remote device management platform. He will also lead engineering for Netopia's Timbuktu Pro, eCare, and netOctopus solutions for service assurance and remote support across carriers, service providers, and enterprise markets.

"Geng's network management experience at Cisco and Nortel make him ideal to lead Netopia's software development efforts," said Alan Lefkof, president and CEO of Netopia. "Geng's leadership will help Netopia deliver service assurance solutions that make it far easier for carriers to deploy, manage, and profit from their new triple-play offerings".

Dr. Lin brings more than 13 years of experience in communications software and network management. He most recently served as a director of engineering for Cisco Systems, where he coordinated Cisco's connected home management initiative and led research and development in emerging technologies for multiple software products in network management and home network services. Prior to Cisco, Dr. Lin was the director of product strategy for the network and service management division at Nortel Networks and the chief architect for Lucent Technologies' OneVision Enterprise Network Management program.

"I'm excited to join Netopia's campaign helping carriers assure the delivery, reliability, and value of their next-generation broadband services," said Geng Lin, vice president, application and server software engineering for Netopia. "I look forward to building on Netopia's proven remote device management technology and edge-of-the-network expertise to take Netopia's service assurance and home networking solutions to the next level."

About Netopia

Netopia, Inc. delivers broadband service assurance solutions through high-performance broadband customer premises equipment and carrier-class remote device management and support software. Netopia's broadband gateways feature advanced technology, high reliability, and remote manageability to assure delivery of triple-play and IPTV services. Netopia's service assurance software platforms empower carriers, service providers, and enterprises with remote device management, centralized support, and value-added services to speed deployment of innovative new broadband applications across home and business networks. Netopia has established strategic distribution relationships with leading carriers and broadband service providers, including AT&T, BellSouth, Covad Communications, eircom, Swisscom, and Verizon.

Headquartered in Emeryville, Calif., Netopia's common stock is listed for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB) System under the symbol "NTPA." Further information about Netopia can be obtained via phone at (510) 420-7400, fax at (510) 420-7601, or on the Web at www.netopia.com.

All company names, brand names, and product names are trademarks of their respective holder(s).

Source: Business Wire

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