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Raptor Networks Technology Products, Contracts, Detailed in Major Computer Trade Publication

Posted on: Thursday, 9 November 2006, 06:00 CST

SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: RPTN) , provider of the world's first distributed network switching architecture, today saluted recent coverage in Network World, which is the leading industry publication for network information systems professionals.

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The first article on Nov. 2, 2006 by Phil Hochmuth details how L.A. Care Health Plan, which manages healthcare services for 750,000 low-income and elderly Los Angeles residents, chose Raptor Networks Technology switches and clustering technology to build a resilient 10G Ethernet core. "The Raptor deployment also saved the organization more than $250,000 compared with upgrade options offered by incumbent vendor Cisco," the article noted.

L.A. Care installed four stackable 10G Ethernet switches from Raptor, and these were used to form a LAN core using a multipath Layer 2 mesh with multiple 10Gbps links. "Overall, the Raptor network core cost around $180,000 for hardware and installation, while Cisco had quoted a price of around $500,000 for an equivalent network," the article said. It quotes an L.A. Care executive saying: "It's been smooth and very fast, and for the price I couldn't beat it."

In the second article in Network World on Nov. 6 by Mr. Hochmuth, Raptor Networks Technology's CEO Tom Wittenschlaeger is quoted saying: "Raptor's gear is aimed at LAN backbone and aggregation of wiring closet traffic. We've created the ability to do at Layer 2 what everyone else must go to Layer 3 to do."

The article continues: "The three-year-old company makes low-cost, fixed configuration 10G Ethernet switches with 24 Gigabit and six 10G Ethernet ports and 160Gbps of total switching bandwidth. The single-rack-unit boxes support Layer 2-4 switching and run a proprietary modification of 10G Ethernet, which allow the devices to be hooked together in a multi-path mesh at Layer 2 without using the spanning tree protocol. Instead, the switches connect with the Raptor Adaptive Switch Technology, a protocol that binds the switches in a way similar to how modules in a chassis switch are hooked to the backplane or switch fabric."

The article quotes Mr. Wittenschlager: "The technology can move packets through a mesh of four Raptor switches -- passing a packet in and out of a 10G Ethernet port eight times among four boxes -- with less than seven microseconds of latency. This creates the effect of each Raptor switch acting like a blade in a module, which allows traffic to travel among the switches very fast with low latency."

The two articles may be viewed in their entirety at http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/110306-lan-questions-biggest.html?page=1

and http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/110206-raptor.html About Raptor Networks Technology, Inc.

Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. has developed the world's first distributed network switching architectures, all standards based, that benefit networks that provide newer latency-sensitive services such as video, VOIP, high speed storage and the like. This patent-pending Distributed Network Switching Technology blurs the distinction between core switching and edge switching, enabling network build outs and performance upgrades of traditional chassis-based installations in a highly cost effective manner. Management believes that the unique advantage Raptor provides is data transport at wire speed (the maximum speed at which the equipment is built to operate), providing the highest density 10 Gigabit wire speed offering currently on the market, with the versatility to run the most advanced new data applications. For additional information please see, http://www.raptor-networks.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

The statements in this release relating to future product availability, collaboration and partnership, and positive direction are forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some or all of the aspects anticipated by these forward-looking statements may not, in fact, occur. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, contractual difficulties, demand for Raptor Networks' products, the future market price of RPTN common stock and the Company's ability to obtain necessary future financing.

Contacts: Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. Tom Wittenschlaeger/Bob Van Leyen Tel: 949-623-9300

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Raptor Networks Technology, Inc.

CONTACT: Tom Wittenschlaeger or Bob Van Leyen, both of Raptor NetworksTechnology, Inc., +1-949-623-9300

Web site: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/110206-raptor.html

Web site: http://www.raptor-networks.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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