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Larscom Showcases VoIP-Ready Integrated Access Solutions for Small and Medium Business at SuperComm Larscom's Latest eLink IAD Products Will Combine Advanced Features With Ease of Use to Deliver Cost-Effective VoIP and TDM Deployment, Intelligent Automatic Installation, and Software-Based Scalability and Feature Activation NEWARK, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Larscom (NASDAQ:LARS), a market leader and pioneer with more than 80,000 installed Integrated Access Devices (IAD's) worldwide, today announced that it will showcase its latest solution -- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-ready IAD's -- at Booth # 25920 at the SuperComm trade show June 21-24. As service providers respond to the interest of small and medium business in VoIP and its potential cost savings, Larscom's solution will allow them to deliver VoIP and continue to support traditional TDM services with a single, cost-effective device. By allowing the packet-based delivery of voice services, VoIP provides a new, lower-cost access solution for businesses that need to link remote offices. Larscom eLink IAD's will include sophisticated QOS and call-admission control to maintain packet voice quality. These solutions will allow service providers to deliver the right combination of VoIP services, data services, and traditional telephony services that meet the customer's needs, in a single IAD, that also delivers Larscom's hallmark ease of use and ease of management. Enhanced Operations, Administration, Management & Provisioning (OAM&P) software will allow these solutions to be seamlessly integrated into existing network. This suite of operation and management tools simplify maintenance and diagnostics with features including more finely-tuned control of IP sessions with a configurable Network Address Translator (NAT) expiration time, more efficient use of IP address capacity with classless IP addressing, Telnet client pass-through for more convenient management of devices installed behind the IAD at the customer premises, and secure management access to the IAD with a configurable IP loopback interface. A key element of these solutions is AutoCAP, an automated discovery feature that significantly reduces the number of truck rolls and time required for installation, provisioning, and upgrading. In addition, the ePorts feature allows customers to purchase just the port capacity that is currently needed, then add capacity as needs grow by purchasing additional port licenses. Larscom's solution will also offer call admission control and quality of service (QOS) software to ensure performance for all voice services. "Carrier-class VoIP readiness further strengthens Larscom's product offering in the IAD market," said Gurdip Jande, Larscom VP of Marketing. "These solutions allow service providers to easily integrate new revenue-generating VoIP offerings along with their existing TDM and data services." About Larscom Larscom enables high-speed access by providing cost-effective, highly reliable (carrier-class), and easy-to-use network access equipment. In June 2003, Larscom merged with VINA Technologies to create a worldwide leader in enterprise WAN access for the delivery of high-speed data, and integrated voice and data services with the deployment of more than 350,000 systems worldwide. Larscom's customers include major carriers, Internet service providers, Fortune 500 companies, small and medium enterprises, and government agencies worldwide. Larscom's headquarters are in Newark, California. Additional information can be found at http://www.larscom.com/. Safe Harbor Statement Any forward-looking statements in this news release are based on our current expectations and beliefs and are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those suggested. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include (but are not limited to): risks associated with the approval and successful conclusion of the proposed merger with Verilink, including the risk that stockholder approval might not be obtained in a timely manner or at all, the ability to successfully integrate the two companies and achieve expected synergies following the merger, the ability of the combined company to develop and market successfully and in a timely manner new products, and the impact of competitive products and pricing and of alternative technological advances; the issuance of a "going concern" auditor's explanatory paragraph and its possible negative effect on our customer base; employees and our ability to acquire additional financing; lower than expected cash flows from operations; customer concentration that includes MCI (formerly WorldCom) and Lucent Technologies; the ability to develop successful new products; the ability to hire and maintain key executive positions; dependence on recently introduced new products and products under development; market acceptance of new products; the acquisition of other businesses or technologies; dependence on component availability from key suppliers; rapid technological change and fluctuations in quarterly operating results; as well as additional risk factors as discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements represent our judgment as of the date of this news release. We disclaim, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements. NOTE: Larscom is a trademark of Larscom Incorporated. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Larscom reserves the right to change product specifications and plans without notice. DATASOURCE: Larscom, Inc. CONTACT: Gurdip Jande, VP Marketing of Larscom, Inc., +1-510-413-1360 Web site: http://www.larscom.com/

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