March 07, 2005

TRAPEZE NETWORKS HIRES VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE SALES TO TAKE COMPANY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

PLEASANTON, Calif. — March 8, 2005 — Trapeze Networks™, maker of award-winning wireless local area networking (WLAN) systems, today announced that Neil Sundstrom has joined its executive team as vice president of worldwide sales.

A 20-year computer network industry veteran, Sundstrom is responsible for increasing Trapeze sales revenue throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions, as well as expanding the company's worldwide sales organization.

"Neil has a superb record of building strong global sales teams, exceeding revenue goals and getting companies in shape to go public," said Jim Vogt, Trapeze president and CEO. "He will play a pivotal role here as we enter the next stages of development. While startup competitors have been acquired or seek out acquisition, Trapeze remains focused on building a viable, long-term business through strategic partnerships and innovative new products."

"Trapeze has made a remarkable turnaround and undergone phenomenal growth in the past year," said Sundstrom. "The company has a dominating presence in key markets worldwide and the wireless LAN Mobility System has a stellar reputation among customers. I'm looking forward to the challenges ahead and to keeping the momentum going."

Sundstrom has held executive roles at SynOptics Communications, 3Com Corp. and Packeteer, where he was director of international sales, vice president of international sales and vice president of worldwide sales, respectively. He also was on the board of directors of Perle Systems in Toronto and serves on the board of the non-profit Cupertino Education Endowment Foundation in Cupertino, Calif. Sundstrom holds a BA in psychology from Simon Fraser University, located near Vancouver, British Columbia.

About Trapeze Networks
Trapeze Networks delivers the power of business applications and services to the mobile enterprise workforce. The company's wireless LAN Mobility System enhances productivity, introduces new efficiencies and accelerates business response time by delivering secure mobility for roaming users and sophisticated services for both users and IT, all while offering the lowest total cost of ownership of any WLAN infrastructure provider. Trapeze announced a partnership with 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) in August, 2004 and has been the recipient of eight industry awards, including InfoWorld's Technology of the Year award for the best WLAN Solution in 2004, in recognition of its product and technology strength. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze raised $50 million in venture funding to date and is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., U.S.A. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com.

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