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2Wire Acquires Kenati Technologies
[October 16, 2007]

2Wire Acquires Kenati Technologies


SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- 2Wire, a provider of broadband service delivery platforms, today announced it has acquired Kenati Technologies, a provider of home networking software products and services.

With the acquisition, 2Wire will assume Kenati's significant portfolio of intellectual property. This provides an immediate expansion of 2Wire's existing portfolio of products and services, while improving time to market for next-generation managed digital home media and home services applications designed for telecom operators.



The acquisition of Kenati also provides 2Wire with the addition of a proven team of skilled software developers, located in both Silicon Valley and in Pune, India. This continues 2Wire's rapid expansion to meet increasing demand for its end-to-end integrated broadband solutions.

"Telecommunication providers are ideally positioned to be the primary integrators of personal media and entertainment services, providing a complete platform for managed digital media networking," said Pat Romano, president & CEO of 2Wire. "As our telco partners move to seize this opportunity, the demand for 2Wire products and services continues to grow at a rapid pace. With this acquisition, we are supplementing our portfolio to satisfy this increasing demand."


"Kenati's strength in home networking software and services complements 2Wire's existing product and service portfolios," said Andy Chinmulgund, formerly president and CEO of Kenati and now vice president, software and applications strategy, of 2Wire. "We are pleased to be joining forces with such an innovative company. 2Wire's unique business strategy and innovative approaches have allowed it to effectively penetrate the telco broadband marketplace. This now gives Kenati the opportunity to deliver our products and services to a much broader market."

About 2Wire
2Wire provides global telecom carriers with broadband products, software, and service platforms that enable an integrated triple play of networked data, voice, and media services. Award-winning products and services include residential gateways, broadband multimedia set-top boxes, remote management systems, and call center customer support. 2Wire customers are leading broadband providers throughout the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia, and Asia, including AT&T, Telmex, BT, Embarq, Bell Canada, SingTel, and others. For more information, visit http://www.2wire.com/.

2Wire is the registered trademark of 2Wire, Inc. in the United States and in other jurisdictions throughout the world. All other company names may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners.

About Kenati
Kenati Technologies, prior to the acquisition by 2Wire, was a privately held company with headquarters in Campbell, California, and a research and development facility in Pune, India. A developer of device software for the home networking market, Kenati offerings include software solutions for gateway, broadband, wireless, VoIP, VPN, IPTV, and video CPE devices. Kenati products include components from device drivers, to operating systems, to management interfaces.

2Wire, Inc.

CONTACT: Susie Hughes, or Sapana Shende, both of LEWIS PR,+1-415-992-4400, [email protected], for 2Wire; or Paul Brunato of 2Wire, Inc.,+1-408-503-1088, [email protected]

Web site: http://www.2wire.com/

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