ONECOM, Northeast Ohio's Leading ISP, Selects Atreus Systems and RC Networks to Deliver High-Speed Broadband Access

ONECOM, Northeast Ohio's Leading ISP, Selects Atreus Systems
and RC Networks to Deliver High-Speed Broadband Access

San Diego, CA, September 5, 2001 - RC Networks®, Inc., a leading provider of in-building broadband access equipment, today announced that ONE Communication Services, Inc. (ONECom) has selected its RC8000Plus™ product line to deliver high-speed Internet access to the Avalon Inn & Resort in Warren, Ohio. The Avalon Inn & Resort partnered with ONECom, a full-service ISP, to provide high-speed Internet access and broadband services to its guest room and conference room facilities.

"We chose RC Networks' equipment to enable high-speed broadband services at the Avalon Inn & Resort because it can be installed easily using the facilities' existing wiring so there's no business disruption," said Terry McBane, chief operating officer at ONECom. "This is a smart solution for any type of business-oriented, multi-tenant facility such as a hotel or office building because of its low up-front cost, easy provisioning and centralized management. Other important benefits are the expertise and high level of support from the RC Networks' team."

The end-to-end solution deployed in the Avalon Inn & Resort's 144 guest suites and 10 conference rooms includes RC Networks' RC8000Plus equipment integrated with Atreus Systems'™ guestLINK product, which provides billing and other guest management services.

"We recognized the need for high-speed broadband access by our business guests and wanted to enhance our guests' overall experience," said Dan Seitz, general manager of the Avalon Inn & Resort. "With these new services, we can provide an office away from the office and increased customer satisfaction. We also expect to attract many new conference customers in the coming months."

"We're pleased to play an important role in ONECom's strategy to provide integrated, advanced broadband services to its customers, "said Colin Boyd, senior vice president of sales and marketing at RC Networks. "The demand for high-speed services continues to grow in all multi-tenant markets and we enable our customers to take advantage of these opportunities by providing a unique, in-building solution that can be deployed quickly and begin generating revenues immediately."

A Winning Combination

The RC8000Plus product family is a comprehensive line of DSL access concentrators that enables service providers to deliver value-added services such as Internet access, VoDSL, VoIP, video and VPN in one easy-to-install package. It offers advanced features that provide

bandwidth flexibility and AnyPair® technology that delivers in-building DSL access over existing, in-use telephone wires. It also works with a wide range of broadband wireless access solutions. These unique features combined with the Atreus guestLINK product provides a market-ready solution that enables service providers to quickly launch Internet-based services to the hospitality industry.

About ONECom
Based in Warren, Ohio, ONECom offers a full range of Internet services including 56k and ISDN dial-up access; broadband wireless access; high-speed dedicated access; web site hosting and design; e-commerce; data base application development; and network consulting and design. For more information, visit www.onecom.com.

About RC Networks
RC Networks, Inc., based in San Diego, Calif., is a privately held, venture-backed company that develops and markets DSL-driven, in-building broadband access products for global multi-tenant unit (MXU) markets. These high-speed Internet access solutions enable carriers and other service providers to offer high-performance data, voice and video services easily and cost effectively. For more information, visit www.rcnets.com.

About Atreus Systems
Atreus Systems™ is a leading developer of intelligent broadband service creation and delivery platforms for service providers and carriers. The company's proven software solutions enable service providers and carriers to increase profitability per customer by creating and delivering customized, bundled IP, application and content services over broadband networks. Atreus Systems delivers this through its Atreus xLINK™ product suite, which contains the power of xAuthority™, a policy-based central management platform; Atreus Service Drivers software plug-in modules; and its featuring a single login point for self-activating Atreus xPortal Software services.