Atreus Systems Forms Advisory Board to Foster Market Strategy

Industry Veterans include Robert C. Hawk, Mark W. Senda, Mike Pascoe,
Patrick Smith, Peter Jollymore and Martin Levetin

Cupertino, California, October 8, 2002 - Atreus Systems", a service fulfillment leader for IP-based network, application and content services, today announced new members to its advisory board consisting of telecommunications thought leaders Robert C. Hawk, Mark W. Senda, Mike Pascoe, Patrick Smith, Peter Jollymore
and Martin Levetin.

The members are tasked with providing ongoing guidance regarding Atreus' business opportunities, market and technical strategy. They bring to the board extensive experience in fostering the growth of successful companies and championing some of the industry's most critical technological developments.

"These are six individuals whose business savvy and technical acumen have been proven time and time again," said Wil Cochran, CEO of Atreus Systems. "Atreus will benefit invaluably from their range and depth of expertise and experience. Their knowledge of the industry and current activities with other leading communications companies will be tremendous assets to Atreus."

Robert C. Hawk
President of Hawk Communications, a national Internet service provider based in Atlanta, Hawk also serves on the boards of Covad Communications, Centillium Communications and several other privately held high-technology companies. Previously, Hawk completed a six-year tenure as president and CEO of US WEST Multimedia Communications, Inc. From 1988 until 1996, Hawk served as president of US WEST's carrier division. Prior to that, he served as vice president of marketing and strategic planning for CXC Corporation, and as director of advanced systems development for AT&T/American Bell.

Mark W. Senda
Senda is president and CEO of Xspedius, a telecommunications pioneer with a history dating back to 1928, and Xspedius Management Co. LLC, the successor to e.spire Communications and ACSI Network Technologies. Senda came to Xspedius from AT&T Canada's Local Services division, where as president, he ran a $200-million-plus business unit experiencing a growth rate in excess of 100 percent annually. Previously, Senda served as executive vice president and COO of Metronet Communications, senior vice president of operations and engineering for Brooks Fiber Properties and senior vice president of operations for MFS Telecom. He began his management career at MCI Communications.

Mike Pascoe
Pascoe holds positions on several advisory boards, including those of Anda Networks, Meriton Networks and Quarry Technologies. He served as PairGain Technologies' president and CEO from 1999 until ADC Telecommunications acquired the company in 2001. Prior to that, Pascoe held the position of president of Newbridge Networks' U.S. division, after joining as one of the company's first employees in 1986. Pascoe's telecommunications career began with Northern Telecom's research-and-development arm. He subsequently served in product management with Nortel and sales and marketing with Mitel Corporation, before, in the 1980s, becoming general manager of Rockwell Telecom's Canadian division.

Patrick Smith
Smith chairs the advisory board of Celtic House & Wesley Clover Investments, venture investments funds focused on broadband communications technologies, and serves on boards for BMC, Callnet Enterprises & Sprint Canada, Orchestream, March Networks and Microsoft. Earlier this year, Smith completed a six-year tenure as Sprint's senior vice president of systems integration and technology planning. Previously, he served as chief technology officer at Comdisco and at SHL Systemhouse Inc. From 1972 through 1983, Smith worked as a lecturer and director of technology at the University of Manitoba. More than 100,000 copies have been sold of Smith's book, Client Server Computing, published in two editions.

Peter Jollymore
Jollymore chairs the board of iMagicTV, a provider of software that enables delivery of interactive media services over broadband networks, and sits on the boards of the Business Development Bank of Canada and Callisto Media Systems. He has also served as a member of Carleton University's president's advisory committee, Mount Allison University's board of regents, and as acting dean of the faculty of Business at the University of New Brunswick. Jollymore is retired after 31 years of service with NBTel where his roles ranged from design engineering to vice president of planning and marketing.

Martin Levetin
Levetin is a venture partner with Blueprint Ventures, a next-generation venture capital firm helping build communications companies. Prior to joining that company, he was president and CEO of Sharegate, Inc., served as president and CEO of Socket Communications, Inc., and was chief operating officer of CopperCom, Inc., which he co-founded. Levetin began his telecommunications career at Bell Labs before moving on to AT&T International, Andersen Consulting's Telecom Industry Group and RAM Mobile Data - where, as senior vice president of RAM Mobile Data, he oversaw the introduction of the first wireless email solutions for mobile workers.

About Atreus Systems
Atreus Systems" is a service fulfillment leader for IP-based network, application and content services. Atreus' flagship product, the xAuthority" Service Fulfillment Solution, is a service creation and activation software platform that helps carriers, service providers, enterprise customers, and wireless and cable operators to provision and deliver advanced IP services while reducing operational expenses and leveraging existing network CAPEX investments. Atreus Systems, headquartered in Cupertino, California, is a privately held company financed by leading telecom venture capital firms Mobius Venture Capital, Blueprint Ventures, Skypoint Capital Corporation, BDC Venture Capital and Aliant, Inc. For more information, visit the company's web site at atreus-systems.com or call (North America).