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For Immediate Release - Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2008

Aurora Networks’ Employees Net Four Awards in Society of Technical Communication’s Competition

Santa Clara, CA — January 25, 2008 — Four Aurora Networks’ employees garnered honors during the Berkeley Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) annual technical communication competition.

Ed Perry, Aurora’s manager of technical marketing communications, and technical writer Elizabeth Labine earned an STC Award for Excellence for their collaborative efforts on Aurora’s Opti-Trace CMS Craft Management Software Installation and User Guide.

Dave Sell, Aurora’s marketing manager for optical transport systems, received an STC Merit Award for his work on the Aurora Platform product brochure.

Vince Swanson, Aurora’s senior technical writer, received two STC Merit Awards for transmitter product manuals he developed. Perry and Swanson were also honored with STC awards last year.

"Given the advanced technical nature of Aurora’s products, we are committed to providing our customers with clear and concise product information. We applaud the award-winning efforts of Ed Perry, Elizabeth Labine, Dave Sell and Vince Swanson," said John Dahlquist, Vice President of Marketing.

About the Society of Technical Communication
The Berkeley Chapter of the STC conducts the annual competition to support its Kenneth Gordon Scholarship Fund which benefits outstanding students of technical communications. STC is an individual membership organization dedicated to advancing the arts and sciences of technical communication. It is the largest organization of its type in the world with 15,000 members including technical writers and editors, content developers, documentation specialists, technical illustrators, instructional designers, academics, information architects, usability and human factors professionals, visual designers, Web designers and developers, and translators.

About Aurora Networks
Aurora Networks is a global leader in advanced optical transport systems for broadband networks. The company’s innovative solutions optimize network performance and enable the deployment of advanced residential and commercial broadband services. With a reputation for cutting-edge technology and award-winning engineering, Aurora Networks is a thriving, privately-held company based in Santa Clara, California. For more information, call +1.408.235.7000 or visit www.aurora.com.