Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) has announced that Dallas-based Curtis Mathes (NASDAQ:CRTM) has chosen a suite of Cisco products, including the Cisco AS5200 universal access server, for the delivery of uniView™ Internet, online, telephone and entertainment services to its customers via their home television sets.

Curtis Mathes and Cisco are working together to streamline uniView access services through delivery of an end-to-end scalable solution that integrates high-performance dial access, routing, switching and security platforms with Cisco IOS™ software features that enable a host of value-added network services.

The flexibility and scalability of this solution combined with industry-leading service and support programs enable Curtis Mathes to decrease operating costs and assure maximum service reliability to its customers.

"We count on Cisco Systems and its products to deliver high-bandwidth services to our customers and bring new interactive services to market," said Patrick A. Custer, chairman and chief executive officer of Curtis Mathes. "Specifically, we rely on the Cisco AS5200 to aggregate incoming sessions and the Cisco 4000 series routers to route inquiries to the Internet via the Curtis Mathes Xpressway™ nationwide online delivery system."

Curtis Mathes uniView enables a host of interactive services through consumer home television sets. The Cisco AS5200 universal access server aggregates incoming customer calls and routes inquiries to their appropriate destinations. A Cisco PIX™ firewall ensures secure Internet access, and a CiscoSecure AAA security server authenticates subscribers dialing in.

The Curtis Mathes Xpressway network made up of Cisco routers and Catalyst switches enables customers to surf the Web, talk on the phone, send and receive faxes and e-mail, access TV program guides and program their VCRs.

"Curtis Mathes is well positioned to scale its services as its customers' bandwidth demands grow," said Roland Acra, senior director of dial marketing at Cisco Systems, Inc. "The Cisco AS5200 provides Curtis Mathes with a high-performance, reliable dial access solution, ensuring that customers will have reliable Internet access to online multimedia services.

"Cisco is making it easier for customers to communicate over the Internet by delivering interoperable platforms that share the latest Cisco IOS software features."

About Curtis Mathes Holding Corp.

Curtis Mathes Holding Corporation has established an advanced standard for connectivity to Internet appliances by adopting leading technology from Sun Microsystems, Inc., MCI Telecommunications Corp., and Cisco Systems, Inc. Curtis Mathes has also developed proprietary software that enables users to access the unique features of uniView.

Dallas-based Curtis Mathes manufactures and markets consumer and industrial electronic display products. The company specializes in advanced televisions with large electronic display systems, as well as new technologies to enhance television viewing.

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