Janko and Flash Enter Partnership to Provide Optimized Solutions

HOLMDEL, N.J. (May 7, 2001) - Flash Networks, Inc., a global provider of products that enable dramatic improvements in wireless and satellite data network capacity and performance, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Janko Electronic Co. Ltd., a systems integrator and total solution provider located in Beijing, China. Under the terms of the agreement, Flash Networks’ NettGain product lines will be sold by Janko to provide their customers with optimized wireless and satellite solutions. In addition to delivering overall improvements in the speed and reliability of data transmission, NettGain will provide Janko customers with an enhanced Internet browsing experience while providing fast access to a variety of secure sites.

NettGain, Flash Networks’ flagship solutions, enables Internet applications such as Web and e-mail to perform efficiently in wireless and satellite environments. Through Flash Networks’ patent-pending BST (Boosted Session Transport) and Wireless BST protocols, which optimize data flow using various adoptive flow-control mechanisms, NettGain delivers data transmission speeds that are up to six times faster than standard wireless transfer control protocol (TCP).
"NettGain provides improvements to the reliability, accessibility and scalability in wireless services that give the edge to an increasingly mobile workforce,” said Mr. P.K. Prasanna, president of Flash Networks, Inc. and chief operating officer.

“Partnering with Janko enables Flash Networks to expand its reach into new mobile markets with an industry leader that is driven by a proven commitment to quality customer service."
Bryan Wang, Managing Director of Janko Electronic, stated, “We have done an extensive search to secure a top vendor for this specific solution for our carrier and enterprise customers. We feel very confident that Flash Networks’ superior offering will serve our customers well.”

About Janko Electronic Co. Ltd.
Janko was founded in 1995 and it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanda Systems and Communications Holdings Ltd. based in Hong Kong. Janko became a HP value-added reseller after it was founded and has had the honor to win the “Best in Class Master Level” since 1996. Janko’s core business is as a total solution provider and has partnerships with such companies as Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Nortel, Oracle and Informix. Their customers include China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Post.

About Flash Networks
Flash Networks develops and markets products to accelerate TCP/IP applications over wireless and satellite networks, enabling dramatic improvements in network capacity and performance. The NettGain product portfolio supports a wide range of architectures, client devices and wireless infrastructures. Its unique technologies, including protocol acceleration, compression and application-specific enhancements, provide a competitive advantage to implementers of wireless and satellite solutions.

Founded in 1996, the company has customers in North America, Europe and Asia and maintains offices in Herzelia, Israel and Holmdel, N.J., USA. Additional offices are being established in Europe and East Asia. For more information, visit www.flashnetworks.com or call 1-800-526-4060.