SANTA ANA, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RPTN), provider of the world's first distributed fabric network transport architectures, has noted progress of its business plan in the Government space, with a follow-on product order of eight ER-1010E network core switches to be deployed within the Department of Defense.

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"Commercial sales in the current marketplace are extremely challenging, so we are pleased to receive a core switch order from our current technology project within the Federal marketplace," noted Raptor Networks Technology Chairman and CEO Tom Wittenschlaeger. "In addition, we have been advised that this project has received additional sponsor funding of more than $1M for the coming fiscal year."

About Raptor Networks Technology, Inc.

Raptor Networks Technology, Inc. has developed the world's first "distributed fabric" network switching and transport architectures, all open-standards based, that benefit networks that provide newer latency-sensitive services such as video, VOIP, high speed server and storage clustering and the like. This patented Distributed Network Switching Technology enables new network build outs and performance upgrades of traditional chassis-based installations in a highly cost effective manner. Management believes that the unique advantage Raptor provides is speed over distance: data transport at wire speed, in hardware, between spatially separated network elements. Enhanced network reliability, lower power consumption and reduced form factor combine to enable significant savings in both acquisition costs as well as operating expense. Raptor's network switching products engender the feature set and versatility to run the most advanced new data applications, while remaining fully interoperable with legacy network products.

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    Raptor Networks Technology, Inc.
    Tom Wittenschlaeger, CEO
    Bob Van Leyen, CFO
    714-380-6659

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