Tejas Networks wins ELCINA-DUN & Bradstreet Award for EXPORTS

Award recognizes India’s outstanding Electronics Hardware companies

Bangalore, September 11, 2008 – Tejas Networks, an emerging leader in carrier grade communication infrastructure equipment, announced today that it has received the ELCINA-Dun & Bradstreet Award for Excellence in Exports 2007-2008 from Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, NMCC yesterday at a high profile awards ceremony in New Delhi.

This award, instituted by ELCINA, Electronic Industries Association of India, is meant to recognize outstanding achievement by Indian Electronics Hardware manufacturing companies. Tejas has been awarded for Excellence in the Exports category, based on a variety of considerations such as Tejas’ actual export performance, financial success and the potential to scale globally.

"We are honored to receive the ELCINA-Dun & Bradstreet Award for Excellence in Exports. We have seen tremendous international success for our world-class, next-generation optical networking products, which are now successfully deployed in over 50 countries around the world. We are proud of this international success, which comes on top of our leadership in the fast-growing and highly-competitive Indian Telecom market," said Sanjay Nayak, CEO & MD, Tejas Networks.

ELCINA-Dun & Bradstreet selected the winner after rigorously evaluating several Indian companies through a careful analysis of a variety of parameters including execution of strategy and financial health etc. The ELCINA-Dun & Bradstreet Awards ceremony was held at The India Habitat Centre, New Delhi in the presence of the Dr. V Krishnamurthy, Chairman, NMCC along with many senior executives from the Telecom Industry.

About Tejas Networks
Tejas Networks is a leading innovator of carrier grade communications infrastructure equipment. Today, over a hundred thousand Tejas products are enabling numerous Service Provider networks around the world. Tejas is continuing to build upon its success by introducing new Carrier Ethernet Platforms to further enhance the global customer experience in creating next generation networks. Contact Tejas Networks at http://www.tejasnetworks.com

About ELCINA-Dun & Bradstreet
ELCINA is the first Association to institute annual awards since 1976 for Excellence in Electronics. The ELCINA Awards are meant to recognize the achievements of electronics/I.T. manufacturing companies in India. More information on ELCINA is available on http://www.elcina.com/index.asp