Network Equipment Technologies Promotes David Wagenseller to Chief Financial Officer

FREMONT, CA, Apr 22 (MARKET WIRE) --
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. ("NET") (NASDAQ: NWK) announced
today that David Wagenseller has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer
of the company. Mr. Wagenseller has been the company's acting Chief
Financial Officer since November 10, 2009.

Mr. Wagenseller joined NET in 1986 through its acquisition of ComDesign,
Inc. and has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his
tenure, including responsibility for controllership, treasury and
financial planning. He has been a vice president of the company since
November 2005.

"Through more than two decades of service, David has shown his dedication
to NET," said C. Nicholas Keating, Jr., President and CEO of NET. "Over
the past several months, as acting Chief Financial Officer, he has
provided effective stewardship of the company's finances and demonstrated
his leadership of our finance department. Additionally, in his role as
acting Chief Financial Officer, he has successfully overseen the closing
of our financial records for two fiscal quarters and our recently
completed fiscal year 2010. I am pleased that he has accepted the role of
Chief Financial Officer."

About Network Equipment Technologies:
Network Equipment Technologies,
Inc. (NET) delivers high performance networking equipment, optimized for
enabling software-powered, real-time communications. Today, the company's
solutions are focused on enabling customers to cost-effectively migrate
to next-generation IP networks, unified communications platforms, secure
voice applications, and high-speed multiservice WAN transport networks.
NET's worldwide customer base includes both government entities and
enterprise customers in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle
East, and Asia. Founded in 1983, NET is headquartered in Fremont, CA and
has 14 offices worldwide including the US, the UK, France, the Middle
East, China, Japan, Australia, and Latin America. The company sells its
solutions through a direct sales force and an international network of
resellers and distributors. For more information, visit www.net.com.

Contact:
Leigh Salvo
lsalvo@directir.com
+1 510 647 8870

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