Los Gatos, Calif., November 29, 2007 – Sterling Communications, Inc., an independent, full-service public relations agency, today announced that three of its clients have received prestigious awards from Deloitte & Touche for their strong recent growth. NETGEAR and Juniper Networks were named to the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 list, while Aruba Networks was placed first on the Rising Star list.

“Year after year, Sterling clients consistently appear on the Fast 50 lists—a testament to the fact that stellar PR strategy and tactical execution can drive company growth,” said Marianne O’Connor, president and CEO of Sterling Communications. “We’re looking forward to continuing our work with these companies as they continue to establish their leadership in their respective markets.”

The Silicon Valley Fast 50 list ranks the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in the region. Its Rising Star awards are a special designation for fast–growth companies that have been in business a minimum of three years, but less than five, and are part of the Silicon Valley Technology Fast 50 program.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, NETGEAR® (www.netgear.com) designs technologically advanced, branded networking products that address the specific needs of small and medium business and home users. The company's product offerings enable users to share Internet access, peripherals, files, digital multimedia content and applications among multiple personal computers and other Internet-enabled devices.

Juniper Networks (www.juniper.net), headquartered in Sunnyvale, is the leader in high-performance networking. The company offers a high-performance network infrastructure that creates a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating the deployment of services and applications over a single network.

Also based in Sunnyvale, Aruba Networks  (www.arubanetworks.com) securely delivers the enterprise network to users, wherever they work or roam, with user-centric networks that significantly expand the reach of traditional port-centric networks.

About Sterling Communications, Inc.
Sterling Communications, Inc. — the Inside AgencySM — is an independent, full-service public relations agency that provides industry-leading technology companies with strategic communications counsel and tactical expertise.  The agency’s client roster includes providers of Internet infrastructure software, e-business platforms, telecommunications, wireless, mobile and networking solutions, digital video, interactive media and consumer technology. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, with additional offices in San Francisco and Seattle.  More information can be found at http://www.sterlingpr.com.

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