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Monday, October 30, 2000
NewTel reaps benefit of OSI’s NETeXPERT®-based Solution

Aliant subsidiary joins sister companies using OSI’s fault and performance management

FOLSOM, Calif. and ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, October 30, 2000 — Objective Systems Integrators (Nasdaq: OSII) today announced that NewTel, an Aliant company, will extend Aliant’s use of NETeXPERT® to include the automation of fault and performance management of NewTel’s wireline, wireless, transport, and access networks. NewTel will also utilize OSI’s solution for real-time performance management of its wireline and wireless networks. NewTel is dedicated to providing excellence in communications and the company will use NETeXPERT to gain a consolidated view of network events, respond to problems quickly, improve service levels, and plan for network growth proactively.

NewTel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aliant Inc. (TSE: AIT), supports the complete spectrum of voice and information-handling services including local and long distance, dial-up and dedicated high speed Internet, e-commerce and multimedia, cellular digital paging and high-speed data communications.

“We knew we were getting a proven solution because of the success our sister companies – MTT and NBTel – had using NETeXPERT,” said Frank Fagan, president, NewTel and senior vice president, customer services, Aliant Telecom. “We can confidently deploy a reliable management infrastructure that will help us assure our quality of service and continue our market leadership.”

Dan Line, OSI senior vice president, worldwide sales and operations, said, “We are pleased that our fault and performance solution was extended to monitor and manage NewTel’s network, which demonstrates the flexibility and versatility of using a unified architecture. We value our relationship with Aliant’s telecommunications companies and are pleased that our solutions are satisfying their network monitoring and management requirements as well as providing a path to grow into new generation equipment.”

About Aliant
The Aliant group of advanced technology companies and its staff of 10,000 professionals deliver full service, integrated solutions through its core lines of business: wireline and wireless telecommunications, information technology, remote communications services, and internet-based business solutions. From its base in Canada, Aliant serves North American and international customers. For more information, visit Aliant at www.aliant.ca.

About OSI
OSI (www.osi.com) is a leading provider of advanced software solutions that enable rapid time-to-market for eBusiness and communications providers worldwide to deliver dynamic, superior services. OSI has headquarters in Folsom, California, with offices worldwide.

Editorial Contacts:

Kim Sherman
OSI
(916) 353-2400, ext. 2863
kim.sherman@osi.com

Brenda M. Reid
Aliant, Inc.
(709) 739-2503
Brenda.Reid@aliant.ca

Investor Relations:

JoAnne Martz
OSI
(916) 353-2567
joanne.martz@osi.com

Doug McDade
Aliant Inc.
(902) 486-2788

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