SYDNEY, Australia – 13 October 2008 – NetStar Australia today announced that it has established a presence in Brisbane with the appointment of Nitha Coetzer as Business Development Manager for Queensland.

Nitha will report to Chris Meager, NetStar Australia’s Managing Director and she will play an instrumental role in identifying new opportunities for the company as new multinational companies setup and expand their offices in Queensland.

Mr Meager said, “The rapidly developing economy in Queensland presents many opportunities for NetStar. Nitha will play a strategic role in selling NetStar’s capabilities to our potential customers and introducing our data, voice and security communications expertise to the market. I look forward to Nitha’s contributions to the company.”

Prior to joining NetStar, Nitha was a Solution Sales Specialist at Data#3. She has held previous appointments at ITCS Managed Services Contracts and Milton.

Nitha’s appointment brings NetStar Networks’ total employee headcount in Australia to 90. NetStar Group has offices in Sydney, Melbourne and China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Taiwan. Its clients include Energy Australia, Swinburne University, Transurban, Tyco and Wesfarmers.

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ABOUT NETSTAR

NetStar provides lifecycle IP networking solutions. With extensive expertise in deploying and supporting secure, converged networks NetStar enables companies to improve productivity and reduce support costs. In particular, NetStar offers market-leading network management offerings across voice, data and security infrastructures. NetStar’s unique Software as a Service approach to network management enables customers to reduce infrastructure support costs by 20-50%.

NetStar is a Cisco Gold partner and focuses on integrating and supporting Cisco Advanced technologies. NetStar has delivered solutions to more than 800 enterprise and government customers since 1995, and manages over 300 customers globally through our Global NetCentre (network support centre). Customers include Energy Australia, Swinburne University, Tyco and Wesfarmers.

See www.netstarnetworks.com.au for more information.