ADVISORY/ Eduardo Shoval, Chairman and CEO of LaserComm, to Address Presitigious Optix 2001 Conference On Managing Chromatic Dispersion in Very High Bandwidth Optical Networking.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Tues. (Feb. 13)

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2001

In two presentations on February 13th at the Optix 2001 conference, hear Eduardo Shoval, Chairman and CEO of LaserComm describe how LaserComm is overcoming a key barrier to high-capacity, high-speed optical networking. LaserComm's business is based on its breakthrough in "high-order mode" optical technology and the derived applications that manage chromatic dispersion and dispersion slope for advanced optical networks.

Mr. Shoval will give his presentations as part of the "Management Series" of the Optix 2001 conference.

WHEN:  Presentations at 10:20 a.m. and 12 p.m.,
       Tuesday, February 13, 2001

WHERE: Optix 2001 Conference
       Ritz Carlton, Huntington Hotel and Spa
       Pasadena, Calif.
       www.optix2001.com

Prior to co-founding LaserComm, Mr. Shoval founded two other successful high-tech companies: Accord Networks (Nasdaq: ACCD) and Optibase (Nasdaq: OBAS). He completed several rounds of multimillion-dollar venture capital funding for these companies in addition to his responsibilities for business development and strategic planning. Aside from his own entrepreneurial activities, Mr. Shoval has provided management and consulting services to several other high-tech startups. He earned a BA in economics and an MBA from Tel Aviv University.

If you are interested in interviewing Mr. Shoval at Optix 2001, please contact Michael Newsom at [phone] or [phone] or email [e-mail].

About LaserComm

LaserComm, Inc., a privately-held company, is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative components and modules for advanced optical networks. Based on its breakthrough photonics technology, LaserComm's solutions enable optical systems manufacturers and communications service providers to carry more data at faster rates and over longer distances, at reduced cost.

The company has headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Plano, Texas, and a Product Development & Photonic Research Center in Tel Aviv, Israel. LaserComm was recently named "Enterprise of the Year" in the Emerging Companies category by Inside Collin County Business magazine. More information about LaserComm can be found on the web at http://www.lasercomm-inc.com.