ARC Wireless to Reduce Costs and Restructure Starworks Wireless Subsidiary.Business Editors WHEAT RIDGE Wheat Ridge, city (1990 pop. 29,419), Jefferson co., N central Colo., a suburb of Denver; inc. 1969. Chiefly residential, Wheat Ridge is the site of an annual carnation festival. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2001 ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ARCS), today announced the streamlining of the management of ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. and the restructuring of its Starworks Wireless subsidiary. These efforts will significantly reduce the Company's general and administrative costs administrative costs, n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided. . Effective immediately, Randall P. Marx will replace Glenn A. Befort as Chief Executive Officer of ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. and Thomas Reed Thomas Reed may refer to:
"I am very excited as well as pleased that the Board of Directors has the confidence in my ability to lead the Company," stated Randall P. Marx. "I want to thank Mr. Befort and Mr. Reed for their service to the Company and their efforts in helping to develop the restructuring plan. I consider it a privilege to have been able to work with both of them," Mr. Marx added. "I welcome the opportunity to serve the shareholders of the Company in my additional capacity as a director," stated Gregory Raskin. "I look forward to working with Mr. Marx and the rest of the team to take the Company to the next level." Burton Calloway will remain Vice President of Business Development. He will initially focus on expanding on the presence of the Company's Antennas America's division in the various markets the Company is focusing on, including MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. , Bluetooth and Home RF. Additionally, Mr. Calloway will be proactive in understanding market needs and translating those needs to the operating business units. Richard L. (Andy) Anderson's focus will be on the Antennas America division, as well as handling investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. . The Company also announced today the termination of David McConnell as President of Starworks Wireless, a.k.a. The Kit Company, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of the Company. The Company will seek a replacement for Mr. McConnell but in the interim will manage The Kit Company through its Antennas America division. ARC Wireless acquired StarWorks in September 2000 from Mr. McConnell and his wife for $1.5 million cash and 1,959,499 shares of the Company's restricted stock. The Company currently is involved in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. with Mr. and Mrs. McConnell and other parties, with the Company claiming either for the transaction to be reversed or for the McConnells to pay damages for their alleged misrepresentations. The McConnells are also claiming damages from the Company for alleged misrepresentations by the Company. At this time the Company has withheld all of the 1,959,499 shares of the Company's stock and $500,000 of the cash portion of the purchase price. The McConnells have forfeited for·feit n. 1. Something surrendered or subject to surrender as punishment for a crime, an offense, an error, or a breach of contract. 2. Games a. the $500,000 and returned an additional $200,000 of the cash portion of the purchase price prior to commencement of the litigation. With the changes mentioned above and others being made, the Company estimates a cost savings to the Company in excess of $500,000 per year. "It is the objective of the Company to reach profitability as soon as possible and to bring increased value and communication to its shareholders," stated Mr. Marx. About ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. is a wireless technology company that is involved in marketing, distribution and servicing, as well as selective design and manufacturing, of a broad range of component and network solutions in support of wireless applications. The Company's wireless solutions are marketed through the Company's internal sales force, OEMs, numerous reseller distribution channels, retail and the Internet to support network deployment in the growing domestic and global wireless markets. ARC Wireless Solutions Inc., together with its Antennas America division, is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, Colorado The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is 5 miles (8 km) . The Company's Winncom Technologies subsidiary is located in Solon, Ohio Solon (pronounced Sew-len) is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and is a suburb of Cleveland in the Northeast Ohio Region, the 14th largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 21,802. , and its Starworks Wireless subsidiary, doing business as The Kit Company, is located in Atlanta, Georgia. For more information about the Company and its products, please visit our web sites at www.arcwireless.net, www.antennas.com, www.winncom.com and www.thekitcompany.com. This is not a solicitation solicitation In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual to buy or sell securities and does not purport to be an analysis of the Company's financial position. This Release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. See the Company's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB and Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for additional statements concerning important factors, such as demand for products, manufacturing costs and competition, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations. |
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