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Arel Communications and Software Board of Directors Elects George Morris Chairman.


ATLANTA -- Arel Communications and Software (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

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: ARLC ARLC Automatic Revolving Letter of Credit ), technology leader in universal voice, video and data web communication for interactive conferencing/collaboration and training applications, announced that its board of directors elected George Morris George Morris may refer to:
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, 59, Chairman. Mr. Morris succeeds Itzhak Gross who has retired from the board. Mr. Morris is former chief financial officer of The Iams Company. He has served as a consultant to Arel, and, since January 1, 2004, as a Director on Arel's board.

Mr. Morris stated, "I am pleased and honored to be named chairman of Arel's board of directors. Having participated in the company's strategic decision-making process for the past year, I believe I have a unique perspective on the company's ability to capture the opportunities that lie ahead. I look forward to contributing more intensely to this growth effort."

Philippe Szwarc, chief executive officer of Arel stated, "On behalf of the entire Arel team, I would like to welcome George Morris as Arel's new Chairman. George is an astute manager, and his understanding of strategic business development at large corporations is particularly valuable now as we deepen our cultivation of Arel's target customers who are geographically dispersed companies in the Fortune 1000. Further, Arel's broadening geographic footprint can benefit from George's expertise in global business practices. We look forward to his stewardship as we pursue Arel's exciting next phase of growth in rich media conferencing and collaboration."

Mr. Morris has and continues to serve as a consultant to a number of companies in the areas of business strategy, corporate governance Corporate Governance

The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law.
 and corporate finance, holding seats on the boards of several companies. Between May 1996 and April 2000, Mr. Morris held the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer of the Iams Company, a global pet food company that was acquired by Proctor and Gamble in 1999. Prior to this, he held various positions with the Borden Corporation, including two years as vice president of strategy, chief financial officer and president of the pasta and sauce business. Mr. Morris began his career with General Foods Corporation, where he held various senior executive positions. He earned a bachelors degree in business administration in accounting from St. Bonaventure University Students and alumni refer to the university with an affectionate nickname—"Bona's"—which originates from the school's original name, St. Bonaventure's College. Location
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, an MBA MBA
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Master of Business Administration

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About Arel Communications and Software

Arel Communications and Software, a technology leader in interactive web communications, develops, markets and sells a universal conferencing software solution for enterprise-wide deployment of integrated voice, video and data web conferencing/collaboration and training applications. Designed around Arel's Integrated Conferencing Platform(TM)(ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) core software, the Arel Spotlight(TM) application suite facilitates collaboration for key business processes such as corporate and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales , distance learning, product development, customer relationship management, and supply chain management by allowing dispersed enterprise users to collaborate in real time with synchronized voice, video and data. Arel's scaleable, secure, and network-friendly universal conferencing solution is becoming the choice solution for large enterprises moving from 'off-network' pay per usage services to 'on-network' solutions for greater control, cost-savings and integration with internal systems. www.arelcom.com

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time in Arel Communications and Software's filings with the Security Exchange Commission.

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