Chipcom names Ellen R. Kokos vice president, marketing.

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 1995--Chipcom Corporation (NASDAQ:CHPM) Tuesday announced the appointment of Ellen R. Kokos as vice president, marketing and an officer of the company, effective January 30.

Reporting to Chipcom's president and CEO, Rob Held, Kokos will have overall senior management responsibility for the company's corporate marketing function, including channels marketing, marketing communications, public relations and systems marketing strategies and programs.

Kokos brings to Southborough, Mass.-based Chipcom over 20 years of extensive management experience. She is joining the company from Digital Equipment Corporation where she was vice president, marketing, of the Advanced Technology Group. Prior to that, Kokos was director, channels marketing and business development of Novell, Inc.'s Multimedia Products Division, which she joined following that company's acquisition of Fluent, Inc., where she served as vice president, marketing and sales. Previously, Kokos held several senior level marketing positions during a five-year career at Sun Microsystems. She also worked for five years at Prime Computer in various marketing and planning roles. Kokos began her career with International Data Corporation.

According to Held, "We are extremely pleased a person of Ellen's caliber is joining the company at a key time in our history. She is a very strong addition to our executive management team, and we look forward to her contributions as we further enhance and build on Chipcom's growing reputation and awareness in the market."

Kokos received her B.A. degree from Smith College in Northhampton, Mass.

Founded in 1983, Chipcom Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, and supports fault-tolerant intelligent switching systems, including hub, internetworking and network management products, for remote sites, facility and enterprise network computing environments. The company reported record revenue of $185 million for the first nine months of its 1994 fiscal year, ended September 24, a 65 percent increase over the same period of 1993. Together with its resellers, Chipcom has a presence in more than 40 countries, and the company employs over 850 people worldwide.

Chipcom was ranked Number 16 on Financial World magazine's 1994 list of America's best 200 growth companies, Number 81 on Fortune magazine's 1994 list as one of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the United States, and Number 150 on Forbes magazine's 1994 list as one of the 200 best small companies in America.

-0-

Note to Editors: Chipcom is a registered trademark and the Chipcom logo is a trademark of Chipcom Corporation.

CONTACT: Chipcom Corporation, Southborough

John H. Ricciardone, 508/624-6840

E-mail: [e-mail]

Beaupre & Co. Public Relations

Glen M. Zimmerman, 603/436-6690

E-mail: [e-mail]