D2 Technologies Appoints Doug Makishima as VP of Marketing.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- D2 Technologies announces today that it has appointed Doug Makishima to the post of vp of marketing. Makishima reports to Dr. David Wong, president of D2. The company is best known for its vPort VoIP software, which is deployed in both consumer and small business products, and is designed for applications such as wired/wireless Voice-enabled Terminal Adapters, routers and gateways, as well VoIP phones and handsets.

Doug Makishima has over 19 years of marketing and engineering experience in the networking and communications industries. He joins D2 from Intoto, a leading network security vendor, where he served as vp of marketing. Prior to Intoto, Mr. Makishima served as vice president of marketing for Hifn, a leading provider of security and network processors, and vice president of marketing and sales for Parkervision, a wireless communications solutions provider. In his senior management positions at Nortel Networks, AMD and Adaptec, he managed the marketing and development of advanced networking and storage products. During his engineering career, Mr. Makishima was responsible for the development of a patented storage IC technology. He holds a BSEE from the University of California and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

"Doug Makishima brings a perfect blend of experience, industry insider knowledge and enthusiasm to D2," says Dr. David Wong, president of D2. "He joins us at a time when we are poised for major growth. Our software is being widely accepted by a number of the most important companies in our industry. It will be up to Doug to capitalize on the reputation we have built and to take us to the next level."

About D2 Technologies

D2 Technologies, Inc. is the world's leader in softDSP-based software solutions for the rapidly growing VoIP market. Its software spans both enterprise and consumer devices, such as gateways and WiFi handsets. Since the company's original founding in 1993, D2's VoIP solutions have been widely deployed in thousands of systems that process billions of minutes of phone calls every month. D2 licenses its software to systems manufacturers worldwide who develop a wide variety of consumer products. The company's software runs on the platforms of several major semiconductor vendors.

The company's headquarters is located at 104 W. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Additional information about D2 is available at www.d2tech.com.

D2's Asia sales/support office is located at Room 6, 5F, No.120, Sect 2, Gongdaowu Road, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. Tel: [phone].

Note to Editors: A photo of Doug Makishima is available upon request.