Digi International Names Gregory Wilkes Vice President of Americas Sales.

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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2000

Digi International(R) (Nasdaq: DGII) today announced that Gregory Wilkes has joined the Company as Vice President of Americas Sales. Mr. Wilkes was selected for his wealth of experience in the data communications industry and strong track record of success in identifying and growing new product lines. His responsibilities will include growing and developing Digi's North American sales channel and Latin American sales channel along with OEM and strategic accounts.

Mr. Wilkes joins Digi from a company he co-founded, Entrega Technologies, Inc., which was the market share leader in the sale of USB hubs, upgrade kits, converters and cables until its acquisition. As Vice President, Sales and Marketing since March of 1998, Mr. Wilkes was responsible for spearheading channel marketing strategy for all products through two-tier distribution into retail, mail order, e-commerce and VAR channels, achieving the leading market share for all resellers. His experience included creating strategic partner programs with USBIF, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, HP, & UMAX. During his tenure, he grew sales to a run rate of $27 million annually in just over one year while receiving industry recognition for best packaging, best strategy, best product and best vendor.

Before founding Entegra, Mr. Wilkes was Director of Sales for 3COM Corporation with responsibility for over 50% of North American revenues for US Robotics Desktop Modem products. While leading a team of regional managers, account managers and inside sales associates from June 1996 to June 1998, Mr. Wilkes developed programs and strategies for consumer, systems integration, distribution, VAR, SME and corporate reseller channels. His contribution increased desktop modem market share from an average of 28% to over 60% in all channels and achieved an annual run rate in excess of $600 million. His team also received four consecutive "Vendor of the Year" awards at Retail Vision.

According to Joseph Dunsmore, Digi president and CEO, "Mr. Wilkes brings both a wealth of experience in the data communications industry and over ten years of sales experience in Digi's two-tier distribution channel. He knows the products, knows the customers, sees the future, and has strong channel relationships. As we continued to implement our new strategy it was clear that Mr. Wilkes' combination of success in identifying and growing new product lines and also developing channel sales strategies within our industry made him the logical choice to lead Digi into the future."

Mr. Wilkes replaces Mr. Michael Bantz, the former Vice President of North American Sales, who has resigned from the Company to pursue other interests.

Digi International

Based in Minneapolis, Digi International is a leading worldwide provider of voice, data and fax communications hardware and software that delivers seamless connectivity solutions for open systems, server-based remote access and LAN markets. The company markets its products through a global network of distributors and resellers, system integrators and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For more information, visit Digi's website at www.digi.com or call 1-800-344-4273 (U.S.) or [phone] (International).

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Certain statements made in this release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not guaranties of the company's future performance. Important factors could cause actual results to defer materially include, but are not limited to the following: rapid changes in products and technologies that may displace products sold by Digi, the competitive industry within which Digi operates, Digi's reliance on distributors, declining prices of networking products, and changes in the companies level of profitability.