GNP Expands Sales Team, Hiring Kurt A. DeWitt as Regional Manager.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 2002

GNP, a system and solutions provider for the communications marketplace, today announced Kurt A. DeWitt joined the company as Southeast regional sales manager, a newly created position.

DeWitt brings to GNP more than a decade of experience in the telecommunications industry, as both design engineer and sales professional. Most recently, he served as director of business development for Aable Technologies Corporation, an Ericsson Business Alliance Partner and Sun Microsystems' value-added integrator. Prior, DeWitt was business manager for Ericsson's billion-dollar IP/Multimedia (IPMM) division, where he directed efforts to launch the company's next-generation softswitch product family. He has also held senior sales management positions at Sun Microsystems, as well as design engineering positions with Harris Corporation and Raytheon/E-Systems.

"Mr. DeWitt's technical background and telecommunications experience make him ideally suited to develop GNP's business in the Southeastern United States," said Roger Baar, president and CEO of GNP. "We look forward to increasing our penetration in this important region."

DeWitt earned a BSEE degree at the University of Alabama, Huntsville.

He is a member of Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies, and served as chairman for the Supranet Transaction Server 2001 project for the Internet II consortium in the United States (STS2001 - http:www.sts2001.org).

About GNP

GNP is a premier provider of complete solutions integration for the communications and related markets. The company designs, manufactures and customizes open system platforms to meet the demanding requirements of its customers' programs, using Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology enhanced by system building blocks of its own design. GNP's broad range of platform solutions include SPARC-, Intel(R)- and PowerPC-based carrier-grade systems in CompactPCI(R) and other form factors. These solutions support the high-availability initiatives required in mission-critical equipment for the communications and related markets. Its products are complemented by comprehensive services, ranging from conceptual design through deployment, minimizing cycle time at all stages of the product lifecycle while achieving the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction. ISO-9001 certified, GNP is privately held with headquarters in Monrovia, California, and sales operations worldwide. For more information on GNP's products and services, visit the company web site at www.gnp.com.

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