Galazar Gets Big Names on Board

OTTAWA -- Galazar Networks™ Inc., a leading fabless semiconductor company with advanced, next generation SONET/SDH framers, today announced that Claude Champagne and Jozef Straus have joined their Board as Independent Directors.

About Claude Champagne – Director

Claude Champagne has a wealth of experience in the optical transmission space. He started his career at Nortel Networks where, over an 11 year period, he held various design and senior management positions in optical networking, multiplexers, voice frequency, digital radio and digital video product development. Claude subsequently joined Positron Industries as V.P. Engineering and Strategic Planning where he became the initial founder of Positron Fiber Systems Corp., the first company to focus on the SONET fiber access market. This business grew rapidly under Claude's leadership and vision, culminating in a successful cross-border IPO (NASDAQ, TSX and MSE). Through acquisitions he became V.P. Transport Systems for RELTEC Corp. and then V.P. Optical Networks North America for Marconi PLC, where he led high quality teams that developed world-class optical technology and products.

About Jozef Straus – Director

After having retired as Chief Executive Officer and Co-chairman in August 2003, Dr. Straus currently holds the role of Founder Emeritus and Advisor to the CEO of JDS Uniphase Corporation, a worldwide leader in optical technology primarily for fiberoptic communications. Dr. Straus was appointed CEO of JDS Uniphase in May 2000, subsequent to having served as President, and Chief Operating Officer since the 1999 merger of JDS FITEL Inc. and Uniphase Corporation. He co-founded JDS FITEL in 1981 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since 1993. Prior to JDS FITEL, Dr. Straus held various research and management positions with Bell-Northern Research and Nortel.

"We’re thrilled to have experienced industry leaders like Jozef and Claude contributing to our corporate direction" said Richard Deboer, CEO, Galazar Networks. "We feel that their hands-on experience creating and growing successful companies will be valuable in realizing our vision for Galazar."

"Galazar’s commitment to leadership in the growing framer market is undisputed," said Jozef Straus, former CEO of JDS Uniphase Corporation "With a solid vision, they know where they want to take the business and how to achieve their goals."

"I’ve interacted with many of the people at Galazar over the years," said Claude Champagne, former VP Optical Networks North America for Marconi PLC. "The key attributes that I associate with the team are integrity and commitment. This is an organization with maturity and a deep understanding of networking products."

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