SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Osicom Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FIBR), which through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sorrento Networks, Inc., is a leading developer and marketer of end-to-end optical networking solutions for metropolitan and access networks, today announced the appointment of James M. Dixon as President and Chief Operating Officer of Osicom Technologies. Dixon, currently the Chairman of Aeris.net South America, formerly served as Executive Vice President of Nextel and President of Digital Mobil Networks. During his tenure at Nextel/Digital Mobil Networks, Dixon was responsible for the worldwide development of Nextel's Digital Mobile Networks and technologies.

"We are pleased to bring Jim aboard at such a critical time in our company's history, as we continue to grow our business in response to increasing opportunities in the marketplace," said Dr. Xin Cheng, Osicom Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

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