BELLEVUE, Wash., March 22, 2000 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unity Wireless (a dba of Sonic Systems Corporation of Delaware) (NQB:ZSON) is pleased to announce the appointments of Urszula Szkopek and Michael Stunden to the positions of Director of Operations and In-house Counsel, respectively.
Ms. Szkopek joined Unity Wireless March 20 as director of operations and is responsible for managing the production, testing and quality control systems for the Company's wireless communications technologies. Prior to joining Unity Wireless, Ms. Szkopek held the position of Production Manager at Glenayre Manufacturing where she managed a production staff of 120 and oversaw scheduling, manufacturing and testing of Glenayre's Radio Frequency Base Stations and Voice Messaging Systems products. Ms. Szkopek has nearly 20 years experience in the communications and technology industries. "I'm pleased to be joining the Unity Wireless team at such an exciting time in the Company's growth," said Szkopek. "My experience will be put to good use as Unity enters its high growth period."
Mr. Stunden will join Unity Wireless effective April 10 as in-house counsel and will be primarily responsible for the various corporate, securities and intellectual property affairs of the Company. Mr. Stunden is a member of the bar in both British Columbia and Alberta and practices in the areas of corporate, commercial and intellectual property law. He has held positions in several Calgary and Vancouver law firms and has also served as in-house counsel for the wireless data division of Motorola. When asked about his new position, Mr. Stunden replied, "I'm delighted to be joining a growing high tech company in such an exciting field as wireless data technologies. My experience managing IP (intellectual property) assets and contract negotiations fits well with Unity's growth strategy."
"Both Urszula and Michael will be great additions to our team," said Unity Wireless president and chief operating officer Tom Dodd. "The quality of people we continue to attract really enhances our depth and ability to capitalize on opportunities quickly. Especially in the fast paced world of wireless internet, there is still nothing as valuable as experienced management."
About Unity Wireless Unity Wireless (a dba of Sonic Systems Corporation of Delaware) is a multi-faceted provider of wireless and acoustic technologies to the computing, communications, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industries in support of enhanced communication and safety applications.
Certain information included in this news release, as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Sonic Systems Corporation, contain statements that are forward-looking. Such statements relate to the future anticipated direction of the wireless industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual operations or results to differ materially from those anticipated.
Note: Sonic Systems Corporation, a Delaware corporation with offices in Bellevue, Wash., dba Unity Wireless, is in no way affiliated with SonicWall, Inc. (formerly Sonic Systems, Inc.), a California corporation with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, which provides Internet security solutions.