BELLEVUE, Wash., August 3, 2000 (PRIMEZONE) -- Unity Wireless Corporation (formerly Sonic Systems Corporation) (OTCBB:ZSON) is pleased to announce that Mr. Norman Dowds has joined the management team of the Company. He will be assisting with setting the strategic direction of the Company's wireless technologies, technology transfer, licensing and acquisition initiatives.
Mr. Dowds has over 25 years experience in telecommunications technology research and development. He has worked with companies such as Microtel, MPR Teltech (a division of BCTel; now Telus Communications), GTE's research and development unit, and Starvision. Many talented engineers who worked under Mr. Dowds' direction have gone on to strategic leadership positions with industry leaders like PMC Sierra, Spectrum Signal Processing and Newbridge Networks.
"I believe my experience in the development of systems based on complex technologies will help Unity Wireless at this stage in its growth," states Mr. Dowds. "Unity has the right mix of start-up determination, and depth in management and engineering; I am excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead."
Mr. Dowds was responsible for generating over $18 million in revenue while he was Vice President of Networks, Products and Services at MPR Teltech. He lead the team of 240 engineers, designers and technicians to design telecommunications equipment for network vendors such as Northern Telecom and Newbridge Networks and service providers such as Telus and GTE.
Mr. Dowds' career achievements are well known. At MPR Teltech, his team developed the ATMNet (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) system. This system became one of the core technologies of Newbridge Networks. Other achievements include the development of DSS (Digital Services System) which enables end-to-end management of special service circuits and WAVE (Wide Area Video Equipment), a broadband platform technology for the deployment of high quality switched video services.
"We are delighted to have Norman on our team," comments Mark Godsy, Chairman and CEO of Unity Wireless. " His depth of experience in leading research and development teams, developing strategies, and commercially successful technologies will add significantly to our success."
About Unity Wireless Unity Wireless Corporation (formerly Sonic Systems Corporation) is a multi-faceted provider of wireless data, acoustic technologies and systems integration services. The Company sells to the computing, communications, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industries. For more information, please visit the web site at www.unitywireless.com.
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