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Title: IKANO APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Date: May 21st, 2001
For Release: IMMEDIATE

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah --- IKANO Communications, an Internet networking infrastructure company and market-leading provider of branded Internet services, has appointed Garth Howard as president and chief operating officer.

In his new role, Howard will guide and manage the strategic direction and daily operations of sales, marketing, finance, Customer Relationship Management, creative, and the call center.

"It's exciting to be joining a technology company that has managed to show continued growth and success, despite the slowing economy," says Howard. "IKANO continues to show accelerated growth and is in a pivotal position in its industry. I'm thrilled to be leading the IKANO team as we implement initiatives that will take the company to the next level."

Howard is a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of senior management experience. Most recently, Howard served as president of custom solutions for Convergys' Customer Management Group. Howard was responsible for managing more than 12,000 employees and a budget of $415 million in the company's outsourced call center and help desk operations, which support many of the company's Fortune 500 clients.

Prior to that, Howard served as senior vice president of corporate strategy at Convergys as well as president of the Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) business unit.

Before joining Convergys, Howard held senior level positions at Key Bank, Fidelity Investments and American Express.

Henry Smith, IKANO CEO, commented, "We are pleased to have such an accomplished executive as IKANO's new president. "Garth brings many years of senior leadership experience, as well as significant experience in Internet and call center technologies. His expertise will be invaluable in guiding IKANO's future."

About IKANO Communications
IKANO is a market-leading management service provider of Internet networking infrastructure and private-label Internet services. IKANO provides turnkey processes for businesses and organizations wishing to leverage the Internet to communicate with customers, employees or members. As the official Data Networking Services Provider for the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, IKANO provides the data networking services and support for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. IKANO offers a robust global IP network; application solutions; private label Internet services, including dial-up, DSL, and high-speed wireless; as well as Web and mail hosting; server side filtering; branded dynamic portal development; branded customer service and technical support; Business Rules Platform for automated accounting; and unified communications. Since its first branded Internet Web site was launched in 1998, IKANO has added more than 200 branded partners. IKANO is the parent company of SISNA, one of the nation's pioneer Internet Service Providers. Auracom/Interhop are wholly owned subsidiaries of IKANO, offering ISP franchises and consumer Internet services throughout Canada.

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