CTC Hires New Vice President of Sales: January 9, 2006

Springfield, Va. -- January 9, 2006 -- Cornet Technology Communications (CTC), the network communications solutions division of Cornet Technology, Inc., has hired Patrick J. Troy as vice president of sales. Troy comes to CTC with more than twenty years of experience in sales and business development and a strong track record for increasing revenue and market share.

Troy's previous work experience includes positions with Xyratex International, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, Exodus Communications, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc.

At Xyratex, a provider of storage and network technology, Troy was Senior Director for Americas Sales where, in a year and a half interval, he grew annual revenue by 35 percent. With Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, he was national director of Sun Partner Development, where he wrote and implemented a Sun channel development strategy and plan that resulted in a revenue increase of 150 percent.

At Exodus Communications, Inc., an Internet Service Provider, Troy, in his position as senior director of U.S. and EMEA Sales, developed a best-of-class sales organization that was able to close Fortune 500 companies to achieve 150 percent of revenue targets within his first year.

In his five years at Sun Microsystems, Inc., Troy moved from sales team leader to Western Area Director of Product Sales, where he was tasked with building an entire sales organization. This organization achieved 115 percent of its sales goal and grew annual revenue by 40 percent year after year during his tenure.

According to CTC President Tom Bennett, "Patrick’s proven sales, channel management, and business development experience, technical background, and ability to lead world-class sales teams will be mutually beneficial to CTC and the company's clients. We are pleased to welcome him to the CTC team."

About Cornet Technology, Inc.
Cornet Technology, Inc. (CTI) is a manufacturing and professional services company consisting of four divisions: Cornet Technology Communications designs and manufactures data, voice and video network switching products and provides integration services for federal and commercial markets; Video Convergence provides video products and comprehensive integration services to the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) market; Anami Communications provides information technology consulting and services to federal, state and local governments, and corporations worldwide; and Optim Systems develops and integrates audio, video and Web conferencing solutions for government and commercial organizations. Founded in 1989, CTI is headquartered near Washington, D.C. For more information, visit CTI at www.cornet.com.

Press Contact: Liz Palm	Company Contact: Rosemarie D'Agostino
DPR Group	Cornet Technology, Inc.
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