FORMER 3COM EXECUTIVE JOINS GLOBAL IP SOLUTIONS’ MANAGEMENT TEAM

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Steve Rust Joins Global IP Solutions as Vice President of Business Development

San Francisco — June 11, 2007 — Global IP Solutions (GIPS), the leading provider of embedded media processing solutions, announced today the appointment of Steve Rust as vice president of GIPS business development. Mr. Rust is responsible for future alliances, mergers and acquisitions.

“Steve’s experience and knowledge in acquisitions and business development will provide our team with an invaluable foundation for our strategy moving forward,” said Gary Hermansen, President and CEO, Global IP Solutions. “As GIPS maintains its lead in providing multimedia engines for the VoIP industry, we look forward to his contributions as a member of the GIPS management team.”

“GIPS voice and video technology is catalyzing the growth of the VoIP industry and I’m excited to be a member of GIPS executive team.” said Steve who will perform an essential role in the development of the company strategy moving forward.

Steve previously worked at 3Com – a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises. He helped lead several deals for 3Com including the acquisition of a major joint venture in China for an equity valuation of $1.8 billion. Rust also led the acquisition of TippingPoint, a high-growth network security company for over $400 million.

Mr. Rust graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and he holds an MBA from Wharton.

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