James Sheward Joins Eastern Technology Council Board of Directors

BLUE BELL, Pa. and WAYNE, Pa. – Oct. 31 , 2005 – Fiberlink Communications Corp., a leading innovator and trusted enterprise partner for secure mobile workforce solutions, and the Eastern Technology Council today announced that James Sheward, chief executive officer, co-founder and director of Fiberlink, has joined the Eastern Technology Council’s Board of Directors.

Eastern Technology Council board members are responsible for: developing the Council’s yearly agenda, proposing new activities and promotions to further the Council’s initiatives, actively promoting the Council to members, supporting organizations and media, and campaigning for new members and financial support for the Council.

Mr. Sheward has join ed the Eastern Technology Council’s board as a technology representative from the region , and an expert in securing the mobile workforce and corporate networks. He will leverage his experiences at Fiberlink to assist the Eastern Technology Council with its active participation with members in the regional technology community and pursue continued growth.

“I am delighted to have Jim Sheward join our Board of Directors,” stated Dianne Strunk, chief executive officer of the Eastern Technology Council. “His extensive leadership expertise will help us tremendously as we continue to grow and meet the needs of our members.”

Mr. Sheward looks forward to joining the Eastern Technology Council’s board and commented, “The ETC is an incredibly valuable asset for the region and I am pleased to be involved with the organization having been an active member for a number of years.”

Mr. Sheward co-founded Fiberlink with company chairman, Paul Russell, in 1994. Since then, the company has grown to be a leader in the mobile enterprise network services industry, employing over 200 people in the Philadelphia region. Mr. Sheward’s success hasn’t gone unnoticed. He was the winner of the Blue Chip Enterprise Award Year 2000, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Mass Mutual Financial Group, and has been recognized as Greater Philadelphia’s 2001 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the Software and Technology Services Category. In May 2004, Jim and Co-Founder Paul Russell received “Innovator of the Year” awards from Temple University’s Fox School of Business.

About Fiberlink
Fiberlink provides the software and services that enable enterprises to securely mobilise their workforces and strike the best balance of user productivity and IT control. Since 1994, more than 800,000 mobile workers have relied on Fiberlink’s solutions for access to e-mail, corporate data and other network-based resources. Today, Fiberlink’s mobile workforce solutions go beyond basic network connectivity to ensure IT organizations have total control over the myriad security threats, compliance policies and cost concerns that are often associated with mobile computing. Gartner, Yankee Group and Burton Group consistently recognize Fiberlink as an innovative leader in mobile and remote access solutions. Fiberlink customers include Continental Airlines, Grant Thornton and Targus Group International. Headquartered in Blue Bell, Pa., Fiberlink has offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Additional information about Fiberlink is available at www.fiberlink.com.

About the Eastern Technology Council
The Eastern Technology Council, an association representing approximately 800 technology-oriented companies, helps entrepreneurs raise capital, attract employees, gain customers, find information, and garner publicity.  The Council provides customized events and innovative financial services as well as a broad variety of publications and cost-saving discounts on retirement benefits, medical plans and healthcare.  For more information, visit the Eastern Technology Council Website at www.techcouncil.org.

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