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EXHIBIT 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Tom Mayer
Symplex Communications
(480) 502-9294
[email protected]
SYMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS APPOINTS NEW
ACTING PRESIDENT AND CEO
WHITMORE LAKE, MI, September 19, 2000--Symplex Communications Corporation
(SYC.U.VSE), a worldwide provider of custom Internet solutions, announces the
resignation of Mr. Duane Gardner, Acting President and CEO. At a board meeting
held earlier today Mr. Gardner's resignation was accepted and Tom Mayer was
appointed on an interim basis to replace him. Tom Mayer is a long term member of
the board and in 1997 was the President and CEO of Symplex.
About Symplex Communications
Symplex, headquartered in Whitmore Lake, Mich, manufactures network enhancement
devices that provide cost savings, improved throughput performance, and
reliability for enterprise networks. Symplex is best known for the Datamizer(R)
line of data compressors that optimize leased lines, satellite links, and frame
relay circuits. In addition to Datamizers, Symplex also manufactures the
DirectRoute(R) line of switching access systems designed specifically for cost-
effective high-speed Internet and intranet access. Founded in 1981, Symplex is
the most long-standing internetworking solutions provider with a 19-year record
of technological innovation. Symplex is a publicly held company, traded on the
Canadian Venture Exchange under the ticker symbol SYC.U.
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For more information, call 734/449-9370 or visit Symplex's World Wide Web site
at http://www.symplex.com.
Signed By:
Tom Mayer
Director
