Dr. Avi Katz Joins iTerra As CEO

Dr. Avi Katz as started at the top, joining microwave/lightwave supplier iTerra Communications 
as their President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will also serve as a member of the Board 
of Directors. Before joining iTerra, Katz was Chief Executive Officer and President of Intransa, a 
leading iSCSI-IPSAN storage networking firm, Chief Executive Officer of Equator Technologies, 
a leading fabless company that developed and manufactured digital media Systems On Chip (SoC), 
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development for Symphony Services, an offshore 
engineering service provider, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President of Strategic 
Development for Watkins-Johnson Co., a manufacturer of power devices, communication systems, 
and semiconductor manufacturing systems, and Senior Vice President for Global Operations, Sales 
and Marketing for ASTeX, a manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication manufacturing 
equipment.

According to Lyle Jordan, Chairman of iTerra's Board of Directors, "We consider ourselves 
extremely fortunate that Dr. Katz has joined iTerra - and the timing could not be better. Our 
company is poised to make dramatic inroads into both the microwave and lightwave global 
markets with unique families of products, and Dr. Katz is uniquely suited to lead the way." Katz 
began his technical career at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, NJ, where he led laser and 
photonics development activities and focused on thin-film processes and packaging technologies 
for photonic devices.
 
iTerra Communications (www.iterrac.com)