PROTEON NETWORKS PTE. LTD. APPOINTS JACK RITTER VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONSFOR ASIA PACIFIC REGION SINGAPORE, Dec.8 / PRNewswire/ -- Proteon Networks Pte. Ltd. todayannounced that jack A. Ritter, a senior executive with extensiveexperience in international business, has been appointed vicepresident of operations for the Asia pacific region. Ritter, whoseappointment is effective immediately, reports directly to Daniel J.Capone, Jr., president and cief executive officer. Proteon NetworksPte. Ltd. is an internationally chartered affiliate of Proteon, Inc.(Nasdaq: PTON), headquartered in Westboro, Mass., USA. Ritter joins Proteon Networks from South East Asia Trade Alliance,where he was managing director of sales and marketing. In his newsrole, he will develop and manage all Proteon Networks sales andmarketing activitis for the region. Proteon Networks currentlymarkets a full line of Internet Access and LAN products from itsproducts a marketed under the OpenROUTE Networks brand name, awholly owned subsidiary. In making the appointment, Capone said, "The business ofconnecting to the Internet continues to explode aroun the world.Proteon Networks is committed to serving the needs of users in allgeographic regions. We believe that jack Ritter has the backgroundand deep skill sets to grow our business in this very strategicallyimportant part of the world. Ritter said, "The Proteon name has always stood for top quality,value and high performance. The company's wide range of InternetAccess and LAN products is well positioned to meet the expandingneeds of the region. My mission will be to ensure that the ProteonNetworks and OperROUTE Networks messages are heard loud and clear." Ritter has more than two decades of management and businessdevelopment experience in the technology sector. In his prewiousrole, he directed international business develoment technical salesand consulting services in government, commercial, military andparamilitary merkets. prior to that, he was director of independentcompany sales for Fujitsu Network Switching of America. DDuring hislong career, he has also held senior sales and marketing positions atRAE Associates, Telmart Systems Wescom, and General TelephoneCompany, all USA Companies. Ritter also served a number of years in the U.S. Navy as a chiefcommunications technician, having conducted a number oftelecommunications research studies. he holds an undergraduateForces Institute. Ritter, a native of Iowa, is also a graduate of 12federal government management, leadership, electronics, data system,radio and wireline communication system technical schools.About proteon and OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. Proteon and OpenROUTE Networks' Internet Access and LAN Porductsfeature the best price performance in their class. Single unitprices for Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity start at only $249 perunit, which includes hardware an softare. All Internet Accessproducts come standard with OperROUTE Networks' data compressionfunctionality. The Company's "ALLways.Secure"(TM) network securityprotfolio provides the widest range of integrated network securityfeatures for Internet and corporate Intranet applications. All products also feature OpenROUTE(R), the company'sinteroperable, standards-based routing software. This means thatInternet Access devices from OpenROUTE Networks are compatible withnetworking devices from such leading vendors as IBM, Digital, AscendCommunications and Motorola, who has licensed openROUTE. AllGuarantee," which means that they are guaranteed to connect toproducts from cisco and Ascend and all other suppliers; carry alifetime warranty; and are offered with a "trade up" support programinstalled in minutes and are easily maintained and managed fromcentral network sites. For more information, contact Proteon orWpenROUTE Networks, Inc. at 800-545-7464 or on the World Wide Web at http://www.openroute.com orproteon.com.NOTE: OpenTOUTE, IBM, Digital, Motorola, Cisco Systems, and AscendCommunications are trademarks of their respective organizations.SOURCE ProteonCONTACT: Joe M. Grillo of OpenROUTE Networks/roteonUSA,1-508-898-2800, [email protected]/Web site: http://www.openroute.com/Web site: http://www.proteon.com/