Prior to joining Proxim, Duffy was vice president of Home Networking at Siemens Information & Communications Mobile, where he was responsible for channel development, strategic partnerships and customer acquisition, as well as for creating and managing global business processes. He also worked closely with Proxim, Inc. in promoting home networking products offered by both companies based on the HomeRF standard.

      "Kevin brings depth and experience to our team. The Broadband Services Division will help us get closer to the market and focus on what we believe to be the major strategic promise of our recent merger," said David King, president and COO of Proxim. "We have created this new division in order to fulfill the promise of integrating our fixed-wireless and mobile wireless products in order to provide low-cost, high-speed access to residences and public spaces."

     Proxim has a strong offering for service providers who need high-performance backhaul capabilities or last-mile solutions through its Tsunami Point to Multipoint product. In addition, Proxim is working with service providers who want to offer their customers wireless home networking products, such as Proxim's Skyline and Symphony solutions.

     "I am excited to join Proxim and to help build the Broadband Services Division," said Kevin Duffy. "Proxim offers service providers the indoor and outdoor wireless solutions they need, and I look forward to focusing on this important market."

     Prior to Siemens, Duffy held positions with Northern Telecom and Tracor Aerospace and was a non-commissioned officer serving as Avionics Nav/Com technician in the United States Air Force.

     Duffy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin.

     About Proxim
     Proxim Corporation, a company created by the merger between Proxim, Inc. and Western Multiplex Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of wireless networking equipment, securely connecting networks within buildings as well as between locations. Proxim's complete line of high-speed fixed wireless solutions and wireless local area networks (LANs) provide enterprises, service providers and consumers with unprecedented network capacity and mobility. Primary applications for the company's products include mobile/wireless backhaul, fiber extension/redundancy, enterprise/campus LAN bridging, in-building LANs, last mile access and small office and home networking.

     For the Proxim Corporation Investor Information Service, call toll free at 877-996-8947. The company's website is http://www.proxim.com/newproxim.

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Proxim Corporation
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