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KENTRON TECHNOLOGIES NAMES NEW ENGLAND SALES MANAGER

Karen Wheeler moves to new position in growing Wilmington, MA based innovator of next-generation memory architectures

Wilmington, MA, (Oct. 5, 2000) – Karen Wheeler has been named as the New England Sales Manager for Kentron Technologies (www.kentrontech.com), an innovator in next-generation memory architectures.

Wheeler – a native of Atlanta, Georgia who now resides in Londonderry, NH – was promoted from her previous position as Inside Sales Account Executive. In that role, she was recognized as the company’s top sales account executive in channel hardware sales for 1999. She has considerable experience working with telecom & server companies and offers considerable skills that will be utilized to support Kentron’s sales & marketing efforts. 

“We are thrilled to have her in this new position,” said Robert Goodman, CEO of Kentron Technologies. “This in an exciting time for us and, as we grow, it is crucial to have such experienced and dedicated people to help us realize the successful achievement of our revenue goals.” 

Wheeler moves to this new position in the midst of a rapid expansion, the result of global interest the company is receiving from major hardware manufacturers. In addition to the opening of a West Coast office this month, Kentron is also tripling the existing size of its Massachusetts headquarters, located at 155 West Street in Wilmington, MA. The added space will accommodate administrative functions, allow for an expansion of its in-house research and development laboratory and lead to the tripling of its existing staff. 

ABOUT KENTRON TECHNOLOGIES

Founded in 1996, Kentron Technologies, Inc. is among the world’s most innovative, and fastest-growing computer memory companies. Kentron is committed to providing the world’s leading providers of computer products with the most advanced memory solutions, architectures and module designs far into the 21st century. 
With its next generation memory technologies and platforms, Kentron is pioneering new memory density and speed technologies in the memory density and speed issues faced by the Internet server and router marketplace. These memory architectures achieve the highest "per socket" densities in the world without the premium costs that might be expected of such leading edge technology. The company manufactures its products in three locations, all in the United States.

Additional information about Kentron Technologies, Inc. is available at the Company’s Web site www.kentrontech.com or by calling (978) 988-9100.