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Barbara Rudolph
Rudolph & Company
781-229-1811
bjr@rudolphandcompany.com

WESTFORD MASS., June 19, 2006 - Ekaru, LLC, a strategic hands on IT services company, today announced that it had recently hired two additional Senior Technology Advisors to join its team of technology industry professionals.

Joseph Zahavi, formerly a Senior Quality Assurance Manager at Sycamore Networks, and Joe Bakan, previously Director of Educational Media at Tufts-New England Medical Center, have a combined 44 years of experience to add to Ekaru’s existing team of knowledgeable technology professionals, who collectively posses more than 100 years of IT know-how and judgment.

“To provide additional expertise for our fast-growing client list, we’ve brought aboard more exceptional IT talent,” said Ann Westerheim, president of Ekaru. “Joseph Zahavi’s background in network systems and high speed telecomm, and Joe Bakan’s experience in video data communications and network performance, enables Ekaru to continue to provide the highest level of excellence as an IT outsource company, and to be further prepared for any kind of data or network challenge that our small business clients may face.”

Joseph Zahavi

With more than 19 years in high-technology, including large-scale system integration, broadband access, wireless networking, application tuning, high-speed telecommunication devices, software quality assurance, and military sensor systems, Joseph Zahavi brings a vast array of technical and project management experience to Ekaru.

At Sycamore Networks, Joseph’s hands on experience included network architecture, embedded Linux programming, Java network management, and test lab and customer service facility planning. Joseph previously held positions as a Senior Consulting Engineer at Kollsman, HDSL System Engineer at PairGain Technologies, and Radar Software Specialist at Hughes Aircraft.

He earned his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 1987 and 1988.

Joseph Bakan

Joe Bakan, in addition to his stewardship as Director of Educational Media at Tufts-New England Medical Center, brings over 25 years in information technology to his new position with Ekaru. His IT background includes strong experience in advanced data communications and in the integration of voice, video, and data over the network.

Prior to joining Ekaru, Joe worked closely with the Tufts’ central IT department to integrate IP video services across the university data network, while addressing the special issues of video data communications, such as network performance, connectivity, and security. He was instrumental in the development of videoconferencing capability between Tufts campuses and was responsible for the management of the live videoconferencing on the Tufts University network.

Joe holds an M.S. in Biomedical Communications from the University of Cincinnati, and B.A from Antioch College.

About Ekaru, LLC
Headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, Ekaru, LLC, provides strategic, hands-on technology services for small business and mid-sized businesses. It has enabled a growing list of clients to transform their IT systems from reliable utilities into strategic business assets that can drive revenue growth. The company has the technical knowledge to keep business systems running smoothly and the business technology perspective to advise on IT growth planning as a business expands. Acting as an outsourced IT department, Ekaru’s staff of engineers and consultants can develop, maintain or trouble shoot network solutions, high speed internet access , security & back-up, data protection & recovery, web & email hosting, web site development and strategy & planning. Ekaru, a Certified Microsoft Small Business Specialist, as well as a certified member of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), was established in 2001. For more information, visit the web site at www.ekaru.com or call 1-866 GO EKARU (463-5278).

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