Pulse~LINK FOUNDERS JOHN SANTHOFF, BRUCE WATKINS AND WADDAH AL MOUSA NAMED ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR® FINALISTS IN SAN DIEGO
Carlsbad, CA - May 16, 2005 - Pulse~LINK, Inc., a leading developer of Ultra Wideband (UWB) communications, announced today that its three founding partners, Chief Technology Officer, John Santhoff; President and Chief Operating Officer, Bruce Watkins; and Chairman, Waddah Al-Mousa, have been named finalists in the technology category for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards 2005 in San Diego. Mr. Santhoff, Mr. Watkins and Mr. Al-Mousa were selected from nearly 100 nominations by a panel of independent judges consisting of area leaders from business, academic and civic organizations. Winners will be announced at an awards banquet on June 14, 2005 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines.
The Entrepreneur Of The Year award was created by Ernst & Young to recognize outstanding individuals on a regional, national and ultimately global level. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities.
"It is a great honor to be selected as finalists in the technology category for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, especially here in San Diego where the technology industry is booming with entrepreneurial spirit and innovation," states Pulse~LINK's Bruce Watkins. "We are extremely grateful to have our Company recognized in this way and applaud Ernst & Young for acknowledging the commitment it takes for organizations with a vision for the future."
"Entrepreneur Of The Year award finalists embrace the entrepreneurial spirit and determination needed to achieve success," said Niki Krutop, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program Director for San Diego. "Ernst & Young is proud to recognize and support these leaders and their companies."
About The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Program
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Program was created and is produced by professional services firm Ernst & Young LLP. As the first award of its kind, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic and growing businesses. The program honors entrepreneurs through regional, national and global award programs in over 100 cities and 35 countries.
About Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Pulse~LINK, Inc. is a privately held Delaware Corporation
headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with nearly 300 issued and
pending patents pertaining to UWB wired and wireless
communications technology. Pulse~LINK's CWave® solution provides
up to Gigabit data rates over coax and wireless networks from the
same chipset, enabling consumers the unprecedented ability to
stream and distribute high quality multimedia content throughout
the home. CWave® solutions have the ability to support both 1394
and Gigabit Ethernet over coax as well as wireless HDMI. For
additional information about Pulse~LINK, Inc., please visit: http://www.pulselink.net.
Forward Looking Statements
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facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking
statements rely on assumptions and are subject to various risks
and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations.
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For More Information:
Pulse~LINK, Inc.
Laurie Watkins
Tel: (858) 794-9414
Mobile: (858) 349-1989
Email: lwatkins@pulselink.net