Interphase Announces New Vice President of Business Development for Aerospace-Defense

PLANO, Texas--(Business Wire)--
Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ: INPH), a leading global provider of solutions
for converged communications networks, today announced that H. Keith Seawright
has accepted the position of Vice President of Business Development for
Aerospace-Defense, a new leadership role at Interphase in line with our strategy
of entering adjacent markets.

Mr. Seawright has over 20 years experience and progressive success in business
development capacities within the aerospace and defense industries. He spent the
last 5 years at GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, Embedded Systems (formerly DNA
Computing Solutions) in Dallas, Texas. Most recently, he was the Director of
Business Development for Unmanned Systems (UMS) as well as the Intelligence,
Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) vertical in the US Military Market. As
such, Mr. Seawright was responsible for recommending strategies to position the
business for future growth which included identifying and developing new
business opportunities and developing and maintaining sources for market
intelligence. Prior to that, Mr. Seawright was Program Director, where he
created process and structure for the "Must Win Program" (MWP) initiative for
Systems, including establishing the business strategy and cross functional team,
and ensuring identified key opportunities were successfully managed. In this
role, he effectively grew the UMS and ISR pipeline by more than 200% in 6 months
and played an instrumental role in realizing significant wins resulting in
large, long-term business.

Prior to the GE Fanuc acquisition of DNA Computing Solutions, Mr. Seawright was
Director, Product Marketing & Operations, supervising all product management and
marketing functions including product manufacturing and lifecycle management.

"Keith has been recognized throughout his career for being growth-focused and
detail-oriented. He is a solutions-driven agent of change able to develop strong
strategic alliances with customers addressing their complex technical and
business issues," said Gregory B. Kalush, president and chief executive officer
of Interphase Corporation. "His extensive knowledge of the aerospace-defense
industry and embedded computing space, strong technology background, and
relevant accomplishments and experience made him an outstanding choice for our
company."

Mr. Seawright has a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Communication &
Signal Processing from Southern Methodist University and a B.S. degree in
Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech University.

About Interphase Corporation

Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ: INPH) delivers solutions for LTE and WiMAX,
interworking gateways, packet processing, network connectivity, and security for
key applications for the Communications, Aerospace-Defense, and Enterprise
markets. Founded in 1974, Interphase provides expert Engineering Design and
Contract Manufacturing Services, in addition to its COTS portfolio, and plays a
leadership role in next generation AdvancedTCA (ATCA), AdvancedMC (AMC), PCI-X,
and PCIe standards and solutions. Interphase is headquartered in Plano, Texas,
with sales offices across the globe. Clients include Alcatel-Lucent, Emerson
Network Power, Fujitsu Ltd., Hewlett Packard, Samsung, and Sun Microsystems.
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