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2009 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The Minneapolis law firm of Mansfield Tanick & Cohen is pleased to announce that Patricia J. Sharma, CEO of Multi-Tech Systems, Inc., has been awarded the firm’s 2009 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year on May 6. The award is presented each year to a woman business owner/manager who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and success in the management and operation of their business.

Multi-Tech (www.multitech.com), founded by Pat’s late husband, Dr. Raghu Sharma, is the world-wide leader in analog and cellular modem products and solutions. Since 1970, Multi-Tech Systems has established over 70 patents covering the more than 20 million devices deployed world-wide.

Pat succeeded Dr. Sharma as CEO after his death in 2007 and, according to Earl Cohen, CEO of the firm “Pat has spent the last two years, in the face of a changing economic and technology landscape, reshaping the company to meet the demands of the marketplace in the coming decades. We can think of no one more deserving of this recognition than Pat.”

Multi-Tech Systems is an ISO 9001:2000-certified global manufacturer of award-winning Unified Communications and device networking products. Since 1970, Multi-Tech Systems has grown into a company with a worldwide reputation for reliable products of innovative design. This reputation is just as strong today. Its goal is to help customers achieve a competitive advantage by providing solutions that return superior business results. New technologies, same focus: Connecting voice and data over IP networks. Multi-Tech is certified by the WBENC as a Women’s Business Enterprise and by C-TPAT (Customs–Trade Partnership Against Terrorism). Visit www.multitech.com.