Goldberg, Maples Join Forces; Maples CommunicationsHires PR Veteran as VP/GM.

Business Editors

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000

Les Goldberg, a 30-year public relations veteran who over the years has competed with Maples Communications, Inc. for high-tech PR business, has joined forces with one of Southern California's largest agencies, owned

Goldberg will be the vice president and general manager of MCI, the Irvine-based firm with offices in San Jose and a client roster that includes Futurelink, Fujitsu, Etak and other computer, Internet and consumer electronic companies.

Goldberg most recently was vice president of corporate communications at Uniloc, Inc. in Huntington Beach and is the former owner/founder of Les Goldberg Public Relations in Santa Ana, Calif. His public relations and journalism career includes several management positions with high-tech agencies and companies, and six years as a reporter for the defunct Los Angeles Herald-Examiner.

One of the top ranked high technology public relations firms in Orange County, MCI is an experienced team of communications professionals and "out-of-the-box" thinkers who work with technology companies to raise visibility, increase credibility and build brand awareness to differentiate them from their competition. MCI's team of media advocates is dedicated to helping its clients influence the critical issues affecting the industry.

The firm's clients, which are among the industry's most innovative and closely watched companies, from start-ups to the world's leading corporations, represent a variety of industries, including Internet and network technologies, mobile computing, enterprise software, graphics and imaging, consumer technology and e-commerce markets.

Maples Communications has headquarters at 2301 Dupont Drive, Ste. 400 in Irvine. Web site: www.maples.com. Telephone: 949/253-8737. Fax: 949/253-8751. E-mail: info@maples.com.