Interphase Announces Chief Financial Officer

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Friday, December 23, 2005; 01:10 PM

Interphase Corporation (www.interphase.com), an international supplier of next-generation networking technologies, today announced the promotion of Thomas N. Tipton, Jr. to the position of chief financial officer and vice president of finance. He has served as interim chief financial officer and vice president of finance since August, 2005, leading the finance and accounting, IT and contract management organizations.

Tipton joined Interphase in January of 2000 and has served as corporate controller and director of finance since December of that same year.

"Tom has done a terrific job as interim CFO and I’m proud to be in the position to promote Tom and work with an individual of his caliber," said Greg Kalush, president and CEO of Interphase Corporation. "After an extensive external search, we were pleased to ratify the quality of character, capability and financial leadership already within our organization. Tom has been a significant contributor to the internal operations of our business since coming on board in 2000, and we’re looking forward to an even greater level of contribution in the years ahead."

Prior to joining Interphase, Tipton held various positions in the Assurance and Business Advisory Practice of Arthur Andersen LLP. In addition to leading audit engagements, Tipton assisted clients with initial public offerings, debt registrations, SEC filings, acquisitions and financial statement preparation. Tipton, a certified public accountant, received his B.S. in Accounting from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania.

Interphase Corporation (NASDAQ: INPH) is a leading provider of building blocks, subsystems and gateway appliances for the converged communications network.