ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-3 October 2007-Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Joins Vyyo Board(C)2007 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com

Vyyo, a supplier of broadband access equipment for cable system operators, said that Benita Fitzgerald Mosley has joined the company's board of directors.

Fitzgerald Mosley, who serves as president and CEO of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT), will be actively involved in guiding the deployment of Vyyo products, most notably its UltraBand spectrum overlay solution that doubles downstream bandwidth and increases the upstream by a factor of four or more for approximately $125 per home passed.

With WICT, Fitzgerald Mosley has implemented innovative programs, substantially increased foundation revenues and earned a reputation as a leading executive in cable. Previously, from 1995-2001, she served the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) in a variety of roles, including: director of all public relations programs; chair of the USOC Diversity Committee; director of Olympic Training Centers; and director of the ARCO Olympic Training Center in San Diego. During her tenure as director of Olympic Training Centers, she managed a staff of 175 and a $15.5 million budget.

Fitzgerald Mosley began her professional career in 1985, spending six years in the design and development of software and hardware systems for Navy, Army, and Air Force defense contractors. In 1991 she accepted a position as a regional director for Special Olympics International in Washington, DC.

Prior to her professional career, Fitzgerald Mosley earned an international reputation as an athlete, winning a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles in the 1984 Olympic Games. She also was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team and an alternate on the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team. Fitzgerald Mosley also was also a gold medalist in the 1983 Pan American Games, an eight-time national champion, and a 15-time All-American.

Fitzgerald Mosley is past president of the Board of Trustees and a current member of the Board of Stewards for the Women's Sports Foundation, an organization that promotes opportunities for girls and women in sports and fitness through education, advocacy, awards and grant programs. She also is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., the USOC Diversity Committee, the Corporate Advisory Board for USA Track & Field, the Citizenship Through Sports Alliance, the Advisory board for Heart & Soul magazine and the board of directors of the VA Sports Hall of Fame.

Vyyo also announced that former cable and telecommunications analyst Rich Bilotti resigned from the Vyyo board effective September 24 to accommodate increased demands for his time from his position as a Managing Director with GSO Capital Partners, a registered alternative investment manager.

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