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NEWS OUT!!! Monday April 20, 9:30 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Integral Technologies, Inc. Integral Adds IBM Senior Technical Staff Member to Its Board of Advisors MORGANTOWN, W.Va., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ITKG - news), today announces the addition of Mr. Thor Larsen of the IBM Corporation, to the company's external Board of Advisors. This Board of Advisors is comprised of seasoned experts in business and individuals holding executive positions with major technology and telecommunication companies in America, Europe, and Asia. The twelve-seat Board of Advisors which now has six members will provide support to management in the areas of business strategies, corporate restructuring and planning, focusing, financial planning, market vision, and the identification and securing of new technology opportunities. Mr. Larsen's career with IBM began in 1962 after his graduation from Columbia University with a Masters of Science in Electrical Engineering. During his career with IBM he has been involved in a variety of projects with the focus being on developing and implementing leading edge technologies which provide for advancements in the data communication industry. He has received ten patents with two pending. Currently Mr. Larsen is a Senior Technical Staff Member at IBM. Since 1995 he has been responsible for developing new applications for IBM's silicon germanium technology in wireless and wired communications. IBM describes Silicon Germanium research.ibm.com as ''targeting microwave-frequency radio and mixed-signal applications, including the explosively growing wireless communications market.'' Mr. Larsen said, ''I am delighted to accept the offer to join the Board of Advisors of Integral and look forward to the future with great anticipation. Upon my initial review of the capabilities of this antenna, I am encouraged with the possibility of it forming a usable element in meeting the future demands of the wireless community.'' The President and CEO of Integral, Mr. Mark Williams stated, ''Mr. Larsen will bring to Integral and specifically its Contrawound Toroidal Helical Antenna (CTHA) technology, valuable insight into the potential role of the CTHA in the telecommunications industry and the possibilities for its technological marriage with other evolving wireless technologies. I would like to extend my appreciation to the IBM Corporation for providing its consent for Mr. Larsen's appointment.'' Integral Technologies is in the business of acquiring, developing, commercializing, and licensing new technologies to OEM customers. Through its subsidiary Emergent Technologies Corp. (ETC), Integral Technologies holds an exclusive license from West Virginia University on all worldwide government and military applications of the Contrawound Toroidal Helical Antenna (''CTHA''), a new, patented antenna technology with broad applicability in the mobile wireless communications industry. For more detailed information on the company and the technologies described above please visit our web site at itechfin.com or contact Michael Pound, Vice-president Corporate Communications and Shareholder Relations at 1-888-666-8833. SOURCE: Integral Technologies, Inc. More Quotes and News: Integral Technolgies Inc (OTC BB:ITKG - news) Related News Categories: computers