NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., April 17, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Arkados Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CDKnet.com, Inc. (OTCBB:CDKN), announced today the appointment of Steve Woodman to the position of Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Steve will be the primary executive responsible for sales and business development. Steve brings more than 25 years of progressively responsible sales and sales management experience in Electronics, PC and Telecom markets. Steve was a Vice President of Sales for TransSwitch Corporation, a semiconductor company specializing in design, development, marketing and support of networking semi-conductor system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions for voice and data communications. Steve also has experience as National Sales Manager for Xerox Imaging Systems and has also held several positions with Tandy Corporation's Computer Division focused on PC and portable computer sales to Fortune 500 accounts. Steve brings a wide breadth of relevant experience to Arkados. He earned a B.S. degree in Marketing from Farleigh Dickinson University.
About Arkados, Inc.
Arkados Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CDKnet.com (OTCBB:CDKN), is a developer, manufacturer and supplier of system-on-chip semiconductors that are designed to create easy-to-use digital connectivity between entertainment and computing devices used by consumers. Arkados solutions will create a virtual, home-wide entertainment and information network that can enable digital data to be shared between stereos, radios, computers, speakers, mp3 players, televisions, cable and DSL modems, and a host of other devices. The company's chips are designed to permit its OEM customers to produce sophisticated, full-featured products with a lower production cost, faster time-to-market, and a high degree of programmability. Arkados chips conform to HomePlug Powerline Alliance standards and is a major contributor to the new HomePlug AV specification. Arkados chips can be used for applications in the in-home network ("In-Home Network"), through the "last mile" powerline distribution network ("Broadband Powerline"), and throughout residential and corporate buildings ("In-building Network").
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