1. Digerati Appoints Sr. Vice President of Engineering
- Experienced Engineering and Technology Executive Fills Pivotal Role
in Key Business Unit -
San Antonio, Texas – March 31, 2011 -- Digerati Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:
DTGI) (OTCQB: DTGI), a global provider of cloud communication services, today
announced that Ken Ryon has joined the Company’s executive management
team as Sr. Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Ryon fills a newly created
position in support of further development and expansion of the Company’s
cloud-based suite of products.
Arthur L. Smith, President and CEO of Digerati Technologies, stated, “Ken is a
well-respected and experienced technologist with extensive experience in cloud
telephony that includes patent development for VoIP switching applications. His
skills and experience are perfectly matched with our strategic initiative to
accelerate our business plan and grow our cloud-based service revenues. We
are very fortunate to have such a seasoned executive join our team.”
Mr. Ryon has more than 18 years of communications industry experience in the
fields of engineering and technology. Prior to joining Digerati, he held various
management positions, including VP of Engineering and Network Operations, at
DoubleHorn Communications, where he led the development and expansion of
that company’s managed VoIP platform. This project included the
implementation of a comprehensive network monitoring and service provisioning
framework. Prior to Doublehorn, Mr. Ryon held a senior management position
at Voxpath Networks where he was involved with the design and development of
the company's softswitch platform. While at Voxpath, Mr. Ryon was named as
the inventor on one of three U.S. patents awarded to the company. Mr. Ryon
has also held lead engineering and senior management positions with Dantis
USA, Pixelon and IXC Communications (later acquired by Level 3
Communications).
Digerati Technologies, Inc. is an established cloud communications service
provider meeting the global needs of businesses that are seeking simple, flexible,
and cost-effective solutions. Digerati's cloud-based services include a fully
hosted IP/PBX, VoIP transport, SIP trunking, data storage, and customized VoIP
solutions for specialized applications. Services are delivered with unparalleled

2. reliability and performance over Digerati's carrier-class global VoIP network built
over the course of a decade. For more information visit www.digerati-inc.com.
The information in this news release includes certain forward-looking statements
that are based upon management’s expectations and assumptions about certain
risks and uncertainties that can affect future events. Although management
believes these assumptions and expectations to be reasonable on the date of
this news release, these risks and uncertainties may cause actual events to differ
from those contained in this news release. The risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, continuing as a going concern, availability and cost of our
present vendors and suppliers, and absence of any change in government
regulations or other costs associated with data transmission over the Internet or
transmissions in foreign countries.
Contact:
Jack Eversull
The Eversull Group
(972) 571-1624
(214) 469-2361 fax
jack@eversullgroup.com
or
R. Jerry Falkner, CFA
RJ Falkner & Company, Inc.
(830) 693-4400 info@rjfalkner.com