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eLinear, Inc. (AMEX:ELU) announced today that Ramzi Nassar, Chief Strategy Officer of eLinear, has accepted the Board of Directors' offer to become President of eLinear Solutions Middle East. As a result, Mr. Nassar will relocate to the company's Dubai location for one year to assist in accelerating the effort in the region and to establish the same level of consistent and high quality services provided to eLinear customers in the U.S. Mr. Nassar's responsibilities as Chief Strategy Officer will continue in partnership with recently hired CFO Mike Hardy. Michael Lewis, President and CEO of eLinear, stated, "We are doing all that we can to provide our shareholders with the most value; optimizing every key resource will yield that value. Ramzi has been our leader on this initiative from the very beginning, and he has the right skill set to help eLinear accelerate our success in the Middle East region. Building our presence and servicing our swelling pipeline in the region is the most significant strategic initiative for the company in 2006. The Board and I felt it would be in the best interest of the company and its shareholders for Ramzi to undertake this effort first hand on the ground in Dubai." About eLinear, Inc. eLinear, Inc. is a communications, security and compliance company providing integrated technology solutions including information and physical security, IP Telephony and network and storage solutions infrastructure. Typically, the company's customers are Fortune 2000 and small to medium sized business organizations. eLinear's services are offered to companies seeking to increase productivity or reduce costs through investing in technology. eLinear has a national and international footprint and has its headquarters in Houston, Texas. For more information, see http://www.elinear.com. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains statements that may constitute forward-looking statements, including the company's ability to realize the projected revenues from the newly announced project orders and the future strength of the company's business and industry. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve a number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently expected. For additional information about eLinear please visit www.elinear.com or www.sec.gov. eLinear undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.