[August 06, 2010]

Vitesse Appoints G. William LaRosa to Board of Directors

Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Pink Sheets: VTSS), a leading provider of advanced IC solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks, today announced that G. William LaRosa will join its Board of Directors. He will serve on the Governance & Nominating and Compensation committees.

"Bill is a strong addition to the Vitesse Board of Directors," said Chris Gardner, chief executive officer of Vitesse. "He brings a wealth of business leadership experience, having worked with Fortune 100 companies and start-ups alike. Bill's deep expertise in global operations, sales & marketing, and customer service, will benefit Vitesse significantly as we continue to execute on our growth plans in the coming years."

Mr. LaRosa is currently the CEO of G.W. LaRosa & Associates LLC, a global technology sales and business development firm. With over 30 years of experience, he has held various senior level positions at industry-leading companies including General Electric, IBM (News - Alert), and dvanced Micro Devices. In addition, Mr. LaRosa founded Lead Group International (LGI), and helped lead smaller technology companies including Silicon Graphics (SGI) and American Motion Systems.

Mr. LaRosa currently serves on the board of advisors for Silvatron Partners in Los Gatos, Calif. He is a past director for the advisory board for the Lubin School of Business at PACE University, and a former chairman of the board at LGI. He earned his Master of Business Administration from the Lubin School of Business at PACE University and has a B.S. in electrical and electronic engineering from Manhattan College in New York City.

With the addition of Mr. LaRosa, the Vitesse board consists of six members. The Company set the size of the board at six directors as part of its debt restructuring that closed on October 30, 2009.

About Vitesse

Vitesse designs, develops and markets a diverse portfolio of high-performance, cost-competitive semiconductor solutions for Carrier and Enterprise networks worldwide. Engineering excellence and dedicated customer service distinguish Vitesse as an industry leader in high-performance Ethernet LAN, WAN, and RAN, Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, Optical Transport (OTN), and best-in-class Signal Integrity and Physical Layer products for Ethernet, Fibre Channel, Serial Attached SCSI, InfiniBand®, Video, and PCI (News - Alert) Express applications. Additional company and product information is available at www.vitesse.com.

Vitesse is a registered trademark in the United States and/or other jurisdictions of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective holders.

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