Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2006 Earnings Results
SAN FRANCISCO----May 24, 2006--Williams-Sonoma, Inc. today announced operating results for the first quarter ended April 30, 2006, including and excluding the diluted earnings per share impact from the prospective implementation of two new accounting pronouncements and the accounting charge associated with the previously announced Hold Everything consolidation.

University of Tsukuba Creates Campus 'Hotzone' with Nortel Wireless Mesh Network Enabling Wireless Broadband Access to
The University of Tsukuba, one of Japan's major national universities, is creating a 'hotzone' to provide seamless and secure anywhere, anytime communications for students and faculty using a wireless mesh network solution from Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT).