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Chairman of the
Board of Directors

Michael R. Bernique CHAIRMAN, has served on our Board since October 1997 and as Chairman of the Board since November 1999. Mr. Bernique also served as Chairman of the Board of TelOptica Inc., a developer of software that helps companies design and optimize fiber-optic telecommunications networks, from January 2003 until July 2004. Prior to January 1, 2003, Mr. Bernique served as President and Chief Executive Officer of TelOptica, Inc. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Bernique served as a director of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced metal-matrix composites and ceramic components. Mr. Bernique served as President of Satellite Data Networks Group for Next Level Systems, Inc., a telecommunications company, in 1996 and 1997. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Bernique served as Sr. Vice President, North American Sales and Service at DSC Communications (DSC), a telecommunications company, and from 1992 to 1993 he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Transmission Products Division of DSC.

Audit Committee

Audit Committee

Dean C. Campbell DIRECTOR, has served on our Board since May 1989. From 1982 to December 2000, Mr. Campbell was the Managing General Partner of Campbell Venture Management, a venture capital fund. From 1989 to 1999, Mr. Campbell served as a director of Texas Micro Inc. (formerly known as Sequoia Systems), a manufacturer of ruggedized systems, acquired by RadiSys Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of embedded computer solutions, in August 1999. From 1989 to 1998, Mr. Campbell served as a director of Telco Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of telecommunications devices.

Audit Committee

William L. Eversole DIRECTOR since 2006. Mr. Eversole is currently President and CEO of Bandspeed, Inc. a provider of combined silicon-software enterprise Wi-Fi solutions. Prior to Bandspeed, Mr. Eversole was President and COO of Quellan, Inc. a semiconductor company that develops high-speed communication equipment ICs. From general manager of Worldwide DSL Business in the Broadband Communications Group. Mr. Eversole has a PhD in Electrical Engineering.

Audit Committee

Francis J. Hughes, Jr. DIRECTOR, has served on our Board since 1983. Mr. Hughes joined American Research & Development, a private venture capital firm, in January 1982, became Chief Operating Officer in November 1990 and President in June 1992. Mr. Hughes also serves as a director of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation, a manufacturer of advanced metal-matrix composites and ceramic components. He has been a general partner of four American Research & Development venture capital funds, as well as a general partner of Hospitality Technology Funds, L.P. He is also a partner of Egan-Managed Capital, a private venture capital firm which he co-founded in 1997. He served as Chairman of the Board of Texas Micro Inc. (formerly known as Sequoia Systems), a manufacturer of ruggedized computers, acquired by RadiSys Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of embedded computer solutions, in August 1999.

President & Chief
Executive Officer

David M. Kirk DIRECTOR, has served on our Board since November 1999. In November 1999, Mr. Kirk was also elected as our President and Chief Executive Officer. From May 1998 until November 1999, Mr. Kirk served as our Vice President, Marketing. Prior to joining us, Mr. Kirk served as Director of Marketing of Murata Electronics North America, Inc., an electronic component company, from June 1995 to May 1998. Mr. Kirk has a B.S.E.E. from Clemson University.