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Mr. Gass�e is currently General Partner at Allegis Capital, a venture investments firm. From May 1979 to October 2002, Mr. Gass�e served as a director and, in addition, from January 2002 as Chief Executive Officer of Computer Access Technology Corp., a communication protocol expert company. From 1990 to January 2002, Mr. Gass�e was the Chief Executive Officer of Be, Inc., a personal computer technology company. Mr. Gass�e served as the President of Apple Products, a division of Apple Computer, Inc. ("Apple"), a manufacturer of personal computers and related software, from August 1988 to February 1990. From June 1987 to August 1988, Mr. Gass�e served as Senior Vice President of research and development of Apple, and from June 1985 to June 1987, he served as Vice President of product development. He was also the founding General Manager for Apple Computer France, SARL. Before joining Apple, Mr. Gass�e was President and General Manager of the French subsidiary of Exxon Business Systems. In addition, Mr. Gass�e has held several management positions with Data General Corporation, including General Manager for France, Area Manager for Latin countries and Marketing Manager for Europe. He also spent six years with Hewlett-Packard Company, where he served in several positions, including Sales Manager of Europe. Mr. Gass�e is a director of PalmSource PSRC. | 