Peter J. Smith has been Chairman of our Board of Directors since July 1995. Mr. Smith served as President until April 1999 and Chief Executive Officer until February 2000. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Smith was Vice President of European Operations for Digital Equipment Corporation from November 1991 to March 1994. Previously, he managed Digital�s worldwide applications development and marketing activities, including its engineering systems group which focused on CAD and CAM, graphics and general engineering software business. Mr. Smith is also Chairman of Bluesocket, Inc., a wireless local area network company, and a Director of Accellos Inc., a supply chain software solutions company. He is the past Chairman of Neartek, Inc. and the Martin Group, and a former Director of NxTrend Inc. |