Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Edwin L. Harper has been one of our directors since July 2000. He was elected as our Lead Independent Director in April 2003 and as the Chairman of our Board of Directors in January 2008. He is also currently acting as our Interim Chief Executive Officer. Since February 2005, Mr. Harper has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of WhiteCell Software, Inc., a network security company. From March 2001 to January 2005, Mr. Harper was a consultant and private investor. Mr. Harper is also a director of Ditech Networks, Inc., a telecommunications equipment supplier.
President and Chief Executive Officer of HDC Ventures, Inc.
Harold D. "Harry" Copperman, 60, Mr. Copperman has been one of our directors since November 2002. Mr. Copperman is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of HDC Ventures, Inc., a management and investment group focusing on enterprise systems, software, and services, a position he has held since March 2002. From January 2001 to March 2002, he was a consultant and private investor. Mr. Copperman is also a director of Epicor Software Corporation, a provider of enterprise software solutions for mid-market companies, and AXS-One Inc., a provider of records compliance management solutions.
Chief Executive Officer of F. Dramis, LLC; Former Chief Information and E-Commerce & Security Officer of BellSouth Corporation
Francis A. "Fran" Dramis, Jr., 59, has been one of our directors since November 2002. Mr. Dramis is currently Chief Executive Officer of F. Dramis, LLC, a technology consulting company. Until January 2007, Mr. Dramis was Chief Information - E-Commerce & Security Officer for BellSouth Corporation, a telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Dramis has held a variety of positions at BellSouth, which he joined in December 1998. Mr. Dramis is also a director of webMethods, Inc., which provides business process integration services.
William H. McAleer, 56, has been one of our directors since July 2000. Mr. McAleer is currently Managing Director of Voyager Capital, a venture firm that provides funding to private information technology companies.
Former Chairman of the Board, and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Avocent Corporation
Stephen F. Thornton, 67, has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 2000, and was Chairman of our Board of Directors from July 2000 to April 2003. Mr. Thornton was our President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2000 to March 2002.
Doyle C. Weeks
President and Chief Operating Officer of Avocent Corporation
Doyle C. Weeks, 61, has been one of our directors since July 2000. Mr. Weeks has been President and Chief Operating Officer since February 2005. Prior to that he was our Executive Vice President of Group Operations and Business Development from July 2000 to January 2005.
David P. Vieau
President and Chief Executive Officer of A123 Systems, Inc.
David P. Vieau, 57, has been one of our directors since April 2001. Since March 2002, Mr. Vieau has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of A123Systems, Inc., a privately-held company that develops advanced power technologies for portable communications and computer systems. From January 2001 to March 2002, he was a consultant and private investor.