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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

Nominations 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

Rick L. Herrman, DIRECTOR has served on our Board since October 2008. He was a founding principal in 1990 of The Catalyst Group, and its affiliated family of private investment funds specializing in middle market equity and messanine investments. Prior to founding The Catalyst Group, Mr. Herrman was a principal at Ernst & Young LLP from 1987 to 1990. Prior to his position at Ernst & Young, he served as First Vice President and Portfolio Manager for Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc. from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Hermann has a B.B.A. in accounting from Baylor University and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Texas at Austin and is a CPA. Mr. Herrman currently serves as a board member of two privately held companies, SEI MetalTek, a metal fabrication, processing and testing company, and Sport Clips, Inc., a national hair-cutting franchise with over 500 stores.

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.

Compensations Committee

Jonathan W. Ladd, DIRECTOR, has served on our Board since October 2008. Mr. Ladd has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NovAtel, Inc., a provider of global positioning system receivers and related components since 2002, where he is also a board member. Prior to joining NovAtel, Mr. Ladd served as Senior Vice President of Precision Engineering for Thales Navigation, Inc., a producer of precision survey and navigation systems, from 2001 to 2002. Prior to joining Thales, he was with Magellan Corporation from 1998 to 2001, where he rose to the position of Senior Vice President, Worldwide Commercial Technology. Prior to its merger with Magellan, Mr. Ladd served in a variety of executive positions for Ashtech, Inc. from 2990 to 1998. Mr. Ladd has a B.S. in surveying engineering from the University of Maine. In addition to serving on the board of NovAtel, Mr. Ladd also serves on the board of Point, Inc. and Brilliant Telecom, Inc.