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Colubris Networks Inc.

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Pierre Trudeau Chief Technology Officer
Thomas Smith *Portfolio Responsibilities
Bill Seifert Director
Bill Siefert Director
Spencer Wong Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark Canha supports board, related activities
Charley Lax Board Member

Pierre Trudeau is an experienced R&D leader with more than 18 years of software development experience. Trudeau founded Colubris in 2000 with a team of industry-recognized software and security technologists. Building from this core, the efforts of the Colubris technology team have enabled the highly-efficient processing and packaging of a portfolio of strong security tools in a small-form-factor wireless LAN access point. Trudeau also successfully steered the company as President through its initial growth stage. Immediately prior to founding Colubris, Trudeau was the vice president of research & development at TouchTunes Digital Jukebox, a provider of secure digital music distribution technology. Prior to that, he was the Director, Advanced Communications Division of Eicon Technology Corporation, a worldwide provider of secure connectivity products for the ISDN, ADSL, VPN, and X.25 markets. Trudeau began his career in LAN protocol software development with Videoway and Philips Information Systems. He holds a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from Sherbrooke University.

Organization Position Status
Colubris Networks, Inc Founder and Chief Technology Officer Current
Colubris Networks Chief Technology Officer Current
Colubris Networks Founder Current
The Wireless Event Current
Accedian Networks Inc Board of Directors Current
Colubris Networks, Inc President Former
Eicon Technology Corporation Director Advanced Communications Division Former
Sherbrooke University Bachelor of Science, Computer Science Former

Organization Position Status
Colubris Networks supports board, related activities Current
Polatis Incorporated supports board, related activities Current
3AM Labs, Inc. supports board, related activities Current
Prism Venture Partners Principal Current
Efne Current
Sagamore Systems, Inc Board of Directors Current
Broadwing Corporation President Former
Cisco Systems, Inc. senior position Former
International Business Machines Corporation Senior Positions Former
MCI Inc. senior position Former
Providence Equity Partners Inc. Team Member Former
Walnut Venture Associates Senior Positions Former
Professional Resources & Information Systems Management Inc Former
Merrimack College B.S. In Business Former
Harvard University C.S.S. in Technology and Management Former

Organization Position Status
Trinity Convergence, Inc. *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Pactolus *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
InPhonic, Inc. *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Colubris Networks *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Sentito Networks *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Softrax Corporation *Portfolio Responsibilities Current
Mid-Atlantic Venture Funds Current
Sentito Networks Board of Directors Current
Pactolus Board of Directors Current
Visual Networks Investor Former
NEXTEL Communications, Inc. Investor Former
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MBA Former
Elizabethtown College B.S. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Prism Venture Partners General Partner Current
Silverback Technologies, Inc. Current
SiCortex Director Current
Green Island Associates Director Current
Colubris Networks Director Current
Sige Semiconductor, Inc. Director Current
Axsun Technologies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Massachusetts Telecommunications Council Member Current
Wellfleet Communications Chief Technical Officer Former
Wellfleet Communications Co-Founder Former
The Agile Founder Former
Professional Resources & Information Systems Management Inc Former
Netrake Corp Former
Silverback, Ltd. Former
Interlan, Inc Board of Directors Former
DSL.net, Inc. Director Former
Telica Director Former
Michigan State University M.S. Former
Michigan State University B.S. in Electrical Engineering Former

A technology investment team leader, Bill is focused on next-generation network and telecommunications technologies. He currently serves as director for AXSUN, Colubris Networks, Sagamore, SiCortex, SiGe Semiconductor and Zia Laser. Previously he served as director of DSL.net (IPO), Collation (acquired by IBM) and Telica (acquired by Lucent). Bill is an accomplished entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the data communications industry. Prior to joining the firm in 1998, he was the founder and CEO of Agile Networks, Inc., acquired by Lucent Technologies. Bill also founded and served as CTO of Wellfleet Communications, a networking technologies pioneer, which merged with Synoptics to form Bay Networks. He was a founding member of Interlan, which produced one of the industry's first successful Ethernet controllers for mini and microcomputer systems. Micom Systems acquired Interlan in 1985. Bill is an active participant in the Massachusetts Telecommunications Council. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. from Michigan State University.

Organization Position Status
Sige Semiconductor, Inc. Director Current
Sagamore Systems, Inc Director Current
SiCortex Director Current
Colubris Networks Director Current
Synoptics Ltd Cto Former
Telica Director Former
Interlan, Inc Board of Directors Former
Michigan State University M.S. Former
Michigan State University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Outstart Founder and Managing General Partner of Grandbanks Capital Current
Nantucket Conference Founder and Managing General Partner of Grandbanks Capital (Gbc) Current
Grandbanks Capital, Inc. Founder Current
Softbank Capital Partners General Partner Current
Grandbanks Capital, Inc. Managing General Partner Current
Ottawa Venture & Technology Summit Managing General Partner, Grandbanks Capital Current
Boston University School of Management Advisor Current
Bankeast Corporation Advisor Current
Incipient, Inc. Board Member Current
Coradiant, Inc. Board Member Current
Cxo Systems, Inc. Board Member Current
Ember Corporation Board Member Current
Colubris Networks Board Member Current
Outstart Board of Directors Current
ThirdAge, Inc. Investor Current
Interliant Investor Current
Art Technology Group, Inc. Investor Current
Multex Systems, Inc. Investor Current
Talk City Investor Current
1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. Investor Current
Launch Media, Inc. Investor Current
TheStreet.com, Inc. Investor Current
INVESTools Inc. Investor Current
Webhire, Inc. Investor Current
GSI Commerce, Inc. Investor Current
Mainspring Communications Inc. Investor Current
Firefly Networks Investor Current
Vimac Ventures LLC Venture Partner Former
Softbank Corporation first investment manager Former
Ironside Ventures, LLC advisor Former
Vimac Ventures LLC advisor Former
Phoenix Technologies Ltd. BIOS developer Former
Boston University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Grandbanks Capital, Inc. Associate Current
Colubris Networks Investor Current
Glasshouse Technologies, Inc. Investor Current
Ember Corporation Investor Current
Morgan Stanley investment banking analyst Former
Williams College actor Former
Williams College BA in Economics and Psychology Former
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