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LiveWire Mobile (NASDAQ: LVWR) is redefining mobile personalization with a comprehensive suite of services designed to empower mobile subscribers and fuel the success of mobile operators. We are a leading provider of managed personalization services for mobile operators. LiveWire Mobile's integrated suite of music and video services includes ringback tones, ringtones and full track downloads, as well as dedicated content and service marketing. LiveWire Mobile makes mobile personalization services easier to use and helps operators drive service usage and adoption. Our breakthrough ringback, full-track music, ringtone and video services bring an unmatched level of personalization to mobile communications. They provide operators with new subscription, content and advertising revenue opportunities. And they give subscribers the ability to create a unique mobile identity and mobile experience. Our mobile personalization suite, combined with our Infuse Personalization Platform, the Achieve Marketing Service, and an impressive array of mobile content, gives mobile operators the tools needed for service success. The Infuse Platform is a powerful, end-to-end service delivery engine that provides you with an online storefront, content, promotions and billing capabilities. The Achieve Marketing Service delivers the right level of pre- and post-launch marketing support to help operators attract and hold onto subscribers-by giving them reasons to keep using personalized services. ...

Chief Technology Officer, Ubiquity SoftwareDoug Tucker
Number of Employees 347
Contact Information

100 Crossing Blvd

Framingham, Massachusetts 01702-5406

www.nmscommunic...

(508) 271-1000

NAICS Code Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing: 334210

Recent Events

  • LiveWire Mobile Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009 and Restructuring Plan

    5/11/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Doug Tucker Chief Technology Officer, Ubiquity Software
George D. Kontopidis Chief Technology Officer
Herb Shumway Senior Vice President Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Piotr Cofta Chief Researcher, Security and Trust, Bt
R. Brough Turner Cto & Senior Vice President
Seamus McAteer Co-Founder & Chief Product Architect, Senior Analyst, M
Todd Donahue Chief Financial Officer, Livewire Mobile
Brian Demers Vice President & General Manager, Mobile Applications
Critz Chan Vice President and General Manager for Asia
Daniel Daly Vice President, Gm Network Infrastructure
David Penny Vice President, Business Dev
Dianne L. Callan Vice President and General Counsel
Hugh Macdonald Vice President, Services
Jacob Guedalia Vice President & General Manager, Network Infrastructure
Jamie Warter Vice President of Marketing
Joanne Mavroides Vice President of Operations
Jonathan Sieg Vice President, Platform Solutions
Jose Freitas Vice President, Human Resources
Mark Reid Vice President of Engineering
Michael McNally Vice President of Engineering
Ricky Chan Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Apac, Vidiator
Taranjit Batra Vice President Sales, South Asia, Kirusa
Vincenz Wagner Vice President Sales & Business Development, Jamba
Will Yapp Vice President of Sales
Ken Olewiler Managing Director, Punchcut
Nicolas Arauz Managing Director
Ben Chiu Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Naturaltel Communications
Dan Melinger Co-Founder
Dean Bubley Founder, Disruptive Analysis
John Puterbaugh Founder
Sunil Vemuri Co-Founder
Stan Reiss General Partner In the Waltham Office
Bill Makley Marketing Programs Director, Nokia Siemens Networks
Fred McCall Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations
Gianluca Ferranti Director of Marketing, Reitek S.P.A
Joseph Lai Director, Business Development, Emma
Kjell Johansson Director of Solutions Management, Multi Media, Market Unit North America
Lee Dryburgh Director, Bit Technology
Matt Gross Director, Product Management
Matt Millar Director, Mobile and Devices, Adobe Systems
Philip Kelley Director, Mobile TV Standardization, Alcatel
John Sun Senior Marketing Manager, Datang Mobile Communications Equipment
Kari Lahtinen Business Development Manager, Elisa Corporation
Kazuo Shimazaki Senior Manager, Network Service System Division, Nec Corporation
Peter Karney Senior Technical Marketing Manager
Alan Quayle Consultant, Business and Development Services
Jouni Welander Head of New Solutions, US, Nokia Siemens Networks
Mark Burk Industry Analyst, M
Pierfranco Rodi Senior Researcher, Telecom Italia Innovation Laboratories
Susan Norris Communications Industry Advisor, Norport Technology Management
Stuart O'Brien Editor, Mobile Entertainment Magazine, Intent Media
Frank King Director
Ofer Gneezy Director
Pamela D.A. Reeve Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew Bud Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Robert P. Schechter Chairman
Alex Braverman Board of Directors
Hassan M. Ahmed Board of Directors
Jill C. Thoerle Board Member
Ronald W. White Board of Directors
W. Frank King Board of Directors

Doug has been with Ubiquity since 2004 and has been working to advance Ubiquity's SIP SOA development strategy. Doug has more than 20 years of research and development experience, including developing one of the first IP telephony products to distribute audio and video over TCP/IP networks. In his varied engineering career, Doug has held the positions of VP Engineering, CTO, and Chief Scientist, working in both visionary architecture roles and core product development in a number of companies, including MCK Communications, Videoserver, ClearOne, PictureTel, and Codex Corporation/Motorola. He has also served as a consultant specializing in VoIP product definition, architecture and development for companies such as Siemens, Microsoft, Intel, and Spectel/Multilink. He holds a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering degree from Fairfield University and is literate in a multiplicity of programming languages, development environments and communications protocols and actively participates in the standards process.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Chief Technology Officer, Ubiquity Software Current
Ubiquity Software Corporation Current
Ubiquity Inc. Current
Tcp-IP Incorporated Former
Fairfield University Bachelor of Science Former
Fairfield University Degree Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Chief Technology Officer Current
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Engineering Current
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Vice President, Engineering Former
University of New Hampshire PhD Degree In Signal Processing Former
University of New Hampshire Msee Degree In Computer Engineering & Automatic Control Former
National Technical University of Athens Bsee Former
University of New Hampshire Bsee Former
National Technical University of Athens Me Degree Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Vice President Finance and Operations, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Current
University of Massachusetts Amherst Bachelors Degree Former

Piotr Cofta is with British Telecom (UK) as a Chief Researcher, Identity and Trust. He is responsible for strategic research in trust, identity and privacy. Previously he has been working for many years for Nokia and more recently for Media Lab Europe, concentrating on the relationship between technology and society. Dr Cofta has recently published his book "Trust, Complexity and Control: Confidence in a Convergent World". He is an author of several patents and publications, from areas such as trust management, digital rights management and electronic commerce. Dr Cofta is a contributor to several international standards, he publishes and speaks frequently. Piotr Cofta received his PhD in computer science from the University of Gdansk, Poland. He is a member of BCS and IEEE.

Organization Position Status
British Telecom Chief Researcher Current
Smart University Chief Researcher, Security and Trust, Bt Mobility Research Current
NMS Communications Corporation Chief Researcher, Security and Trust, Bt Current
I-Dentity Chief Researcher Current
Ieee Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Cto & Senior Vice President Current
NMS Communications Corporation Co-Founder Current
Block Engineering Former
Digilab Former
Organization Position Status
M:Metrics, Inc. Chief Product Architect and Senior Analyst Current
NMS Communications Corporation Co-Founder & Chief Product Architect, Senior Analyst, M Current
Brandmail Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Zelos Group, Inc. Founder Former
Zelos Group, Inc. Managing Partner Former
SRI International Senior Analyst Former
Jupiter, LLC Former
Dublin Institute of Technology Diploma In Advanced Marketing Techniques Former

Mr. Donahue joined LiveWire Mobile in February 2007. Mr. Donahue served in senior finance and operations roles at Aspen Technology, Inc., a global software and solution provider, including as Vice President of Product Operations and Vice President of Finance. His prior experience includes positions as Corporate Controller at Corechange, Inc., an enterprise portal software company, and Manager of Financial Reporting at Ardent Software, which was acquired by Informix. Mr. Donahue began his career at Deloitte and Touche LLP in assurance and advisory services. He holds a BSBA in Management from Boston University, an MBA from Babson College, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Livewire Mobile Current
Aspen Technology, Inc. Former
Touche, Inc. Former
Babson College Mba Former
Boston University Bsba In Management Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President & General Manager, Mobile Applications Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President and General Manager for Asia Current
General DataComm Ltd. Regional Manager Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Gm Network Infrastructure Current
Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions Director of Engineering Former
Pitney Bowes Inc. Director of Engineering Former
Wang Laboratories Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Business Dev Current

Ms. Callan has been vice president and general counsel at NMS since April 1997. She was deputy general counsel of Lotus Development Corporation from 1986 to 1996, where she concentrated in the legal areas of business development and intellectual property. Ms Callan holds a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Computer and Communications Sciences, both from the University of Michigan, and a JD from Boston University Law School.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President and General Counsel Current
NMS Communications Corporation General Counsel Former
Boston University School of Law Jd Former
University of Michigan MS In Computer and Communications Sciences Former
Boston University School of Law BA In Mathematics Former
University of Michigan Ba Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Services Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President & General Manager, Network Infrastructure Current

As vice president of marketing for NMS Communications, Jamie Warter is responsible for the product direction, execution and promotion of the Open Access and Vision product lines worldwide. Prior to joining NMS, Mr. Warter was the cofounder and vice president of marketing at Brix Network, a leader in VoIP quality assurance. Earlier in his career, Mr. Warter held senior marketing and product development positions at Nortel Networks, Penril Datability, Acterna (now JDSU), Chipcom, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Warter holds an MBA from Boston University in addition to Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering degrees from Cornell University.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Marketing Current
Boston University MBA Former

Ms. Mavroides is responsible for operations of LiveWire Mobile managed service offerings as well as product delivery, deployment and technical support. Previously, she was responsible for Supply Chain and Technical Support Operations for NMS Communications. Ms. Mavroides joined NMS in 2001 as Director of Manufacturing Engineering, responsible for developing a new product introduction processes that enabled NMS Communications' transition from a technology provider to a system and solution provider. Previously, she worked at Digital Equipment Corporation in many aspects of component and systems process and product development. She has a chemical engineering degree from University of Lowell and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Operations Current
Northeastern University MBA Former
University of Lowell Degree Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Platform Solutions Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Human Resources Current
Stratus Computer, Inc. Former
Framingham State College BS Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Engineering Current
Camp Conferences, Inc. Current
CMGI, Inc. Vice President Former
First Virtual Communications Vice President of Engineering Former
Xelor Software, Inc. Vice President of Engineering Former
Cnr, Inc. Former
Raytheon Company Former
PictureTel Former
Video Server Co Former
Northeastern University Msee Degree Former
The Ohio State University Degree Former

Michael has over twenty-five years of software development experience with the last twelve at an executive level. Prior to joining LiveWire Mobile, Michael held executive engineering positions at Avaya, a global leader in IP telecommunications; Teloquent, a VC-backed firm that built distributed, mixed-media call center products; and PictureTel, a world leader in audio, video and data conferencing products. Michael has extensive experience building and running successful, globally-distributed and market-focused software development teams. These teams have delivered award winning real-time systems and large-scale J2EE servers for data, voice and video applications with web services presented in a broad range of UI technologies and devices.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Engineering Current

Mr. Ricky Chan is the Vice President, Sales and Business Development, APAC and based in Hong Kong. In this role, Mr. Chan oversees Vidiator's Sales and Business Development Organization in the entire Asia Pacific region. Mr. Chan joined Vidiator in 2006 to head the business of Asia-Pacific region, prior to which he was the General Manager, Asia Pacific of Actix Limited and responsible for the operation of Asia Pacific Region. Ricky Chan has more than 20-years of sales, marketing and management experience in the telecommunications industry. He joined Nortel Networks Asia Limited in 1996 where he assumed several senior sales and marketing managerial positions including Director of Sales and Marketing, North Asia Mobility; General Manager of Global Carriers and Alliances, Asia Pacific; General Manager of Chief Technology Officers, Asia Pacific and General Manager of Account Management, Hong Kong. Ricky Chan was born in Hong Kong and holds both a Master's degree in Engineering Business Management from The University of Warwick, UK and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Asia International Open University, Macau. He is also a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK.

Organization Position Status
Apac, Inc. Vice President, Sales and Business Development Current
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Apac, Vidiator Current
Vidiator Former
University of Warwick Master's Degree In Engineering Business Management Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President Sales, South Asia, Kirusa Current
Emerson Electric Co. Divisional Manager Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President Sales & Business Development, Jamba Current
University of Chicago MBA Former
Sais MA In International Relations Former
University of Cologne Degree In Economics Former

Will Yapp is responsible for all sales and partnership activities for LiveWire Mobile. Will is the former Vice President of North America Sales for NMS Communications' Mobile Applications division. He joined NMS Communications early in 2006 when NMS Communications acquired Openera Technologies, an IMS handset applications provider, where he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Prior to Openera, Will was co-founder and Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Business Development for ICE2go, a leading provider of messaging based mobile entertainment and communications solutions. He holds a BS degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President of Sales Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Managing Director, Punchcut Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Managing Director Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Executive Vice President & Co-Founder, Naturaltel Communications Current

Dan Melinger is a co-founder and the CEO of Socialight (http://socialight.com), the platform that lets anyone create communities around location-based content. Socialight users find information and share stories with friends about places they go to. Publishers create, manage, and grow user communities around their location-based content with Socialight's location-aware mobile and web interfaces. Previously a technology consultant, Melinger has worked with leading global financial institutions, helping them to develop and deploy mobile solutions. He also has experience in radio and television production, working with media outlets including CNBC and Bloomberg. Melinger holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) and a B.A. in Communications from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1999, his undergraduate thesis explored the potential impacts of P2P before Napster became a dirty word. In 2005, Melinger helped found the New York chapter of Helsinki-based global organization, MobileMonday (http://mobilemonday-ny.com/), a group that fosters NYC's mobile industry.

Organization Position Status
Socialight CEO Current
Socialight President Current
NMS Communications Corporation Co-Founder Current
Socialight Co-Founder Current
Organization Position Status
Disruptive Analysis Ltd. Founder Current
NMS Communications Corporation Founder, Disruptive Analysis Current
Stl Partners Ltd Current
Keble College BA In Physics Former

John Puterbaugh, Ph.D., founder and Chief Strategist of Nellymoser, Inc. has over 15 years experience in creating and developing interactive multimedia solutions for IP networks, mobile phones and other consumer products. Before Nellymoser he was CTO of Reelworks, which provides voice technology solutions for the film and entertainment industry. He was also part of the early team and held a number of senior management positions at Voxware, Inc., one of the first companies to provide Internet voice chat and real-time streaming solutions for companies such as Disney, Microsoft, Nokia and Netscape. He holds patents in wireless voice platforms, voice analysis and synthesis, user-generated ringtones, and in sound transformation. Educated at Princeton University, Dartmouth College and Oberlin College, he has taught courses and lectured on interdisciplinary topics related to music, computers and cognition. John is a frequent speaker at industry events including the CES, CTIA, Game Developers Conference, Digital Music Forum, 3GSM on a wide range of topics such technology roadmaps for Mobile TV, on-deck and off-deck strategies, and business models for mobile music.

Organization Position Status
Nellymoser, Inc. Founder and CEO Current
NMS Communications Corporation Founder Current
Nellymoser, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Reelworks Cto Former
Nellymoser, Inc. Founder and Chief Strategist Former
Voxware, Inc. Former
Organization Position Status
Quintessence Technology, Inc. Co-Founder and Cpo Current
Reqall Co-Founder and Cpo Current
NMS Communications Corporation Co-Founder Current
Stanford University Masters Degree In Computer Science Former
University of California, Los Angeles Bachelors Degree In Cybernetics Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation General Partner In the Waltham Office Current
Matrix Management Corporation General Partner Current
Matrix Partners General Partner Current
Triwave Board of Directors Current
Inovawave, Inc Board of Directors Current
Carbon Design Systems, Incorporated Board of Directors Current
Xtalic Corporation Board of Directors Current
Intelliden Corporation Board of Directors Current
McKinsey & Company, Inc. manager Former
National Semiconductor Corporation Local Area Network Group Member Former
NMS Communications Corporation General Partner, Matrix Partners Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology masters of science in Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A. with high distinction (Baker Scholar) Former
Harvard Business School M.B.A Former
Cornell University B.S.E.E. with distinction Former
Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.M.O.R. Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Marketing Programs Director, Nokia Siemens Networks Current
The Ohio State University Bachelors of Science Degree In Marketing and Journalism Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Director of Supply Chain Operations Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director of Marketing, Reitek S.P.A Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director, Business Development, Emma Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director of Solutions Management, Multi Media, Market Unit North America Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director, Bit Technology Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director, Product Management Current
Activestrategy, Inc. Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director, Mobile and Devices, Adobe Systems Current
Operators Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
University of Oxford BA (Honors) In Physics Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Director, Mobile TV Standardization, Alcatel Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Alcatel Former
Columbia University MA Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Marketing Manager, Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Business Development Manager, Elisa Corporation Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Manager, Network Service System Division, Nec Corporation Current
NEC Corporation Current
University of Tokyo Degree In Electrical Engineering Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Technical Marketing Manager Current
Vodafone Limited Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Consultant, Business and Development Services Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Head of New Solutions, US, Nokia Siemens Networks Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Industry Analyst, M Current
Multimedia, Inc. Leader Former
Informa Telecoms & Media Technology Strategy Analyst Former
The London School of Economics Degree In Philosophy and Economics Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Senior Researcher, Telecom Italia Innovation Laboratories Current
University of Pisa Degree In Computer Science Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Communications Industry Advisor, Norport Technology Management Current
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Editor, Mobile Entertainment Magazine, Intent Media Current
Mobile Entertainment Editor Current

As co-founder and Executive Chairman of mBlox, Andrew provides the strategic vision for mBlox product development leveraging his deep industry expertise. Andrew has a wealth of experience in the mobile industry and is widely recognized as an expert in the areas of mobile regulation and payments. Prior to assuming the role of Executive Chairman, Andrew was the CEO of mBlox Ltd, which he co-founded in 1999 and led to profitability. From 1988 to 1996, Andrew was head of mobile technology for Olivetti SpA in Italy. There he led the European development of DECT (the predecessor of WiFi), and launched Europe's first wireless LAN system. In 1994, while at Olivetti, he became the founding technical head of Omnitel (now Vodafone Italia). Between 1996 and 1999 he was a Director at Connect Communications Group, a leading European provider of corporate telecommunications services, and was the Group Marketing Director with Azlan plc, the 200m European distributor of internet technology. His earlier background was in mobile technology R&D. Andrew is a Board member of the global Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF), which he helped found in 2001 and to which he was re-elected in 2003 and 2005. Bud is the Vice Chairman. In April 2005 he was appointed to the Board of ICSTIS, the UK regulator of premium-rate telecoms services. Andrew is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the IEE, with a degree from Cambridge University.

Organization Position Status
mBlox Inc. Executive Chairman and Co-Founder Current
NMS Communications Corporation Executive Chairman & Co-Founder Current
mBlox Inc. CEO Former
Olivetti S.p.A. Head of Mobile Technology Former
Connect Communications Group Ltd Director Former
Phonepayplus Limited Board of Directors Former
University of Cambridge Former
Organization Position Status
Naturalmicrosystems.Com CEO Current
Naturalmicrosystems.Com President Former
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Developer Current
NMS Communications Corporation Chairman Current
Unica Corporation Chair Current
Boston Children's Museum Board of Directors Current
Infinium Software Board of Directors Current
Massachusetts Telecommunications Council Board of Directors Current
Circles, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Soapstone Networks, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Moldflow Corporation Board of Directors Current
NMS Communications Corporation President Former
International Business Group Chief Financial Officer Former
International Business Group Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations Former
Cooper's Inc. Partner Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Former
Moldflow Corporation developer Former
Lotus Development Corporation senior executive Former
Unica Corporation Board of Directors Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Degrees Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania Degrees Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Chief Accounting Officer Former
NMS Communications Corporation Chief Accounting Officer Former
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Vice President Former
NMS Communications Corporation Vice President Former
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. Corporate Controller Former
NMS Communications Corporation Corporate Controller Former
Organization Position Status
Perficient, Inc. Director Current
NMS Communications Corporation Director Current
iBasis, Inc. Director Current
Concero Director Current
Aleri, Inc. Director Current
Eon Communications Director Current
Princeton University Ph.D. Former
Stanford University M.S. Former
University of Florida B.S. Former
Organization Position Status
Nantucket Conference Current
Airvana, Inc. Board of Directors Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Airvana, Inc. Committee Member Current
Sonus Networks Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
Cascade Communications Co. Chief Technology Officer Former
Cascade Corporation Chief Technology Officer Former
Cascade Communications Co. Vice President of Engineering Former
Analog Devices, Inc. Engineering Manager Former
Sonus, Inc. Former
Sonus Networks Inc. Board of Directors Former
Stanford University Ph.D. In Electrical Engineering Former
Carleton University M.S. In Engineering Former
Stanford University Bsee Former
Carleton University Bsee Former
Organization Position Status
Mediaport Entertainment Inc. Advisor and Operating Executive Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board Member Current
Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. Director Current
Mediaport Entertainment Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
The Reo Group Founder Former
Columbia University Masters Former
Columbia University Degree Former

Ofer Gneezy is President and Chief Executive Officer of iBasis, a leader in international long distance, VoIP, and prepaid calling cards. As co-founder of iBasis in 1996, Ofer is one of the true visionaries of the IP telephony industry and a recipient of Pulver.com's Industry Pioneer Award. He was named Best Business Leader for 2007 in the annual Capacity Magazine Awards. Ofer was an early believer in the power of the Internet to change global telecommunications and quickly established iBasis as the first provider of toll-quality Voice-over-IP (VoIP) service. Prior to founding iBasis, Ofer was president of Acuity Imaging, Inc., a multinational leader in industrial automation technology. He led Acuity to achieve significant increases in earnings, revenues and stockholder equity before successfully orchestrating the company's acquisition by RVSI, the second-largest company in the industry. The acquisition provided Acuity with strong financial backing and access to the semiconductor industry while delivering liquidity to Acuity investors. Previously, as president and CEO of Automatix, Inc., Ofer led the turnaround of the company to growth and sustained quarterly profitability and managed its merger with Itran, Inc. to form Acuity. Ofer is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business Administration and has an M.S. in engineering from M.I.T.

Organization Position Status
iBasis, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) Current
iBasis, Inc. President, CEO and Chairman of The Board Current
NMS Communications Corporation Director Current
Rvsi Former
iBasis, Inc. Director Former
Organization Position Status
Openairboston.Net CEO Current
New England Business and Technology Association, Inc Director and President and Chief Operating Officer Current
Mass Technology Leadership Council Director and President and Chief Operating Officer Current
American Tower Corporation Lead Director Current
Bedlam Entertainment, Inc. Current
NMS Communications Corporation Director Current
The Boston Club Board of Directors Current
Sovereign Bank Board of Directors Current
Mass Technology Leadership Council Board of Directors Current
Radio Club of America, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Commonwealth Institute Board of Directors Current
International Women's Forum Board of Directors Current
New England Business and Technology Association, Inc Board of Directors Current
Mass Software Council Board of Directors Current
The Commonwealth Institute Member Current
Lightbridge, Inc. CEO Former
Lightbridge, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Lightbridge, Inc. Director Former
The University of Georgia Undergraduate Degree Former

Ronald W. White has served as a director of our Company since 1988. Since 2002, he has been a consultant and private investor. From 1997 until 2002, he was a partner of Argo Global Capital, a venture capital firm. From 1983 until 2002, he was a partner of Advanced Technology Development Fund, also a venture capital firm. Mr. White is a director of AirNet Communications, a publicly traded company and several privately held companies.

Organization Position Status
AirNet Communications Corporation Director Current
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Argo Global Capital, Inc. Partner Former
Organization Position Status
NMS Communications Corporation Board of Directors Current
Eon Communications Director Current

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