Jeremy M. Bunting

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

Microsemi Communications, Inc. engages in the design, development, and market of integrated circuits that are used primarily by manufacturers of networking systems for carrier and enterprise networking applications. The company was founded by Louis R. Tomasetta and Ira Deyhimy in 1984 and is headquartered in Chandler, AZ.

Shoreline Investment Management, the in-house asset management arm of Hewlett Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), is a venture capital firm located in Palo Alto, California.

EEsof, Inc. provided computer engineering & designing services. It supplied Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software for high-frequency system, circuit and modeling applications. The company was founded by Charles J. Abronson and is located in Westlake Village, CA.

Part of Gooding Consumer Electronics Ltd., GEC Marconi Ltd. is a British company that specializes in the development, manufacture, supply, and installation of capital electronics equipment. The company is based in Stanmore, UK. GEC Marconi was acquired by Gooding Consumer Electronics Ltd. on August 01, 1994.