Peter Gyenes

Overview

Peter Gyenes has served as one of our directors since September 2002. Mr. Gyenes has more than 30 years of experience in sales, marketing and general management positions within the computer systems and software industry. Mr. Gyenes has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ascential Software Corporation (NASDAQ: ASCL), until its acquisition by IBM in April 2005. Mr. Gyenes was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Informix Corporation and led the sale of its database business to IBM and the subsequent transition from Informix to Ascential. Prior to Informix's acquisition of Ardent Software, Inc., he was chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer of Ardent, which he joined in 1996. Before joining Ardent, he was the president and Chief Executive Officer of Racal Interlan, Inc. Previously, Mr. Gyenes served in executive sales, marketing, and general management positions at Data General Corporation, Encore Computer Corporation and Prime Computer, Inc. He serves on the boards of Applix Inc. (NASDAQ: APLX), a number of privately held technology companies, and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council. Mr. Gyenes received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University.