Mr. Lawrence Howorth

Mr. Howorth is an entrepreneurial executive with operating and financial experience in Internet, software development, on-line marketing and technical training companies. Developed and managed international operations in the Pacific Rim, UK, Europe and Canada.

From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Howorth was Co-Founder, Chief Operating and Financial Officer of Event411, a developer of Web-based software solutions for planning, management, registration and travel-related solutions and travel-related infrastructure, raising $35million in the process. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Howorth was Co-Founder, President and Chief Financial Officer of SOFTBANK Interactive Marketing, a privately held multinational interactive marketing and online media sales organization and part of the SOFTBANK organization. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Howorth was President, Pacific Rim operations, Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Learning Tree International, a multinational technical training and education company.

Mr. Howorth also served in various capacities for Smith International, Nu-Central Homes, KPMG and the Royal Bank of Canada.

Ms. Dorothy Langer

Dorothy Langer is President and founder of Langer and Company, a strategy consulting firm. Ms. Langer has worked with over 90 companies in software, the Internet, hardware and systems, digital imaging and biotech. Her functional expertise includes sales, marketing, strategic planning and business development. Clients include Lotus Development, Adobe, Kodak, Polaroid, PictureTel, ProCD, Thinq Learning Solutions, MuseumShop.com, EnvoyWorldwide, edu.com and Books24x7.com.

Prior to founding Langer and Company, Ms. Langer was a Vice President with 3i Ventures and launched the Boston office. Before joining 3i, Ms. Langer lead the development of Businessland centers in the northeast region and ran worldwide sales and marketing for Gartner Group. She began her career with IBM where she held management positions in sales, marketing and strategic planning. Langer received her B.S. in Chemistry from Simmons College.

Mr. Peter Miller

Peter Miller has worked with a number of companies in software, technical professional services, Internet, and telecommunications as an officer, advisor, or director. These include SNAP Software, a sales automation company sold to Dun & Bradstreet; Waterfield Technology Group, a high-end client/server professional services firm sold to Whittman Hart, Scribe Software, a rapidly growing demand chain management software firm, and Molecular, a leading Internet professional services firm. Mr. Miller has also consulted on operations, strategy, software, and planning for Reliant Energy, Eastern Telephone, Tucker Rocky Distributing, USAGroup, Banta Corporation, Unum Insurance, and Copyright Clearance Center, among others.

Mr. Miller also advises clients on strategy and due diligence with regard to acquisitions and works with clients to solve cash hemorrhage problems resulting from unfortunate acquisitions. He was a founder of Abt Associates, a $140 million research and consulting firm while attending MIT’s Sloan School of Management and serves on various boards, most recently the International MIT Enterprise Forum, of which he is immediate past Chair.

Mr. Miller holds an S.B. from MIT, which was followed by the Master’s program at MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

Mr. Al Weingartner

Mr. Weingartner has over 30 years experience in the computer and software industry. Since 1993, Mr. Weingartner has managed his own consulting practice, Topix Technologies, focused on serving international high-tech companies. Prior to Topix, Mr. Weingartner served as Senior Vice President and was on the Board of Directors of Rainbow Technologies, a software security company. He launched Rainbow's international business, participated actively in its initial and follow-on public offerings and concluded a $20 million acquisition of its largest competitor, Microphar, a French company headquartered in Paris. Rainbow reached a market capitalization of $250 million during his tenure.

Prior to Rainbow, Mr. Weingartner participated in several start-ups seeking to expand internationally, first with Timesharing Development, a software accounting firm featuring financial consolidation and management reporting via General Electric Company's worldwide computer network. Mr. Weingartner started his career with the General Electric Company in its Information Services Computer Division and culminated in his appointment to head the European Marketing Operations, based in London. Mr. Weingartner holds an MBA from University of Southern California and a BSEE from Drexel University.