Director and Chairman of the Board

Don Spalinger is Dataquest's Vice President of worldwide Communications. He is a founder of T3Plus Networking (On-Stream Networks), acquired by 3Com as their broadband access products division. His background includes Texas Instruments, Exxon Enterprises, and executive positions at Racal Vadic, Granger Associates (DSC Communications) and Santa Cruz Operations, wherein he has compiled a successful record in management and executive leadership.

Founder, President, COO and Director

Frank Capone was a founding partner with Mr. Jacobsen (Connexus Licensing) in organizing the IrDA. His fourteen years of successful management consulting experience included five years with Coopers & Lybrand as a high tech specialist for information management and financial advisory services. Subsequently, he was co-founder of a pioneering startup company in the PCMCIA market. Prior to his consulting career, he served as manager, director or officer for Finance and Information Technology in a variety of manufacturing and service industry settings, including twelve years corporate technical and financial management experience.

Vice President OEM Licensing

Rock McKinley has been a successful entrepreneur in both the PC and semiconductor industries. His PC career launched in 1981 with a position as Sales Manager of Software and Peripheral products for Osborne Computer Corporation. There he co-negotiated the company's single largest order for $12MM worth of computers and software with ComputerLand Corporation. He was recruited into Vadem, Inc. in 1983 where he spent eight years in Product Management, OEM Sales, and Component Distribution. At Vadem he negotiated the first IBM compatible, battery operated, portable computer design license agreement with Zenith Data Systems. This product design won the Internal Revenue Service's first contract for 25,000 units. In 1991 Mr. McKinely joined Delatech Incorporated, a semiconductor equipment company, where he was responsible for international sales development and management. Over his nine years with the company he was promoted from European Sales Manager, to Director of Asian Sales and President of Delatech Korea Ltd. He developed the Asian market into 45% of company revenues at an annual rate of $14MM. The company was acquired by ATMI in June 2000 where he was offered the position as Vice President of Asian Operations.