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PalmSource, Inc., a provider of operating system software platforms for smart mobile devices. From September
2001 to December 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Platform Solutions Group at Palm, Inc., a
provider of mobile computing solutions. Prior to joining Palm, from April 1996 to September 2001, Dr. Nagel
was Chief Technology Officer of AT&T Corp., a communications service provider, President of AT&T Labs, a
corporate research and development unit of AT&T, and Chief Technology Officer of Concert, a partnership
between AT&T and British Telecom. Dr. Nagel serves on the board of directors and compensation committee of
Tessera Technologies, Inc., a publicly held company that develops semiconductor packaging technology, and is
the Chairman of the board of directors of ArcSoft, Inc., a privately held developer of multimedia software for
electronic devices. Dr. Nagel is also a member of the board of directors of Epocrates, Inc., a privately held
developer of medical information products, where he serves as the lead independent director and is a member of
the compensation committee. Dr. Nagel earned a B.S., an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of California,
Los Angeles. Dr. Nagel has served as a member of our compensation committee since February 2006 (and as the
Chairman since November 2006), and as a member of our strategy committee from April 2006 until it was
dissolved in July 2007.
Ralph R. Smith was appointed to our board of directors in April 2005. He currently serves as Senior Vice
President of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private philanthropy dedicated to helping build better futures for
disadvantaged children in the United States. Since 2004, Mr. Smith has served on the board of directors of Nobel
Learning Communities, Inc., a publicly held non-sectarian, for-profit provider of education and educational
services for the pre-elementary through 12th grade market, and serves as a member of its nominating and
corporate governance committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of Venture Philanthropy Partners,
a non-profit philanthropic investment organization serving the National Capital Region. From 1975 to 1997,
Mr. Smith was a member of the faculty of the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania, teaching corporate
law, securities regulations, and education law and policy. Mr. Smith also has held a number of senior leadership
positions for the School District of Philadelphia, including Chief of Staff and Special Counsel. Mr. Smith earned
his undergraduate degree at Loyola University of Los Angeles and a J.D. from the University of California, Los
Angeles, and has served as a Teaching Fellow and L.L.M./S.J.D. candidate at Harvard University. Mr. Smith has
served on our compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee since April 2005,
and became the Chairman of our nominating and corporate governance committee in May 2008.
Caden Wang was appointed to our board of directors in April 2005. From June 1999 until his retirement in
December 2001, Mr. Wang served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LVMH Selective
Retailing Group, which included various international retail holdings such as DFS, Sephora and Miami
Cruiseline Services. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer for DFS, Gump’s and Cost Plus. Since October
2003, Mr. Wang has served on the board of directors of bebe stores, inc., a publicly held company that designs,
develops and produces women’s apparel and accessories, and chairs its audit committee, is a member of its
nominating and corporate governance committee and chairs a special committee advising on executive equity
matters. From August 2005 through August 2007, Mr. Wang served on the board of directors of Fossil, Inc., a
publicly held company that designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion related consumer products, and
was a member of its audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and a special committee
advising on option backdating. Mr. Wang is a Certified Public Accountant. He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from
the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Wang has served as a member of our audit committee since April
2005, as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since November 2006, and as a
member of our strategy committee from April 2006 until it was dissolved in July 2007.
Recommendation of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR of each named nominee.
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