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Mr. Hunger brings over 35 years of software marketing, sales and support experience to Base One. His 30+ years at IBM included over 15 years as a senior marketing executive. As Software Management Director, IBM United States, Mr. Hunger was responsible for $5B in annual IBM software sales. Prior to that, he was IBM’s Group Director, Solution Developer Organization, where he created IBM’s strategy for working with the software industry. He established critical alliances with the largest software vendors, established over 1000 relationships with software vendors, and launched an IBM software reselling business for software vendors, which generated over $60M in software vendor revenue in its third year. As IBM’s Director for Thin Client Marketing, Howie was responsible for the worldwide marketing and product requirements for IBM’s thin client brand, establishing IBM as the most recognized brand in that market. Prior to Base One, Mr. Hunger was Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Neoware Systems, Inc. (a 125 employee, $60M, NASDAQ listed company). At Neoware, he was responsible for marketing, business development, professional services, customer support and fee based training. Under his guidance, key new product introductions, product positioning and press coverage raised Neoware from fifth in overall thin client market place sales to second (as measured by International Data Corporation). Mr. Hunger holds a BS from Syracuse University. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Information Technology Association of America and of the Board of Directors of the American Software Association. | 