Meet the Board of Directors

Ms. Ann C. Hardy, President and Chief Executive Officer of Agorics, pioneered the concept of shared, network-based computing that is now commonly recognized as the Internet paradigm. The basis of this work was accomplished in the late 1970s at Tymshare, where Ms. Hardy was a vice president for ten years. In that capacity, she managed a group that used the model known today as "thin client" to develop one of the first workable methodologies for electronic business applications such as home banking, on-line bill paying, and airline reservations. This achievement was based on Tymshare's revolutionary operating system, written by Ms. Hardy, which produced 19 years of revenue resulting in a $300 million company by 1980. Ms. Hardy then added the technical and managerial experience gained at Tymshare to her IBM, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and National Security Agency (NSA) background to found Key Logic, which provided reliable operating systems to mainframe computer manufacturers. Key Logic was profitable in its first full year of operation, generating more than $1 million in revenue.

Today, Ms. Hardy is the founder and driving spirit of a unique consulting company that boasts one of the strongest teams in Silicon Valley. Under Ms. Hardy's leadership this team has remained in place since the company was founded in 1994, while other consulting companies commonly see extensive turnover. The team is now leveraging six years of success with mission-critical electronic commerce projects primarily for Fortune 100 corporations into the area of open systems security, in which Ms. Hardy's broad repertoire of expertise gives her exceptional insight.

Dr. Joel N. Orr is a futurist, consultant, speaker, and writer, specializing in engineering automation and computer technologies. He heads Orr Associates International, a consulting firm. He founded LEAP, the League for Engineering Automation Productivity; he also founded and headed the Virtual Worlds Society. With Brad Holtz and Evan Yares, he founded the COFES (Congress on the Future of Engineering Software) series of conferences. Dr. Orr was co-founder and president of the NCGA (National Computer Graphics Association. Autodesk Corporation named Orr a "Distinguished Fellow" for a three-year period that ended in 1993. In 1997, Bentley Systems, Inc. designated him "Engineering Laureate." North Carolina State University awarded their Orthogonal Medal for achievements in computer graphics to Orr. In 1998, he received the Ed Forrest Award from A/E/C SYSTEMS. Many of the Fortune 500 manufacturers including Ford, IBM, Xerox, and Apple, see Dr. Orr as a major resource in the areas of business restructuring, engineering automation, and the future of technology.

Mr. Brooke D. Wagner is Vice President of Investor Relations and Co-CFO of Aspect, a major public company in the CRM industry. Prior to Aspect, Mr. Wagner was the Vice President, Finance and Administration, for Managemark a leading Internet B2B ASP, from February 1999 through September 2000. From March 1997 to February 1999, Mr. Wagner was Director of Finance and Investor Relations for CKS Group Inc., up to and through its merger with USWeb Corporation. At CKS Group, he was responsible for overseeing the company's worldwide accounting, finance and treasury functions. Prior to joining CKS Group, from October 1989 to March 1997, Mr. Wagner held numerous financial and marketing management positions at Software Publishing Corporation, including Director of Finance and Investor Relations.

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