PINION

PINION SOFTWARE INC
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Location: 12885 Research Boulevard, Suite 204, Austin, Texas 78750 United States
Founded: 1998
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Phone: +1 512-583-5000
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Background

Pinion Software Inc was previously known as "INFRAWORKS" and is a subsidiary of GigaTrust / GigaMedia Access Corporation.

1.31.2008: "GigaTrust, a developer of digital rights-management applications, announced Tuesday that it has purchased the assets of Pinion Software, an Austin-based publisher of DRM utilities for computer-aided design applications. Terms of the deal, which closed Jan. 31, were not reported. As a result of the transaction, GigaTrust said it could now offer its clients in the enterprise-level manufacturing, aerospace and defense sectors a rights-management solution for every facet of their businesses. Pinion is a privately held company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Based in Herndon, Va., GigaTrust maintains regional offices throughout the United States." [1]

" Pinion Software offers software products, solutions, and services outside of North America through distributors.

" Pinion Software, Inc. provides information security solutions in the emerging technical rights management marketplace. Its products protect intellectual property during design collaboration, outsourced contract manufacturing, and other technical business processes.

Pinion Software, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Austin, Texas. As of January 31, 2008, Pinion Software, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GigaMedia Access Corporation. " Businessweek

Products

"The company’s products include;

• Sharesafe Desktop, a security application that protects the information; and pinion receiver, a reader-type application for secure content.

It offers solutions, such as secure engineering and technical data, secure financial and investment information, control partner and vendor communications, protect executive communications, and secure content for remote/offline distribution. The company integrates an embeddable file-security packaging engine with corporate directory adapters, and offers packaged directory adaptors to support the integration of its file security products with existing corporate directories and systems.

It also offers a variety of products to meet the file security needs of PTC users and provides solutions to enable existing applications, systems, and business processes. The company was formerly known as Infraworks Corporation. " Businessweek

People Responsible

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Board Members

• Darryl Worsham, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Mr. Darryl Worsham served as Vice President of Business Development at GigaMedia Access Corporation (alternate name: GigaTrust) since February 2008. Mr. Worsham joined GigaTrust in February 2008. Mr. Worsham served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Pinion Software Inc., since June 2006. Mr. Worsham served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing of Pinion Software Inc., since 2001. He served as Head of Sales/Marketing of Pinion Software Inc. Mr. Worsham joined Infraworks from HotData, a leader in one-to-one marketing solutions, with over 14 years of sales, marketing and management experience. Mr. Worsham served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing at HotData where he was responsible from a small business market to a targeted vertical enterprise focused company. Mr. Worsham was instrumental in building the sales, marketing, professional services and business development teams from the ground up to deliver the new HotData 1-to-1 service offering to fortune 500 companies. Mr. Worsham served as Vice President and General Manager of the Americas region for Micrografx. Mr. Worsham was responsible for organizing the region into profitable customer units. He has held several key positions during his 11 plus year tenure including General Manager of Sales and Marketing for the Global Corporate Sales Division, Enterprise Account Management and Channel Marketing. Mr. Worsham handled duties in product management and spearheaded the development of the Internet Products Group. Micrografx went public in 1991. He served as Director of Pinion Software Inc. Mr. Worsham holds a B.S. in Education from Oklahoma State University.

• Frank Carlucci, Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc.

Age: 81

Mr. Frank C. Carlucci is a Co-Founder and the Chairman of Advisory Board at Frontier Group. Mr. Carlucci is the Chairman Emeritus since January 2003 and had been a Managing Director of The Carlyle Group since 1989. He served as the Chairman of The Carlyle Group from 1993 to 2003. Since 1993, Mr. Carlucci served as the Chairman and Partner of The Carlyle Group and also served as its Vice Chairman and Partner from 1989 to 1993. He was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Sears World Trade Inc. from 1984 to 1986. Mr. Carlucci also served after as the President and Chief Operating Officer since 1983. He served as the Secretary of Defense of the United States from November 1987 through January 1989. Prior to that, Mr. Carlucci was an Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs. He served as the President Reagan's National Security Advisor in 1987. Mr. Carlucci’s government service included positions as a Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1980 to 1982; Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from 1978 to 1980; Ambassador to Portugal from 1975 to 1978; Under Secretary of Health Education and Welfare from 1973 to 1975; Deputy Director of OMB from 1970 to 1972; and Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity since 1969. He was a Foreign Service Officer from 1956 to 1980 and he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1954. Mr. Carlucci has been a Director at Neurogen Corp. since February 1989 and Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Carlucci has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Texas Biotechnology Corp. since May 1990 and Member of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees. He has been a Director at United Defense Industries Inc. since December 1997; Pharmacia Corp since March 31, 2000; United States Marine Repair Inc. since July 1998; Ashland, Inc.; Northern Telecom Limited; Sun Resorts, Ltd.; Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company; Westinghouse Electric Corporation; and the Rand Corporation. Mr. Carlucci serves as a Director at BDM International Inc. and Member of the Executive and Nominating Committees and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. He is also a Member of Advisory Board of Monument Capital Group. He serves as a Member of Board of Trustees for RAND Corporation. Mr. Carlucci has been the Chairman Emeritus at Neurogen Corp. since January 2005 and served as its Chairman from February 1989 to January 2005. He is the Chairman of BDM International Inc. since October 1990 and of Carlyle International. Mr. Carlucci is the Chairman Emeritus of Nortel Networks Corporation. Mr. Carlucci is a Director of Collexis Holdings Inc. He served as a Director at Quaker Oats Company since 1989. Mr. Carlucci served as a Director at Kaman Corp. since 1989; General Dynamics Corporation; and IRI International Corporation since 1994. He served as a Director at Pharmacia & Upjohn, Inc. since November 1995 and Member of its Audit, Compensation, Incentive, Finance, and Nominating Committees. He maintains relationships with and has served on numerous boards including Sears Word Trade, Wackenhut Corporation, and United Defense. He has also served on various non-profit boards including the Middle East Policy Council and the US-Taiwan Business Council. Mr. Carlucci graduated from the Princeton University and also attended Harvard Business School.

• Sherman Lewis Jr., Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

Sherman R. Lewis, Jr. serves as Vice Chairman and Director of Lehman Brothers Inc. Mr. Lewis serves as a Director of Pinion Software, Inc. .

• Artur Albarran, Pinion Software, Inc.

Artur M. Albarran serves as Principal of Kirkwood Capital, an investment company managing shareholder positions in business sectors including software and real estate. Mr. Albarran founded Euroamer Holdings SGPS, a company investing mainly in real estate development, condominium management and real estate brokerage and serves as its President of the Executive Board of the Euroamer group. He serves as a President of Intervalia SA, Arcos de Carnide SA, Planeta das Casas SA, Moinho do Paco SA and a Board Member of Saguibelas Sa, all in the real estate development business. For 20 years Mr. Albarran has been a TV pioneer and presenter. As a senior correspondent, he covered important world events, such as the Gulf War, civil war in former Yugoslavia, civil war in Somalia, and founded the Grande Reportagem show, besides working with the World Report for CNN International. Mr. Albarran also managed TVI's main news service, as well as a political interviews show bearing his name. Since 1997, he has worked as a writer and host at the SIC TV network. Mr. Albarran acted as President of the Board of Administrators of União de Serviços e Comércio S.A. the publishing company of the Financial Pharmaceutical Business News in Portugal. He manages and is a shareholder of Copemo, the fishing complex of Mozambique, and Chairman of Madeiram-Woods from Mozambique, Cabo Delgado. He does volunteer work at the OIKIA cooperation and ecological organization. He is also a Judge at the Water Court in Portugal. He serves as a Director at Infraworks Corporation and Pinion Software, Inc.

• George Friedman Ph.D., Cornell University

George Friedman,Ph.D., Founder of Pinion Software, Inc(formerly known as Infraworks Corporation. ) and served as its Chief Technology Officer. Dr. Friedman is an internationally recognized expert in security issues relating to Information Warfare and computer security. He has over 25 years of experience in programming, database construction, computer project management, international research, and intelligence methodologies and analysis. Dr. Friedman has briefed widely on security and national defense matters, including senior commanders in all armed services, the Office of Net Assessments, SHAPE Technical Center, the U.S. Army War College, National Defense University, The National High Performance Computing and Communications Council, Oak Ridge National Laboratory on the Objective Force Warrior concept, and U.S. Space Command. He has developed a patented file security technology and a suite of products that protect digital property. Dr. Friedman helped pioneer military modeling technology and in 1994 established the Center for Geopolitical Studies at Louisiana State University. He serves as Director of Pinion Software, Inc. Dr. Friedman is also a well-known author of books and articles on international affairs and business intelligence, including The Future of War and The Intelligence Edge. Dr. Friedman has been a featured speaker at many government and commercial events covering topics such as Information Technology in the 21st Century, Digital Rights Management, and Intelligence and Security for the 21st Century. He has lectured widely on defense and national security issues and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows including National Public Radio, Lou Dobbs Moneyline, CNN’s American Morning and ABC’s This Week as an expert on computer security, information warfare, and international affairs. Dr. Friedman received a B.A. from the City College of New York and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University.

• Roger Widing, Imaginova Corp.

Roger Widing serves as Managing Director of SpaceVest III, L.P. Mr. Widing has been Managing Director of RedShift Ventures since 1993. Prior to joining RedShift Ventures, he managed a personal and a family trust investment portfolio with combined assets of several million dollars. He served as Vice President of Jarl Extrusions and General Manager of a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jarl Extrusions from 1985 to 1989. He served as an Associate Attorney at Kirkland & Ellis from 1982 to 1985. He served on the personal staff of U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-Texas) from 1978 to 1979. He serves as a Director at Pinion Software, Inc. (Alternative Name is Infraworks Corporation), RedShift Ventures Engenia Software, Inc. and PrimeWire, Inc. He served as Director of MSI Software, Inc., Engenia Software, Inc., and Imaginova Corp. He served as a Director of Jarl Extrusions from 1979 to 1989. He served as an editor of the Georgetown Law Journal. He received a B.A., summa cum laude, from St. John Fisher College and a J.D., cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center.

• John Chaney, Convergent Investors

Mr. John D. Chaney is a Principal at Convergent Investors.

Mr. Chaney is also a Managing Director at Chaney Capital Partners L.P.

During his career, Mr. Chaney has successfully completed more than 25 acquisitions and created more than 10 start-up companies. For over 25 years, he was involved in the electronic payments and transaction processing industry.

He serves as the Chairman of the Board at PreCash Inc., and served as its Chief Executive Officer.

In 1976, Mr. Chaney was a Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Payment Services Company, where he built TeleCheck into an international company with several hundred million dollars in annual revenue, more than 2,000 employees, 400,000 retail customers and processed more than a million check transactions daily.

In 1992, Mr. Chaney sold TeleCheck to a predecessor of First Data Corporation (FDC).

In 1996 - 1996, he was named the Group President of First Data Information Management Group, managing seven operating companies.

He has served on numerous boards and is currently the Chairman of Pre-Net Corporation.

Mr. Chaney is a Director of Mirus, Inc., The Houston Zoological Society, Infraworks Corporation, and Spring Branch Educational Foundation.

He is the Vice Chairman of The Cedars Camps.

Mr. Chaney served as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

He holds a B.A. from Principia College with majors in Computer Science, Business Administration, and Economics.

• Michael LaVigna, Techxas Ventures, LLC

Mr. Michael P. LaVigna served as a Partner Emeritus at Techxas Ventures, LLC. Mr. LaVigna was a Founder and a Partner of Techxas Ventures from 1998 until his passing on April 14, 2008. Mr. LaVigna is commonly referred to as “the Grand-Uncle of the Internet,“ which emanates from the important leadership role, which he played in commercializing the entire data communications industry and his distinctive track record of founding and building successful technology businesses. Prior to this, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer at Bolt, Beranek and Newman, where Mr. LaVigna was instrumental in the development and commercialization of the first packet switching network and the ARPAnet. Before this, he co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer at EXA. Mr. LaVigna also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman at MCK Communications. Earlier, at the age of 39, he became the President and Chief Operating Officer at BBN, where he directed the commercialization of numerous information technologies. BBN's value increased over 40 times during his tenure before the company was acquired by GTE. At the age of 35, Mr. LaVigna co-founded and served as the Chief Executive Officer at BBN Communications. Previously, he co-founded and served as the Vice President at On-Line Systems. He has worked with companies such as Motive, Caleb Technologies, Nanotechnologies Inc., and TManage. Mr. LaVigna has been a Director at Motive Communications, Inc. since June 2003. Mr. LaVigna holds an M.S. from Siena College and a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Buffalo. He has also completed National Science Foundation graduate studies in Mathematics and Physics.

• Charles Foster, Technology Partners International, Inc.

Age: 75

Charles E. Foster, Chaz is a Partner of Technology Partners International, Inc. Mr. Foster served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Prodigy Communications Corporation, from December 2000 to March 2001. Mr. Foster served as Group President of SBC from September 2000 to June 2001 and from July 1995 to July 2000, where he was responsible, at various times, for engineering, network, centralized services, marketing and operations, information systems, procurement, treasury, international operations, wireless services, merger integration, real estate, yellow pages and cable TV operations. From July 2000 to September 2000, Mr. Foster served as Group President of National Operations of SBC. He served as Advisory Director at JP Morgan/Chase Bank in San Antonio, Texas since December 2006. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of CPS Energy. He served as Chairman of the Board of Prodigy Communications Corporation from June 2000 to November 2001. He serves as a Director of Pinion Software, Inc. and SBC Foundation. He has been a Director of Amdocs Ltd., since December 2001. He serves as a Trustee of Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Formerly Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research). He served as a Director of Prodigy Communications Corp. since 2000. He served as a Director of Pacific Bell Telephone Company. He served as a Director of Storagetek until August 2005. Mr. Foster served as a Director of Storage Technology Corporation since 2002. Mr. Foster is a Member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and Until his retirement he was a Registered Professional Engineer. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1961 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and did additional studies in Electrical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis Missouri.

Key Executives

• Darryl Worsham, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

• Andrew B. Liwen, Chief Security Officer

Management Team

Investors Major Shareholders

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