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With more than 16 years of management experience in the Internet and computer industries, Aptimus Founder Timothy C. Choate is a renowned industry expert in online direct marketing and an eCommerce pioneer. He has been Chairman of Aptimus since 1994. Mr. Choate served as President and CEO of Aptimus prior to August 2006. Prior to joining Aptimus, Mr. Choate served as a vice president of Micro Warehouse. In 1994, he co-founded Online Interactive, Inc., the former parent company of Aptimus, and was its chairman, president and CEO until June 1997. Before 1994, Mr. Choate was president of Softdisk Publishing LLC, a software publishing company. His experience includes working as senior marketing manager at Prodigy, an Internet access and content provider; and developing and launching the New Products Division for Business Week, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Mr. Choate serves on the board of directors of Digital River, Inc., a provider of eCommerce outsourcing solutions; and Traveling Software, Inc., a software publishing company. Additionally, he earned a Bachelor of Science in economics, with a concentration in marketing and entrepreneurial management, from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. | 