== About DCI ==

Digital Connections, Inc (DCI) is a privately-held Corporation for Profit based near Nashville, Tennessee. Operating continually since its founding in 1992, the company is the ninth fastest-growing Information Technology and Telecom integrator in the U.S., according to VARBusiness Magazine. DCI, with its multiple locations and sophisticated logistics, ensures prompt service to clients throughout the U.S. The Company employs over 250 full-time personnel. Federal Employer Identification Number: 62-1543877.

DCI has developed its outstanding service reputation by building a team of world-class experts (known as the Advanced Technology Group or ATG) in its Core Competencies. Extensive experience and top-tier certification in the related technologies have given DCI significant proficiencies which afford our clients what they deserve; the very best, especially where convergence or integration is critical.

We have successfully managed the entire range of IT solution components, from design, procurement and staging to installation, security, maintenance and support for a host of large-scale clients, including:

<li>CSC Technology Refresh for Ascension Healthcare</li>
<li>Compass Bank Citrix Rollout</li>
<li>Compass Bank New Branch Rollout</li>
<li>Wireless Remediation for the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and HCA (Hospital Corporation of America)</li>
<li>Telecommunications maintenance for various Marriott properties and Time Warner.</li>
<li>Network security products and services and telecommunications assessments for HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) Nationwide.</li>
The greater DCI team is comprised of Certified Project Managers (PMI), Technical Consultants and certified Field Technicians. All have built outstanding reputations for timely and on-budget delivery of critical projects. Our Advanced Technology Group (ATG) contains high level specialists in wireless, voice, data, network security, video, infrastructure cabling, and Telco network design and implementation.

DCI’s approach to converged solutions has proven successful for clients in a variety of vertical markets and in locations throughout North America. It is this approach that sets our company apart from its competition. Specific to this proposal, we believe that our expertise in telecom, data communications, network security, carrier and local access.

DCI’s Principal Officers

Lee Williams, CEO, Board Chairman

Mr. Williams joined DCI as President in 2003, and is the driving force behind the company’s 300% growth since then. Prior to joining DCI, Lee served as Vice President for the Western US for Shared Technologies. During his three years there, he established key offices throughout the western U.S, securing and servicing large customers in a variety of vertical markets.

From 1987 until 1998, he worked for GTE Communications (now Verizon) in several positions, including Eastern Region V.P., Strategic Global Accounts Director, Southwestern U.S. Sales Manager, and sales. Prior to that assignment, Lee worked for Nortel as a mathematician for its engineering group and later in product development and sales.

Lee Williams holds an AA from Dalton College, a BA from Jacksonville State University, a MBA with a concentration in Finance from Emory University, and attended the London School of Business in an Emory exchange program to complete his post graduate studies.

Duke W. Gatlin, President, COO

Named Chief Operating Officer in early 2006, Mr. Gatlin oversees DCI’s five Business Units with responsibility for all sales, engineering and service delivery, and is also a member of DCI’s board of directors. He comes to these positions from Electronic Data Systems (EDS), where he led a service delivery organization with 225 field service engineers dispersed over thirty countries, supporting the world’s largest currency trading network. Previously, Duke was National Director of Strategic Partnerships for Netigy Corporation, an eBusiness infrastructure consulting firm. Netigy was primarily backed by venture capital funding from Cisco Systems and was a Cisco Strategic Partner.

Duke’s background also includes nine years with the Customer Networks division of GTE (now Verizon), where he worked with Lee Williams, DCI’s Chairman and CEO. During their tenures there, Lee and Duke led the team that successfully sold and transitioned the largest outsourcing opportunity in the division’s history.

In all, Mr. Gatlin has 22 years of experience in telecommunications and outsourcing. His duties have spanned management of sales, business development and service delivery. He holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of Texas.

Products

DCI enjoys long-standing partnerships with industry-leading vendors—please see descriptions and links on the Product Group Pages. We’re also committed to the cutting edge, with offerings that represent the very latest upgrades and innovative new technologies.

We believe that for every challenge, there is a right solution; “workable” is simply not good enough when it comes to your business.

Product Groups:

<li>Wireless</li>
<li>Datacom</li>
<li>Video/Teleconferencing</li>
<li>Cabling/Infrastructure</li>
<li>Security</li>
<li>Voice</li>
<li>Network Provisioning</li>
<li>Desktops and Servers</li>

Services

The DCI team has worked hard to develop and maintain an outstanding Service culture. From Consulting and Design, through Equipment Sales, Staging, Installation, Monitoring and Maintenance, we—as a company and to a person—are committed to the very best in customer service. As with any complex endeavor, Information Technology solutions will see the occasional problem or obstacle. When this happens, we own the problem, and in our culture, the customer is entitled to the right resolution rendered as quickly as is humanly possible.

This philosophy has served us well, earning loyal customers and fostering steady, significant growth. Constant attention is given to improving all facets of service; home-grown web-based tools help manage networks, accounts, components and maintenance partnerships. New cost-saving technologies and business models are rolled out and offered as soon as they are proven viable. All technicians participate in ongoing training to improve service, response times and end-user convenience.

We invite you to speak with a DCI executive or consultant at your earliest convenience to explore our cost-saving maintenance and outsourcing offerings.

Services:

<li>Equipment Sales</li>
<li>NOC Services</li>
<li>Logistics</li>
<li>Installation</li>
<li>Maintenance</li>
<li>Sourcing</li>
<li>Design & Consulting</li>