Boston/Andover /Stow - June 3, 2005 - Dr. Robert M. Glorioso was honored with CEO Roundtable's first "Leadership Award" on June 3, 2005.

Dr. Jack Gill, Cofounder of Vanguard Ventures, presented the award, following his presentation to the group on "Intelligence, Leadership and Entrepreneurship."

Loren G. Carlson, Chairman of CEO Roundtable, told the 50 CEO members present, "This Leadership Award is given in recognition of Bob's exemplification of the power of peer groups to help members increase the value of their companies and enrich the quality of their lives."

Dr. Glorioso's distinguished career includes 16 years at Digital Equipment Corporation from 1976 to 1992 where he managed several groups including corporate research, large computers, the information systems business and management consulting.

In 1992, Dr. Glorioso co-founded Marathon Technologies Corporation, producers of leading products in fault and disaster tolerance for Microsoft/Intel based systems. He grew the company to $15 million in revenue and served as CEO, president and chairman until 2002.

Recently, Dr. Glorioso retired as Chairman of Turbine Entertainment Software after guiding the premier development studio of on-line massive multi-player role-playing games successfully through its critical growth stage.

He is currently the managing director of Tower Stone Group, a business consultancy, and is president and co-founder of Lava Plume Software, LLC, the software developers of the Personal Data Librarian. He is also president and co-founder of QC Avionix, LLC, the manufacturer and marketer of cockpit accessories and test equipment for pilots and maintenance shops.

The author or co-author of four books, five patents, and two pending patents as well as several papers, Dr. Glorioso is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and a Member of the American Solar Energy Society. Last month, he was inducted into the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, Academy of Engineers, Hall of Fame.

A licensed commercial pilot, he is on the advisory board of Stow Minuteman Airfield. Dr. Glorioso and his wife, Dee, live in Stow, Massachusetts.