GraphOn Corp. announced that on July 19, 2012, Sam M. Auriemma accepted an appointment by the board of directors as a Class II member of board of directors, to serve as such until the 2013 annual meeting of shareholders or, if earlier, until his resignation, removal or replacement. Mr. Auriemma is a veteran financial executive with over 30 years of senior-level experience at a variety of technology companies.

From April 2007 until its acquisition in October 2009 by Symphony Technology Group, a private-equity fund, Mr. Auriemma served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MCS Software. Since the sale of MCS Software Mr. Auriemma has served part-time as chairman of the board of trustees of CHOC Children's Foundation and is a member of the board of trustees at St. Mary's School.

Mr. Auriemma also held executive positions at IBB/FileNet Corporation, Wonderware Corporation, Platinum Technology/Locus Computing Corporation, Distributed Logic Corporation, and Applied Circuit Technology.