Dated employment documents for Darren Hong (recruited from Sprint) show Digital Island hiring for revenue roles in 1996, including compensation terms and an Incentive Stock Option right to purchase 25,000 shares, with a stated start date of Dec 2, 1996. This is additional contemporaneous evidence of 1996 operations and go-to-market activity under the Digital Island name, prior to the January 1997 public launch framing. [Exhibit 11]
