Our Portfolio
Violin Memory
Violin Memory is the ultimate solution for the company who is looking to accelerate their business critical applications and virtualize their Data Center storage with a scalable flash memory array that delivers unprecedented sustainability and spike-free latency at price points challenging HDD performance storage. www.violinmemory.com
Delta Technology & Software (Alert)
Delta Technology & Software is dedicated to helping provide a safe and healthy food supply at home and around the world. Our company provides on-demand management solutions that bring automation, cost control and enforcement to food safety compliance. We are headquartered in the U.S. in North Carolina. www.alertfoodsafety.com
Royal Mail Group
As a business, Royal Mail provides an essential public service relied upon by communities and businesses all over the country. We have a statutory duty to provide a letter delivery service at a uniform price, irrespective of distances travelled, to each and every one of the 27 million addresses in the UK. The duty also includes an obligation to carry out at least one collection daily from each of our postboxes. www.royalmailgroup.com
Ericsson
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards. Communication is changing the way we live and work. Ericsson plays a key role in this evolution, using innovation to empower people, business and society. We provide communications networks, telecom services and multimedia solutions, making it easier for people all over the globe to communicate. www.ericsson.com
Action Engine® Corporation
Action Engine Corporation, winner of the IDC Top 10, the Fierce 15, and the Mobile Star Awards, delivers a breakthrough in mobile application usability. Their Mobile Application Platform™ offers a browserless, client/server approach to searching for and discovering mobile content that takes 80% fewer keystrokes and trips to the network, and drives 20x faster response times than alternatives. The company's mobile search, mobile advertising, and location-based service solutions enable content providers and wireless operators to quickly deliver a superior mobile user experience. Global companies that include Sprint, Verizon Wireless, SingTel, Optus, MSNBC.com, TiVo, and SmartVideo have deployed Action Engine's software. www.actionengine.com
Applied Identity
Applied Identity develops scalable, identity-based solutions for securing enterprise networks. Applied Identity’s Identiforce gateway appliance creates individual security domains for each user and delivers infinitely fine-grained identity and access enforcement. Applied Identity’s products are now deployed in Fortune 100 companies and large government agencies across the US, and the company is expanding into international markets. www.appliedidentity.com
Azul Systems
Azul Systems™ has pioneered the industry’s first network attached processing solution, designed to unbound compute resources for virtual machine based applications. Without any application level modifications, binary compatibility requirements or operating system dependencies, this fundamentally new approach eliminates the need to capacity plan at the application level and dramatically lowers the cost and complexity associated with the traditional delivery of computing resources. www.azulsystems.com
BayPackets, Inc.
BayPackets' software enables wireless, wireline and cable operators to rapidly bundle and deliver enhanced voice and data services tailored to the needs of their business and consumer customers. Local, long-distance and broadband service providers rely on BayPackets' solutions to profitably expand their business by efficiently operating new and existing network infrastructure via a single point. Founded in February 2000, BayPackets is a privately held company that has received funding from industry-leading venture capital firms. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA, with a development center in Noida UP, India. www.baypackets.com
Cordys
Cordys, founded in 2001, and headquartered in Putten, the Netherlands and San Jose, California, Cordys has offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, with key research and development operations in the Netherlands and India. Their global operations, coupled with their innovative technology, unique approach to BPM, dedication to excellence, and value-added partnerships and support services, enables them to meet the needs of leading customers across a broad range of industries, including financial services, energy, manufacturing, telecom, insurance, entertainment, healthcare, technology, and more. www.cordys.com
GeoTrust
GeoTrust is a leading provider of next generation information security services that address the fundamental need for e-business security and confidence. Our award-winning next generation technology delivers secure e-commerce transactions, identity verification and trust authentication services to the global web community — an important step toward leveraging the full business potential of the Internet. More than 40,000 customers in 80 countries use GeoTrust security services to conduct business efficiently and cost-effectively over the Internet and wireless networks — including Fortune 1,000 companies throughout every industry. GeoTrust provides e-business security that helps drive revenue, profitability and growth, while maintaining business continuity. GeoTrust’s corporate headquarters are located in Wellesley Hills, Massachussits with regional offices in Alpharetta, Georgia. www.geotrust.com
Securify Inc.
Securify Inc. solutions deliver real-time visibility and control of network relationships and behavior between users and critical business systems. Securify uniquely delivers network security monitoring that is both application layer 7 aware and also correlated to user identities. The most sensitive and complex global enterprises including Deutsche Bank, Visa, Guardian Life and the Department of Defense have deployed Securify enterprise-wise in order to improve visibility and control of their network relationships. Named as a Fortune Magazine "Cool Company," a Red Herring Magazine Top Private Security Company and an AlwaysOn Top 100 Company, venture-backed Securify is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. www.securify.com
Solid Information Technology
Solid makes carrier-grade relational database management software for building high-performance distributed applications that need data to be as available and pervasive as the dial-tone. Ninety percent of the Global 500 Network Equipment Providers -- including Alcatel, Cisco, NEC and Siemens -- as well as innovative private companies Aruba Networks, Hotsip, Sonim Technologies and many others use Solid products. These customers use Solid as the core data management engine for their applications, which allows them to get to market faster and deliver lower TCO solutions to their customers. Solid Information Technology has worldwide headquarters in Cupertino, California, and regional offices in North America, Europe and Asia. www.solidtech.com
Spansion
Spansion, previously a joint venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest company in the world dedicated exclusively to developing, designing, and manufacturing Flash memory products and systems. Spansion is a leading Flash memory solutions provider, dedicated to enabling, storing and protecting digital content in the wireless, automotive, networking and consumer electronics markets. Spansion stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol SPSN. www.spansion.com
Sterna
Sterna Business Positioning System™ (BPS) is a groundbreaking business analytics platform that takes performance management to the next level. Coupling predictive analytics with feed-forward principles, it empowers managers to continuously optimize operational and financial performance, enterprise-wide. Implemented in weeks if not days, Sterna BPS also drives managers to capitalize on financial opportunities and mitigate risks as they occur. www.sternatech.com
Topia Technology
Topia Technology’s core technology, Kolona™, is an enabling infrastructure tool based on mobile object technology. Kolona enhances complex distributed systems through its ability to integrate disparate systems, evolve systems with minimal impact to operations, conserve bandwidth, and provide configuration management and remote monitoring and maintenance. Kolona implements this functionality automatically and dynamically. www.topiaventures.com
Arcot Systems
Arcot Systems Inc. provides authentication and access control solutions to secure the integrity of e-business in Internet-scale and wireless environments. Arcot's software-only solutions are based on new high performance architectures designed to meet the demands of e-business for securing high value and high volume transactions - all designed with scalability, affordability in mind - easy to use, flexible, and user-friendly. Arcot headquarters are located in Santa Clara, CA. www.arcot.com
CEVA
Ceva, headquartered in San Jose, CA, is the leading licensor of digital signal processor (DSP) cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms to the semiconductor industry. CEVA licenses a family of programmable DSP cores, associated SoC system platforms and a portfolio of application platforms including multimedia, audio, Voice over Packet (VoP), GPS location, Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2005, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 130 million devices. CEVA stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CEVA. www.ceva-dsp.com
Edge Technologies
Edge Technologies, founded in 1993, has more than 12 years of experience providing leading-edge products and services to many of the world’s most secure network infrastructures. enPortal was borne out of Edge N-Vision™, the first real-time Java-based web-enablement tool for HP OpenView. Edge’s secure portal software continues to be enhanced based on customer and market demands. www.edge-technologies.com
Entercept Security Technologies
Entercept Security Technologies Inc. develops server security products that prevent access to server resources before any unauthorized activity occurs. Entercept, based in San Jose, CA, provides essential protection beyond the firewall by identifying attacks and instantly taking action to stop hacker attacks before they cause damage is dedicated to providing award-winning products that deliver superior security. Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET) acquired Entercept in April 2003 for approximately $120 Million. www.entercept.com
e-Security, Inc.
e-Security, Inc. is the leading global provider of enterprise security management software. The company works with large enterprises, government organizations and managed security service providers (MSSPs) to help them maximize security, increase efficiency and establish competitive advantage. e-Security pioneered the SEM market in 1999 and has built a leadership position with the largest install base of enterprise customers, including DuPont, Fleet Boston Financial Corporation, Oppenheimer Funds, Qualcomm, Department of Energy, MD Anderson and Northrop Grumman. In addition, e-Security has been selected by HP and Sun Microsystems as the SEM provider for their enterprise security management and integrated security solutions, HP OpenView and Sun iForce. E-Security is located in Vienna, VA. www.esecurityinc.com
Glimmerglass Networks
Glimmerglass Networks Inc. provides breakthrough all-optical solutions that form the foundation of a dynamic new optical network, enabling carriers to efficiently manage the exponential growth in data traffic, accelerate service provisioning, and offer exciting new wavelength services. Glimmerglass is located in Hayward, CA. www.glimmerglass.com
GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc.
GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRIC) is a leading provider of secure managed broadband network services, enabling customers to achieve best-of-breed network security and to increase critical business application performance, while reducing capital and operating expenses associated with their network. GoRemote provides a comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed broadband network solutions for branch office and retail environments, teleworkers/home offices and mobile workforces. The GoRemote Global Network™ includes more than 45,000 wired and wireless access points in more than 150 countries. www.goremote.com
Intel Online Services
Intel Online Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, provides global Web hosting services that manage the complexities of e-Business computing. Intel Online Services uses integrated technologies and proven processes to deliver a range of Web services for optimal reliability, scalability and performance. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom>.
ipUnplugged
ipUnplugged is the leading developer of Network Services software for seamless and secure roaming across public and enterprise networks. ipUnplugged's Roaming Client, Roaming Gateway, and Roaming Server software enables users to roam securely and seamlessly from one network to another without having to reconnect, change settings or lose connectivity at any point in time. The products are based upon industry standards and technology including Mobile IP, IPsec, and standard AAA. The ipUnplugged solution is used both by mobile operators and enterprises. Headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden. www.ipunplugged.com
Lumenaré Networks
Lumenaré Networks provides lab infrastructure automation software for the telecommunications industry. Their LabMagic software streamlines the equipment verification, qualification, and introduction process by approaching the telecommunications equipment lab as an integrated, controllable system - while offering new levels of access, collaboration, and electronic bonding between equipment vendors and service providers. Lumenaré is located in Sunnyvale, CA www.lumenare.com
Maple Optical Systems
Maple Optical Systems Inc. offers carriers a revolutionary new way to provision bandwidth and render their fiber infrastructure "future proof". Maple is developing technologies that enable carriers to mine bandwidth from existing raw fiber optic infrastructure and in turn offer it to their customers as service-ready, scalable, cost-efficient, QoS-enabled bandwidth. www.mapleoptical.com
Pacific Broadband Communications
Pacific Broadband Communications Inc. was a developer of ultra dense, high performance, and highly noise immune broadband solutions that enable Service Providers to deliver standards-based data, telephony, and video over last mile networks. Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR) acquired Pacific Broadband in December 2001 for approximately $200 million.
Palm
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers. Based on the Palm OS(R) platform, Palm's handheld solutions allow people to carry and access their most critical information wherever they go. Palm(TM) handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions by offering the foundation for thousands of application solutions. Palm stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol PALM. www.palm.com
Pingtel
Pingtel based in Woburn, MA, is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by todays and future business market. These award-winning products include Enterprise Communication Servers, SIP PBXs, SIP call managers/routers, and SIP softphones based on 100% SIP, 100% open source software. www.pingtel.com
Preventsys
Preventsys, a venture-backed private equity company, delivers automated solutions for security risk management and security compliance reporting to large government agencies and Fortune 1000 Companies in the financial, telecommunication, ecommerce, technology and healthcare markets. McAfee [NYSE: MFE] acquired Preventsys in June 2006. www.preventsys.com
Rapt Inc.
Rapt Inc. is the leading provider of pricing and profitability management solutions. Rapt software, based on Rapt's proprietary analytic engine technology, enables companies to optimize and manage pricing strategies, while Rapt advisory services help companies design and implement best-practice pricing processes across their organizations. Rapt's client base includes Microsoft, HP, Yahoo!, Seagate, iVillage and Apple Computer. www.rapt.com
Salesnet Inc.
Salesnet Inc. is headquartered in Boston, MA. The leading provider of on-demand CRM software, Salesnet, focused on driving sales effectiveness, delivers solutions that empower companies to sell more. Since 2000, Salesnet's hosted CRM solutions have served as proven alternatives to expensive, complex, packaged or premise-based CRM software. In May 2006 RightNow Technologies Inc. [NASDAQ: RNOW] acquired Salesnet. www.salesnet.com
Securealink Inc.
Securealink Inc. is a leading worldwide innovator of "Security Solutions in Silicon™." Securealink provides secure high-performance ICs supporting commonly used protocols. The company's secure chips are easily integrated into VPN and SSL appliances and devices, as well as secure smart-card readers. Securealink was acquired by SafeNet Inc. (Nasdaq: SFNT) in January 2000 and will operate as SafeNet BV.
Sygate Technologies
Sygate Technologies, Inc. makes open networks trustworthy. Sygate offers a robust integration platform with comprehensive policy enforcement centrally managed across all network endpoints and access points. Their flagship product, Sygate Secure Enterprise, is the leading endpoint security solution for global enterprises. Sygate corporate headquarters are in Fremont, CA. www.sygate.com
Teros
Teros, formerly Stratum8 Networks, was founded in 2000. Teros products and philosophy are firmly rooted in providing the best real-time application security with minimal implementation and administration, no performance impact, and low total cost of ownership. While other security products prevent non-application attacks, Teros develops quick-to-deploy, self-configuring security appliances that protect web servers, web applications and databases from known and undocumented security vulnerabilities and attacks without relying on signatures. Teros is located in Santa Clara, CA. www.teros.com
Tmanage
Tmanage Inc. provides organizations with the remote connectivity, integration and support that enable them to successfully manage their remote workforce while maintaining focus on core competencies. Utilizing leading edge technologies and unrivaled remote work expertise, TManage works with large enterprises to help them optimize productivity while reducing the cost of doing business. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. www.tmanage.com
Tripwire
Tripwire Inc. is the world leader in integrity assurance. Tripwire® Integrity Management solutions enable enterprises to reduce operational risk and gain control over IT systems. With Tripwire software, you ensure the security of your systems, instill accountability for change, gain visibility across your enterprise and increase the availability of critical IT infrastructure. Tripwire customers include Global 3000 companies, e-business corporations, and key public sector organizations such as Intuit, AT&T, Ernst & Young and the U.S. House of Representatives. Tripwire is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with offices in Japan and France and users in 92 countries around the world. www.tripwire.com
Yuni Networks
Yuni Networks Inc. specializes in providing scalable terabit switch fabric technology. The YuniNetworks switch architecture provides the Quality of Service (QoS) for eight classes of service and thousands of flows per port, a 40 Gbps link rate and is scalable for high-end, multi-terabit applications downward to 10 Gbps, allowing for the development of a family of switching products. Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) [NASDAQ: AMCC] acquired Yuni in April 2000 for approximately $241 million.
Applied Identity
Applied Identity develops scalable, identity-based solutions for securing enterprise networks. Applied Identity’s Identiforce gateway appliance creates individual security domains for each user and delivers infinitely fine-grained identity and access enforcement. Applied Identity’s products are now deployed in Fortune 100 companies and large government agencies across the US, and the company is expanding into international markets. www.appliedidentity.com
GeoTrust
GeoTrust is a leading provider of next generation information security services that address the fundamental need for e-business security and confidence. Our award-winning next generation technology delivers secure e-commerce transactions, identity verification and trust authentication services to the global web community — an important step toward leveraging the full business potential of the Internet. More than 40,000 customers in 80 countries use GeoTrust security services to conduct business efficiently and cost-effectively over the Internet and wireless networks — including Fortune 1,000 companies throughout every industry. GeoTrust provides e-business security that helps drive revenue, profitability and growth, while maintaining business continuity. GeoTrust’s corporate headquarters are located in Wellesley Hills, Massachussits with regional offices in Alpharetta, Georgia. www.geotrust.com
Securify Inc.
Securify Inc. solutions deliver real-time visibility and control of network relationships and behavior between users and critical business systems. Securify uniquely delivers network security monitoring that is both application layer 7 aware and also correlated to user identities. The most sensitive and complex global enterprises including Deutsche Bank, Visa, Guardian Life and the Department of Defense have deployed Securify enterprise-wise in order to improve visibility and control of their network relationships. Named as a Fortune Magazine "Cool Company," a Red Herring Magazine Top Private Security Company and an AlwaysOn Top 100 Company, venture-backed Securify is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. www.securify.com
Arcot Systems
Arcot Systems Inc. provides authentication and access control solutions to secure the integrity of e-business in Internet-scale and wireless environments. Arcot's software-only solutions are based on new high performance architectures designed to meet the demands of e-business for securing high value and high volume transactions - all designed with scalability, affordability in mind - easy to use, flexible, and user-friendly. Arcot headquarters are located in Santa Clara, CA. www.arcot.com
Entercept Security Technologies
Entercept Security Technologies Inc. develops server security products that prevent access to server resources before any unauthorized activity occurs. Entercept, based in San Jose, CA, provides essential protection beyond the firewall by identifying attacks and instantly taking action to stop hacker attacks before they cause damage is dedicated to providing award-winning products that deliver superior security. Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET) acquired Entercept in April 2003 for approximately $120 Million. www.entercept.com
e-Security, Inc.
e-Security, Inc. is the leading global provider of enterprise security management software. The company works with large enterprises, government organizations and managed security service providers (MSSPs) to help them maximize security, increase efficiency and establish competitive advantage. e-Security pioneered the SEM market in 1999 and has built a leadership position with the largest install base of enterprise customers, including DuPont, Fleet Boston Financial Corporation, Oppenheimer Funds, Qualcomm, Department of Energy, MD Anderson and Northrop Grumman. In addition, e-Security has been selected by HP and Sun Microsystems as the SEM provider for their enterprise security management and integrated security solutions, HP OpenView and Sun iForce. E-Security is located in Vienna, VA. www.esecurityinc.com
Preventsys
Preventsys, a venture-backed private equity company, delivers automated solutions for security risk management and security compliance reporting to large government agencies and Fortune 1000 Companies in the financial, telecommunication, ecommerce, technology and healthcare markets. McAfee [NYSE: MFE] acquired Preventsys in June 2006. www.preventsys.com
Securealink Inc.
Securealink Inc. is a leading worldwide innovator of "Security Solutions in Silicon™." Securealink provides secure high-performance ICs supporting commonly used protocols. The company's secure chips are easily integrated into VPN and SSL appliances and devices, as well as secure smart-card readers. Securealink was acquired by SafeNet Inc. (Nasdaq: SFNT) in January 2000 and will operate as SafeNet BV.
Sygate Technologies
Sygate Technologies, Inc. makes open networks trustworthy. Sygate offers a robust integration platform with comprehensive policy enforcement centrally managed across all network endpoints and access points. Their flagship product, Sygate Secure Enterprise, is the leading endpoint security solution for global enterprises. Sygate corporate headquarters are in Fremont, CA. www.sygate.com
Teros
Teros, formerly Stratum8 Networks, was founded in 2000. Teros products and philosophy are firmly rooted in providing the best real-time application security with minimal implementation and administration, no performance impact, and low total cost of ownership. While other security products prevent non-application attacks, Teros develops quick-to-deploy, self-configuring security appliances that protect web servers, web applications and databases from known and undocumented security vulnerabilities and attacks without relying on signatures. Teros is located in Santa Clara, CA. www.teros.com
Tripwire
Tripwire Inc. is the world leader in integrity assurance. Tripwire® Integrity Management solutions enable enterprises to reduce operational risk and gain control over IT systems. With Tripwire software, you ensure the security of your systems, instill accountability for change, gain visibility across your enterprise and increase the availability of critical IT infrastructure. Tripwire customers include Global 3000 companies, e-business corporations, and key public sector organizations such as Intuit, AT&T, Ernst & Young and the U.S. House of Representatives. Tripwire is headquartered in Portland, Ore., with offices in Japan and France and users in 92 countries around the world. www.tripwire.com
Ericsson
Ericsson is a world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators globally. Over 1,000 networks in more than 180 countries utilize our network equipment and 40 percent of all mobile calls are made through our systems. We are one of the few companies worldwide that can offer end-to-end solutions for all major mobile communication standards. Communication is changing the way we live and work. Ericsson plays a key role in this evolution, using innovation to empower people, business and society. We provide communications networks, telecom services and multimedia solutions, making it easier for people all over the globe to communicate. www.ericsson.com
Action Engine® Corporation
Action Engine Corporation, winner of the IDC Top 10, the Fierce 15, and the Mobile Star Awards, delivers a breakthrough in mobile application usability. Their Mobile Application Platform™ offers a browserless, client/server approach to searching for and discovering mobile content that takes 80% fewer keystrokes and trips to the network, and drives 20x faster response times than alternatives. The company's mobile search, mobile advertising, and location-based service solutions enable content providers and wireless operators to quickly deliver a superior mobile user experience. Global companies that include Sprint, Verizon Wireless, SingTel, Optus, MSNBC.com, TiVo, and SmartVideo have deployed Action Engine's software. www.actionengine.com
BayPackets, Inc.
BayPackets' software enables wireless, wireline and cable operators to rapidly bundle and deliver enhanced voice and data services tailored to the needs of their business and consumer customers. Local, long-distance and broadband service providers rely on BayPackets' solutions to profitably expand their business by efficiently operating new and existing network infrastructure via a single point. Founded in February 2000, BayPackets is a privately held company that has received funding from industry-leading venture capital firms. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA, with a development center in Noida UP, India. www.baypackets.com
Glimmerglass Networks
Glimmerglass Networks Inc. provides breakthrough all-optical solutions that form the foundation of a dynamic new optical network, enabling carriers to efficiently manage the exponential growth in data traffic, accelerate service provisioning, and offer exciting new wavelength services. Glimmerglass is located in Hayward, CA. www.glimmerglass.com
Intel Online Services
Intel Online Services, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, provides global Web hosting services that manage the complexities of e-Business computing. Intel Online Services uses integrated technologies and proven processes to deliver a range of Web services for optimal reliability, scalability and performance. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom>.
ipUnplugged
ipUnplugged is the leading developer of Network Services software for seamless and secure roaming across public and enterprise networks. ipUnplugged's Roaming Client, Roaming Gateway, and Roaming Server software enables users to roam securely and seamlessly from one network to another without having to reconnect, change settings or lose connectivity at any point in time. The products are based upon industry standards and technology including Mobile IP, IPsec, and standard AAA. The ipUnplugged solution is used both by mobile operators and enterprises. Headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden. www.ipunplugged.com
Lumenaré Networks
Lumenaré Networks provides lab infrastructure automation software for the telecommunications industry. Their LabMagic software streamlines the equipment verification, qualification, and introduction process by approaching the telecommunications equipment lab as an integrated, controllable system - while offering new levels of access, collaboration, and electronic bonding between equipment vendors and service providers. Lumenaré is located in Sunnyvale, CA www.lumenare.com
Maple Optical Systems
Maple Optical Systems Inc. offers carriers a revolutionary new way to provision bandwidth and render their fiber infrastructure "future proof". Maple is developing technologies that enable carriers to mine bandwidth from existing raw fiber optic infrastructure and in turn offer it to their customers as service-ready, scalable, cost-efficient, QoS-enabled bandwidth. www.mapleoptical.com
Pacific Broadband Communications
Pacific Broadband Communications Inc. was a developer of ultra dense, high performance, and highly noise immune broadband solutions that enable Service Providers to deliver standards-based data, telephony, and video over last mile networks. Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR) acquired Pacific Broadband in December 2001 for approximately $200 million.
Palm
Palm, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of mobile and wireless Internet solutions and a leading provider of handheld computers. Based on the Palm OS(R) platform, Palm's handheld solutions allow people to carry and access their most critical information wherever they go. Palm(TM) handhelds address the needs of individuals, enterprises and educational institutions by offering the foundation for thousands of application solutions. Palm stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol PALM. www.palm.com
Pingtel
Pingtel based in Woburn, MA, is reshaping the communications market by delivering the only 100% SIP-based enterprise class communications platforms that support the features and functionality required by todays and future business market. These award-winning products include Enterprise Communication Servers, SIP PBXs, SIP call managers/routers, and SIP softphones based on 100% SIP, 100% open source software. www.pingtel.com
Yuni Networks
Yuni Networks Inc. specializes in providing scalable terabit switch fabric technology. The YuniNetworks switch architecture provides the Quality of Service (QoS) for eight classes of service and thousands of flows per port, a 40 Gbps link rate and is scalable for high-end, multi-terabit applications downward to 10 Gbps, allowing for the development of a family of switching products. Applied Micro Circuits (AMCC) [NASDAQ: AMCC] acquired Yuni in April 2000 for approximately $241 million.
Violin Memory
Violin Memory is the ultimate solution for the company who is looking to accelerate their business critical applications and virtualize their Data Center storage with a scalable flash memory array that delivers unprecedented sustainability and spike-free latency at price points challenging HDD performance storage. www.violinmemory.com
Delta Technology & Software (Alert)
Delta Technology & Software is dedicated to helping provide a safe and healthy food supply at home and around the world. Our company provides on-demand management solutions that bring automation, cost control and enforcement to food safety compliance. We are headquartered in the U.S. in North Carolina. www.alertfoodsafety.com
Royal Mail Group
As a business, Royal Mail provides an essential public service relied upon by communities and businesses all over the country. We have a statutory duty to provide a letter delivery service at a uniform price, irrespective of distances travelled, to each and every one of the 27 million addresses in the UK. The duty also includes an obligation to carry out at least one collection daily from each of our postboxes. www.royalmailgroup.com
Azul Systems
Azul Systems™ has pioneered the industry’s first network attached processing solution, designed to unbound compute resources for virtual machine based applications. Without any application level modifications, binary compatibility requirements or operating system dependencies, this fundamentally new approach eliminates the need to capacity plan at the application level and dramatically lowers the cost and complexity associated with the traditional delivery of computing resources. www.azulsystems.com
Solid Information Technology
Solid makes carrier-grade relational database management software for building high-performance distributed applications that need data to be as available and pervasive as the dial-tone. Ninety percent of the Global 500 Network Equipment Providers -- including Alcatel, Cisco, NEC and Siemens -- as well as innovative private companies Aruba Networks, Hotsip, Sonim Technologies and many others use Solid products. These customers use Solid as the core data management engine for their applications, which allows them to get to market faster and deliver lower TCO solutions to their customers. Solid Information Technology has worldwide headquarters in Cupertino, California, and regional offices in North America, Europe and Asia. www.solidtech.com
Spansion
Spansion, previously a joint venture of AMD and Fujitsu, is the largest company in the world dedicated exclusively to developing, designing, and manufacturing Flash memory products and systems. Spansion is a leading Flash memory solutions provider, dedicated to enabling, storing and protecting digital content in the wireless, automotive, networking and consumer electronics markets. Spansion stock is traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol SPSN. www.spansion.com
Sterna
Sterna Business Positioning System™ (BPS) is a groundbreaking business analytics platform that takes performance management to the next level. Coupling predictive analytics with feed-forward principles, it empowers managers to continuously optimize operational and financial performance, enterprise-wide. Implemented in weeks if not days, Sterna BPS also drives managers to capitalize on financial opportunities and mitigate risks as they occur. www.sternatech.com
Topia Technology
Topia Technology’s core technology, Kolona™, is an enabling infrastructure tool based on mobile object technology. Kolona enhances complex distributed systems through its ability to integrate disparate systems, evolve systems with minimal impact to operations, conserve bandwidth, and provide configuration management and remote monitoring and maintenance. Kolona implements this functionality automatically and dynamically. www.topiaventures.com
CEVA
Ceva, headquartered in San Jose, CA, is the leading licensor of digital signal processor (DSP) cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms to the semiconductor industry. CEVA licenses a family of programmable DSP cores, associated SoC system platforms and a portfolio of application platforms including multimedia, audio, Voice over Packet (VoP), GPS location, Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2005, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 130 million devices. CEVA stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CEVA. www.ceva-dsp.com
Edge Technologies
Edge Technologies, founded in 1993, has more than 12 years of experience providing leading-edge products and services to many of the world’s most secure network infrastructures. enPortal was borne out of Edge N-Vision™, the first real-time Java-based web-enablement tool for HP OpenView. Edge’s secure portal software continues to be enhanced based on customer and market demands. www.edge-technologies.com
GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc.
GoRemote Internet Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRIC) is a leading provider of secure managed broadband network services, enabling customers to achieve best-of-breed network security and to increase critical business application performance, while reducing capital and operating expenses associated with their network. GoRemote provides a comprehensive portfolio of secure, managed broadband network solutions for branch office and retail environments, teleworkers/home offices and mobile workforces. The GoRemote Global Network™ includes more than 45,000 wired and wireless access points in more than 150 countries. www.goremote.com
Rapt Inc.
Rapt Inc. is the leading provider of pricing and profitability management solutions. Rapt software, based on Rapt's proprietary analytic engine technology, enables companies to optimize and manage pricing strategies, while Rapt advisory services help companies design and implement best-practice pricing processes across their organizations. Rapt's client base includes Microsoft, HP, Yahoo!, Seagate, iVillage and Apple Computer. www.rapt.com
Salesnet Inc.
Salesnet Inc. is headquartered in Boston, MA. The leading provider of on-demand CRM software, Salesnet, focused on driving sales effectiveness, delivers solutions that empower companies to sell more. Since 2000, Salesnet's hosted CRM solutions have served as proven alternatives to expensive, complex, packaged or premise-based CRM software. In May 2006 RightNow Technologies Inc. [NASDAQ: RNOW] acquired Salesnet. www.salesnet.com
Tmanage
Tmanage Inc. provides organizations with the remote connectivity, integration and support that enable them to successfully manage their remote workforce while maintaining focus on core competencies. Utilizing leading edge technologies and unrivaled remote work expertise, TManage works with large enterprises to help them optimize productivity while reducing the cost of doing business. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. www.tmanage.com