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2Wire, Inc. |
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2Wire provides global telecom carriers with broadband services platforms that enable an integrated triple play of networked data, voice, and media services. 2Wire’s award-winning products and services include residential gateways, broadband multimedia entertainment platforms, remote management systems, and call center customer support 2Wire’s customers include global DSL market leaders AT&T, Telmex, BellSouth, BT, Embarq, SingTel, and others. |
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Oak Investment Partners, Venrock, Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), Weber Capital Management LLC, Doll Capital Management (DCM), Granite Global Ventures, INVESCO Private Capital Group, Meritech Capital Partners, Pilgrim Baxter, Dell USA LP, Shell Internet Ventures. In 2005, Alcatel, AT&T, and Telmex acquired minority shares in the company. |
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Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Operations
Vice President, Hardware Engineering
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Agere Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
Agere is a global leader in semiconductors for storage, wireless data, and public and enterprise networks. The company's chips and software power a broad range of computing and communications applications from cell phones, PCs, PDAs, hard disk drives, and gaming devices to the world's most sophisticated wireless and wireline networks. |
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NYSE: AGR |
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Executive Vice President and General Manager, Storage Division
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Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. |
| Business: |
Founded in 1973, Altair Nanotechnologies(Altairnano) is a recognized
industry leader in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of advanced,
novel ceramic nanomaterials. The company has developed nanomaterials for
the alternative energy, life sciences, and performance materials markets based
on its proprietary manufacturing process. This process also provides the
foundation for its innovative AHP pigment process. |
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NASDAQ (CM): ALTI |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Apple Computer, Inc. |
| Business: |
Apple Computer's desktop and laptop computers -- all of which feature its OS X operating system -- include its Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook for the consumer and education markets, and more powerful Power Mac and MacBook Pro for high-end consumers and professionals involved in design and publishing. The company scored a runaway hit with its digital music players (iPod) and online music store (iTunes). Other products include servers (Xserve), wireless networking equipment (Airport), and publishing and multimedia software. The company's FileMaker subsidiary makes database software. |
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NASDAQ (GS): AAPL |
| Position: |
Director, Professional Applications, Product Management
Director, SMB Online Sales
Vice President, Education Marketing
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Applied Materials, Inc. |
| Business: |
Applied Materials is the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service, and software products. |
| Symbol: |
NASDAQ (GS): AMAT |
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Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
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Applied Micro Circuits Corp. |
| Business: |
AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing, moving, and storing of information worldwide. AMCC is a global leader in network and embedded PowerPC processing, optical transport, and storage solutions. |
| Symbol: |
NASDAQ (GS): AMCC |
| Position: |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
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Applied Signal Technology, Inc. |
| Business: |
Applied designs, develops, manufactures, and markets advanced digital signal processing equipment to collect and process a wide range of telecommunications signals for signal reconnaissance applications. |
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NASDAQ (GS): APSG |
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Member, Board of Directors
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Arteris SA |
| Business: |
Arteris is a start-up company founded in 2003 by a group of semiconductor industry veterans. The company's focus is on the next-generation of challenges associated with system-on-chip (SoC) design, on-chip communications, or network-on-chip (NoC). |
| Investors: |
Crescendo Ventures and Techno Venture Management (TVM) |
| Position: |
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Artimi, Inc. |
| Business: |
Artimi is a fabless semiconductor company developing silicon solutions for high bandwidth wireless connectivity based on Ultra Wideband (UWB) technologies. |
| Investors: |
Accel Partners, Index Ventures, Amadeus Capital Partners, and Oak Investment Partners |
| Position: |
Chief Executive Officer
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Asyst Technologies, Inc. |
| Business: |
Asyst is a leading provider of integrated automation systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, which enable semiconductor manufacturers to increase their manufacturing productivity and protect their investment in silicon wafers during the manufacture of integrated circuits. |
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NASDAQ (GM): ASYT |
| Position: |
Corporate Controller
Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
Avnet, Inc. |
| Business: |
Avnet is one of the world's largest B2B distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, enterprise network and computer equipment, and embedded subsystems from leading manufacturers. |
| Symbol: |
NYSE: AVT |
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Senior Vice President, Avnet Logistics
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Bandspeed, Inc. |
| Business: |
Bandspeed is a privately-held, Texas-based semiconductor company and the world's first semiconductor company that designs spatial division multiple access (SDMA) components for wireless LAN (WLAN) access point vendors. |
| Investors: |
JatoTech Ventures, LP and CenterPoint Ventures |
| Position: |
President and Chief Executive Officer
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BEA Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
BEA is a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure software for reducing IT complexity and successfully deploying Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). Products include BEA WebLogic Server, the world's leading application server; BEA AquaLogic Service Bus, the enterprise-class integration backbone for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA); and BEA JRockit, the first high-performance Java Virtual Machine (JVM). |
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NASDAQ (GS): BEAS |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
BeVocal, Inc. |
| Business: |
BeVocal is a provider of managed call automation solutions to enterprises and service providers. |
| Investors: |
Mayfield Fund, U.S. Venture Partners, and Technology Crossover Ventures |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
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Biz360, Inc. |
| Business: |
Biz360 provides Fortune 500 companies with real-time market intelligence enabling them to improve competitive market strategies and drive better business performance. |
| Investors: |
Foundation Capital, Granite Ventures, BA Venture Partners, and Adobe Ventures |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
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BrightScale, Inc. (fka Connex Technology, Inc.) |
| Business: |
BrightScale has developed a groundbreaking digital video processing technology for the next generation of digital television (DTV) and multimedia products. The company's programmable video platform (PVP) offers DTV and Multimedia products’ original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a flexible and scalable Audio/Video processing engine. BrightScale's PVP technology delivers a complete processing engine for video decode, de-interlacing, scaling, and frame rate conversion. The company's advanced video processing algorithms can be customized by the TV OEM using BrightScale's "C" compiler and libraries. |
| Investors: |
Adams Capital Management, ATA Ventures |
| Position: |
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
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Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
Brocade makes Fibre Channel switches and related software for connecting corporate storage systems and servers. Its products are used in storage area networks (SANs), which pool storage resources across enterprises for easier management and more efficient utilization of assets. The company's SilkWorm switches add to the fabric of our IT lives by automatically rerouting data upon path failure and reconfiguring the SAN when new devices are added. Brocade sells its products primarily through equipment manufacturers, including EMC, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM, which together generate about 70% of revenues. |
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NASDAQ (GS): BRCD |
| Position: |
Vice President, Engineering Operations
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Callidus Software, Inc. |
| Business: |
Callidus provides enterprise incentive management (EIM) software for managing compensation and commission programs, including salaries, options, bonuses, and sales commissions. Callidus Software targets CFOs and other executives, who use its software to align employee incentive programs with corporate business and profit objectives. |
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NASDAQ (GM): CALD |
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Member, Board of Directors
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Calypto Design Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
Calypto is a privately-held EDA company focused on bridging the gap between electronic system-level design and integrated circuit (IC) implementation. Calypto products and technology significantly reduce IC design verification time and costs and increase flexibility in design and architectural optimization. |
| Investors: |
Tallwood Venture Capital, Walden International, JAFCO Ventures, and Cipio Partners |
| Position: |
Chief Executive Officer
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Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd. |
| Business: |
Cambridge Semiconductor (CamSemi) was founded in August 2000 as a venture-backed technology spin-out from the High-Voltage Microelectronics Group at Cambridge University. The company is located in Cambridge, UK and is a fabless developer and supplier of uniquely differentiated intelligent power integrated circuits (ICs). |
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3i Group, Scottish Equity Partners, TTP Ventures, Odyssey Ventures, and University of Cambridge Challenge Fund |
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Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Engineering
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Capital Group Companies, Inc. |
| Business: |
Capital Group Companies is one of the world's most experienced and successful investment management organizations. Their companies manage investments for millions of individuals and thousands of corporations and institutions. |
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Private |
| Position: |
Research Analyst
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cFares, Inc. |
| Business: |
cFares is an emerging leader in online travel with innovative technologies and exclusive strategic partnerships that enable the company to offer travelers the lowest airfares on brand-name airlines for international and domestic flights. |
| Investors: |
Claremont Creek Ventures |
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Chief Executive Officer
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Charles Schwab Corporation |
| Business: |
Schwab delivers a broad range of investment advice, services, and products to an equally broad spectrum of clients - including active traders, independent investors, individuals in need of an advisor-guided relationship, wealthy families, and employers with retirement and stock plans. |
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NASDAQ (GS): SCHW |
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Vice President, Customer Development
Vice President, Desktop Software
Vice President, Electronic Brokerage
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Chordiant Software, Inc. |
| Business: |
Chordiant is an enterprise software provider of solutions that automate operational business processes for service-driven organizations. |
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NASDAQ (GM): CHRD |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
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Cirrus Logic, Inc. |
| Business: |
Cirrus is a premier supplier of high-performance analog, mixed signal, and digital processing solutions for consumer entertainment electronics, automotive entertainment, and industrial product applications. |
| Symbol: |
NASDAQ (GS): CRUS |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Human Resources
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Claria Corp. |
| Business: |
Founded in 1998, Claria is a leader in online behavioral marketing with an audience of over forty-three million consumers. |
| Investors: |
U.S. Venture Partners, Greylock, Technology Crossover Ventures, Crosslink Capital, SOFTBANK America, Rogers Communications, Asia Pacific Ventures, Sand Hill Capital, Investor AB, and Garage.com |
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Member, Board of Directors
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Cloudmark, Inc. |
| Business: |
Cloudmark delivers tailored anti-spam solutions for the desktop, small and medium businesses (SMBs), and the large enterprise. |
| Investors: |
Ignition Partners, FTVentures, Gemstone Capital, and Endeavor Group |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
Chief Executive Officer
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CoolSystems, Inc. (dba: Game Ready) |
| Business: |
CoolSystems is a modest sized private medical device company in a rapid growth mode that manufactures Game Ready and Game Ready Equine cold and compression therapy systems. CoolSystems is the second fastest growing private company in the Bay Area. Key backers of the company include well-known professional athletes, orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and established venture capitalists. |
| Investors: |
MedVenture Associates, The Roda Group |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
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Cradle Technologies, Inc. |
| Business: |
Cradle is a fabless semiconductor company providing the industry’s first commercially viable multi-core DSPs (MDSPs) to address the needs of next-generation multimedia applications. The company's technology has been successfully implemented with major OEMs that serve Fortune 100 companies and prominent industry leaders. |
| Investors: |
Cardinal Venture Capital, Investor Growth Capital, NeoCarta Ventures, East Gate Capital, and Smart Technology Ventures |
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Senior Vice President, Marketing
Senior Vice President, Sales and Business Development
Vice President, Operations
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Diablo Technologies, Inc. |
| Business: |
Diablo Technologies is a private fabless semiconductor company formed in March 2002. Diablo is focused on designing large mixed signal ASIC products that require high data rates, low power, and low latency. The company specializes in deep sub-micron CMOS technology, and highly integrated bridging and switching products for the server and storage industries. |
| Investors: |
Celtic House Venture Partners, Inc., BDC Venture Capital, GTI Capital |
| Position: |
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
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Dust Networks, Inc. |
| Business: |
Dust Networks provides wireless mesh networking systems to solution providers, integrators, and OEMs for enterprise-class monitoring and control applications. |
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Cargill Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, and In-Q-Tel |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
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Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. (EPRI) |
| Business: |
EPRI was established in 1973 as an independent, non-profit center for electricity and environmental research. |
| Investors: |
Private |
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Managing Director, Marketing and Communications
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Enigma Semiconductor, Inc. |
| Business: |
Enigma Semiconductor is an emerging leader in chip-level 10G, 40G, and 100G switch fabric solutions for next generation networking systems. The company's unique and patented packet-based switching architecture enables system developers to break new ground in system capability and efficiency. |
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Techno Venture Management, InnovationsKapital, Northzone Ventures, Vaekstfonden |
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Chief Executive Officer
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| Company: |
Envivio, Inc. |
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Powering IP Video Convergence from Mobile to HD, Envivio is the leader in IP video convergence solutions that make IP video a reality over any type of network and to any multimedia device — from 3G to xDSL, and from mobile TV to HDTV. Founded in 2000, Envivio currently has over 200 active customers, including Orange (France); China Telecom Corporation, Ltd.; Yahoo!, Inc.; Broadbank; Swisscom AG; NBC; Canal+; and many more. The company has also established relationships with an impressive group of integrators and partners worldwide such as Nokia Corp.; Alcatel-Lucent: Huawei; and Motorola, Inc. Envivio employs 120 individuals in offices in New York, London, Singapore, Beijing, and Tokyo. |
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Intel; France Telecom; Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.; Sigma Designs, Inc.; Crescendo Venture Management, LLP; FTQ; HarbourVest Partners, LLC; Crédit Lyonnais |
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Chief Financial Officer
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eSolar, Inc. |
| Business: |
eSolar is based on the concept that renewable energy should be cost competitive with fossil fuels. This concept drove the company to engineer a paradigm shift in solar thermal power plant technology, providing a dramatically cost-effective solution for the utility industry. eSolar leverages modular, scalable power plant architecture to deliver turnkey power plants for utilities with generating capacities of 33 MW to over 500 MW and energy prices that are competitive with fossil fuels. |
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Google.org, Oak Investment Partners, Idealab |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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FileMaker, Inc. (subs. Apple Computer, Inc.) |
| Business: |
A subsidiary of Apple Computer, FileMaker makes one of the leading database software applications. The FileMaker line is compatible with the Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows operating systems, and FileMaker Mobile runs on Windows and Palm-powered handhelds. FileMaker makes it possible for multiple users to access and exchange information instantaneously over corporate intranets or the Internet. |
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NASDAQ (GS): AAPL |
| Position: |
Vice President, Product Management
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FormFactor, Inc. |
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FormFactor is the leader in advanced wafer probe cards that are used by semiconductor manufacturers to electrically test integrated circuits (ICs) while they are still on the wafer. The company’s wafer sort, burn-in, and device performance testing products move IC testing upstream from post-packaging to the wafer level, enabling semiconductor manufacturers to bring next generation devices to the marketplace faster while reducing overall test cost thereby improving yields. |
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NASDAQ (GS): FORM |
| Position: |
Vice President, Manufacturing Controller
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Infinera Corp. |
| Business: |
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera’s systems are unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera’s systems and PIC technology are designed to provide optical networks with simpler engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and more flexible networking. |
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NASDAQ (GM): INFN |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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InFocus Corp. |
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InFocus is the industry pioneer and a worldwide leader in digital projection technology. The company has over twenty years of innovative experience which allows them to constantly improve their product offerings and deliver a compelling immersive visual experience in home entertainment, business, and education environments. Products include projectors and related accessories for use in the conference room, board room, auditorium, classroom, and living room. With the largest installed base of projectors in the industry, InFocus is the most recognized brand in the U.S. projector market according to TFCinfo. |
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NASDAQ: INFS |
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Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
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InnoPath Software, Inc. |
| Business: |
InnoPath Software provides the ability to fix software bugs and upgrade capabilities on wireless devices without having to bring the device back to the shop. The company's Mobile Intelligence software enables wireless service providers to conduct over-the-air repairs and upgrades for customers' handsets. |
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Nippon Venture Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Vertex Venture Capital |
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Chief Executive Officer
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| Company: |
Intacct Corp. |
| Business: |
Intacct provides on-demand financial management applications for more than 2,000 small and midsize businesses. Over 10,000 users at companies from startup to public pay a monthly subscription fee to access the first SAS 70 Type II certified financial management system that goes beyond accounting to include supply chain, business intelligence, and project management functions. Intacct's system supports all of an organization’s business units, each with its own account structure, business processes, currencies, taxes, and regulatory requirements. The ability to add more users, applications, and business units as a company grows makes Intacct the last financial management suite ever needed. |
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Emergence Capital Partners, Sigma Partners, Sutter Hill Ventures |
| Position: |
Vice President, Product Marketing
Chief Financial Officer
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Intersil Corp. |
| Business: |
Intersil is a global technology leader specializing in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors for flat panel displays, optical storage, and power management. |
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NASDAQ (GS): ISIL |
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Member, Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Vice President, Design Engineering
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Iomega Corp. |
| Business: |
Iomega is a global leader in reliable portable data storage. Iomega solutions help people protect, secure, capture, and share their digital lives. |
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NYSE: IOM |
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Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
ITM Software Corp. |
| Business: |
ITM Software has a single goal and focus – support the success of Chief Information Officers. ITM Software provides software products and management expertise to help Chief Information Officers establish themselves as business leaders and excel in the role of the General Manager of the IT function. This unique combination enables Chief Information Officers to drive down IT costs, deliver increased business value, and support the increasingly rapid pace of business demands. |
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Technology Partners, InnoCal Venture Capital, Ascend Venture Group LLC, Red Rock Ventures, RBC Technology Ventures |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
JDS Uniphase Corp. |
| Business: |
JDS Uniphase designs and manufactures products for markets where its core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for communications, commercial, and consumer applications. |
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NASDAQ (GS): JDSUD |
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Member, Board of Directors
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KLA-Tencor Corp. |
| Business: |
KLA-Tencor is the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related microelectronics industries. |
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NASDAQ (GS): KLAC |
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Vice President and Controller
Vice President, Human Resources
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Lam Research Corp. |
| Business: |
Founded in 1980, Lam is a major supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the world's semiconductor industry. The company's innovative etch technologies empower customers to build the world's highest-performing integrated circuits. |
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NASDAQ (GS): LRCX |
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Vice President, Corporate Quality
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| Company: |
Laszlo Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
Laszlo is the original developer of the open source platform OpenLaszlo, and provider of rich Internet applications and services that advance the Web experience. |
| Investors: |
The WI Harper Group, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners |
| Position: |
Vice President, Engineering
Vice President, Marketing
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| Company: |
LogLogic, Inc. |
| Business: |
LogLogic strives to lead in the creation, development, and delivery of the industry’s leading LMI platforms. The company has established a position as the market visionary and leader as evidenced by awards and accolades including Gartner SIEM Magic Quadrant “Leader.” Its award winning appliances enable log data from firewalls, routers, servers, applications (both commercial and homegrown), operating systems, and devices to be automatically collected, stored, reported, and alerted in near real-time for compliance and risk mitigation. |
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Sequoia Capital, SAP Ventures, Telesoft Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Invesco Private Capital |
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Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
Mayfield Fund |
| Business: |
Mayfield provides "venture capital with impact" by partnering with exceptional individuals to create industry-leading companies. |
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Mayfield's limited partners (LPs) are prominent institutional and individual investors who represent a broad cross-section of universities, large corporations, and influential business leaders. |
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Chief Administrative Partner
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| Company: |
MetaRAM, Inc. |
| Business: |
MetaRAM is a fabless semiconductor company that develops new technologies to improve memory performance. MetaRAM is dedicated to creating innovative solutions that fit into existing IT infrastructure effortlessly while re-using off-the-shelf technologies wherever possible. The company was first funded in January 2006 and in February 2008 launched its first product – MetaSDRAM™ -- an innovative memory technology that enables four times the amount of standard memory to be placed into existing systems without any modifications. |
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Khosla Ventures, Storm Ventures, Intel Capital |
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Vice President, Systems Engineering
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| Company: |
Micron Technology, Inc. |
| Business: |
Micron Technology is one of the world's leading providers of advanced
semiconductor solutions. Through its worldwide operations, Micron
manufactures and markets DRAMs, NAND Flash memory, CMOS image
sensors, semiconductor components, and memory modules. Micron's DRAM
and Flash components are used in today's most advanced computing,
networking, and communications products, including computers, workstations,
servers, cell phones, wireless devices, digital cameras, and gaming systems.
Micron also provides CMOS image sensor solutions to the handset camera,
digital still camera, and PC video camera markets. |
| Symbol: |
NYSE: MU |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc. |
| Business: |
Founded in 1999 by CEO, Steve Taylor, Mobile Messenger provides turnkey technology and services solutions to small and mid-sized direct marketers and mobile content providers. The company’s solutions enable the marketing and distribution of digital content to mobile communication consumers. Mobile Messenger’s offerings include technologies such as SMS/MMS applications and content management systems, and services such as campaign creation and management, media planning and buying, billing process management, customer service, and wireless carrier interface operations. |
| Investors: |
Silver Lake Sumeru |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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| Company: |
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. |
| Business: |
Monolithic Power designs, develops, and markets proprietary, advanced analog and mixed-signal semiconductors for large and high-growth markets. The company's integrated circuits are used in a variety of electronic products, such as notebook computers, flat panel displays, cellular handsets, digital cameras, wireless LAN access points, home entertainment systems, and PDAs. |
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NASDAQ (GM): MPWR |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
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Nanoconduction, Inc. |
| Business: |
Nanoconduction is an early-stage company using its proprietary carbon nanotube (CNT) fabrication technology for thermal management applications in the semiconductor industry. The company has received funding and is using the investments to develop products with measured and customer validated industry-leading thermal performance and to deliver production volumes of these products to its customers. |
| Investors: |
Battery Ventures, Woodside Fund, Jerusalem Venture Partners |
| Position: |
Vice President, Manufacturing
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| Company: |
Neoconix, Inc. |
| Business: |
Founded in 2002 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Neoconix is a premier supplier of high density, high performance electrical interconnects. The company has developed a revolutionary new approach to connector manufacturing that utilizes advanced printed circuit board (PCB) processing techniques to produce interconnect products. Characterized by exceptional dimensional control at fine feature sizes, Neoconix’s PCBeam™ technology is ideal for a broad set of applications that require high density, high performance, and high reliability. Neoconix’s market reach includes computing, military, medical, mobile electronics, and test equipment markets. The company currently employs fifty-three individuals. |
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U.S. Venture Partners, Venrock Associates, VentureTech Alliance LLC, Panorama Capital, Walden International |
| Position: |
Vice President, Sales
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| Company: |
Network Appliance, Inc. |
| Business: |
Network Appliance (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, NetApp has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. |
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NASDAQ (GS): NTAP |
| Position: |
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Marketing
Vice President, Market Development and Strategy
Vice President, Strategy
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Nortel Networks Corp. |
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Nortel is one of telecom's North (American) stars. The company, which operates through its Nortel Networks Limited subsidiary, is one of the top global makers of telecom equipment in North America. It makes core network switching, wireless, and optical systems for customers worldwide. Nortel's wireline and enterprise network equipment includes systems for digital voice and data switching, routing, and call center communications. Wireless products include cellular base stations and controllers. The company makes such long-haul fiber optic products as multiplexers and optical switches. Clients include global communications carriers; regional, local, and wireless phone carriers; and corporations. |
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NYSE: NT |
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Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations
Chief Information Officer
Executive Vice President, Operations
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Novalux, Inc. |
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Novalux was founded in 1998 by renowned scientist Dr. Aram Mooradian to commercially introduce his most significant invention to date - the first new semiconductor laser technology platform in over twenty years. Called Necsel™, or Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser, this innovative platform is an elegant, power scalable, highly efficient, compact laser source that marries reliable performance with a high level of manufacturability. |
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Crescendo Ventures Management, LLP, DynaFund Ventures, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners, Oerlikon, Vanguard Ventures |
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Chief Operating Officer
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Nuance Communications, Inc. |
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Nuance develops voice interface software that organizations use to make their information and services accessible by phone. |
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NASDAQ (GS): NUAN |
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Member, Board of Directors
Chief Information Officer
Senior Vice President, Sales
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OpVista, Inc. |
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OpVista develops, manufactures, and markets intelligent optical networking systems that deliver scalable and reconfigurable dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) for leading companies in the cable and telecommunications industries. OpVista’s scalable solution enables customers to deliver IPTV and broadband services cost-effectively, purchasing the capacity they need as they can obtain revenue from that capacity—no high up-front cost. |
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Sevin Rosen Funds, iNCUBiC, Excelsior Venture Partners III, LLC, Western Technology Investment, and Doll Capital Management |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Oxford Semiconductor, Inc. |
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Oxford designs and markets high performance connectivity controllers for the storage, multimedia, communication, computing, and industrial sectors. Its innovative solutions, comprising chips, drivers, firmware and development kits have served leaders in each of these sectors since the company was established in 1992. |
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Vantage Point Venture Partners |
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Chief Financial Officer
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Packeteer, Inc. |
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Packeteer was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California. It is the pioneer and global leader in Wide Area Network (WAN) application traffic management. Packeteer solutions combine a family of scalable appliances with patented software capabilities to deliver unmatched visibility, control, compression, acceleration, and management of application traffic across WAN and Internet links. These solutions help align network and application resources with the priorities of the business, optimizing performance, and reducing operational costs in the process. Packeteer solutions are sold through a global network of VARs, distributors, and system integrators, and are backed by a 24/7 global service and support organization. |
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NASDAQ (GS): PKTR |
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Vice President, Sales
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Palm, Inc. |
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Palm is a leader in mobile computing and strives to put the power of computing in people’s hands so they can access and share their most important information. The company’s products for consumers, mobile professionals, and businesses include Palm® Treo™ smartphones, Palm LifeDrive™ mobile managers and Palm® handheld computers, as well as software, services, and accessories. Palm®’s products are equipped with a comprehensive suite of Personal Information Management (PIM) software, infrared beaming capabilities, calculators, note-taking applications, and games. A range of additional features - including hi-resolution color screens, wireless capabilities (Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi, cellular), MP3 software, and digital cameras — ensures that there is a Palm® product to meet almost any user’s needs. |
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NASDAQ (GS): PALM |
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Vice President, Hardware Engineering
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Pericom Semiconductor Corp. |
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Pericom Semiconductor enables serial connectivity with the industry’s most complete solutions for the computing, communications, and consumer market segments. Pericom’s analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its SaRonix-eCera™ frequency control products, are essential in the timing, switching, bridging, and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today’s ever-increasing speed-and-bandwidth-demanding applications. Company headquarters are located in San Jose, California, with design centers and technical sales and support offices around the world. |
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NASDAQ (GM): PSEM |
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Member, Board of Directors
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Photon Dynamics, Inc. (merged with Orbotech Ltd.) |
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Photon Dynamics incorporated in 1986. The company utilized its advanced digital imaging technology to develop systems that enable flat panel display manufacturers to collect and analyze data from the production line, and quickly diagnose and repair process-related defects, thereby allowing manufacturers to decrease material costs and improve throughput. Flat panel display manufacturers used the company's portfolio of products, services, and expertise to increase manufacturing yields of high-performance flat panel displays used in a number of products, including notebook and desktop computers, televisions, and advanced mobile electronic devices such as cellular phones, personal digital assistants, and portable video games. |
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NASDAQ: PHTN |
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Member, Board of Directors
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Pixim, Inc. |
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Pixim is a leading developer of digital imaging systems that has developed imaging technology and products that revolutionize the way digital cameras capture and process images. |
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Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Mitsubishi International, China Development Industrial Bank, and Newbury Ventures |
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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PMC-Sierra, Inc. |
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PMC-Sierra is a leading provider of broadband communications and storage semiconductors for metro, access, fiber to the home, wireless infrastructure, storage, laser printers, and customer premises equipment. |
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NASDAQ (GS): PMCS |
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Member, Board of Directors
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Vice President and General Manager, Communications Products Division
Vice President and Controller
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PureDepth, Inc. |
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Founded in 1999, PureDepth is an innovative technology company transforming the visual display experience by delivering award-winning Multi-layer Display (MLD™) technology. Backed by forty-six approved patents, and over seventy pending patents, this breakthrough in visualization is the first display technology that provides actual depth. The company has, among others, a manufacturing license agreement with DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: DRS), and a sales, marketing, and distribution license agreement with Sanyo Corp. (NASDAQ: SANYY) in Japan, a worldwide licensing agreement with International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), and business in medical, financial, and consumer markets. PureDepth is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California and has offices in Japan and an engineering center located in New Zealand. |
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OTC: PDEB.OB |
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Chief Executive Officer
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