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NeoPhotonics develops, manufactures, and sells a wide range of optical components designed for high-speed communication networks. The company offers both active and passive products that cater to various market segments, including fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), datacom, storage area networks, and metro and long-haul networks. Its portfolio includes transceivers compliant with industry standards, available in multiple configurations such as GBIC, SFF, and SFP, supporting data rates from 155 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Key products encompass integrated splitters, BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers for FTTH, as well as advanced optical modules and subsystems crucial for metro and long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks. Additionally, NeoPhotonics manufactures various other components, including athermal array waveguide gratings, variable optical attenuators, and dynamic channel equalizers, enhancing the performance and efficiency of optical communication systems.

NeoPhotonics develops, manufactures, and sells a wide range of optical components designed for high-speed communication networks. The company offers both active and passive products that cater to various market segments, including fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), datacom, storage area networks, and metro and long-haul networks. Its portfolio includes transceivers compliant with industry standards, available in multiple configurations such as GBIC, SFF, and SFP, supporting data rates from 155 Mbps to 10 Gbps. Key products encompass integrated splitters, BiDi and TriPlexer transceivers for FTTH, as well as advanced optical modules and subsystems crucial for metro and long-haul dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) networks. Additionally, NeoPhotonics manufactures various other components, including athermal array waveguide gratings, variable optical attenuators, and dynamic channel equalizers, enhancing the performance and efficiency of optical communication systems.

Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions tailored for e-business networks. The company focuses on providing security infrastructure for complex enterprise environments, offering products such as Oblix NetPoint, a web access management solution that establishes a robust identity infrastructure. Oblix's services encompass identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., expanding its reach and influence in the identity security domain.

Zambeel, Inc. is building an enterprise-class storage system to address today’s high-growth data environments, where up to hundreds of terabytes of data need to be stored reliably, managed efficiently, and accessed through high-speed networks.

AdvisorPort is an investment consulting platform that offers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at automating essential advisory functions for financial advisors and brokers. The platform enables the management of various investment vehicles, including separate accounts, mutual funds, and brokerage accounts. By providing a fully integrated and competitively priced solution, AdvisorPort allows users to customize their advisory services effectively, streamlining their operations and enhancing efficiency in investment management.

LuxN provides intelligent optical access and transport solutions for metropolitan service providers and major enterprises. Supporting both CWDM and DWDM, LuxN's carrier-class, OSMINE-certified systems offer manageability and service level assurance for critical applications. LuxN's protocol-independent solutions enable delivery of high-bandwidth data, storage, video, and voice services for a diversified customer base including ILECs, CLECs, MSOs, utilities, municipalities, and storage providers. An ISO 9001 certified company, LuxN has a diverse base of customers and distribution partners spanning the North American, Asia-Pacific, and European regions.

Oresis Communications designs and develops switching systems for carrying voice and data signals on the same telecommunications network. It offers ISIS-700 OmniService Switch, which enables carriers and service providers to migrate circuit and packet switched networks to a single backbone; and ISIS-700 Integrated OmniService Switch, which is a multiservice switch equipment that switches multiple voice, data, Internet, and video services in a single system. The company is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Clearwater Networks (formerly XStream Logic) is developing the industry’s first single-processor packet processing solution capable of performing 7-layer packet processing at 10-Gigabit data rates. XStream’s family of network processors is targeted at solving the critical bottleneck in next-generation network infrastructure equipment: layers 4-7 packet processing. Edge and core routers, content-aware web switches, network attached storage devices, and other networking appliances all require the need to implement advanced services that are beyond the capability of existing semiconductor solutions. XStream ’s products are able to solve a wide variety of applications and advanced services using a simple, single-processor architecture that reduces system complexity and improves customers’ time to market.

Blaze is developing a fiber optic transceiver that uses wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) techniques to improve the distance and capacity of multimode fiber (MMF).

Pluris is a valuation firm based in New York City, established in 2006. It specializes in providing valuation advisory services, focusing on real estate appraisals, business valuations, intangibles, and intellectual properties, as well as assessments of illiquid, complex, and distressed securities. The firm caters to a diverse clientele that includes investment funds, investment banks, broker-dealers, private and public companies, their shareholders and executives, and high-net-worth individuals and families. In addition to its valuation services, Pluris offers daily marks services for high-volume clients and large institutions globally. The company is also involved in developing next-generation IP core infrastructure, leveraging its Teraplex architecture to enhance scalability, fault-tolerance, and performance, providing service providers with a pathway to future upgrades without significant infrastructure overhauls.

Xencor, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Monrovia, California, that specializes in the discovery and development of engineered monoclonal antibodies and protein therapeutics aimed at treating severe and life-threatening diseases. The company utilizes its proprietary XmAb technology platform to create a range of antibody product candidates targeting conditions such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. Notable candidates include XmAb5871 and XmAb7195, which have completed various phases of clinical trials, and XmAb14045, currently in Phase I for acute myeloid leukemia. Xencor also develops bispecific antibodies, such as AMG424 and AMG509, which are in different stages of clinical and preclinical development for various cancers. The company generates revenue through research and development collaborations and licensing agreements with several prominent pharmaceutical organizations. Founded in 1997, Xencor is focused on addressing unmet medical needs through innovative therapeutic solutions.

TeleCruz Technology Inc. provides innovative technology solutions that allow television manufacturers to offer a range of Internet-ready television sets based on the Cruzer platform. Embedded into the television set during manufacturing, the Cruzer platform integrates highly scalable chip circuitry with programmable firmware. This flexible, cost-effective approach benefits manufacturers, service providers and consumers alike, making interactive television a viable mass-market technology.

Portera is one of the first service providers to allow its customers to outsource entire business processes, not just applications, through a standard Web browser. Portera subscription services automate mission-critical processes across the front- and back-offices. Because Their services are fully Web-hosted, Portera can provide firms of any size with immediate access to the resources they need to run their business, while establishing a platform for seamless and transparent integration with their clients and business partners. Portera has over 130 customers using their Professional Services Automation (PSA) products worldwide, including: Baan, E.piphany, Hewlett-Packard, Inventa, Lutris Technologies, Network Associates, Tanning Technology, Tibco, Viant and Vodafone Airtouch.

ArrayComm LLC specializes in designing and developing baseband processing software for wireless infrastructure and client device applications. The company offers solutions for LTE and WiMAX, including BasePort, a software package for traditional multi-core-DSP base station platforms, and A-MAS, which enhances multi-antenna signal processing through techniques such as MIMO, beamforming, and interference cancellation. These innovations aim to improve end-user experiences and optimize radio network economics by increasing coverage, client data rates, and system capacities. ArrayComm's software is utilized in various wireless networks, including W-CDMA, HSDPA, and GSM, and is deployed in base stations across different regions, including the United States, China, and Japan. Established in 1992 and headquartered in Grand Forks, North Dakota, ArrayComm operates as a subsidiary of Ygomi LLC.

Silicon Wave, based in San Diego, is a pioneer in Bluetooth wireless technology and specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of radio frequency integrated circuits. The company focuses on creating RF systems-on-chip that are utilized in various applications within wireless and broadband communication systems. Through its innovative approach, Silicon Wave contributes to advancements in connectivity and communication technology.

Oblix, Inc., founded in 1996 and based in Cupertino, California, specializes in identity-based security solutions tailored for e-business networks. The company focuses on providing security infrastructure for complex enterprise environments, offering products such as Oblix NetPoint, a web access management solution that establishes a robust identity infrastructure. Oblix's services encompass identity and web services management, access control, and single sign-on capabilities for enterprise and partner applications. In 2005, Oblix was acquired by Oracle Corp., expanding its reach and influence in the identity security domain.

Linuxcare provides professional, technical support, education, and product certification services for Linux, as well as open- source software packages and other related technologies. The company is focused on customer services for large businesses, with its sales and marketing efforts targeted toward original equipment manufacturers, OEMs, software vendors, Global 1000 companies, and internet infrastructure providers. During 1999, the company’s eight largest customers were Dell Computer, Densa Techno Tokyo, Hewlett-Packard, KPMG Peat Marwick, MacMillan USA, Motorola, Silicon Graphics, and Sun Microsystems. It currently supports 21 distributions of Linux. Linuxcare was founded in 1998 and is based in San Francisco, California.

ZF Micro Solutions is a privately held company founded in 2002 by David L. Feldman, the creator of the PC/104 IEEE standard and the 5-1/4" form factor embedded Single Board Computer. In March of 2002 National Semiconductor Corporation advised Mr. Feldman that it would not manufacture the ZFx86™ for ZF Micro Solutions. ZF Micro Solutions filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the County of Santa Clara, State of California, as ZF Micro Solutions, Inc. vs. National Semiconductor Corporation. It was filed on April 25, 2002 under case # CV807339. Effective January 31, 2005, ZF Micro Solutions finalized a settlement agreement with National Semiconductor Corporation ending an almost 3 year legal dispute concerning the ZFx86™ FailSafe® System-on-a-Chip. On January 31, 2005 National Semiconductor delivered all ZFx86™ property to ZF Micro Solutions. This allowed ZF to establish a new manufacturing source for the ZFx86™ and a family of additional products. Our current manufacturing partner is IBM Microelectronics In 1995, Mr. Feldman founded ZF Micro Devices, and began manufacturing and marketing a family of products based on an award-winning computer module called the OEMmodule Single Component Computer. These devices were the most highly integrated, PC-compatible controller modules in the embedded systems market. They included full motherboard hardware and software functionally in a single, highly reliable component smaller than a credit card. Mr. Feldman then took this small form factor to the next level and combined full x86 PC functionality together with its patented fail-safe technology, into a single chip, the ZFx86™ “PC-on-a-Chip.” This device, just 1.4” square, represents the next level of integration of PC functionality. ZFx86™ is the only chip with a built-in FailSafe® mechanism for restoring operation after a system failure. The Intel x86 compatible ZFx86™ chip runs most PC software without modification and is bundled with a full PC BIOS and Linux O/S - and it boots by simply applying power! Today, our full time efforts are focused on rebuilding the company and expanding our product offering.

Lynx Software Technologies, Inc. specializes in designing and developing virtualization and real-time operating systems (RTOS) tailored for safety- and security-critical applications. Its product portfolio includes Lynx MOSA.ic, a framework that facilitates the development of modular software systems, and LynxSecure, a processor partitioning system that isolates computing resources through hardware virtualization. The company also offers LynxOS-178, a native POSIX hard real-time RTOS that has received FAA certification for reusability, and LynxOS, a general-purpose RTOS. Lynx Software Technologies serves various sectors, including automotive, avionics, industrial, and cybersecurity, through a global network of distributors. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in San Jose, California, the company maintains additional offices in France and the United Kingdom. Lynx Software Technologies actively participates in industry standards organizations, ensuring that its products meet evolving customer needs and adhere to standards such as ARINC 653 for avionics.

Info USA offers a full range of affordable sales and marketing solutions to help businesses acquire, manage, and retain customers. These solutions include mailing lists, sales leads, search engine marketing, email marketing, direct mail marketing, data enhancement, and online marketing. Info USA is based in Papillion, Nebraska.