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Nstream, founded in 2015 and based in California, specializes in advanced analytics software that processes edge data in real-time. The company's flagship product, SWIM EDX, transforms streaming data into actionable insights and predictions, addressing the complexities associated with big data. Nstream offers solutions tailored for a diverse range of clients, including original equipment manufacturers, service providers, enterprises, and Internet of Things (IoT) vendors. Its platform combines edge computing, machine learning, and self-training digital twins within a unique mesh architecture. Additionally, Nstream provides Swim Continuum, an open-core, enterprise-grade platform designed for building and managing continuous intelligence applications at scale. This platform enhances situational awareness and decision-making by delivering precise, relevant data through a stateful architecture that minimizes latency and optimizes performance for high-frequency data analytics. By integrating seamlessly with existing enterprise systems, Nstream enables organizations to improve productivity, reduce operational costs, and gain deeper insights into their business operations.

Traxo, Inc. is a technology company specializing in itinerary management and loyalty tracking solutions for both corporate and leisure travel. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Traxo offers a platform that integrates with travel management and expense management tools to capture off-platform bookings. Key products include Traxo CAPTURE, which delivers booking data to user applications, Traxo CONNECT, which provides comprehensive visibility of both managed and unmanaged travel bookings, Traxo FILTER, which automatically captures off-channel corporate travel bookings, and Traxo TRAVELER, which offers itineraries and flight alerts. The company's solutions are utilized by corporate travel management, expense management applications, and concierge services, allowing travel managers and agencies to proactively track and manage travel activities in real time.

Sharethrough today is one of the leading independent omnichannel ad exchanges in the world. We are committed to preserving an open internet with independent and accessible content funded by quality advertising. Our mission is to build a sustainable advertising ecosystem for journalists, content creators and app developers, by connecting publishers and advertisers with true technology innovation supporting all ad formats, devices, and user experiences. The first building block of Sharethrough started at Stanford where Dan Greenberg and Rob Fan were teaching assistants in the first-ever "Facebook class". One of their core observations during this time was that the best performing monetization strategy for the applications they built was genuinely interesting sponsored content that was presented in a non-interruptive format. This learning led to the founding of Sharethrough and the company’s role in evangelizing the native advertising movement. Sharethrough merged with District M in February 2021. By doubling the exchange overnight, we now have a dedicated team of 140 talented employees across 8 offices in the US & Canada to help us achieve our goals. With the mission of modernizing online advertising, Sharethrough is one of the fastest growing technology companies, with one of the world’s most sophisticated monetization software platforms, predicated on helping digital media as whole move beyond the pervasive model of interruptive, low value online advertising.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Sharethrough today is one of the leading independent omnichannel ad exchanges in the world. We are committed to preserving an open internet with independent and accessible content funded by quality advertising. Our mission is to build a sustainable advertising ecosystem for journalists, content creators and app developers, by connecting publishers and advertisers with true technology innovation supporting all ad formats, devices, and user experiences. The first building block of Sharethrough started at Stanford where Dan Greenberg and Rob Fan were teaching assistants in the first-ever "Facebook class". One of their core observations during this time was that the best performing monetization strategy for the applications they built was genuinely interesting sponsored content that was presented in a non-interruptive format. This learning led to the founding of Sharethrough and the company’s role in evangelizing the native advertising movement. Sharethrough merged with District M in February 2021. By doubling the exchange overnight, we now have a dedicated team of 140 talented employees across 8 offices in the US & Canada to help us achieve our goals. With the mission of modernizing online advertising, Sharethrough is one of the fastest growing technology companies, with one of the world’s most sophisticated monetization software platforms, predicated on helping digital media as whole move beyond the pervasive model of interruptive, low value online advertising.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Traxo, Inc. is a technology company specializing in itinerary management and loyalty tracking solutions for both corporate and leisure travel. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Traxo offers a platform that integrates with travel management and expense management tools to capture off-platform bookings. Key products include Traxo CAPTURE, which delivers booking data to user applications, Traxo CONNECT, which provides comprehensive visibility of both managed and unmanaged travel bookings, Traxo FILTER, which automatically captures off-channel corporate travel bookings, and Traxo TRAVELER, which offers itineraries and flight alerts. The company's solutions are utilized by corporate travel management, expense management applications, and concierge services, allowing travel managers and agencies to proactively track and manage travel activities in real time.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Bloomfire, Inc. is a knowledge engagement platform that facilitates the sharing and discovery of information within organizations. Founded in 2010 and based in Austin, Texas, Bloomfire provides a centralized, searchable solution that allows teams to access and democratize knowledge and insights. Its software is designed for social learning, customer service, and alignment across sales and marketing, enabling employees to find and contribute to essential company information. The platform captures and streamlines valuable data and feedback, allowing organizations to distribute insights effectively and make informed decisions. Bloomfire serves a diverse range of industries, both domestically and internationally, empowering companies like Burberry and Capital One to enhance their operational efficiency and knowledge management.

NetSocket is a company that focuses on virtualized, software-defined networking, offering solutions that enhance network-service assurance for unified communication. Its flagship product, the Netsocket Virtual Network (NVN), delivers on the promises of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) through advanced automation applications operating on a fully virtualized network infrastructure. Additionally, NetSocket developed the Cloud Experience Manager, a tool designed to optimize service management for Microsoft Lync. Founded in 2006 and based in Plano, Texas, NetSocket aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of network services.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

OneSpot, Inc. is a content advertising company based in Austin, Texas, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Founded in 2005, it specializes in a content marketing platform that personalizes branded content across various digital channels, including websites, email, mobile, and paid media. The platform leverages machine learning and natural language processing to analyze available content alongside users' behavioral data and contextual signals, delivering tailored brand experiences. This capability allows marketers to enhance brand engagement by providing relevant content that keeps users returning for more. OneSpot's clientele includes major brands such as Nestle, L'Oreal, Unilever, and Under Armour, demonstrating its effectiveness in fostering strong content-based relationships and driving measurable results.

NetSocket is a company that focuses on virtualized, software-defined networking, offering solutions that enhance network-service assurance for unified communication. Its flagship product, the Netsocket Virtual Network (NVN), delivers on the promises of software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV) through advanced automation applications operating on a fully virtualized network infrastructure. Additionally, NetSocket developed the Cloud Experience Manager, a tool designed to optimize service management for Microsoft Lync. Founded in 2006 and based in Plano, Texas, NetSocket aims to improve the efficiency and reliability of network services.

Bivio Networks, Inc. is a provider of cybersecurity and network control solutions tailored for enterprise organizations, defense and intelligence agencies, military entities, service providers, government bodies, and law enforcement agencies globally. The company specializes in advanced cyber security platforms, including the Bivio 7600 Series, which features high-performance packet processing systems capable of handling 40 Gbps full duplex line rates, and the Bivio 7000 Series, known for its programmability that allows Linux-based networking applications to operate on the device. Bivio Networks also offers a range of services, including support, maintenance, implementation, training, development, and testing. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Bivio Networks was previously known as Network Robots, Inc. The company is recognized for its contributions to cyber intelligence and deep packet inspection technology, serving a diverse and prestigious global customer base.

Aktino, Inc., now known as Positron Access Solutions, was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of telecommunications equipment, focusing on networking and broadband management solutions for the information technology and telecommunications sectors. Aktino's products facilitate broadband connectivity and enhance system networking services, thereby supporting the operational needs of broadband companies. Following its acquisition by Positron Inc., Aktino operates as a subsidiary, continuing to deliver innovative solutions in the field of telecommunications equipment.

Cellfire is the largest provider of digital coupons in the world, delivering millions of coupons each week. It has the largest footprint of any digital coupon provider, reaching more than 17,500 stores nationwide, and was recently selected by Consumer Reports as the best instant savings application. Cellfire works with companies including General Mills, Safeway and Kroger. Consumers can instantly save money by linking offers directly to their store loyalty cards through any web enabled device. For more information, visit www.info.cellfire.com. Cellfire was acquired by Catalina Marketing in October 2014.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Pivot3, based in Palo Alto, is an IT company focused on simplifying data center operations by unifying storage, compute, and network resources into streamlined solutions. Founded with the goal of reducing cost, risk, and complexity, Pivot3 has developed technologies that have enabled thousands of enterprises globally to achieve their IT and business objectives. The company offers Dynamic Hyperconverged Infrastructure and PCIe Flash Arrays, which enhance resource utilization and ensure high availability for mission-critical applications. Pivot3's solutions deliver significant business benefits, including lower total cost of ownership, uninterrupted revenue generation, and improved customer satisfaction. With a diverse product portfolio optimized for various applications such as server virtualization, data center consolidation, and disaster recovery, Pivot3 has successfully deployed over 16,000 systems in 53 countries, serving a wide range of industries including energy, aerospace, logistics, and retail.

Hammerhead Systems, Inc. provides MPLS and Ethernet aggregation and switching solutions for business services, residential broadband, and wireless backhaul markets in the United States and internationally. It offers HSX 6000, which enables aggregation, interworking, and migration of access protocols across various core infrastructure; and Pegador SOA EMS, an element management system that provides Web services through XML/SOAP. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. On May 21, 2009, Hammerhead Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose.

PowerFile specializes in hybrid storage appliances designed for the long-term storage of digital content and assets. The company provides innovative solutions that merge the convenience and speed of online access with enhanced economic value and data integrity compared to conventional storage methods. This enables organizations of all sizes to effectively manage, secure, and preserve their valuable digital assets. PowerFile's offerings consist of intelligent storage management software and advanced file management systems, paired with reliable and cost-effective hardware, resulting in integrated and user-friendly solutions for active data management.

Bivio Networks, Inc. is a provider of cybersecurity and network control solutions tailored for enterprise organizations, defense and intelligence agencies, military entities, service providers, government bodies, and law enforcement agencies globally. The company specializes in advanced cyber security platforms, including the Bivio 7600 Series, which features high-performance packet processing systems capable of handling 40 Gbps full duplex line rates, and the Bivio 7000 Series, known for its programmability that allows Linux-based networking applications to operate on the device. Bivio Networks also offers a range of services, including support, maintenance, implementation, training, development, and testing. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, Bivio Networks was previously known as Network Robots, Inc. The company is recognized for its contributions to cyber intelligence and deep packet inspection technology, serving a diverse and prestigious global customer base.

Hammerhead Systems, Inc. provides MPLS and Ethernet aggregation and switching solutions for business services, residential broadband, and wireless backhaul markets in the United States and internationally. It offers HSX 6000, which enables aggregation, interworking, and migration of access protocols across various core infrastructure; and Pegador SOA EMS, an element management system that provides Web services through XML/SOAP. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. On May 21, 2009, Hammerhead Systems, Inc filed a voluntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose.

PowerFile specializes in hybrid storage appliances designed for the long-term storage of digital content and assets. The company provides innovative solutions that merge the convenience and speed of online access with enhanced economic value and data integrity compared to conventional storage methods. This enables organizations of all sizes to effectively manage, secure, and preserve their valuable digital assets. PowerFile's offerings consist of intelligent storage management software and advanced file management systems, paired with reliable and cost-effective hardware, resulting in integrated and user-friendly solutions for active data management.

Aktino, Inc., now known as Positron Access Solutions, was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of telecommunications equipment, focusing on networking and broadband management solutions for the information technology and telecommunications sectors. Aktino's products facilitate broadband connectivity and enhance system networking services, thereby supporting the operational needs of broadband companies. Following its acquisition by Positron Inc., Aktino operates as a subsidiary, continuing to deliver innovative solutions in the field of telecommunications equipment.

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.