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Phoenix Technologies Ltd. designs, develops, and sells systems software products for PCs, peripherals, and information appliances. It develops basic input/output systems (BIOS), the software that loads a computer's operating system each time it is turned on. The company was founded by Rich W. Levandov in 1979 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Genesys Cloud Services, Inc. provides customer service and contact center solutions. It also offers business consulting, professional services, Genesys support and care, Genesys Guru managed services and Genesys customer advocacy program. The firm?s solutions include contact center modernization, self service, enterprise workload management, proactive customer communications, cloud, continuous workforce optimization and different solutions by industry. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Daly City, CA.

NewsEdge Corp. provides global news and current awareness solutions for business. It is a subsidiary of Acquire Media Corp. The company is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Lexar Media, Inc. designs, develops and markets digital film and connectivity products. It is a marketing firm of digital media and other flash based storage products for consumer markets that utilize digital media for the capture and retrieval of digital content. The firm also offers a line of digital music players and portable data storage devices as well as various connectivity products that link its media products to personal computers and other electronic host devices. The company was founded in 1996 by Paul Wenz, Mike Liccardo, John Reimer and Petro Estakhri and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Corridor Communications Corp. provides Internet access through the use of wireless fidelity technology. It offers integrated wireless Internet and cable television services, including free and pay television and data services to residents and businesses. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Miami Beach, FL.

Contactual, Inc. provides hosted contact center solutions. The firm provides program services to assist in planning, analyzing, training, and configuring the contact center, telephone, chat, email, and Web support services and professional services, including data migration, Website integration and customization, product and feature APIs, third party and partner application integration, telephony enhancements, and project management services. The company was founded by Mansour Salame in 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Landslide Technologies, Inc. provides marketing consulting services. The company was founded by Iman Razi and Anupam Singh in 2004 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Connectbeam's architecture and core application (Spotlight) were designed to help people in any role, across the enterprise, connect with both the growing pool of information and colleagues with the expertise and experience to help them get their jobs done more intelligently and more quickly. The company enables this by aggregating the social metadata that is generated naturally by using the web into a single repository that everyone in the company can access and use. Connectbeam is the first company to integrate concepts of social bookmarking and tagging with those of social networking. Connectbeam brings the 'Web 2.0' information-sharing, collaboration, and ease of use of sites like MySpace and del.icio.us to the daily work-flow of enterprise employees. It helps companies boost innovation, improve decisions, intensify collaboration, and build critical stakeholder relationships. To see what others think please search for the many positive reviews Connectbeam has received from the press, such as The Wall Street Journal; Blogs, such as TechCrunch; and analyst firms such as Gartner. Connectbeam was founded by experienced entrepreneurs with decades of experience in the enterprise software market. The company is venture backed and privately held.

Mzinga, Inc. provides enterprise learning management and social engagement solutions. It offers enterprise social software solutions and services serving the learning, marketing and customer experience markets. The firm’s products include OmniSocial Engaged, OmniSocial Insure, OmniSocial Learning and OmniSocial Content. The company operates through its offices located in Burlington and Mechanicsburg. Mzinga was founded by Barry D. Libert on November 23, 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

The Software & Information Industry Association, Inc. operates as a business association for the software and information industry. The firm investigates and prosecutes companies accused of using software or content illegally. It provides services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Netigy Corp. provides networking consulting services. The company was founded by Steve Farrell and Richard Norum on December 18,1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Part of Cognex Corp., Isys Controls, Inc. is a company that provides computer flaw-checking systems. The company is based in Alameda, CA. Isys Controls was acquired by Cognex Corp. on February 29, 1996 for $26 million.

Part of Tecomet, Inc., Ultrexx, Inc. is a company that manufactures application software. The company is based in Seattle, WA. Ultrexx was acquired by Mettis Group Ltd. on September 20, 2000.

Curl, Inc. develops and maintains rich Internet application platform. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The United Methodist Church operates as a church. The CEO of the American company is Patricia Miller.

Rochester Institute of Technology is a privately endowed, coeducational university with ten colleges emphasizing career education and experiential learning. It was founded in 1829 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Carrier Fire & Security Americas Corp. manufactures and supplies security and life safety products. It supplies security and life security products to aviation, law enforcement, banking, education, healthcare, mass transit and retail industries. The firm provides access control, integrated security management, system connectivity, detection, video surveillance, life, property protection, and sound and communication solutions. The company is headquartered in Lincolnton, NC.

Karna Global Technologies, Inc. provides software systems integration and information technology services. The firm provides electronic solutions, outsource and business intelligence services. Its customers include the financial services, retailing, telecommunications and government sectors. The company was founded by Kannan Ayyar in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Sand Hill Angels Inc (Sand Hill Angels) is an angel investment firm founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young, Inc. is a professional services firm based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company provides a range of services and solutions to help clients transform, grow, and operate. The company's services include strategy consulting, analytics consulting, people advisory services, transactions and corporate finance, assurance, tax planning, and legal services. The company also offers advanced technology, audit technology, tax technology, and managed services. Ernst & Young is committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders and building a better working world. The CEO of the company is Jad Shimaly.

Compassites Software Solutions Pvt Ltd. is an outsourced product development company that helps enterprises realize their business potential. The company was founded by Rajesh Kannan, Rajesh Setty, Naveen Lakkur and V.V.Ranganathan in November 2005 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.

SRI Consulting, Inc. provides information technology and business support services. It specializes in the development, implementation and maintenance of software solutions. The company was founded by Philip C. Sharpe in 1995 and is headquartered in Fairfax, VA.

Sontiq, Inc. operates as a holding company that develops heck fraud protection solutions. The firm offers family monitoring, financial transaction monitoring, secure platform, and online identity vault services. It serves financial products and employee benefits industries. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.