Alan L. Earhart

Foundry Networks LLC manufactures switches, metro routers and Internet traffic management products for healthcare, financial services, universities, entertainment, government, technology enterprises, as well as metro and internet service providers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered insane Jose, CA.

Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions

Rovi Corp. used to discovers and personalizes digital entertainment. It provides integrated solutions and advertising and analytics services that connect consumers with entertainment. The company's content discovery solutions include interactive program guides (IPGs), search & recommendations and cloud data services. Its metadata includes descriptive information, promotional images or other content that describe or relate to television shows, videos, movies, music, books, games or other entertainment content. It enables brands worldwide to increase reach and create a better entertainment experience across multiple screens through cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for interactive advertising and audience analytics. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

NetScreen Technologies, Inc. develops network security and access solutions for enterprises & carriers. It provides multiple layers of network and application-level protection for firewall, virtual private networks and e-business web sites. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Brocade Communications Systems LLC provides semiconductor connectivity solutions. It offers switches, storage networking, routers, software networking, automation, network visibility, mobile networking, transceivers, network management, and professional and residency. The company was founded by Paul R. Bonderson, Jr., Kumar Malavalli, and Seth D. Nieman in 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.