D. Patrick Linehan

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

Xerox Corp. engages in the integration of paper and digital products. The firm offers home, office, office laser, multifunction and all in one printer, digital sheet-fed printing presses and scanner. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Castelle developed and marketed specialized network servers. It provided hardware and software solutions for integrating fax, email, network printing, unified messaging, fax broadcasting, and information-on-demand. The firm products included FaxPress, FaxPress Premier, and FaxPress Enterprise integrate fax with email, desktop, and back-end applications. Castelle was founded in 1987 and was headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA.

StarBase Corp. develops, markets and supports team-oriented development software system. It provides software configuration management technology and delivers an end-to-end software lifecycle solutions. The company is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Part of Open Text Corp., NetSoft, Inc. develops PC to host client/server communications software. The company is based in Irvine, CA. The company was founded by Ray T. Chan. NetSoft was acquired by NetManage, Inc. on July 31, 1997 for $20.72 million.

NetManage, Inc. develops and markets software applications. Its products include traditional host access solutions, transforming corporate applications and development platforms. The company was founded by Zvi Alon in 1990 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.