David Helfrich

Ascend Communications Inc. develops, manufactures, sells and services wide area networking solutions for telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers and corporate customers worldwide. Lucent Technologies has acquired Ascend Communications, Inc.

MTI Technology Corp. provides international consulting services and comprehensive information infrastructure solutions for mid to large-sized organizations. The firm delivers storage, virtualization, and networking solutions and services across all continents from its European base in United Kingdom, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. It helps organizations organize, protect, move, and manage information through information lifecycle management. The company was founded in March 1981 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. used to supply high-speed DSL-based communications products. The company used to develop digital subscriber line communications products that enable high-speed broadband connectivity over existing copper phone lines. It used to sell its product directly to local phone carriers and ISPs. The company was founded in 1996 and was headquartered in Palo Alto, CA

Based in Palo Alto, California, ComVentures LLC is a venture capital firm that invests in network infrastructure, communications and IP services and Internet applications and services companies.

Garnett & Helfrich Capital LLC (Garnett & Helfrich Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Terence J. Garnett and David Helfrich. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Centrum Communications, Inc. develops computer data networks. The American company was founded by Gilbert Hu, Tsyr-Yi Sun. Centrum Communications was acquired by 3com Corp. (Massachusetts) on January 20, 1994 for $36 million.

Wyse Technology is the global leader in Cloud Client Computing. The Wyse portfolio includes industry-leading thin, zero and cloud PC client solutions with advanced management, desktop virtualization and cloud software supporting desktops, laptops and next generation mobile devices. Cloud client computing replaces the outdated computing model of the unsecure, unreliable, energy-intensive and expensive PC, all while delivering lower TCO and a superior user experience. Wyse has shipped more than 20 million units and has over 200 million people interacting with their products each day, enabling the leading private, public, hybrid and government cloud implementations worldwide. Wyse partners with industry-leading IT vendors, including Citrix®, IBM®, Microsoft®, and VMware® as well as globally-recognized distribution and service partners. Wyse is headquartered in San Jose, California, U.S.A., with offices worldwide.

Ingres Corporation is a leading provider of open source information management services to the enterprise. Built on over 25 years of technology investment, Ingres is a leader in software and service innovation, providing the enterprise with proven reliability combined with the value and flexibility of open source. The Ingres Database offers high-volume transaction processing, high availability, multi-platform support, and security for mission-critical application deployments. Its software and support services are designed to provide customers these enterprise-class features at a lower total cost of ownership. It also offers its database software as part of integrated software appliances, enabling customers to rapidly and cost-effectively deploy, manage, and maintain open source solutions throughout the enterprise. These appliances are the result of its work with leading business intelligence and content management providers. Its business intelligence appliance delivers advanced reporting and data analysis capabilities; while its appliance for content management allows for the management of structured and unstructured data. As an open source company, Ingres has an active community of developers that continually test its code, influence their product roadmap by submitting specific feature requests, and contribute code for inclusion in its software. When integrating their applications with its database, developers increase their productivity given their direct access to its source code. The company offers their customers a variety of support options ranging from online access to on-site support. Ingres is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and has major development, sales, and support centers throughout the world, supporting thousands of customers in the United States and internationally.

BLADE Network Technologies, Inc. was an independent provider of Ethernet switchers as well as virtual machine-aware network virtualization and management solutions for enterprise data centers. The company was founded on February 13, 2006 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.