Dave L. House

Bay Networks, Inc. is a leader in the worldwide networking market, providing a complete line of products that serve corporate enterprises, higher education institutions, service providers and telecommunications carriers. The company offers frame and ATM switches, routers, shared media, remote and Internet Accesssolutions, IP services and network management applications, all integrated by BayNetworks' Adaptive Networking strategy

Credence Systems Corporation is the industry provider of design-to-test solutions for the global semiconductor industry. By applying leading-edge technology to lower the overall cost-of-test, Credence delivers competitive cost and performance advantages to integrated device manufacturers, wafer foundries, outsource assembly and test suppliers and fabless chip companies worldwide. Credence was founded in 1978 and is publicly traded on the Nasdaq stock market under the symbol CMOS. Headquartered in Milpitas, California, Credence maintains a worldwide presence in twenty countries.

Nortel Networks Corp. supplies end-to-end networking products and solutions serving both service providers and enterprise customers. It designs, develops, engineers, markets, sells, supplies, licenses, installs, services, and supports networking solutions worldwide. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

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.

Allegro Networks, Inc. provides network routing equipment. The company was founded by Shekar Nair on January 31, 2000 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Salira Systems, Inc. provided and manufactures optical broadband access systems. It offered broadband systems that are used to deliver advanced voice, video, and data services to business and residential customers. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Azaire Networks, Inc. provides hybrid network solutions. It also provides multi-access network solutions for mobile operators and service providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its customers include Chunghwa Telecom, T-Mobile, SingTel-Optus, Rogers Wireless, Mobilkom Austria, and GoMobile. The company was founded June 2003 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Soil & Topography Information, Inc. developed a technology for the creation of soil and topographic maps for agriculture. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in Madison, WI.