Elizabeth S. Perry

Alcatel-Lucent Holdings, Inc. develops and builds communications networks. It provides equipment, software, and related network services for carriers, service providers, and enterprise customers. The company supplies broadband Internet access products and digital subscriber line (DSL) technology for residential and small business end-users. It is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. develops, manufactures and markets telecommunication equipment. It offers ultra high bandwidth communication services to residential, business and institutional subscribers. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Capella's intelligent subsystems provide the best performing wavelength management products on the market offering dynamic, remote reconfigurability with fully integrated optical channel monitoring (OCM), essential technology for next-generation ROADMs. Capella was founded in 2000. Privately held and located in San Jose, California, Capella has a seasoned management team with experience from leading telecom and technology companies. Additionally Capella has an extensive intellectual property portfolio with 27 patents issued and over 30 pending. The company has been funded by leading ventures funds including Formative Ventures, Levensohn Venture Partners, Lucas Venture Partners, Rustic Canyon Partners and Silicon Valley Bank.

netZentry, Inc. provides network security services. It develops FloodGuard technology, a network defense system. The firm offers products that combine detection, tracking and mitigation with the power of real-time collaboration all in one solution. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.