Jack Norris

ParaScale ('Parallel Scalability') was founded in 2004 on the premise that advances in computer hardware over the past ten years make possible better solutions for file storage, management, and distribution. Better means solutions that are more reliable, with more storage capacity, with higher read/write bandwidth, easier-to-manage, and less expensive to buy and operate than ever before. ParaScale recognized the need for a new class of storage solutions designed to support the wave of digital-content-intensive applications being adopted in the 21st century. These new applications-made possible by declining costs of semiconductors and the growth of the Internet-include video-on-demand, digital document archiving, scientific data analysis, video surveillance management, and medical image remote diagnosis. Adopting the best technologies in software design and leveraging the best tools available, ParaScale has delivered the ParaScale ParaScale Cloud Storage (PCS) system software layered on the Linux XFS file system, the Linux operating system, and the Internet Protocol (IP) networking protocol stack. ParaScale's founders have extensive experience in the development of systems software including operating systems, file systems, and database management systems on which modern applications rely. Members of ParaScale's founding engineering team have successfully delivered distributed operating systems and distributed file systems for companies including Sun (Sun Cluster), HP (Open SSI), Teradata (Teradata RDBMS), and IBM (AIX TCF). Headquartered in Silicon Valley, all of ParaScale's development is conducted in California. Maintaining a disciplined balance between creative design engineers and skeptical quality assurance (QA) engineers, ParaScale is dedicated to delivering hardened system software, expert professional services, and prompt technical support to customers worldwide.

MapR Technologies, Inc. develops and runs data applications. Its products and services include MAPR converged data platform, platform services, open source engines, commercial engines, deployment engines, professional services and solutions. The company was founded by John W. Schroeder in 2009 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Brio Technology, Inc. used to provide software solutions to help companies extract, integrate, analyze and report information. Its software products were enable individuals, workgroups and executives in organizations to view data and information allowing for more actionable insight for business decisions. It used to offer a set of technologies that create an integrated analytic platform called the Brio Business Performance Platform. It was founded in year 1984 and was headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Oracle Corp., Sqribe Technologies, Inc. provides enterprise reporting and enterprise information portal software. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA. Sqribe Technologies was acquired by Brio Technology, Inc. on August 02, 1999 for $248.08 million.

Rainfinity, Inc. provides network storage solutions. It offers solutions to critical networked storage resources and security applications. The company was founded in 1999 by Jehoshua Bruck and Charles Chenggong Fan and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Wanova provides Distributed Desktop Virtualization solutions that transform how companies manage, support and protect their desktops and laptops. Wanova's Distributed Desktop Virtualization centralizes control of the desktop infrastructure while optimizing the user experience and providing full support for offline use. Wanova's unique architecture enables companies to reduce costs while dramatically improving IT operations and users' productivity. Wanova's experienced management and technical team has backgrounds in networking, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure. Wanova is privately held and backed by leading venture capital firms Greylock Partners, Carmel Ventures and Opus Capital.