Nancy H. Karp

Tekelec Global, Inc. provides mobile broadband solutions. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Asscher in December 1971 and was headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Artisan Components, Inc. develops and manufactures high density embedded memories. The firm's products include standard cell libraries, embedded memories, input/output cells, analog functions, and high-speed interface IP. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

MIPS Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of intellectual property processor architectures and cores. Its products include Warrior M-Class, Warrior I-Class, Warrior-P Class, AptiveGeneration, and microMIPS ISA. The company was founded by John L. Hennessy in 1984 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Novatel Wireless, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). It offers communications and analytics for consumers and businesses of industries including vehicle fleet management and telematics, connected retail systems, government, home security, and other connected life scenarios. The company was founded by Horst Julius Pudwill on April 26, 1996 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Phiar Corp. develops metal-insulator electronics. Its products include diodes, transistors, detectors, varactors, transceivers, modulators, and supporting devices. The company was founded by Michael Estes, Garret Moddel and Blake Eliasson in July 2001 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Nortel Networks, Inc. provides digital network solutions and services. It offers end-to-end broadband, voice over Internet Protocol, multimedia services and applications, and wireless broadband technology solutions. The company is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Efficient Networks, Inc., FlowPoint Corp develops Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) routers. The company is based in Rome, NY. FlowPoint was acquired by Efficient Networks, Inc. from Enterasys Networks, Inc. on December 20, 1999 for $1,051.31 million.

Part of Lapidoth Capital Ltd., Scitex Digital Video is an Israeli company that provides digital video services. The company is located in Israel. Scitex Digital Video was acquired by Accom, Inc. from Scitex Corp. Ltd. on December 10, 1998 for $10 million.

Part of Panasonic Holdings Corp., Western Data Systems of Nevada, Inc. develops software used in the aerospace and defense and government sectors. The company is based in Calabasas, CA. Western Data Systems of Nevada was acquired by Manugistics Group, Inc. on May 06, 2002.

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, Teknekron Software Systems, Inc. provides software services. The company is based in Saratoga, CA. The company was founded by Vivek Y. Ranadivé, Jomei Chang. Teknekron Software Systems was acquired by Reuters Group Plc on March 14, 1994 for $125.10 million.

Alacritech, Inc. provides storage network acceleration solutions. It offers ANX 1500 network file system (NFS) acceleration appliance, a network storage throughput appliance that provides a performance layer to the existing network-attached storage, as well as improves the performance of a NAS infrastructure. Alacritech was founded by Laurence Bernard Boucher in 1997 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

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.

VICOR, Inc. designs support software for financial services. Its services include publishing, presentations, automatic and remote entry of invoice, and remittance information. The company was founded in 1989 by Gerald J. Burnett, William L. Campbell and R. Stephen Heinrichs and is headquartered in Richmond, CA

WS Investment Management Co. (WS Investment) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Professional Corp. founded in 1978 by Larry W. Sonsini. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Part of Avistar Communications Corp., Collaboration Properties, Inc. provides software services. The company is based in San Mateo, CA.

Prysm Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of digital display solutions. The firm designs and manufactures Laser Phosphor Displays for large format video applications. The company was founded by Amit Jain and Roger J. Hajjar in 2005 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Acterra operates as a non profit organization with interest in natural environment. The firm provides environmental education in the areas of energy, climate change and corporate sustainability, advocacy to build an informed and empowered citizenry. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Part of Bail & Tinnery Planning Consultants, BJF Consulting, Inc. provides buy-side merger, acquisition, and corporate development services. The company is based in Scottsdale, AZ. BJF Consulting was acquired by Bail & Tinnery Planning Consultants on July 22, 2009.

Part of Panasonic Holdings Corp., Manugistics, Inc. is a company based in Calabasas, CA. Manugistics, Inc. was founded by William McClure Gibson.