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Fractal 5 is a company founded in 2020 by Gudmundur Hafsteinsson, focused on developing a social media platform that integrates social networking with practical utility. The platform facilitates interaction and connection among users, allowing them to stay informed about updates while also enabling creators to expand their networks effectively. By fostering productive engagement, Fractal 5 aims to enhance the way individuals and communities connect online.

Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Veriflow brings formal verification to network infrastructure for the first time, continuously ensuring your network operates as intended. Veriflow predicts outages before they impact the business, and vulnerabilities before they are exploited, allowing IT teams to operate secure and resilient networks. Veriflow backed by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Menlo Ventures, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Defense. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.

Eero offers a Wi-Fi system for household use. A set of three eeros covers the typical home. They work in unison to deliver hyper-fast, super-stable WiFi to every nook of every room. Stream video or email friends from anywhere in your home. And from your backyard, too.

Neumob, Inc. specializes in application acceleration technology for mobile applications, providing developers and application owners with solutions to enhance app performance and reliability globally. The company's primary offering, the Neumob Accelerator, is a software development kit (SDK) that significantly reduces load times and app errors, achieving reductions of up to 90% in errors and timeouts. Utilizing a proprietary machine learning-driven protocol and advanced WAN acceleration features, the accelerator optimizes data traffic in real-time, ensuring efficient connectivity even on slower mobile networks such as 2G, 3G, and 4G. By integrating a simple two-line SDK, users gain immediate access to Neumob's extensive global acceleration network, enabling businesses to deliver faster, more reliable, and secure mobile applications to diverse audiences. Founded in 2014 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Neumob became a subsidiary of Cloudflare in November 2017.

Eero offers a Wi-Fi system for household use. A set of three eeros covers the typical home. They work in unison to deliver hyper-fast, super-stable WiFi to every nook of every room. Stream video or email friends from anywhere in your home. And from your backyard, too.

Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver radically simplified networking along with white box economics by leveraging open networking hardware from our partners Dell EMC, D-Link Systems and Edgecore as well as Pluribus’ own Freedom Series of switches. The Adaptive Cloud Fabric controllerless SDN architecture distributes state and intelligence throughout the network fabric and is optimized to deliver rich and highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure. Pluribus Networks is also embedded in industry leading Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers. Pluribus Networks is a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization and a member of State of the Edge. Visit pluribusnetworks.com to learn more.

Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Coraid specializes in providing storage solutions tailored for cloud service providers and enterprises facing rapid data growth. The company utilizes Layer 2 Ethernet technology to enhance network performance and operational efficiency in large-scale, dynamic environments. Coraid's modular and pay-as-you-grow architecture allows for flexible scaling, while its user-friendly software, along with comprehensive support and implementation services, ensures a quick return on investment. The company's offerings include scale-out Ethernet storage technology, block storage solutions, and networked storage appliances, all designed to simplify complex storage challenges and deliver enterprise-level reliability.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Pluribus Networks is delivering an open, next generation software defined network fabric for modern data centers, multi-site data centers and distributed cloud environments. The Linux-based Netvisor® ONE operating system and the Adaptive Cloud Fabric™ have been purpose built to deliver radically simplified networking along with white box economics by leveraging open networking hardware from our partners Dell EMC, D-Link Systems and Edgecore as well as Pluribus’ own Freedom Series of switches. The Adaptive Cloud Fabric controllerless SDN architecture distributes state and intelligence throughout the network fabric and is optimized to deliver rich and highly secure per-tenant services across data center sites with simple operations and no single point of failure. Pluribus Networks is also embedded in industry leading Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVi) and distributed cloud solutions which are being deployed in the networks of the world’s largest 5G service providers. Pluribus Networks is a founding member of the Linux Foundation’s LF Edge organization and a member of State of the Edge. Visit pluribusnetworks.com to learn more.

Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Coraid specializes in providing storage solutions tailored for cloud service providers and enterprises facing rapid data growth. The company utilizes Layer 2 Ethernet technology to enhance network performance and operational efficiency in large-scale, dynamic environments. Coraid's modular and pay-as-you-grow architecture allows for flexible scaling, while its user-friendly software, along with comprehensive support and implementation services, ensures a quick return on investment. The company's offerings include scale-out Ethernet storage technology, block storage solutions, and networked storage appliances, all designed to simplify complex storage challenges and deliver enterprise-level reliability.

Coraid specializes in providing storage solutions tailored for cloud service providers and enterprises facing rapid data growth. The company utilizes Layer 2 Ethernet technology to enhance network performance and operational efficiency in large-scale, dynamic environments. Coraid's modular and pay-as-you-grow architecture allows for flexible scaling, while its user-friendly software, along with comprehensive support and implementation services, ensures a quick return on investment. The company's offerings include scale-out Ethernet storage technology, block storage solutions, and networked storage appliances, all designed to simplify complex storage challenges and deliver enterprise-level reliability.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Avere Systems, Inc. specializes in cloud file storage infrastructure, providing solutions that enhance the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of data storage for enterprises. The company offers a range of products, including Virtual FXT Edge filers, CloudFusion, and FXT Edge Filers, which optimize network-attached storage (NAS) and facilitate cloud integration. Avere's storage management software, such as FlashMove and FlashMirror, assists with data migration and protection, while their cloud enablement solutions address various storage needs, including private object storage and NAS optimization. With a commitment to transforming the economics of data storage, Avere empowers organizations across diverse industries, including government, finance, media, life sciences, and energy, to manage their data with greater flexibility and security. Founded in 2008 and based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Avere Systems operates as a subsidiary of Microsoft Azure and maintains data centers worldwide.

Cavium Networks is a developer of semiconductor processors focused on networking, communications, and storage solutions. The company designs, develops, and markets high-performance semiconductor products that facilitate intelligent and secure networking, allowing customers to create application-aware and content-aware equipment. These products are capable of securely processing voice, video, and data traffic at high speeds. Cavium sells its offerings directly and through contract manufacturing organizations and distributors, serving clients in various sectors, including networking, wireless, storage, and electronic equipment, primarily in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China. The company has established collaborations with firms like Aricent Inc. to enhance LTE eNodeB solutions and has agreements with Atheros Communications Inc. and Design of Systems on Silicon S.A. to improve HD video transmission and distribution technologies for flat panel displays.

Firetide Inc. is a venture-backed innovator of wireless mesh networks. Firetide’s advanced technology delivers fiber-quality, rich multimedia content to any location or asset (mobile or static), and eliminates the cost and lengthy installation time associated with fiber.

Talari Networks specializes in Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) technology that enhances the reliability and capacity of enterprise networks. By leveraging multiple sources of affordable public WAN bandwidth, the company enables businesses to achieve consistent performance that rivals or surpasses traditional MPLS solutions, often at significantly lower costs. Its proprietary technology continuously monitors network conditions, allowing for real-time traffic redirection to the most suitable network, which ensures high reliability and predictability for applications such as VoIP and videoconferencing. This innovative approach effectively addresses the performance challenges associated with public WANs, enabling enterprises to reduce their monthly WAN expenses by 40-90% while improving overall network performance and user experience.

Aprius is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley that specializes in developing rack I/O gateway systems designed for enterprise data centers. Their innovative solutions focus on intelligent I/O virtualization and resource sharing, enhancing operational efficiency. Aprius offers high-bandwidth server interconnect systems, including an I/O Gateway that facilitates the virtualization of PCI Express resources. This capability enables resources to be provisioned, managed, moved, consolidated, and virtualized as a unified pool. Additionally, the company provides Computational Acceleration systems that create a resource pool of PCI Express-based compute acceleration cards, allowing allocation to server hosts within a cluster.

Neterion, Inc. offers 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions that solve customers' networking problems. Its products include Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters that provide high speed solutions for customers' server and storage systems. The company also provides dual port 10GbE network adapters, which supports virtualization of I/O intensive applications on both legacy servers, as well as future SR-IOV compliant systems. Its products are used in various applications, including geological surveying for oil and gas exploration, bioscience and genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research and development, quantitative financial analysis, defense department testing and simulation, weather forecasting, and data mining and predictive optimization applications. The company serves data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment industries. Neterion, Inc. was formerly known as S2io, Inc. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California with an additional office in Ottawa, Canada.

Firetide Inc. is a venture-backed innovator of wireless mesh networks. Firetide’s advanced technology delivers fiber-quality, rich multimedia content to any location or asset (mobile or static), and eliminates the cost and lengthy installation time associated with fiber.

Matisse Networks, Inc. provides optical burst switching solutions for metro Ethernet optical transport networks. The company offers EtherBurst, a packet WDM system for scaling metro and campus networks. Its EtherBurst comprises SX-1000 Ethernet service nodes that serve as a local Ethernet switch and on-ramp to the packet WDM photonic layer; PX-1000 photonic nodes that are deployed in a metro ring and provide an automated optical layer; and MatisseView management system that provides access to optical and packet service management software. The company’s products enable solutions for service providers, enterprises, and government agencies. Matisse Networks, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

WiQuest Communications is a fabless semiconductor company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) solutions focused on ultra high speed, short range applications. WiQuest’s complete solution offering includes chipset, software and reference designs. WiQuest’s technology enables a new class of applications for wireless connectivity to PC, consumer electronics and mobile systems – enabling The New Frontier of Wireless™. WiQuest Communications closed operation on 2008 Oct.

Bluesocket specializes in secure, enterprise-level mobile connectivity solutions. The company focuses on creating a robust network infrastructure that supports a range of devices, including desktops and mobile devices, as well as enterprise applications. By integrating secure wireless local area networks (LAN) with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Bluesocket enhances the connectivity and communication capabilities within organizations.

Matisse Networks, Inc. provides optical burst switching solutions for metro Ethernet optical transport networks. The company offers EtherBurst, a packet WDM system for scaling metro and campus networks. Its EtherBurst comprises SX-1000 Ethernet service nodes that serve as a local Ethernet switch and on-ramp to the packet WDM photonic layer; PX-1000 photonic nodes that are deployed in a metro ring and provide an automated optical layer; and MatisseView management system that provides access to optical and packet service management software. The company’s products enable solutions for service providers, enterprises, and government agencies. Matisse Networks, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

WiQuest Communications is a fabless semiconductor company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) solutions focused on ultra high speed, short range applications. WiQuest’s complete solution offering includes chipset, software and reference designs. WiQuest’s technology enables a new class of applications for wireless connectivity to PC, consumer electronics and mobile systems – enabling The New Frontier of Wireless™. WiQuest Communications closed operation on 2008 Oct.

Nipping at the heels of competitor [LinkedIn](http://crunchbase.com/organization/linkedin), Visible Path is a new incarnation of business social networking. Visible Path entered the market with a different way of organizing and displaying your business contacts. Instead of showing all of your extended contacts to all the contacts in your network like LinkedIn, Visible Path focuses more on strength of relationship between contacts to determine who can add who to their contact list. This effort precludes "contact farmers" from adding you simply for the sake of adding someone. In a smaller circle of contacts, your relationships are more meaningful and cannot be as easily diluted. In order to create this more discriminatory contact circle Visible Path collects information about all your contacts through a 6mb Microsoft Outlook plugin which tracks who you've sent emails to or have meetings with. The more often you are in contact with someone through Outlook, the stronger the relationship and vice versa. People outside of Outlook can also be added to Visible Path, but must be done so by searching for them specifically. Since contacts are generally all made through Outlook, the business relationships you make are very real. Because Visible Path users do not have the option of seeing your extended network, a much higher percentage of your business contacts will actually be people you have conversed with. At its current state, Visible Path's Outlook plugin is prone to simply making all your office contacts your strongest. User's may email or have meetings with people in their office more consistently than they do with very important contacts who work for other companies or in different locations. In these cases Visible Path would incorrectly recognize the importance of your relationships. It's a fallacy that more contact with someone means you have a stronger relationship with them. Visible Path is currently looking into other methods to track relationship strength. Drawing data from phone calls and IM's is currently on their plate, but some way for the content of conversations needs to be analyzed for Visible Path to work without flaw. Business Networks are very helpful when all your contacts are meaningful. Unfortunately exposure to the web often causes networks to expand rather than become more useful.

Bluesocket specializes in secure, enterprise-level mobile connectivity solutions. The company focuses on creating a robust network infrastructure that supports a range of devices, including desktops and mobile devices, as well as enterprise applications. By integrating secure wireless local area networks (LAN) with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Bluesocket enhances the connectivity and communication capabilities within organizations.

Neterion, Inc. offers 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions that solve customers' networking problems. Its products include Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters that provide high speed solutions for customers' server and storage systems. The company also provides dual port 10GbE network adapters, which supports virtualization of I/O intensive applications on both legacy servers, as well as future SR-IOV compliant systems. Its products are used in various applications, including geological surveying for oil and gas exploration, bioscience and genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research and development, quantitative financial analysis, defense department testing and simulation, weather forecasting, and data mining and predictive optimization applications. The company serves data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment industries. Neterion, Inc. was formerly known as S2io, Inc. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California with an additional office in Ottawa, Canada.

Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Bluesocket specializes in secure, enterprise-level mobile connectivity solutions. The company focuses on creating a robust network infrastructure that supports a range of devices, including desktops and mobile devices, as well as enterprise applications. By integrating secure wireless local area networks (LAN) with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Bluesocket enhances the connectivity and communication capabilities within organizations.

Cavium Networks is a developer of semiconductor processors focused on networking, communications, and storage solutions. The company designs, develops, and markets high-performance semiconductor products that facilitate intelligent and secure networking, allowing customers to create application-aware and content-aware equipment. These products are capable of securely processing voice, video, and data traffic at high speeds. Cavium sells its offerings directly and through contract manufacturing organizations and distributors, serving clients in various sectors, including networking, wireless, storage, and electronic equipment, primarily in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China. The company has established collaborations with firms like Aricent Inc. to enhance LTE eNodeB solutions and has agreements with Atheros Communications Inc. and Design of Systems on Silicon S.A. to improve HD video transmission and distribution technologies for flat panel displays.

WiQuest Communications is a fabless semiconductor company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) solutions focused on ultra high speed, short range applications. WiQuest’s complete solution offering includes chipset, software and reference designs. WiQuest’s technology enables a new class of applications for wireless connectivity to PC, consumer electronics and mobile systems – enabling The New Frontier of Wireless™. WiQuest Communications closed operation on 2008 Oct.

Neterion, Inc. offers 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions that solve customers' networking problems. Its products include Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters that provide high speed solutions for customers' server and storage systems. The company also provides dual port 10GbE network adapters, which supports virtualization of I/O intensive applications on both legacy servers, as well as future SR-IOV compliant systems. Its products are used in various applications, including geological surveying for oil and gas exploration, bioscience and genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research and development, quantitative financial analysis, defense department testing and simulation, weather forecasting, and data mining and predictive optimization applications. The company serves data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment industries. Neterion, Inc. was formerly known as S2io, Inc. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California with an additional office in Ottawa, Canada.

KeyEye Communications, Inc. went out of business. KeyEye Communications, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company, provides connectivity solutions on structured copper twisted pair cables. It offers 10Gbps Ethernet transceivers that deliver 10GBASE-T connectivity over data center cable reaches. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Sacramento, California. KeyEye Communications, Inc. has product design centers in San Jose, California; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Firetide Inc. is a venture-backed innovator of wireless mesh networks. Firetide’s advanced technology delivers fiber-quality, rich multimedia content to any location or asset (mobile or static), and eliminates the cost and lengthy installation time associated with fiber.

Big Bear Networks develops optical transponders and subassemblies for network operators.

Teradiant Networks, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops and markets semiconductors and platforms for developers of IP routers, multiservice switches, and metro and enterprise switches. The company designs and markets traffic management microchips under the brand name TeraPacket.

Cavium Networks is a developer of semiconductor processors focused on networking, communications, and storage solutions. The company designs, develops, and markets high-performance semiconductor products that facilitate intelligent and secure networking, allowing customers to create application-aware and content-aware equipment. These products are capable of securely processing voice, video, and data traffic at high speeds. Cavium sells its offerings directly and through contract manufacturing organizations and distributors, serving clients in various sectors, including networking, wireless, storage, and electronic equipment, primarily in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China. The company has established collaborations with firms like Aricent Inc. to enhance LTE eNodeB solutions and has agreements with Atheros Communications Inc. and Design of Systems on Silicon S.A. to improve HD video transmission and distribution technologies for flat panel displays.

Firetide Inc. is a venture-backed innovator of wireless mesh networks. Firetide’s advanced technology delivers fiber-quality, rich multimedia content to any location or asset (mobile or static), and eliminates the cost and lengthy installation time associated with fiber.

Bluesocket specializes in secure, enterprise-level mobile connectivity solutions. The company focuses on creating a robust network infrastructure that supports a range of devices, including desktops and mobile devices, as well as enterprise applications. By integrating secure wireless local area networks (LAN) with Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-based enterprise Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Bluesocket enhances the connectivity and communication capabilities within organizations.

Acme Packet is a leading provider of session delivery network solutions that facilitate interactive communications across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The company specializes in session border control solutions, enabling secure and reliable delivery of voice, video, and multimedia services. Its Net-Net product family includes session border controllers, session-aware load balancers, session routing proxies, and multiservice security gateways, which cater to various applications in enterprise networks and service provider environments, including mobile and fixed-line services. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products domestically and distributes them through over 140 reseller partners worldwide. The company has a significant global presence, with more than 1,270 customers across 105 countries, including 90 of the top 100 service providers and 30 of the Fortune 100 companies.

Neterion, Inc. offers 10 gigabit Ethernet hardware and software solutions that solve customers' networking problems. Its products include Xframe V-NIC line of 10 Gigabit Ethernet adapters that provide high speed solutions for customers' server and storage systems. The company also provides dual port 10GbE network adapters, which supports virtualization of I/O intensive applications on both legacy servers, as well as future SR-IOV compliant systems. Its products are used in various applications, including geological surveying for oil and gas exploration, bioscience and genome mapping, grid computing, nanotechnology research and development, quantitative financial analysis, defense department testing and simulation, weather forecasting, and data mining and predictive optimization applications. The company serves data centers, oil and gas, and media and entertainment industries. Neterion, Inc. was formerly known as S2io, Inc. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California with an additional office in Ottawa, Canada.

Movaz Networks is a manufacturer of broadband optical transport systems based in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 2000, the company specializes in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) equipment and offers a range of optical solutions designed for metro, regional, enterprise, and government networks. Their product portfolio includes advanced optical transport systems, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexing solutions, and carrier-class offerings that utilize distributed photonic switching and generalized multiprotocol label switching protocols. Movaz Networks markets its products through direct sales, private label partnerships, and value-added resellers, serving telecommunications carriers, cable network providers, research and educational institutions, and government agencies. The company focuses on delivering cost-effective wavelength services to meet the demands of modern networking environments.

Spinnaker Networks supplies scalable system architectures, distributed file systems and equipment, clustering technologies, and other communication equipment. It is an internet equipment provider that is developing highly engineered products to enable the delivery of emerging broadband services. Spinnaker Networks was founded in 1999 by six industry professionals with extensive network and file system experience. Spinnaker Networks is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of February 18, 2004, Spinnaker Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc.

Cavium Networks is a developer of semiconductor processors focused on networking, communications, and storage solutions. The company designs, develops, and markets high-performance semiconductor products that facilitate intelligent and secure networking, allowing customers to create application-aware and content-aware equipment. These products are capable of securely processing voice, video, and data traffic at high speeds. Cavium sells its offerings directly and through contract manufacturing organizations and distributors, serving clients in various sectors, including networking, wireless, storage, and electronic equipment, primarily in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and China. The company has established collaborations with firms like Aricent Inc. to enhance LTE eNodeB solutions and has agreements with Atheros Communications Inc. and Design of Systems on Silicon S.A. to improve HD video transmission and distribution technologies for flat panel displays.

Big Bear Networks develops optical transponders and subassemblies for network operators.

Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

AcceLight Networks has unleashed a new class of intelligent optical core aggregation - Photonic Service Switching (PSS). The innovative solutions provided by the PhotoniX family provides switched services to the installed wavelength core, which enables massive scalability with new revenue opportunities.

Acme Packet is a leading provider of session delivery network solutions that facilitate interactive communications across Internet Protocol (IP) networks. The company specializes in session border control solutions, enabling secure and reliable delivery of voice, video, and multimedia services. Its Net-Net product family includes session border controllers, session-aware load balancers, session routing proxies, and multiservice security gateways, which cater to various applications in enterprise networks and service provider environments, including mobile and fixed-line services. Based in Bedford, Massachusetts, Acme Packet designs and manufactures its products domestically and distributes them through over 140 reseller partners worldwide. The company has a significant global presence, with more than 1,270 customers across 105 countries, including 90 of the top 100 service providers and 30 of the Fortune 100 companies.

LuxN provides intelligent optical access and transport solutions for metropolitan service providers and major enterprises. Supporting both CWDM and DWDM, LuxN's carrier-class, OSMINE-certified systems offer manageability and service level assurance for critical applications. LuxN's protocol-independent solutions enable delivery of high-bandwidth data, storage, video, and voice services for a diversified customer base including ILECs, CLECs, MSOs, utilities, municipalities, and storage providers. An ISO 9001 certified company, LuxN has a diverse base of customers and distribution partners spanning the North American, Asia-Pacific, and European regions.

Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Rapid5 Networks is a telecommunications-equipment company focused on the telecom and Internet infrastructure market.

Lantern Communications provides packet-based transport solutions that enable scalable deployment of carrier-class. Lantern Communications was acquired by C-COR in May 2004. Lantern Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Rendition Networks develops network device automation technologies and provides network configuration control software. The company's product, TrueControl solution offers its users with information about changing activities in a network. Rendition Networks is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1998 and it was acquired by Opsware on December 2, 2004.

Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Spinnaker Networks supplies scalable system architectures, distributed file systems and equipment, clustering technologies, and other communication equipment. It is an internet equipment provider that is developing highly engineered products to enable the delivery of emerging broadband services. Spinnaker Networks was founded in 1999 by six industry professionals with extensive network and file system experience. Spinnaker Networks is based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As of February 18, 2004, Spinnaker Networks, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of NetApp, Inc.

Filanet makes networking hardware for small to medium-sized businesses or for remote offices of larger business. The gear provides services such as Internet routing, VPNs (virtual private networks) and firewall security.

Xros, Inc. is a developer of state-of-the-art fiber-optic switching systems. Based on the company’s patented technology, Xros is building all-optical cross-connect switches that are far superior to competitive designs across a wide spectrum of switch performance metrics. With such products, Xros expects to dominate the market for high performance switches in the optical layer.

UUNET Technologies is an American technology company that provides internet access options, and application and consultancy services. UUNET Technologies was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. The company currently operates as a subsidiary of Verizon Business.

UUNET is a commercial internet services provider. It offers internet access options and application services. Additionally, it also offers software wholesale services. Founded in 1987, UUNET is based in Fairfax, Virginia. It operates as a subsidiary of Verizon Business.