Brenda Ropoulos

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.

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets wide area networking equipment. It also provides product installation, software maintenance programs, and parts repair, remote and on-site technical assistance services. The firm also provides secure real-time communications for unified communications, session initiation protocol trunking, enterprise mobility, and IP-based multi-service networking. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Westford, MA.