Francis X. Knott

VIDITalk Corp. provides integrated online video publishing solutions for small and large enterprises, non-profits, government agencies, and consumers. The company operates a video publishing and distribution platform that enables its users to create, manage, and distribute video in online environments, including Websites, newsletters, blogs, and e-mail campaigns. The company was founded by Fred J. Mueller and John G. Hayes in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of commercial and government solutions to the public safety, location, and mission-critical technologies. The company was founded by Maurice B. Tosé on July 30, 1987 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. offers healthcare services. It provides and coordinates comprehensive health care services for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. The company was founded by Noel J. Guillama in January 1996 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

INFLECTION POINT Systems, Inc. provides software consulting and product development services. It offers business analysis, consulting, quality assurance and testing. The firm also offers web solutions, mobile applications and software integration. The company was founded by Gerardo Montemayor and Lazaro Salinas in 2003 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

NexCen Brands, Inc. is a strategic brand management company that owns and manages a portfolio of seven franchised brands, operating in a single business segment: Franchising. Five of the brands are in the quick service restaurant industry. These include: Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, MaggieMoo's, Pretzel Time and Pretzelmaker. The other two brands, The Athlete's Food and Shoebox New York, are in the retail footwear and accessories industry. The franchise network, across all brands, consists of approximately 1,700 retail stores in 38 countries. They earn revenue primarily from the franchising, royalty, licensing and other contractual fees that third parties pay for the right to use the intellectual property associated with the brands. The company was founded by George M. Davis in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KoolSpan, Inc. develops hardware-based encryption and security applications. It protects data and voice communications over network-connected devices and the foundation for KoolSpan encryption is TrustChip, a hardware-based security platform delivered through a secure microSD processor. The company was founded by Jeffrey Mose, Rick Gutowski and Anthony C. Fascenda in 2003 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Uppidy, Inc. provides mobile application services. Its service enables end-users to store, manage, share and search individual text and SMS messages. The firm stores, archives, searches and publishes text messages to social media outlets without toggling between applications. The firm's service combines popular features from Google, Twitter and Facebook by integrating publishing, geolocation, search and cloud-based storage capabilities to present a seamless experience for the user. The company was founded by Joshua M. Konowe, Francis Knott and Gregg Smith in 2011 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Gloto Corp. provides cloud-based storage services. The private company is based in Fulton, MD.