George M. Middlemas

IQS, Inc. provides integrated quality performance management software solutions. The firm’s quality management services include quality management software implementation, software validation services and IQS software training. The company was founded by John M. Cachat in 1988 and is headquartered in North Olmsted, OH.

Advanced Equities Financial Corp. was founded in 1999 by independent business owners and securities industry executives Keith Daubenspeck and Dwight Badger, whose entrepreneurial spirit led them to defy old-line traditions and convention by starting a different kind of firm. Advanced Equities soon became the pioneer in providing qualified high-net-worth individuals access to late-stage private equity offerings-opportunities previously available only to institutional investors. AEFC has developed a reputation for being led by entrepreneurs who want to help other entrepreneurs. Blazing a new trail in the world of private equity was followed by a singular approach to retail brokerage through the acquisition of First Allied Securities, Inc., which helped AEFC reinvent the independent advisor model. The First Allied model focuses on meeting the requirements of entrepreneurs with a deep understanding of their need for choices, providing access to opportunities in an ecosystem where initiative and autonomy reign supreme. AEFC made its first of many acquisitions in 2003 and by 2006 was named as the nation's No. 1 fastest growing brokerage firm by Inc. magazine. Advanced Equities Financial Corp. is a leading provider of investment management, securities brokerage, and venture capital investment banking services through its subsidiaries: Advanced Equities, Inc.; First Allied Securities, Inc.; Advanced Equities Asset Management and Advanced Equities Wealth Management (Greenbook Financial Services, Inc.). Combined, AEFC represents one of the nation's top independent brokerage forces in the nation with approximately 900 financial advisors administering more than $30 billion in client assets. These advisors have been ranked as the industry's most productive and have access to an array of products, services and in-house expertise within the wealth management sectors that few firms can rival.

Hammerhead Systems, Inc. manufactures data communications equipment. It provides layer 2.5 aggregation, interworking and migration solutions for telecommunications service providers, which include wire-line and wireless carriers. The company's solutions include the HSX 6000 layer 2.5 aggregation switch, and its pegador SOA element management system. Hammerhead Systems was founded in January 2002 by Robert Keil & John Yu and is located in Mountain View, CA

Patron Systems, Inc. provides enterprise software for creating, managing and sharing electronic forms and messages. It provides solutions for email policy management, email retention policies, archiving and eDiscovery, proactive email supervision, and protection of messages and their attachments in motion and at rest. The company was founded in April 2002 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Tut Systems, Inc. manufactures mobile hardware and software solutions. They design, develop and sell digital video processing systems that enable service providers to deliver digital video signals over their networks. They also offer broadband transport and service management products that encompass Internet access and broadband data-related services. The company was founded in 1983 and is located in Pleasant Hill, CA.