Gerhard Pilcher

Elder Research, Inc. provides consulting services in data mining, predictive analytics and text mining. The firm products include risk assessment data repository, CEPtor, glyphic, blackmarker, and darwin. It offers enterprise analytics assessment, training services and model development and deployment services. The company was founded by John Elder in 1995 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Pulse Communications, Inc. specializes in practical solutions for providing Ethernet and TDM services. The firm offers services for small and mid-sized applications such as cell sites and businesses. Its products include Ethernet access, SONET access, power systems and testing. The firm's solutions include cell site backhul and next generation Ethernet architectures. The company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.