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3com Megahertz Corp. provides voice and data networking products and services. The company was founded by Robert M. Metcalfe, Howard S. Charney and John P. Marshall in 1979 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

BakBone Software, Inc. develops and distributes data backup, restoration and disaster recovery software. Its solutions encompass data protection, de-duplication, disk-based and tape back-up and application support. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Zvents, Inc. creates and operates local entertainment guides online. Its publications promote a range of local events and activities, including live music, performing arts, sporting events and community activities. The company was founded by Tyler Kovacs and Ethan Stock in 2005 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

ChaCha Search, Inc. provides search engine services. The firm owns and operates a natural language question and answer database and allows users to ask questions from via online, smartphone applications, text, voice, and social networks. It offers real-time information and answers in the areas of galleries, quizzes, business, culture, entertainment, health, lifestyle, lookup, politics, science and technology, sports, and travel. The company was founded by Brad A. Bostic and Scott A. Jones on December 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Carmel, IN.

Pluribus Networks, Inc. provides software-defined networking as an open application platform. Its products include built on the pluribus virtualization-centric fabric (VCF) architecture, dell switch OS, open netvisor, leaf and spine switches. The company was founded in April 2010 by Sunay Tripathi, Robert Drost, and Chih-Kong Ken Yang and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Radio Frequency, Inc. designs and builds RF generators, applicators, automated handling systems, system instrumentation packages, and programmable logic control systems. It produces dielectric heating systems for a broad range of applications. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Millis, MA.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board engages in the generation and distribution of electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Canada. The firm also offers professional consulting, maintenance, and project management services to energy sectors. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

Investor Growth Capital AB (IGC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Investor AB founded in 1968. The firm is headquartered Stockholm, Sweden.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP engages in the provision of legal services. Its practices include: antitrust and competition; banking and finance; capital markets; copyright, trademark and false advertising; cyber, privacy and data innovation; employment law and litigation; energy; financial services litigation; global compliance and regulatory, infrastructure; intellectual property; patents; public finance; real estate; securities litigation; supreme court and appellate; tax advocacy; technology transactions; trials; and white collar, investigations, securities litigation and compliance. The company was founded by John R. Garboe in 1863 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Savi Technology, Inc. provides asset tracker technology solutions. Its analytical tool enables user to monitor and address challenges around high-consequence assets whether they move across the country, across borders or through the last mile of your supply chain. The company was founded on 1989 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

AllBusiness.com, Inc. provides information for small businesses through the Internet. The firm offers resources including business forms, contracts and agreements, advice, blogs, business news, business directory listings, product comparisons, business guides, and small business association. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Bruno, CA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

GE Nuclear Energy, Inc. provides technology based products and services for Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) & Advanced BWR (ABWR) nuclear power plants. The company is a segment of GE Power Systems. The company is located in Wilmington, NC

Magnum Semiconductor, Inc. provides silicon, modules, software and Internet protocol. It provides line of products, tools, and technologies for the entire video content creation and distribution chain, from contribution and production through distribution over cable, satellite and IPTV to Over-the-Top video streaming. The company was founded by Jack Guedj on June 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

The National Association of Corporate Directors is a non-profit organization that provides essential resources to help directors strengthen board leadership. The American company was founded by Maryann Bruce and the CEO is Peter R. Gleason.

Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating.

Pronoun, Inc. operates as an eBook publisher. It offers eBook creation, eBook distribution, sales tracking for any of retailer accounts, print on demand, marketing and public relations, cover design, copy editing, and book scanning. The firm also provides content from writers, and professionally shot and edited videos by filmmakers. Its platform enables to read books, watch videos, and connect with authors and friends through social media. Pronoun was founded by Bradley J. Inman and Matthew Cavnar in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of ABB Ltd., ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. is a Swiss company that manufactures electric transmission equipment. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1988. The CEO is Björn Klas Otto Rosengren.

Menlo Security, Inc. provides cyber security services. It protects organizations from cyber attack by eliminating the threat of malware. The company was founded by Amir Ben-Afraim, Gautam Altekar, Poornima DeBolle and Gautam Altekar in 2013 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Waltz Networks, Inc. develops cloud applications for traffic management. The company was founded by Nithin Michael and Kevin Tang and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster is an organization that accelerates the growth and leadership of the cleantech economy. The Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster is based in Raleigh, NC. The non-profit company leverage the unique concentration of industry, academic, and government leaders in the Research Triangle to create benefits through innovation, deployment, and talent in the region and beyond. The organization brings together the diverse perspectives and expertise of industry, government, and academia to advance the cleantech sector. The company facilitates meaningful relationships between organizations, among individuals, and between their members and opportunities to accelerate innovation and deployment.