Ronald Codd

Part of Oracle Corp., Momentum Business Applications, Inc. is a company that develops eBusiness applications, analytic applications, and industry-specific software applications. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. Momentum Business Applications was acquired by PeopleSoft, Inc. on April 09, 2002 for $89.99 million.

PeopleSoft, Inc. provides enterprise software that ties together back-office applications and databases. Its software addresses such tasks as accounting, human resources management and supply chain management. PeopleSoft has expanded its product lines to include vertical applications for manufacturing firms and government agencies. In late 2003 Oracle launched a hostile attempt to purchase PeopleSoft, which ultimately agreed to be purchased for $10.3 billion in December 2004. Oracle completed the acquisition of the company in January 2005. PeopleSoft is located in Redwood Shores, CA.

Adept Technology, Inc. was provided intelligent robotics systems and services. The company was founded in 1983 and was headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion.

Part of Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc., Mips Computer Systems, Inc. is a company that develops microprocessors. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Chris Rowen, John LeRoy Hennessy. Mips Computer Systems was acquired by Silicon Graphics, Inc. on June 30, 1992 for $333.91 million.

Drobo, Inc. provides data storage products for small and medium businesses and individual professionals. Its products include Drobo Mini, Drobo 5C, Drobo 5D, Drobo 5N, and Drobo B810n. The firm can improve disk-based backup, file sharing, virtualization, and application strategies. The company was founded by Geoff Barrall and Julian Terry in 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Rocket Fuel, Inc. is a predictive marketing software company. It uses artificial intelligence to provide managed services, as well as SaaS-based data management platform (DMP) and demand side platform (DSP). The company's integrated DMP and DSP platforms are designed to deliver and optimize media spend to engage, up-sell and retarget consumers across addressable channels, such as display, mobile, video, social, and television. Rocket Fuel was founded by Richard A. Frankel, Abhinav Gupta and George H. John on March 25, 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

UltraCell Corporation (Livermore, CA) was founded in 2002 to commercialize an advanced Reformed Methanol Micro Fuel Cell (RMFC) technology invented at the U. S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). This technology enables a breakthrough in micro fuel cell performance. UltraCell is the first to commercialize RMFC technology to provide clean renewable energy to power portable electronics. UltraCell's XX25™ micro fuel cell system is leading the industry with its ultra-compact size and light weight. The XX25 is the only system in its class to have undergone extensive Military Specification qualification testing and field trials. UltraCell¹s team has extensive experience in all aspects of fuel cells, including research, product development, manufacturing and customer applications. The company has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol-based fuel cells and continues to innovate in this rapidly emerging field. UltraCell has an exclusive license with LLNL for micro fuel cell technology based upon reforming methanol into hydrogen reformate using proprietary technology in the fuel reformer and hydrogen fuel cell stack. With the July, 2007 opening of the UltraCell manufacturing plant in Vandalia, Ohio, UltraCell now offers the first volume-production micro fuel cell facility in North America. This plant applies advanced manufacturing techniques while leveraging the extensive local area supply chain and automotive quality methods to enable rapid response to growing customer needs. Its location at the Dayton International Airport free trade zone enables the company¹s products to be readily available to customers worldwide. With it¹s two U.S. locations, and partners in Asia and Europe, UltraCell is prepared to support customer¹s needs around the world.

SeaMicro, Inc. provides serves architecture platforms. The company was founded by Andrew Feldman, Gary Lauterbach, and Anil Rao on November 16, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Mandiant, Inc. operates as an intelligence-led security company. The firm engages in intelligence-based cybersecurity solutions that allow organizations to prepare for, prevent, respond to, and remediate cyber attacks. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, EMEA, APAC, and Other. Its portfolio includes Mandiant Solutions, which include threat intelligence, security validation, and automated alert investigation integrated in the Mandiant Advantage platform, managed services, and professional services. The company was founded by Ashar Aziz on February 18, 2004, and is headquartered in Reston, VA.