Michael Harper

Silicon Graphics, Inc., is a leader in high-performance computing, visualization and storage. SGI's vision is to provide technology that enables the most significant scientific and creative breakthroughs of the 21st century. Whether it's sharing images to aid in brain surgery, finding oil more efficiently, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense or enabling the transition from analog to digital broadcasting, SGI is dedicated to addressing the next class of challenges for scientific, engineering and creative users

USinternetworking, Inc. develops business management software. Its Application Service Provider (ASP) specializes in managed enterprise solutions. USi delivers application outsourcing, remote management, professional services, ISV enablement, and eBusiness development and hosting for more than 150 world-class organizations in over 30 countries. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Annapolis, MD.

BNX Systems Corp. develops and distributes identity management software. Its software includes integrated solutions, encompassing provisioning, enterprise single sign-on, authentication and context management which automate the management of user identities and access privileges, returning increased productivity and rapid access to critical applications. BNX Systems was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.

zSpace, Inc. engages in the provision of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) educational technology solutions. It offers platform that serves a broad range of critical educational tools designed for K-12 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lessons as well as training skilled trades in areas such as health sciences, automotive engineering and repair, Unity3D software programming, and advanced manufacturing. The company was founded by Nancy Clemens and Michael Vesely on October 26, 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Fortisphere is a Virtual Service Management software company. The company arm their customers with the management solutions they need to confidently exploit virtualization to the delight of business users. Their flagship product, Virtual Essentials™ Service Manager™, enables administrators, application owners and IT executives to inventory, visualize and manage virtualized resources from an intuitive, role-based console. As a result, they are able to lower IT costs, improve service, and get the best possible value from their multi-platform virtualized environments, a critical step in the evolution to cloud computing. Fortisphere is a privately-held company, headquartered in Reston, VA.

Part of NICE Ltd. (Israel), Syfact is a company that develops enterprise investigative case management solutions. The company is based in Stamford, CT. Syfact was acquired by Actimize, Inc. on June 17, 2009.