Erik J. Wood

Hi-G-Tek, Inc. manufactures remote wireless monitoring security devices. Its products include AVL reader, compact data reader, hatch and seal, and master handheld terminal. The company was founded by Micha Auerbach and Koby Kamin in 1989 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Ramtron International Corp. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells specialty high performance semiconductor memory devices. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Axcess International, Inc. provides wireless automatic identification and sensing solutions for real time business activity automation. It offers Enterprise Dot, Dual-Active radio frequency identification and real time location systems for automated asset visibility, control, physical security, sensing and supply chain efficiencies. The firm's micro wireless technology enables automatic local-area wireless data collection and control applications. The company was founded in November 1982 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Symbol Technologies, Inc. provided bar code scanners, palm OS-based and windows-based handheld computers, wireless networking equipment, radio frequency identification (RFID) systems and retail kiosks. It also used to provide consulting and support services. The company was headquartered in Holtsville, NY.

Matrics, Inc. was designing and manufacturing EPC (electronic product code)-compliant Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems for supply chain, asset management and security and a corporate sponsor of the Auto-ID Center. It was designing radio frequency identification labels and tags. William Bandy and Michael Arneson founded the company in 1999. Matrics is located in Columbia, MD.

RF Code, Inc. develops information technology solutions for environmental monitoring and asset management. It offers data-driven software, integrated applications, dashboards and reporting, asset management, monitoring, and professional solutions. Its products include asset tags, sensors, readers and real-time location systems (RTLS) devices, software, and distributed network closets. The company was founded by Robert P. Ufford, Mitchell Medford, and Roc A. Lastinger in 1997 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.