George J. Symons

EMC Corp. develops, delivers and supports information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies, solutions and services. It enables businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver information technology as a service. The company was founded by Richard J. Egan, John Curly and Roger M. Marino on August 23, 1979 and is headquartered in Hopkinton, MA.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Axellio Inc. engages in the development and provision of data storage solutions. It offers server virtualization, cloud infrastructure, data warehousing, business intelligence, and predictive analytics. The company was founded by Lawrence C. Aszmann, John P. Guider and Philip E. Soran in 1995 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

Yosemite Technologies, Inc. develops storage management software. It also develops TapeWare storage management software which provides system backup, protection, and data recovery solution for Windows, Linux, and Netware. The firm distributes its products through a worldwide network of distribution and OEM partners including HP, Dell, Actebis, Quantum, and Maxdata. The company was founded by Rod Christensen in 1996 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

4Blox, Inc. provided software technology. The company was founded by Sai Narasimhamurthy and Joseph Hui in 2005 and was headquartered in Gold Canyon, AZ.

EvoStor, Inc. develops and markets storage software solutions. It develops storage systems specifically designed to meet the challenging needs of storage for virtual infrastructure. The company was founded in 2007 by Bret Cox and Mike Gigante and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Sureline Systems, Inc. develops application and software solutions. The private company is based in San Jose, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Ravender Goyal and he has been the CEO since incorporation.

FullTime Software, Inc. develops software solutions. The American company was founded by Richard G. Thau. FullTime Software was acquired by Legato Systems, Inc. on April 20, 1999 for $52.49 million.