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OVP Venture Partners (OVP) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

The Ascent Group Ltd. engages in the development and sale of the codel system for the authentication of digitally held or transmitted information. The company was founded by James Zorab and Mike Jacobs and is headquartered in Monmouth, the United Kingdom.

Part of QUALCOMM, Inc., Now Software, Inc. develops a range of advanced scheduling and calendaring software products. The company is based in Portland, OR. Now Software was acquired by QUALCOMM, Inc. on November 10, 1997.

Mentor Graphics Corp. provides electronic design automation systems-advanced computer software and emulation hardware systems, which are used to automate the design, analysis, and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems software in electronic systems and components. It markets products and services primarily to large companies in the military/aerospace, communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, networking, multimedia, and transportation industries. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Japan, Pacific Rim, and Others. The company was founded on February 4, 1981 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, OR.