Paul Burmester

Tektronix, Inc. provides test, measurement and monitoring solutions. It provides services for the communications, computer, semiconductor industries, as well as for the military, aerospace, consumer electronics and education sectors. The firm also assists its clients in designing, building, deploying and managing global communications networks, computing and advanced technologies. The company was founded by Melvin Jack Murdock, Glenn Leland, Miles Tippery and Charles Howard Vollum in 1946 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

Forest Investments, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the investment and acquisition of businesses, securities and assets that has significant long-term value creation. It operates through the following segments: Durable Medical Equipment, Investment Management, Real Estate, and General Corporate. The company was founded on December 16, 1994 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

SpinVox Ltd. provides voice and text message services for mobile manufacturers. It provides services in English, French, German and Spanish. The company was founded by Christina Domecq and Daniel Doulton in 2003 and is headquartered in Marlow, the United Kingdom.

Mobile Systems International provides market research services to businesses. The private company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The British company offers interviews with business decision makers, gamers, consumers, and industry employees to help companies raise money, report to shareholders, and plan marketing and competitor strategies. The company uses the ISO classification framework to value brands and ensure that companies are not valued solely on their balance sheet.

Visto Corp. provides connectivity software solutions for secure access to messaging applications. Its products include VM 6, VMIE, VMPE, and VMEE. It offers mobile messaging technology solutions for wireless PDA's and Smartphone's. The company was founded by Daniel Mendez, Hong Q. Bui, and David Cowan in 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Part of Essar Group, Datech Group is a professional AV installer of audio visual systems for business conference rooms and private homes. The company also provides professional UK installation of structured cabling systems, including computer network, fiber optic, Cat5, and Cat6 cable installation. The company is based in Nottingham, UK. The British company specializes in AV suites, projectors, televisions, and media streaming. Datech Group was acquired by Black Box Corp., part of Essar Group, on November 29, 1999.

ValidSoft Ltd. provides telecommunications based authentication and transaction verification solutions for financial services and government organizations. The firm offers solutions to counter electronic fraud relating to card, Internet, and telephone channels. The company was founded by Pat Carroll and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.