Christine Russell

Persistence Software is a provider for data access and caching infrastructure. Persistence EdgeXtend Data Services products are infrastructure software specifically designed to eliminate the bottlenecks to backend databases that cause poor application performance

Virage Logic Corp. is a technology and market provider in advanced embedded memory intellectual property (IP) for the design of complex integrated circuits. It work on semiconductor IP platforms comprising embedded memory, standard cells, and I/Os primarily for the consumer, communications and networking, handheld and portable, and computer and graphics markets. The company's quality efforts are validated in its Silicon Characterization lab which ensures quality, reliable IP across a range of foundries and process technologies. The company was founded on 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Uni-Pixel, Inc. develops and markets touch sensor films for the touch screen and flexible electronics markets. It markets its technologies for touch panel sensor and hard coat resin for cover glass replacement, and protective cover film applications under the XTouch and Diamond Guard brands. The firm also developed a hard coat resin that can be applied using film, spray, or inkjet coating methods for applications as protective cover films, a cover lens replacement, or a conformal hard coat for plastic components. The company was founded by Daniel K. Van Ostrand on February 17, 1998 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Vendavo, Inc. provides margin and profit optimization solutions. It offers Profit Analyzer to analyze transaction data for pinpointing leaking margins; Power and Risk that provides data-driven optimal prices for salespeople to negotiate and grow revenue; Price Manager to manage price lists and set policies for deal negotiations; Deal Manager that provides deal guidance and targets for profitable deal execution to sales teams; and Deal Guide to expedite deal cycle time and equip sales force to negotiate profitable deals. The company was founded by Jamie Rappperport and Joshua W. Sommer in November 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

OuterBay Technologies, Inc. provides data management software solutions. It provides information lifecycle management (ILM) solutions for applications and databases. The company helps customers monitor, forecast and manage data growth in enterprise application environments. OuterBay is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Cygnus Solutions, Inc. develops software development platforms based on an open source model. The company was founded by Michael Tiemann, David Henkel-Wallace and John Gilmore and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Financial Executives International enhances member professional development through peer networking, career planning services, conferences, publications and special reports, and research. Its members include Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents of Finance, Treasurers, and Controllers. The company was founded in December 1931 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

Evans Analytical Group LLC provides micro analytical surface analysis and materials characterization services. The company was founded on May 27, 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

National Association of Corporate Directors provides online and print information services to directors of public companies. It offers in-boardroom education, evaluation, governance reviews, board composition and succession planning, board recruitment, ongoing advisory, insights, and analytics services. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

MariaDB Corp. Ab provides open source database products. It is a database company that supports the adoption of MariaDB - an open source database. The firm's product is available in the software repositories of Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Centos, Debian, and Ubuntu. It also provides MariaDB Enterprise and MySQL subscription services; a range of services from architecture planning to database migration and performance tuning; training focusing on MariaDB and MySQL; and remote database administration services. The company was founded by David Axmark, Michael Widenius, Patrik Olof Backman, Max Mether, and Kaj Sigurd Ademar Arn? in 2010 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

iCoin Technology, Inc. provides the iCoin wallet system, which simplifies and secures cold storage of multiple crypto assets, such as bitcoin. The company is based in Silicon Valley and is a member of the fintech incubator founded by Franklin Templeton and EvoNexus. The system includes a 3-inch interactive touchscreen, camera for QR codes, secure processing and storage of cryptographic keys, and an optional printer. The American company was founded by Adam Silvestri and Chet Silvestri, with Chet Silvestri serving as the CEO since incorporation.