Christopher M. Melson

Augmentix Corp. develops and supplies industrial-grade computer equipment. It provides services to the military, public safety, first responder, energy, homeland security, telecommunications, professional and field services. The company was founded by Christopher M. Melson, Don Harrison, Chris Nikirk and David C. McKinley in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

RadiSys Corp. engages in the provision of embedded wireless infrastructure solutions for telecom, aerospace, defense and public safety applications. It offers FlowEngine, MediaEngine, MobilityEngine, DCEngine and embedded products. The company was founded by Glenford J. Myers, David L. Budde and Robert Arthur Patterson on March 18, 1987 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Part of RadiSys Corp., Texas Micro, Inc. is a private company that markets differentiated Intel-based computer systems and single board computers. The company is based in Houston, TX. Texas Micro was acquired by RadiSys Corp. on August 16, 1999 for $114.63 million.

Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Netsurion LLC provides Internet and networking security services. Its solutions include network security, PCI compliance, threat protection, network resilience, and security adoption. The company was founded by Mark Cyprus and Brad Cyprus in 1989 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Scriberule, Inc. operates as a software development company. The firm specializes in the security, control and sharing of information and data. The company was founded by Donald Diggs and Alan W. Harvey in 2014 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.