Mike Betz

Expand Networks is a technology company that helped pioneer the Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization market. Founded in 1998, Expand Networks has grown to be the leading provider of 'Virtual Proximity' solutions over the Wide Area Network. Virtual Proximity' is the experience Expand delivers to users of business critical applications and services across enterprise Wide Area Networks. Expand bridges the 'Proximity Gap' by delivering a 'virtual proximity' experience to users. Whether it be server virtualization at the datacenter, server consolidation at the branch office or desktop virtualization for remote users, Expand effectively bridges the 'Proximity Gap' by putting the user in virtual proximity to the application and data centre services. Expand Networks 'Virtual Proximity' Experience is available globally via its Network of Expand Certified Resellers, System Integrators, MSPs & OEM Partners.

SmartSound Software, Inc. develops and markets audio software products. The company's products include Qonicfire Pro and Quicktracks for Adobe Premiere Pro software and the Film Score, Producer, Edge, Audio Palette, Sound Palette and Movie Music collections. It also provides professional services such as support and training. The company was founded by Kevin Klingler, Chris and Geoffrey Hufford in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaufort, SC.

Concord Communications provides business service management software solutions services. It offer services to vertical markets, managed service providers and both wireless and wire-line telecommunications carriers. The company's solutions offers organizations, map IT services, it measure the actual end-user experience and manage voice or data applications, systems and network services. Concord Communications was founded by Mike Zak in 1986 and is located in Marlboro, MA.

Compuware Corp. engages in the provision of software solutions and professional services that optimize productivity and reduce costs across the application life cycle. It focuses on the development of mainframe software tools for the development and operations. The firm's products include topaz, topaz workbench, topaz for total test, hiperstation, xpediter, strobe, thruput manager, abend-aid, and application audit. The company was founded by Peter Karmanos, Jr., Thomas Thewes, and Allen B. Cutting in 1973 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Whale Communications, Inc. provides solutions to deliver controlled access, infrastructure protection and information safeguards. It offers secure access products including secure sockets layer (SSL), virtual private networks (VPN), and web application firewalls. Whale's solutions provide remote access, deep content inspection and granular access control, enabling businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners, and customers. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.

Bridgewater Systems Corp. used to provide mobile data services, content and commerce. It specialized in subscriber data management (SDM) for mobile operators. The company was founded by Doug Somers and Russell Freen in 1997 and was headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.