Russell G. Johnson

Adaptec, Inc. provides innovative data storage hardware and software solutions. It supplies technologies and applications supported by major storage and system OEMs, system integrators, system builders, and value-added resellers that deliver enabling technology and products to address many of the most critical applications in data storage. It delivers ASICs, host-bus adapters, value-oriented and high-performance SATA/SAS and SCSI RAID controllers, and storage software for IP storage area networks. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. engages in the provision of silicon solutions for next-generation cloud infrastructure and data centers, as well as connectivity products for edge, metro and long haul communications equipment. Its products include the X-Gene ARM 64-bit Server on a Chip solution, or X-Gene, designed for cloud data center and enterprise applications. It offers a line of embedded computing products based on power architecture. The company's connectivity portion of base business provides high-speed, high-bandwidth, high-reliability communications products. Its connectivity products include framer or mapper devices for Optical Transport Network equipment and physical layer devices that transmit and receive signals in a very high-speed serial format. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Connected Data, Inc. provides elegantly designed solutions for consumers, professionals, and small businesses to privately share, access and protect their data. It consists of the same storage professionals responsible for creating the mighty bluearc silicon server and the slick drobo storage array. The company was founded by Geoff Barrall, David Mendelson, John Turner and John Winfield in 2011 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Evergreen FS, Inc. distributes farm products. Its products include propane, live stock, power fuels, seeds, fertilizers, greases, and other related products. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, IL.

Barracuda Networks, Inc. designs and delivers security and data protection solutions. The firm offers cloud-enabled solutions to address security threats, improve network performance, and protect and store data. It also designs solutions specifically for information technology professionals in environments subject to time, staff, and resource constraints. The company was founded by Dean M. Drako, Michael D. Perone, and Zachary S. Levow in 2003 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.