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Turnstone Systems, Inc. is engages in the development and marketing of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to deploy and maintain copper local-loop services. Its products include copper loop management & testing systems, signal splitters, remote line switching and service verification platforms. Turnstone Systems was incorporated in Delaware in 1998 and is located in San Francisco, CA.

Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions

Panasas, Inc. develops storage solutions for technical applications and data workloads. The firm serves the bioscience, energy, finance, government, manufacturing, media, and university markets. The company was founded by Garth Gibson, Frederic Roy Carlson and William Courtright in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Penguin Computing, Inc. provides computer, cluster management software and technical services. It offers an end-to-end portfolio of products that range from Linux servers and workstations to integrated, turn-key HPC clusters and cluster management software. The company was founded by Sam Ockman in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.