Bill Kennedy

Part of Applause App Quality, Inc., Applause, Inc. manufactures stuffed toys and collectible figurines. The company is based in Woodland Hills, CA.

Knowledge Adventure, Inc. develops, publishes and distributes multimedia educational software for use in both schools and homes. The company was founded by William T. Gross, Lawrence S. Gross, and Rick Gibson on June 25, 1991 and is headquartered in La Crescenta, CA.

Formed in 2000, Innovative Micro Technology (IMT) is a leading MEMS manufacturing partner with a diversified range of projects and products. IMT's overriding goal is to partner with companies to develop and manufacture products based on MEMS technology. The company was built for high-volume manufacturing and its 130,000 sq ft facility contains a 30,000 sq ft clean room/fab, the largest and best-equipped independent MEMS fab in the world. The management team has over 100 years of combined experience in high-technology manufacturing. IMT currently has 93 employees and 21 customers in diverse applications, including drug discovery, drug delivery, biomedical implants and cell purifiers, microfluidics, inertial navigation, optical telecommunications, printing, various sensors, night vision, IR emitters, telephone/DSL switching, RF devices, power management, and others.