Peter N. Vicars

Lifeline Systems, Inc. provides personal emergency response monitoring services and related products. The firm customers primarily include senior and assisted living facilities, managed group homes and continuing care retirement communities, community hospitals, and health care providers. The company was founded by Andrew Dibner and Susan Dibner in 1974 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Simtek Corp. designs and manufactures high performance nonvolatile memory, application specific integrated circuits and data communications. It provides integrated circuits to the electronics market for use in variety of systems, such as data storage systems, computers, copiers, factory controllers, electric meters and military systems. It was founded in 1987 by Dr. Richard Petritz and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO

Nexsan Corp. develops disk-based storage systems designed for the long-term storage of digital information. It offers Unity that sets the standard for hyper-unified Storage. It enables consumers to mix-and-match high-performance flash with hard disks and to mix block storage for VMware, databases or exchange with file storage for home directories and sharing. The firm also provides back-up and recovery, digital video surveillance, and disaster recovery. The company was founded by Gary Watson and James Molenda in 1999 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

OEwaves, Inc. manufactures microwave photonic products. The firm offers transforms novel microwave photonic technologies from concept to the marketplace enabling new capabilities in communications, radar, and test and measurement systems. It also offers opto-electronic oscillator and whispering gallery mode optical resonators. The company was founded by Lute Maleki, Julie M. Schoenfeld, and Steve X. Yao in August 2000 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

LightSand Communications, Inc. develops storage area network connectivity products. It offers development and delivery of storage area network (SAN) connectivity products that can be used to interconnect multiple SANs regardless of physical proximity or vendor disparity. The firm's SAN extension gateways work within the data center and over MAN/WAN networks to interconnect SANs over distance using IP, SONET/SDH, DWDM, and fiber networks. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

ICS Group Holdings, Inc. provides voice and IP solutions communications services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Iosil Energy Corp. manufactures and markets solar grade polysilicon. It specializes in the development of technologies for the production of high purity virgin polysilicon. The firm’s solutions are from the waste material or kerf created by wafer sawing operations. The company was founded by William G. Kingsley and John Fallavolita in 2007 and is headquartered in Groveport, OH.

Infectious.com, Inc. engages in the provision of web platform services for custom product design. The company was founded by Timothy Roberts in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Blue Pillar, Inc. provides power and energy management solutions. It offers its service to the healthcare, commercial, industrial and manufacturing, military, government, higher education, datacenters and telecommunications sectors. The firm's application suite lowers enterprise energy spend and increases critical energy asset security, management, compliance and new energy market cash flows from programs like demand response. The company was founded by Brad Witter, Joe Scoufis, and Eric D. Reichel in 2006 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Nexsan Technologies, Inc. develops storage-centric hardware and application based solutions for the digital storage industry. It offers unity, unity active archive, e-series, beast and assureon products. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., ConTel Corp. is a telecommunications company. The company is based in Atlanta, GA. ConTel was acquired by GTE Corp. on March 15, 1991 for $6,421.20 million.

Part of iXP Corp, Schema Systems, Inc. provides highly specialized system integration services. The company is based in Downey, CA. Schema Systems was acquired by iXP Corp on August 12, 2002.

Part of Verizon Communications, Inc., GTE Mobile Communications International, Inc. is an investment vehicle in the wireless communications industry.

Established in January 1995, Schema is a leading provider of advanced network optimization solutions and professional services for telecom operators. Its highly innovative products increase network efficiency and improve coverage, quality and capacity while lowering CapEx and OpEx. Its advanced products improve the way telecom operators plan, implement and manage their network resources and enable operators to improve customer acquisition, reduce churn, and spectrum management. Utilizing proprietary algorithm technology to power the most advanced mathematical modeling and optimization techniques, Schema improves even the most efficient of networks by maximizing utilization of existing network resources and infrastructure, leading to substantially reduced costs. Schema`s Radio Access Network optimization (RAN) solutions help operators increase network capacity and improve call quality while significantly increasing ROI. Based on mobile measurements (data collected from mobile handsets) its products enable operators to evaluate both outdoor and in-building traffic, ensuring optimal quality, efficient resource utilization and streamlined interaction between the 2G and 3G network layers. Schema`s product offering is complemented by the company`s Professional Services group. It is the unique combination of Schema`s core technology and customer support that provides it with the competitive advantage.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Acoustic Imaging Technologies Corp. manufactures and exports ultrasonic medical equipment. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Harmon.ie Corp. provides software solutions. It empowers the digital workplace by delivering the single-screen contextual workstream today’s tech-saturated users demand and giving companies a way to securely support their employees’ changing work dynamic, the firm now delivers the seamless user experience needed to increase productivity and collaboration and to make the right business decisions anytime, anywhere and on any device. The company was founded by Yaacov Cohen, David Lavenda and Roy Sheinfeld in 1993 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Schema, Inc. provides information technology services used in the telecom industry. The firm's services include optimization solutions and professional services. The company was founded in January 1995 and is headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ.

Advanced Image Enhancement, Inc. develops innovative image processing software that provides screening and diagnosis solutions for diseases. Its products include digital mammography, FDA clearance, chest x-ray, and security applications. The company was founded by Michael J. Duarte and Alan Semine in November 2000 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

CalStar Products, Inc. develops and manufactures building products. It offers products that are designed to reduce the energy and carbon dioxide footprint of its clients projects and incorporate recycled materials. The company was founded by Marc U. Porat in 2006 and is headquartered in Racine, WI.

Space-Time Insight, Inc. provides software that offers real-time visual and temporal analysis. It transforms information into visual displays that businesses can use to make informed real-time decisions, from traditional transmission, communications and transportation networks. The firm offers professional services, data science, user interface/experience design, training, managed and support services. The company was founded by Krishna Kumar and Jagadeesh Macherla in 2003 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Institute For Pediatric Innovation, Inc. provides healthcare services. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

The eForum is an association that provides coaching and mentoring programs for entrepreneurs.

Mach49 LLC operates as a growth incubator. It focuses on accelerating and development of venture workforce inside large corporations. The company was founded by Linda Yates and Maxim Ermilov is headquartered in Portola Valley, CA.