Timothy Cramer

Dell, Inc. engages in the manufacture of electronic devices. Its products include laptops, desktops, tablets, thin clients, printers, monitors, software, workstations and accessories. The company was founded by Michael Saul Dell on February 1, 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Eucalyptus Systems, Inc. Developed cloud software and information technology solutions. The company was founded in 2007 by Rich Wolski, Neil Soman, Dmitrii Zagorodnov, Daniel Nurmi, Graziano Obertelli, Christopher Grzegorczyk and Woody Rollins and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory provides nuclear testing services. The Laboratory's security needs include countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and strengthening homeland security against the terrorist use of such weapons. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) is a non-profit corporation that develops and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and energy efficiency for the newest generation of computing systems. The private company is based in Gainesville, VA and was founded by Kirk W. Cameron. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from its member organizations and other benchmark licensees. SPEC's benchmarks cover a wide range of areas, including cloud, CPU, graphics/workstations, high-performance computing, Java client/server, machine learning, storage, power, and virtualization. The company also offers tools such as the SERT suite, PTDaemon interface, and Chauffeur WDK. SPEC has recently formed the International Standards Group (ISG) to collaborate with international stakeholders to develop and enhance standardized server, client, and datacenter benchmarks for use primarily in government regulations and compliance programs related to energy use and sustainability.

Ansible, Inc. provides automation of applications and information technology infrastructure services. The company was founded by Saïd Ziouani, Timothy Gerla, and Michael Dehaan on October 1, 2013 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.