David J. Garrity

Metrobility Optical Systems, Inc. manufactures copper-to-fiber media converters and other networking equipment. Its products include line cards, transceivers, modular chassis and management software. The company was founded in 1981 and is located in Merrimack, NH.

Quantum Bridge Communications, Inc. was a provider of Fiber to the Premises, including Fiber to the Home and Fiber to the Business, solutions designed to address the bandwidth bottlenecks in access networks. The Quantum Bridge product family had been designed to meet the stringent network requirements of service providers. The firm was located in Andover, MA.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

OpenROUTE Networks, Inc. engages in the provision of remote access routing solutions. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Westborough, MA.

Hatteras Networks, Inc. provides broadband Ethernet services. The company was founded on June 20, 2000 and is headquartered in Durnham, NC.

Part of Lightower Fiber Networks II LLC, UltraNet Communications, Inc. is an internet service provider. The company is based in Marlborough, MA. UltraNet Communications was acquired by RCN Corp. on February 27, 1998 for $27 million.

Marathon Technologies, Inc. provides machine work and machining services. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL.

ANDA Networks, Inc. provides carrier-class solutions for delivering communication services. It also provides ethernet equipment solutions that offer ethernet services over fiber, copper, and wireless access networks. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Amdocs (Israel) Ltd. provides information solutions to the communications industry worldwide. It offers customer care, billing, and order management systems for communications and Internet services providers; and business support systems for directory publishing companies. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Raanana, Israel.

Part of Internet Society, The Internet Engineering Task Force is a technical standards body that gathers a large international community of network designers, engineers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the internet architecture and the smooth operation of the internet. The company is based in Fremont, CA. The IETF seeks broad participation and its work takes place online, largely through email lists, reducing barriers to participation and maximizing contributions from around the world. More than 120 IETF working groups are organized by topic into areas such as routing, transport, and security.

Metro Ethernet Forum promotes ethernet technologies and products. The firm enables service providers to create a global ecosystem of networks that deliver on-demand services for the digital economy and hyper-connected world. It produces LSO frameworks, open LSO APIs, software-driven reference implementations, service specifications, certification programs, and market education. The company was founded by Nen Chen and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of RadiSys Corp., Texas Micro, Inc. is a company that markets differentiated Intel-based computer systems and single board computers. The company is based in Houston, TX. Texas Micro was acquired by RadiSys Corp. on August 16, 1999 for $114.63 million.

Still River Management Co Inc (Still River Funds) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994 by James A. Saalfield. The firm is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

BigBand Networks BAS, Inc. provides telephone voice and data communications services. It is a developer of integrated carrier class broadband access systems that allow cable operators to deliver voice, data and video services. The company is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

ThinkEngine Networks, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells voice processing systems, consisting of media servers and application servers, for use in telephone networks, audio call conferencing networks, and cable and non-cable VoIP networks. Its products are utilized in order to implement network announcements, interactive voice response, intelligent peripherals, audio conferencing, intelligent call routing, pre and post-paid calling cards and automatic speech recognition. The company was founded in January 1962 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Part of AT&T, Inc., AT&T Paradyne develops products and technologies that provide network access for multimedia communications. The company is based in Paradyne, FL.

Insight Sourcing Group Holdings, Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers spend analysis and management, strategic sourcing, private equity sourcing programs, procurement transformation. The company was founded by Thomas F. Beaty in 2002 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

Azuki Systems, Inc. develops mobile phone software solutions. The firm enables mobile access to any content, on any device, on any network, at any time. It provides over-the-top (OTT) optimized multi-screen video technology for mobile network operators, multi-service operators, content owners, and enterprises. The company was founded by Chin-Cheng Wu, Raj Nair, John Tremblay and Eric Lin in 2007 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.