Erik Salo

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

PhoneSpots, Inc. designs and develops software for mobile communication services. It provides SMS, MMS, WAP and voice-based services. The firm's customers include mobile travel, entertainment, property and classifieds industries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Redseal, Inc. provides proactive security management solutions. The firm’s solutions include compliance, incident response, vulnerability management and cyber insurance. The company was founded by Scot Malloy, Alain J. Mayer and Brian Laing in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Arbor Networks, Inc. provides prepackaged software services. It offers Pravail, a cloud-based solution that delivers the situational awareness and security intelligence for enterprise and government networks to detect and mitigate internal and external threats. The company was founded by Farnam Jahanian, Ted Julian, and Robert G. Malan in 2000 and is headquartered in Chelmsford, MA.

Forum Systems, Inc. provides web security services. Its services include identity federation, API security and universal integration. The company was founded by Rizwan Mallal and Mamoon Yunus in May 2001 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

The Apache Software Foundation provides support for the apache community of open-source software projects. The firm's projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus based development process, an open and pragmatic software license. The company founded by Brian Behlendorf in June, 1999 and is headquartered in Forest Hill, MD.

The Linux Foundation operates as a non-profit organization which provides support for open source communities. It offers financial and intellectual resources, infrastructure, services, events, and training. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

AT&T Laboratories is the research & development division. The company was founded by Graham B. Alexander and is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Vapor IO, Inc. provides modular data center solutions. Its products include Open Data Center Runtime Environment (Open DCRE), Vapor Core, and Vapor Chamber. The company was founded by Cole Crawford and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

RackN, Inc. develops software platform and provides governance for how hybrid information technology and develops tools work together in production. It offers open source software, converged infrastructure, DevOps and data center operations. The firm helps CIOs, CTOs, data center staff and software developers better collaborate and align on business, operational and technical priorities, frameworks and choices. The company was founded by Greg Althaus, Dan Choquette and Rob Hirschfeld in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Zededa, Inc. develops software applications and provides information technology services. It focuses on industrial automation, energy and automotive. The company was founded by Said Ouissal and Roman Shaposhnik in 2016 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

LoRa Alliance operates an open, nonprofit association whose members closely collaborate and share experiences to promote the LoRaWAN protocol as the open global standard for secure, carrier-grade IoT LPWAN connectivity. The company was founded in March 2015 and is headquartered in Beaverton, OR.

UBER, Inc. retails outdoor sports products. The company was founded on February 2, 2007 and is headquartered in Fountain Valley, CA.