Enrico Pesatori

Penguin Computing, Inc. provides computer, cluster management software and technical services. It offers an end-to-end portfolio of products that range from Linux servers and workstations to integrated, turn-key HPC clusters and cluster management software. The company was founded by Sam Ockman in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

BlueArc Corp. develops and sells clustered network-attached storage systems for storing and managing digital content and unstructured file-based data. The company’s products use a scalable file system that allows for multiple storage appliances (nodes) to be managed as a single pool. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Tandem Computers Incorporated designs and manufactures fault-tolerant computer systems and networks for the on-line transaction processing market place. The company's systems are used in the banking, communications, manufacturing, business services, brokerage and securities, retail and wholesale distribution, healthcare and other industries. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, UB Networks, Inc., is a leasing supplier of network hardware and software products. Computer systems and networks products accounted for 79% of fiscal 1996 revenues and service and other, 21%. It was acquired by IBM in 1997 for 3 billion.

Compaq Computer Corp. develops and manufactures a wide range of personal computing products. The company was located in Houston, TX.