Stephen Kelly

DataPower Technology, Inc. used provides enterprises with network infrastructure to ensure unparalleled performance, security and manageability of next-generation applications and XML web services. Its patented XML Generation Three (XG3™) technology powers the industry's first wire-speed XML-aware networking devices that provide immediate return on technology investments while streamlining application deployments. The company was founded by Eugene Kuznetsov in 1990 and was headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Castle Networks, a Unisphere Solutions company, designs next-generation central office-based communications platforms that address the cost-effective convergence of circuit switched voice networks and packet switched data networks. Focused on delivering carrier class voice and data convergence equipment for 21st Century telecommunications networks, Castle Networks' mission is to transform telecommunications by migrating the PSTN to a high-performance, low-cost, multi-service network irrespective of where the user gains access.

Cascade Communication Corp. develops, manufactures, markets and supports a family of high performance, multi-service wide area network switches. The company provides cost-effective, high-speed data, video and voice communication services to public service providers and private network managers. The company's products also provide access services for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and Integrated Services Digital Network users. The company markets its products and services through seventeen offices in the United States and four offices internationally

Venrock Associates is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1969. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto.