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Big Switch Networks is the market leader in bringing hyperscale data center networking technologies to a broader audience. The company is taking three key hyperscale technologies -- open Ethernet switch hardware, sophisticated SDN control software, and core-and-pod data center designs -- and leveraging them in fit-for-purpose products designed for use in enterprises, cloud providers, and service providers. The company`s Big Tap Monitoring Fabric is an entry level solution to monitor existing networks, and the flagship Big Cloud Fabric is the industry`s most advanced bare metal switching fabric intended for new data center pods such as private cloud, big data, and VDI.
Earthbend is a Sioux Falls, SD-based company in the Computers and Electronics sector.
Sonim Technologies is the provider of the world`s most rugged, water-submersible mobile phones designed specifically for workers in demanding and hazardous environments. We specialize in workforce-critical communication tools for vertical industries including construction, public safety, oil, gas and chemical operations, utilities, transportation and logistics, hospitals, forestry, agriculture and defense. Sonim has partnered with industry leading application developers to provide a suite of high-performance workforce-critical mobile applications such as push-to-talk, lone worker safety services, mobile resource management and time and attendance verification. Our solutions enable companies to keep their workers safe, reduce corporate liability and increase their efficiency by establishing team intelligence and accountability. Sonim phones are backed by a three-year comprehensive warranty, covering not only manufacturing defects, but also accidental damage and embedded software. Sonim is also the international leader in intrinsically safe phones which are certified to operate in potentially explosive atmospheres. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California and offers its products in over 50 countries.
Ciena Corporation is a global manufacturer of communications network equipment and solutions, with expertise in Packet-Optical Transport, Packet-Optical Switching, Carrier Ethernet, and Network Support Services. Many of the world’s largest carriers and service providers have deployed Ciena solutions in their network; including AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, CenturyLink, Comcast, France Telecom, Korea Telecom, Sprint, Reliance, Southern Cross, Tata Communications, Telecom Argentina, Telmex, Virgin Media and Verizon. Ciena also counts numerous national research and education networks as customers, as well as enterprises in the healthcare, finance, transportation and retail industries for real-time, latency sensitive applications such as disaster recovery/business continuity, SAN/LAN extension, data center consolidation and grid computing. We specialize in helping customers transition to service driven networks that fundamentally change the way they compete. With expertise in optical and Ethernet networking, Ciena combines software-programmable hardware, a common operating system, and unified service and transport management to enable our customers to adapt and scale with any emergent business model.
Nistica is a global supplier of agile optical modules that simplify, automate and make affordable the delivery of high bandwidth applications. Founded in January 2005 with the vision of automating the edge and metro core of the optical network, Nistica has designed its products for optical system OEM vendors around the world. Over the past decade, the founders have been instrumental in bringing ROADM technology to market and creating viable solutions for wavelength selective switching (WSS) applications. Nistica has drawn on this knowledge to develop the FLEDGE series of products and devise cutting edge devices that enable systems providers across multiple industries to meet ever-increasing demand. The company has deep credentials in agile optical networking systems development and its team has worked with Tier-One service providers, wholesale backbone networks and next-gen carriers. Perhaps most important to Nistica`s value proposition, the team understands the tremendous challenges facing OEMs and helps them sustain their leadership, while continuously innovating and improving system performance. Nistica has a lean and agile set of engineering, manufacturing and customer support resources to keep its aggressive cost and performance targets achievable. The company has secured strategic suppliers and manufacturers whose quality and reputations are undisputed in the global marketplace. Nistica has raised two rounds of venture-based financing and is shipping fully qualified subsystems to its customers and partners. One of Nistica`s founding principles is to work closely with customers and utilize their feedback during product development. This commitment has successfully secured many customers who are evaluating carrier network requirements and incorporating Nistica`s products into their latest system architectures. Nistica takes its corporate symbol from the Bristlecone Pine, reputed to be the most ancient of all living species on earth. This remarkable tree has a stable photosynthetic capacity to survive over millennia of environmental challenges, and thrive in different geological and climatic regions. In the natural realm, it is truly an innovative, adaptable and tenacious species. The Nistica name comes from the concept of being productively opportunistic, providing timely solutions to customers as needs arise, and focusing on the essentials of getting to market.