Gil McInnes

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.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. manufactures and distributes computer peripheral products. Its products include enterprise and mobile hard drives, optical storage products, scanners, biometric products, Ethernet switches, degaussers, and video products, as well as offers mobile multi-page scanners; and iNetSec Smart Finder, an internal network security appliance that offers wired and wireless device discovery, classification and management, and Layer 7 application control. Its internal network security appliance enables IT administrators to monitor and prevent future threats from the inside of an organization. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Semiconductor Equipment & Materials International operates as association of companies that provide equipment, materials and services for the manufacture of semiconductors, photovoltaic panels, LED and flat panel displays, micro-electromechanical systems, printed and flexible electronics, and related micro and nano-technologies. The company was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.