Jerry N. Ulrich

AST Research, Inc. was a designer, manufacturer and marketer of enhancement products for microcomputers. It was located in Irvine, CA.

Xircom, Inc. manufactures PC Card and CardBus communications products. The company was founded by Dirk I. Gates in 1988 and is located in Thousand Oaks, CA

Xign Corp. provides ePayable solutions to automate the financial settlement of business-to-business commerce. Its solutions are used by business organizations and the government. It also provides a complete electronic order delivery, invoice processing and payment service for business-to-business commerce. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of prepaid and payment networks services. It enables selling and buying of print and process gift cards online and distributes through retail networks. The company was founded by Bryan Haynes and David C. Tate in 2001 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Part of Nortel Networks Corp., NetWave Technologies, Inc. develops wireless connectivity products. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. The company was founded by Paul Hodara. NetWave Technologies was acquired by Bay Networks, Inc. on June 02, 1998 for $10 million.

Part of Boxer Parent Co., Inc., Optimal Networks Corp is a company that provides software solutions that profile, predict, measure, and diagnose e-business application performance. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. Optimal Networks was acquired by Compuware Corp. on July 25, 2000.

Blackhawk Network, Inc. markets and distributes prepaid and payments products. The firm provides various gift cards, prepaid digital products, prepaid telecom products and financial service products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.