Kirk Johnson

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

AAJ Computer Services, Inc. provides information technology solutions. It offers systems integration and business process automation; portalas, collaboration, and workflows; business intelligence and dashboards; cloud computing; mobile development; custom application development; customer relationship systems; and operations and management services. The firm operates under the brand name AAJ Technologies. The company was founded by Asad Shamim in 1997 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Sonatype, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise software solutions. Its products include Nexus Firewall, Lifecycle, Repository Pro, and Auditor. The company was founded by Eirik Bjorsnos, John Casey, Brian Fox, Rajneel Ganjoo, Eric Redmond, Sarel Jason van Zyl, Kenney Westerhof, and Andrew Williams in 2008 and is headquartered in Fulton, MD.

Bantu, Inc. provides enterprise instant messaging software. The firm provides secure instant communication technology for the government, commercial and education markets. Its services include cloud computing, data, engineering , software development, and managed services practices. The company was founded by Lawrence D. Schlang and Jay Dor in 1999 and is headquartered in Vienna, VA.