Michel Wendell

Mentor Graphics Corp. provides electronic design automation systems-advanced computer software and emulation hardware systems, which are used to automate the design, analysis, and testing of electronic hardware and embedded systems software in electronic systems and components. It markets products and services primarily to large companies in the military/aerospace, communications, computer, consumer electronics, semiconductor, networking, multimedia, and transportation industries. The firm operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Europe, Japan, Pacific Rim, and Others. The company was founded on February 4, 1981 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, OR.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., OrCAD, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing an easy-to-use PCB design experience. The company is based in Beaverton, OR. The company's services include PCB layout interfaces, a schematic editor with SPICE integration, and DFM signoff. The company was founded by Joseph F. Tanous. OrCAD was acquired by Cadence Design Systems, Inc. on July 17, 1999 for $122.19 million.

Ecrio, Inc. supplies 4G LTE real time communications client software and services solutions for the mobile industry. Its products include phone and gateways, cloud, and iota. The firm provides IP based communications software for LTE connected devices such as phones, tables, modules, and gateways. The company was founded by Michel Gannage, Nagesh Challa, and Rao Gobburu in 1999 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

Funambol, Inc. is a holding company engaged in the development of white-label digital lifestyle personal cloud solutions for mobile operators, device manufacturers, content providers and software developers. Its solutions encompass cloud-based server and applications for smartphones, tablets, computers and web portals. The firm provides services including professional services, KickStart training, software maintenance, technical support and community support. The company was founded by Fabrizio Capobianco, Stefano Fornari and Alberto Onetti in 2001 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Ekahau, Inc. provides Wi-Fi based real time location systems. Its Wi-Fi tags and site survey solutions help businesses to keep track of valuable assets and equipment, as well as enhance workflow, corporate security, and customer services. The firm also provides wristband tags that are used to determine the precise location of children or adults primarily in hospitals, amusement parks, cruise ships, and other hospitality venues; and Ekahau Mobile Survey, an enterprise-grade Wi-Fi toolkit designed to operate on mobile phones and tablets. The company was founded by Michel Wendell and Henry Tirri in 2000 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Conformiq, Inc. operates as a software technology company. It focuses on test automation, functional testing and software quality. The company was founded by Juha Viskari and Antti Olavi Laine in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

MoBeam, Inc. develops mobile couponing and ticketing software solutions. The firm is transforming mobile commerce with its unique and patented light based communications technology. Its technology provides universal access at point of sale (POS), enabling the transmission of coupons, gift cards, tickets and other barcode data at retailers worldwide. The company's technology powers new capabilities for existing mobile phone designs, and requires no changes to retailer POS infrastructure. MoBeam was founded by Nagesh Challa and Rao Gobburu in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Bitfone Corp. develops mobile software. The company's services include consulting, implementation, support, maintenance, integration, and training. It has offices in Canada, China, Korea, and the United Kingdom. The company was founded by Gene Wang in 2000 and is headquartered in Laguna Niguel, CA.