Robert W. Horst

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Network Appliance, Inc. (NetApp) is a world leader in unified storage solutions for today's data-intensive enterprise. Since its inception in 1992, Network Appliance has pioneered technology, product, and partner firsts that continue to drive the evolution of storage. NetApp® storage solutions include specialized hardware, software, and services, providing seamless storage management for open network environments. Major corporations and service providers, including Citicorp Securities, Lockheed, Merrill Lynch, Oracle, Texas Instruments, and Yahoo!, utilize NetApp global data management solutions

3Ware, Inc. develops storage solutions for workstations and enterprise level storage such as high-capacity Serial ATA and ATE RAID storage solutions. Its storswitch architecture applies network packet switching to storage controllers, eliminating the bottleneck found in traditional storage architectures. The company has operating divisions in Europe, Asia and Japan. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA

Hewlett-Packard Development Co. LP provides information technology solutions. It focuses on the computers, peripherals and mobile phones. The firm provides large-format, commercial and industrial printing solutions. The company is headquartered in Plano, TX.

Tibion Corp. designs and develops medical devices. It develops innovative equipment that helps individuals recover physical function lost due to disease, trauma or aging. The company was founded was founded by Kern Bhugra and Robert Horst in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.