Thomas L. Gallatin

Finisar Corp. operates as an optical communications company. The firm provides components and subsystems to networking equipment manufacturers, data center operators, telecom service providers, consumer electronics and automotive companies. Its products include optical transceivers, active optical cable, optical engines, communication components, sensing components, and optical instrumentation. The company was founded by Frank H. Levinson and Jerry S. Rawls in April 1987 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Part of Parker-Hannifin Corp., Hughes LAN Systems, Inc. provides telecommunications services. The American company was founded by Marthin de Beer. Hughes LAN Systems was acquired by Whittaker Corp., a SUB of Parker-Hannifin Corp. from General Motors Corp. on April 25, 1995 for $32.50 million.

Part of Coherent Corp., Shomiti Systems, Inc. develops broad line Ethernet and voice over Internet protocol analysis products. The company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Som Sikdar. Shomiti Systems was acquired by Finisar Corp., part of Coherent Corp. from September 24, 2019 on April 10, 2001 for $32.85 million.

Sytek, Inc. engages in manufacturing software. The company was founded by Michael S. Pliner and was registered on January 20, 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Gigamon, Inc. engages in the provision of network visibility and analytics solutions. The company designs, develops, and sells products and services, which provide customers with visibility and control of network traffic. It offers application intelligence, NetFlow generation, network taps, threat detection and response, and visibility fabric management and automation. The company was founded by Denny K. Miu, Ted C. Ho, Patrick P. Leong, Thomas K. Y. Cheung, Thomas L. Gallatin, and King L. Won in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.