Networking, communication, Telecom systems and security startups

BridgeCo, a networked entertainment pioneer, offers the world’s most comprehensive, cost-effective and highly integrated processor IC and software platforms for connecting Internet media sources, computers and consumer electronics throughout the home. BridgeCo platforms are targeted at the multi-billion dollar global market for stand-alone after-market and embedded audio applications. BridgeCo platforms are the core technologies underlying digital media players (DMPs), audio/video receivers (AVRs), musical instruments and external multi-channel sound cards.

ExtendMedia provides software and media services that enable content providers and distributors to quickly and securely create, deliver, manage & monetize online content offerings over many devices. Our flagship product, OpenCASE, is a trusted foundation on which providers are building their digital media businesses.

Zolo Technologies was founded in 1999 to manufacture world-class optical gratings, and optical grating based systems. From optical gratings used in the Hubble Space Telescope, to laser-based sensors for the power and aerospace industries, to optical multiplexers for telecoms applications, Zolo takes great pride in delivering unique product.

Netcordia enables organizations to maximize network effectiveness and ensure compliance by utilizing built-in expert rules to assess, audit, and proactively detect hidden and harmful problems throughout any multi-vendor infrastructure. Netcordia's industry-leading NetMRI™ solution provides unique and in-depth expert analysis, mapped against industry best practices, dramatically increasing network availability and response time. Leveraging technology add-on modules that operate from the same platform, NetMRI simplifies the complex challenges of managing today's growing communication infrastructures. The result: a network that is more compliant and secure, and cost-effectively meets short- and long-term business requirements.

Mirage Networks is a network security company dedicated to delivering highly effective security solutions that are easy to deploy and manage. Mirage serves the enterprise through a global channel of resellers, original equipment manufacturers and managed security service providers. Unlike others, we ensure a user-friendly and IT-friendly experience that never forces a compromise between business objectives, effectiveness and usability. Our passion for innovation has paved the way for the development of patent-pending behavioral technology that consistently wins industry awards.

Identity Engines enhances network security by enabling fine-grained, user-authenticated networks - wired, wireless or VPN. Built on our next-generation RADIUS AAA server, the patent-pending Ignition™ platform is non-intrusive and incorporates a powerful identity-aware policy engine that delivers out-of-box integration with enterprise-class directories including Microsoft Active Directory, Novell eDirectory, Sun Java Directory and OpenLDAP, and network edge devices.