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Companies I've Worked For

Working with great people at interesting companies creates many stories. There's one about an engineer finding a bug in the Internet, and patenting the fix! Another details a bet that risked an entire company on one opportunity that led to a huge payout. Anyway, here are the organizations I've worked for over the past two decades.

Technology continues to advance quickly so many organizations are now adopting virtualization software from VMware to transform their physical server, network and storage infrastructures into pooled resources that can be used to create virtual machines as needed. Many of these organizations are experiencing new challenges that are slowing their virtualization deployments.

Astute Networks is a technology company that has introduced a new approach for accelerating virtualization efforts. Their new ViSX G3 solutions feature unique Networked Performance Flash architecture and are powered by the patented DataPump Engine to deliver performance-optimized datastores to virtual machines over local area networks. What does this mean, exactly? Well, it means that a single ViSX G3 solution provides performance equivalent to hundreds of enterprise hard disk drives. For under $30,000. In three units of rack space. Using less than 300 watts of power. Imagine how ViSX G3 solutions slash the total cost of ownership for virtualization.

Companies need to hire the right person for each job, so someone needs to confirm all the information on candidate resumes and applications. Later, there may be background screens or drug tests during the hiring process. Performing and managing this work is very complicated and time consuming, so more companies are getting help.

HireRight is a workforce screening company that performs background screening, drug and health screening, and employment eligibility verifications for organizations worldwide. Their solutions use advanced Internet technologies to automate tasks and reduce paperwork, making HireRight the innovation leaders of their industry. The next time you apply for a job, there's a good chance HireRight will be there to help.

Imagine what might happen if a group of people get together and created a way for any electronic device to store information on any other? No matter where they were located in the world. Regardless of how many devices were involved. For free. That's what the people at Zetera accomplished.

Zetera is a technology licensing company that shares their inventions with other companies for a small fee. Their technology was originally used by Netgear to create a family of external disk drives for small businesses and homes. Later, it was used by the MIT Media Lab's Human Speechhome Project to unravel the mystery of how humans naturally acquire language. You might not realize you are using Zetera technology when it happens, but that's fine with them.

There are times when speed matters most. When time is literally money and even a small delay can turn an opportunity for success into a costly failure. This scenario exists in the data centers of corporations worldwide, where networks, computers, and storage must communicate to provide users with immediate access to information.

QLogic develops specialized networking adapters, switches and routers that allow communications at the fastest speeds that current technologies allow. Exactly how fast? As of early 2010, up to 40Gbps. Yes, that's about 40,000 times faster than most high-speed Internet connections. Sometimes, only the fastest will do.

It seems natural that bigger companies have advantages over smaller ones, but that's not always how things work. So how can the world's largest technology companies stay competitive when this happens? They partner to get things done better, faster, and cheaper than their competition.

Dot Hill is a highly innovative company that researches emerging technologies, invents vital technology of their own, and then designs advanced computer storage solutions. Many of the world's technology leaders, including Hewlett Packard (HP), work with Dot Hill to create products for customers. Often, these solutions are certified to meet rigorous industry standards, military specifications, or international environmental standards. Why compete when you can cooperate?

During the 1990s, some people were using their home computers to make a living. Many were pioneers in digital printing or desktop publishing. A brave few figured out how to edit video digitally for the first time. One reason this was possible was Apple Macintosh computers. Another was MicroNet Raven hard drives.

MicroNet Technology was driven to create the fastest hard drives for personal computers. At this time, this was only possible on Macs and using leading-edge technologies like parallel SCSI connections and RAID striping. A Raven hard drive could be more expensive than the Macintosh, but it multiplied the amount of work that could be completed each day and paid for itself in weeks. Everyone knew you needed a Raven if you were serious about speed. Later, the MicroNet DataDock made Raven hard drives portable and added access to the popular removable storage technologies.

In the early days of the PC revolution, many computers were bought by businesses and sold through computer stores. Once you selected a brand and model of computer, you were often limited to choosing from a limited number of expensive options offered by the computer's manufacturer. This created a dream scenario for entrepreneurs.

Procom Technology specialized in developing aftermarket upgrades for personal computers. They introduced upgrades and options not available from the computer manufacturers that resulted in a greater number of computer configurations. Procom introduced many industry first products, creating a win-win-win scenario where manufacturers sold more computers, stores increased revenues and profits, and customers could customized their computers.

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