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Affirmed Networks delivers the world’s only fully virtualized, cloud-native mobile core solution. Deployed in over 85 networks worldwide including Tier 1 operators such as AT&T, Vodafone, Du, Digicel, Etisalat, Softbank, Turkcell and more, our webscale solutions allow operators to transform the economics of deploying and scaling 3G, 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi mobile services. Built on a microservices architecture, Affirmed’s 5G Mobile Core enables operators to out innovate competition with industry-leading technology. Affirmed’s solution couples industry-leading performance and scale with unbound service agility enabling rapid creation and delivery of new services. Affirmed’s mobile core capabilities include: 5G NR, CUPS, network slicing, integrated virtual probes, optimized IoT access(NB-IoT/LTE-M/SCEF), virtualized DPI and GiLAN services, WiFi and Service Automation, enabling operators to economically scale networks and take advantage of 5G capabilities today, delivering differentiated services tailored to specific use cases(Consumer, IoT, MVNO, Fixed Wireless) more quickly, and improve the overall customer experience. We offer a complete approach to NFV that includes not only the right technology but the right people and process to ensure your virtualization efforts are running smoothly and profitably.

Over 80% of big data projects fail to deploy to production because project implementation is a complex, resource intensive effort taking months or even years. Infoworks fully automates data operations, orchestration and engineering for the creation and operation of BI, ML and AI data pipelines from source to consumption, helping Fortune 500 customers implement to production in days, using 10x fewer people. Infoworks leveraged our founders’ experiences at Google and Zynga building and deploying world-class big data environments to create a commercially available autonomous data engine that requires no coding or specialized “big data” skills. Infoworks automates the creation and ongoing operational management of big data solutions on premise and in the cloud: - Automated Data Workflows for Business Intelligence & Analytics - Automated Data Lake Creation & Management - Automated Enterprise Data Warehouse Offload & Migration Follow us on Twitter - @infoworksio

Acquia empowers ambitious digital innovators to craft the most productive, frictionless digital experiences that make a difference to their customers, employees, and communities. We provide the worlds leading open digital experience platform (DXP), built on open source Drupal, as part of our commitment to shaping a digital future that is safe, accessible, and available to all. With Acquia DXP, you can unlock the potential of your customer data and content, accelerating time to market and increasing engagement, conversion, and revenue.

Quantenna (Nasdaq:QTNA) is the global leader and innovator of high performance Wi-Fi solutions. Founded in 2006, Quantenna has demonstrated its leadership in Wi-Fi technologies with many industry firsts into the market. Quantenna continues to innovate with the mission to perfect Wi-Fi by establishing benchmarks for speed, range, efficiency and reliability. Quantenna takes a multidimensional approach, from silicon, system to software, to assess Wi-Fi networks and provides total solutions for service providers worldwide.

zSpace is the leading evidence-based augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) platform providing innovative hands-on, experiential learning to improve achievement in science, math, and career and technical education credentialing. A comprehensive solution consisting of Windows-based AR/VR laptops or desktop computers, software, standards-aligned content, and professional development, zSpace can be implemented in-school or in hybrid learning environments - anytime, anywhere, anyplace. The latest edition of the zSpace Learning Station family is the all-new zSpace Inspire. This ultra-high-definition stereo display with 4K Pantone capabilities and a powerful CPU supports advanced professional applications, including eSports, modeling and simulation, and data visualization - without an HMD or glasses!

Affirmed Networks delivers the world’s only fully virtualized, cloud-native mobile core solution. Deployed in over 85 networks worldwide including Tier 1 operators such as AT&T, Vodafone, Du, Digicel, Etisalat, Softbank, Turkcell and more, our webscale solutions allow operators to transform the economics of deploying and scaling 3G, 4G, 5G and Wi-Fi mobile services. Built on a microservices architecture, Affirmed’s 5G Mobile Core enables operators to out innovate competition with industry-leading technology. Affirmed’s solution couples industry-leading performance and scale with unbound service agility enabling rapid creation and delivery of new services. Affirmed’s mobile core capabilities include: 5G NR, CUPS, network slicing, integrated virtual probes, optimized IoT access(NB-IoT/LTE-M/SCEF), virtualized DPI and GiLAN services, WiFi and Service Automation, enabling operators to economically scale networks and take advantage of 5G capabilities today, delivering differentiated services tailored to specific use cases(Consumer, IoT, MVNO, Fixed Wireless) more quickly, and improve the overall customer experience. We offer a complete approach to NFV that includes not only the right technology but the right people and process to ensure your virtualization efforts are running smoothly and profitably.

Over 80% of big data projects fail to deploy to production because project implementation is a complex, resource intensive effort taking months or even years. Infoworks fully automates data operations, orchestration and engineering for the creation and operation of BI, ML and AI data pipelines from source to consumption, helping Fortune 500 customers implement to production in days, using 10x fewer people. Infoworks leveraged our founders’ experiences at Google and Zynga building and deploying world-class big data environments to create a commercially available autonomous data engine that requires no coding or specialized “big data” skills. Infoworks automates the creation and ongoing operational management of big data solutions on premise and in the cloud: - Automated Data Workflows for Business Intelligence & Analytics - Automated Data Lake Creation & Management - Automated Enterprise Data Warehouse Offload & Migration Follow us on Twitter - @infoworksio

Acquia empowers ambitious digital innovators to craft the most productive, frictionless digital experiences that make a difference to their customers, employees, and communities. We provide the worlds leading open digital experience platform (DXP), built on open source Drupal, as part of our commitment to shaping a digital future that is safe, accessible, and available to all. With Acquia DXP, you can unlock the potential of your customer data and content, accelerating time to market and increasing engagement, conversion, and revenue.

Planful (formerly Host Analytics) is a leading financial planning and analysis (FP&A) cloud platform. Planful delivers a vision of Continuous Planning by accelerating the end-to-end FP&A process and fostering business-wide participation in agile planning and decision-making. More than 800 customers including, Bose, Boston Red Sox, Del Monte, TGI Friday’s, and 23andMe rely on Planful for financial planning and budgeting, dynamic operational planning, financial consolidations, reporting, and visual analytics. Planful is a private company backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses. Learn more at www.planful.com.

Quantenna (Nasdaq:QTNA) is the global leader and innovator of high performance Wi-Fi solutions. Founded in 2006, Quantenna has demonstrated its leadership in Wi-Fi technologies with many industry firsts into the market. Quantenna continues to innovate with the mission to perfect Wi-Fi by establishing benchmarks for speed, range, efficiency and reliability. Quantenna takes a multidimensional approach, from silicon, system to software, to assess Wi-Fi networks and provides total solutions for service providers worldwide.