ABL ONLINE JUNE 21, 2007

Kelly Anderson, Sendio, Inc.
Kelly Anderson is CEO of Sendio, Inc., which provides the only enterprise-level anti-spam solution that uses Sender Address Verification (SAV) to eliminate unwanted emails. Most corporate anti-spam solutions rely on filters and algorithms that miss large numbers of unwanted emails while mistakenly characterizing useful messages as spam (“false positives"). The Sendio I.C.E. Box (Intercept, Confirm or Eliminate) is a hardware device that seamlessly integrates with all enterprise messaging platforms to process millions of messages a day per server and, using SAV, empowers users to accept messages based on who sent them, rather than relying on filters to reject unwanted messages. Sendio was founded in 2003 and has more than 100 customers throughout the U.S. Kelly joined Sendio in October 2006. Previously, at IP3 Networks, he launched a worldwide enterprise sales and marketing strategy focused on network access control solutions for the enterprise. Prior to that, he was Senior VP of Worldwide Sales for GoRemote Internet Communications. Also, during his 23-year career at Nortel, Kelly held executive positions in international sales, marketing, strategic alliances, business development and product management. He also spearheaded entrepreneurial new product positioning and market entry strategies in key areas such as CRM, security and mobile applications. At Tech West Ventures, he applied his extensive background across a broad spectrum of disciplines in the Internet, security and wireless communications to help early-stage companies achieve success. Referred to ABL by Dave Berkus of Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC, Kelly has joined the Wednesday Orange County Technology Executives Round Table.

Roger Couture, Ariel Link
Roger Couture is President and Founder of Ariel Link, a telecommunications expense management company that leverages the skills of its telecom professionals and proprietary software to correct phone companies' bill errors and identify additional ongoing savings. The company has successfully reduced its clients' eligible telecom charges by an additional 50% over and above any E-rate reductions. For example, Ariel Link has assisted school districts in applying for and receiving up to 90% discounts on all monthly recurring telecom charges. Prior to founding Ariel Link in 1998, Roger spent six years as Business Director for a private telecom audit firm and assisted in the transformation to an expense management corporation before going public. There, he worked closely with Fortune 500 organizations to reduce their expenses through telecom contract negotiations, error identification, and correction and refund recovery. Roger was on the leading edge of introducing to the marketplace Telecom Expense Management Services for inventory management, invoice processing and automation of carrier bill payments. Earlier, he was with a fiber optics-based, by-pass long distance provider offering the first nationwide Frame Relay networks. He was also involved on the hardware side of telecom with AT&T Financial Services and AT&T/Paradyne, where he worked with large corporations on financing large telecom capital acquisitions, network design and optimization, network monitoring, and management and the integration of new technologies. Referred to ABL by Oli Thordarson of Alvaka Networks, Roger has joined the West Los Angeles Technology Executives Round Table.

MEMBER NEWS

Vision Solutions Acquires Lakeview, Doubles Size
Vision Solutions Inc., where Alan Arnold is a senior executive, has acquired Lakeview Technology Inc., strengthening Vision's position as the world’s leading high availability solution provider for IBM’s System i platform and doubling the size of Vision Solutions by revenue and employees (over $100 million in revenue and 400+ employees worldwide). Adding Lakeview's MIMIX range of solutions to Vision’s product family creates the broadest and most innovative portfolio of high availability technology globally.

Neeld Earns MBA, Summa Cum Laude
Congratulations to Ken Neeld, CEO of Delphi Display Systems, on graduating first in his MBA class, summa cum laude, from UC Irvine!

Yonamine's Darple.com Auction Website Profiled
Dave Yonamine, CEO of Upstanding Inc., was pictured on the cover of June 18's Business Monday, the Orange County Register’s weekly business magazine, which profiled Liquid Markets Inc. and its auction web site Darple.com, for which Dave serves as President. Darple is an acronym for Double Auctions Rapidly Promote Liquidity for Everything. Darple's software allows double auctions on all kinds of items at once. For example, you want to buy your grandmother a birthday present, but you don't care whether it's a blouse, baking pan or book for under $25. You create what Darple calls a bidset for all three. The seller who accepts your bid first determines what Grandma's gift will be, and your other bids are withdrawn. The site charges no fees, but Darple does take a percentage of the sale price. (OC Register, 6/18/07)

ClinPhone Introduces Ready-Made Solution
Clinical technology organization ClinPhone, where Nick Richards is a senior executive, has launched ClinPhone Compact, a new service specifically created to meet the needs of many conventional study designs. By configuring a ready-made application, ClinPhone Compact allows a speedy and cost-effective development of Interactive Voice Response and Interactive Web Response solutions for randomization and trial supply management by pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Decision Toolbox Enables Access to "Not Looking" Prospects
Decision Toolbox, where Kim Shepherd is CEO, has announced its DT Inner Circle, an exclusive network of professionals where each member was nominated by one of DT’s 2,000+ client Hiring Managers (across 250+ client companies). Clients nominate exceptional individuals they have encountered in their professional lives – peers, colleagues, managers, vendor representatives, or even a speaker at a conference or seminar. Once a part of the Inner Circle, Decision Toolbox’s proprietary technology will match individuals with select opportunities and flag them for VIP treatment. This initiative represents the first forum specifically dedicated to enabling clients to access the coveted "not looking" tier of prospective candidates.

DocuSource Provides Imaging Solution to Bay Area Bank
DocuSource, where Les Walker is CEO, was featured recently in National Mortgage News for its implementation of the OnBase imaging and electronic content management solution to First Republic Bank in San Francisco, which entailed interfacing two servicing systems.

Mitratech Teams with ILTA to Serve Legal Profession
Software solution provider Mitratech, where Afshin Behnia is CEO, is teaming with the International Legal Technology Association to deliver peer-learning opportunities for legal and compliance professionals. ILTA’s mission is to provide independent, unbiased and accurate information to its members to maximize the value of technology in the support of the legal profession. ILTA will participate in Mitratech's upcoming Interact 2007 Conference for legal professionals.

NetworkD Awarded Top HEAT Partner Status Once Again
NetworkD Group, where Ashley Leonard is CEO, has been awarded "Top HEAT Partner" status for the sixth year in a row by FrontRange Solutions Inc., bestowed upon partners who best demonstrate extraordinary client service, support, excellence, dedication and exemplary contributions to FrontRange Solutions. Award winners are chosen from a field of over 500 solutions partners worldwide.

Roland Offers Powerful Scan-to-CAD Capabilities
Roland DGA, where Bob Curtis is CEO, has announced that its new LPX-60 3D laser scanner mated with new Rhinoceros® 4.0 modeling software offers design engineers unprecedented Scan-to-CAD capabilities for less than $10,000. This Roland/Rhino reverse engineering solution captures complex surfaces that would otherwise be too difficult or time consuming to model directly in 3D software.

Telelogic to be Acquired by IBM
IBM Corp. has announced its intention to acquire Telelogic AB, where Jesper Christensen is EVP of the Software Assets Division. IBM will pay about $750 million for Telelogic, whose Board of Directors has unanimously recommended the offer. Together, Telelogic and IBM will be able to expand and accelerate customer ability to define, model, build, test, deliver and govern the development of complex systems with higher quality and faster time to market. After completion of the transaction, Telelogic will become part of IBM's Rational Software unit.

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Report Outlines Strategy for U.S. Competitiveness
CEOs from the nation's leading technology companies have unveiled a comprehensive report outlining a strategy for U.S. competitiveness for the 21st Century, called "A Great Nation: How Americans Can Lead and Prosper in a Changing World." Released by the Technology CEO Council, a policy advocacy group focused on ensuring U.S. competitiveness through technology leadership, the report outlines how the U.S. can leverage its inherent strengths to remain an economic leader in a global marketplace:
—Building on our openness and inclusiveness by opening global markets, attracting the best and brightest workers and adopting a responsible and effective export control policy;
—Taking advantage of our information-rich infrastructure by promoting infrastructure in telecommunications, health, energy and transportation and utilizing data effectively to advance homeland security, health and research;
—Extending our innovation excellence by promoting basic research through federal, state and university programs, promoting science and tech education and strengthening the R&D tax credit; and
—Unleashing our entrepreneurial spirit by eliminating uneconomic
subsidies, maintaining a balanced intellectual property regime and
promoting tax policies that incent individuals and businesses to
innovate and invest in the U.S. (PRNewswire, 6/13/07)

Portables Driving Worldwide PC Market
PC shipments (excluding handhelds) are projected to reach 356.7 million worldwide in 2011, up from 256.7 million in 2007, according to IDC. Portable PCs (notebooks and ultra portables) are driving international (non-U.S.) PC market growth. Shipments are projected to nearly double to 106.1 million in 2009 from the 56.5 million shipped in 2006. The saturated U.S. market is another story. "Despite solid growth in portable PC shipments, the slump in the commercial desktop market continues, dragging down the overall U.S. PC market," Bob O'Donnell of IDC said. "We expect portable PC shipments to maintain double-digit growth rates for the next few years, as demand for mobility continues to shift new buyers from desktops to notebooks." (eMarketer Daily, 6/15/07) Meanwhile, Forrester Research reports that there will be more than one billion PCs in use worldwide by the end of 2008, and two billion by 2015. Brazil, Russia, India and China will account for more than 775 million new PCs by 2015. Forrester also noted that PC life cycles will be longer in emerging markets, requiring vendors to work together to scale production. (eMarketer Daily, 6/15/07)

Cleantech Industry on a Growth Spurt
Spending on "cleantech" - the development of new energy and environmental technologies - is projected to grow by 14% in 2007 to exceed $55 billion worldwide, according to Lux Research. Analysts forecast corporate and government spending to increase by 10% and venture capital to double. The Asia/Pacific region leads in government funding, corporate R&D spending, and scientific publications, while the U.S. leads in deployment of venture capital and in patents issued. U.S. venture capital accounted for about two-thirds of the world’s 1,500 cleantech startups last year, when venture spending more than doubled to reach about $2 billion worldwide. Asia accounted for 36% of the $46 billion in cleantech R&D spent by governments and corporations in 2006. Europe was second, accounting for 30% of public and corporate R&D, while the U.S. came it third with 28%. (KenRadio.com, 6/15/07) Meanwhile, the EPA, Intel, Google, Dell, EDS, HP, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, PG&E, World Wildlife Fund and over 25 other organizations have announced the Climate Savers Computing Initiative, which is setting a new 90% efficiency target for power supplies, which if achieved, will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 54 million tons per year—and save more than $5.5 billion in energy costs. (Business Wire, 6/13/07)

AT&T to Block Pirated Content
AT&T has became the first major U.S. telecommunications carrier to announce that it will take steps to curb Internet piracy on its network. AT&T did not yet specify how it would detect and block individual copyrighted files, but said it would not block web sites used to distribute illegal content. As the largest U.S. broadband Internet provider with almost 13 million lines, AT&T said that pirated material is clogging the network and costing the company money. (KenRadio.com, 6/14/07)

UPCOMING ROUND TABLES & EVENTS

7/5 - Thursday Orange County Round Table
7/6 - 210 Corridor Round Table
7/11 - Wednesday Orange County Round Table
7/13 - West Los Angeles Round Table