Cepheid, a molecular diagnostics company, develops, manufactures, and markets integrated systems for genetic testing in the clinical molecular diagnostic, industrial, and biothreat markets. Its systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automation. Its SmartCycler system integrates DNA amplification and detection to allow rapid analysis of a sample; and GeneXpert system integrates sample preparation in addition to DNA amplification and detection. GeneXpert is designed for reference laboratories, hospital central laboratories, and satellite testing locations, such as ER and ICU units within hospitals, and doctors offices. In the clinical molecular diagnostic market, Cepheid markets tests for both the GeneXpert and the SmartCycler platforms in the areas of hospital acquired infections, critical infectious disease, immuno-compromised transplantation, women's health, and oncology. These tests include Food and Drug Administration cleared products, such as in-vitro medical devices, CE Marked, analyte specific reagents, and research use only tests. In the industrial market, the company sells its SmartCycler along with general use polymerase chain reaction reagents and reaction tubes. Cepheid has tests available for anthrax, pestis, and tullarensis in the biothreat market. The company sells its products through direct sales and distribution channels worldwide. It has strategic relationship with bioMerieux, Inc. for bioMerieux to develop DNA testing products using nucleic acid sequence-based amplification technology. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Mercedes Electric Supply was the creation of two eager entrepreneurs, Mercedes and Victor LaPorta. Mercedes, a Cuban born immigrant, and her husband Victor have built Mercedes Electric Supply from a common passion, philosophy and work ethic. This philosophy, of building solid relationships and putting the customer first, has allowed them to grow the business from a company of two to a successful corporation of 45 employees. Mercedes Electric Supply’s first location was a 1,000 square foot warehouse that distributed a single product line, Sylvania light bulbs. Mercedes and Victor built upon their core philosophy of establishing both customer and vendor relationships, and within just six short years the company experienced considerable growth. In 1985, Mercedes Electric Supply expanded its product line, moved to a new 11,000 square foot facility which included a 4,000 square foot office to accommodate a staff of 13, and added two trucks to its fleet.Mercedes Electric Supply is committed to providing superior service to our customers.

Netlist, Inc., designs, manufactures and sells memory subsystems primarily for the server, high-performance computing and communications markets. The Company’s memory subsystems consist of dynamic random access memory integrated circuits (DRAM ICs), NAND flash memory (NAND) and other components assembled on a printed circuit board (PCB). The Company also design custom semiconductor logic devices which are integrated into its memory subsystems. Net sales to the two customers: Dell and Hewlett Packard, represented approximately 90% of the Company’s net sales during the fiscal year ended January 3, 2009 (fiscal 2008). Net sales to some of its original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers include memory modules that are qualified by Netlist, Inc. directly with the OEM customer and sold to electronic manufacturing services providers (EMSs), for incorporation into products manufactured exclusively for the OEM customer.

Schneider Electric is one of the world's largest manufacturers of equipment for electrical power distribution and for industrial control and automation. The company helps power generators distribute electricity; designs automation systems for the automobile and water-treatment industries; builds smart electric networks and utility management systems for energy, water treatment, oil and gas, and marine applications; and manages electric power in residential, industrial, and commercial buildings.

LPA Group company makes electrical connections and other electrical components used in the aerospace, communications, defense, and rail transportation industries. Its products include electrical interconnection systems, cable termination systems, ground power supply connections, relays, cables, antennas, and related installation packages. The company's 2000 acquisition of Excil Electronics added interior lighting, power supplies, inverters, and control panels to the company's rail vehicle product line, and the acquisition of Haswell Engineers expanded its metal enclosures business.

Venture Corporation Ltd. is a Singapore-based company whose principal activities are to provide manufacturing, design, engineering, customization and logistic services to electronics companies worldwide. The Company’s market segments include the printing and imaging; retail store solutions and industrial products; computer peripherals and data storage, networking and communications, test and measurement, and medical electronics. Its subsidiaries include Advanced Products Corporation Pte Ltd, Cebelian Holdings Pte Ltd, Innovative Trek Technology Pte Lt, Technocom Systems Sdn Bhd, GES International Limited, Univac Precision Engineering Pte Ltd, Ventech Investments Ltd, Ventech Data Systems Pte Ltd and Multitech Systems Pte Ltd. On June 11, 2008, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, GES Investment Pte Ltd, acquired the remaining 40% equity interest in its subsidiary, Scinetic Engineering Pte Ltd.

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), but don't blame the company if your train was running late this morning. B&W designs, supplies, and services power generation systems and equipment, from boilers to nuclear steam generators. The company provides about 25% of the world's boiler-powered electricity, and it has made nearly half of the process recovery boilers used in paper mills in the US. The boiler maker's products can be found in more than 800 utilities in 90-plus countries. B&W also owns specialty nuclear fuels company Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS), which has a production plant in Tennessee. B&W owner, McDermott International looks to spinoff B&W in 2010.

Roos Instruments makes automated test equipment systems that are used to characterize and test microwave and radio-frequency (RF) semiconductors. The company's customers include IBM, Motorola, Nortel Networks, and NXP. Roos Instruments has begun shipping the Cassini, a modular test system for checking wireless communications devices. The company was established in 1989 by microwave/RF engineers from the benchtop instrument industry, including co-founder Mark Roos, the company's president and CEO, who owns about two-thirds of Roos Instruments. Employees hold one-third of the equity. The company has been self-funded throughout its history. Roos Instruments has offices in California and New Hampshire.

Endress company makes instrumentation and measurement systems that monitor flow, pressure, and temperature. Customers use its equipment for various applications, including food, chemical, water, and petroleum production. Along with its products, the company offers consulting, training, and repair services. The company operates through more than 30 locations throughout the world. Three-fifths of sales are in Europe. Endress + Hauser was founded in 1953 by engineer Georg H. Endress and banker Ludwig Hauser. The Endress family has had sole ownership of the company since 1975. CEO Klaus Endress is the son of the co-founder.

Trimble Navigation Limited provides advanced positioning product solutions to commercial and government users worldwide. It operates in four segments: Engineering and Construction, Field Solutions, Mobile Solutions, and Advanced Devices. The Engineering and Construction segment offers various global positioning systems (GPS) and robotic optical surveying instruments incorporating GPS, optical, laser, radio, or cellular communication technologies for various construction process applications. The Field Solutions segment provides manual and automated navigation guidance products for tractors and other farm equipment, and positioning solutions for leveling agricultural fields, as well as geographic information system product line, which gathers information comprising features, attributes, and positions of fixed infrastructure and natural resource assets. The Mobile Solutions segment offers vehicle and mobile worker solutions. The vehicle solutions include an onboard hardware device consisting of a GPS receiver, business logic, sensor interface, and a wireless modem, as well as the communication service from/to the vehicle to its data center and access over the Internet to the application software. The mobile worker solutions comprise a handset device and software designed to automate service technician work in the field at the point of customer contact. The Advanced Devices segment provides GPS-based components, including modules and integrated sub-system solutions for the telecommunications, automotive electronics, and commercial electronics; GPS with inertial sensors for measurement of the position and attitude; GPS receivers and embedded modules used in aircraft navigation and timing applications; and GPS-enabled cell phones to provide information for outdoor recreational activities. The company sells its products primarily through dealers, distributors, and representatives. Trimble Navigation Limited was founded in 1978 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

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