Blade.org Establishes Venture Capital Advisory Board to Guide Blade Standard and Future Solutions.Avnet to support member companies with solutions and channel enablement consultations SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Blade.org, the industry consortium driving innovation in blade-based solutions, today announced its new Venture Capital Advisory Board to provide strategic guidance to Blade.org members on the future of blade technologies and strategies. Founding members of the VC Advisory Board will consist of leaders and influencers from key industry VC firms including Accel, Intel Capital, Mayfield, U.S. Venture Partners (USVP USVP United States Venture Partners ) and Walden International. Blade computers integrate servers, storage, networking and applications into one system. The blade server A server architecture that houses multiple server modules ("blades") in a single chassis. It is widely used in datacenters to save space and improve system management. Either self-standing or rack mounted, the chassis provides the power supply, and each blade has its own CPU, memory and market is rapidly expanding as more customers look for the flexibility and ease of management blade computing offers, giving them a competitive advantage in the marketplace. With the blade server market predicted to grow from $3B to $11B by 20101, the global venture capital community has invested over $1B in the last two years to fund companies developing emerging technologies and solutions in this rapidly growing market. "The venture capital advisory board will provide Blade.org members invaluable insights on emerging markets and technology trends, and help steer the evolution of blade technology," said Vikram Karvat, senior marketing director of NetXen, and governing board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" member of Blade.org. "The ability to network with this community will be particularly useful for companies seeking to bring new, cutting edge solutions to market. Ultimately, the VC expertise will help to accelerate the breadth and depth of blade solutions, and expand the blade computing ecosystem worldwide." The Blade.org VC Advisory Board includes: * Carl Everett Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is a former all-star Major League Baseball outfielder. A switch hitter, he played with the Chicago White Sox on their 2005 World Series winning team. , Venture Partner, Accel * Bryan Wolf, Managing Director, Intel Capital * Kevin Fong Dr Kevin Fong is a leading expert on space medicine in the UK and the co-director of the Centre for Aviation Space and Extreme Environment Medicine (CASE Medicine), University College London. He is also a Lecturer in Physiology at UCL. , Managing Director, Mayfield Fund Mayfield Fund is a venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, home to many of Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firms. Mayfield was founded in 1969 by Tommy Davis, one of the first venture capitalists. * David Liddle David Liddle is co-founder of Interval Research Corporation, consulting professor of computer science at Stanford University, and credited with heading development of the groundbreaking Xerox Star computer system. He has served on the board of many corporations. , General Partner, U.S. Venture Partners * Lip-Bu Tan, Chairman AND CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Walden International * Andy Kau, Managing Director, Walden International "This is the ideal time and opportunity to partner with an organization like Blade.org, which is helping spur innovative collaboration in the rapidly-growing blade server market," said Carl Everett, Partner, Accel. "This partnership will also expand the VC community's access to portfolio companies that share Blade.org's commitment to creating robust blade-based solutions for customers worldwide." To date, more than 50 global venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] , including Walden International, USVP, Accel, Austin Ventures, Mayfield and others have portfolios with many of Blade.org's member organizations, building support for the blade server architecture and development based on open hardware standards. Blade.org members are actively collaborating to build blade-related technologies, such as special purpose blade servers, interconnect technologies, management tools and vertical industry solutions. The board held its first meeting at the quarterly all-members meeting today in San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. and will continue to share its recommendations with Blade.org members and the governing board on an ongoing basis. Avnet's Customized Solutions and Channel Enablement Consultations In alignment with the VC council's objectives to help guide Blade.org and expand the blade server ecosystem, Blade.org member Avnet Technology Solutions will provide customized solutions and channel enablement consultations to support Blade.org members. These consultations are ideal for Blade.org members, especially smaller VC-funded companies, which need guidance in developing routes to market for their products or additional technical support in developing complete blade-based solutions. Avnet will help companies identify ways to configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. , integrate, market, sell and finance complete solutions, including both hardware and software. Avnet will also work with Blade.org members to pinpoint specific business challenges and opportunities that could be addressed through partnering to meet the holistic business needs of their customers. "Success hinges Hinges may refer to:
Avnet will offer complimentary needs assessment consultations to members that complete profiles between July 1, 2007 and August 31, 2007. These consultations are the first step in assisting member organizations in developing clear business models and strategies that address their unique market challenges. Participating companies will be able to draw upon Avnet's expertise as one of IBM's largest trading partners that has built its business by bringing value to technology suppliers and channel partners. Through its participation in Blade.org, Avnet has developed profitable relationships between technology developers and channel partners to help them accelerate their growth by providing the right blend of logistics, sales, marketing, financial and technical resources to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. About Blade.org Blade.org is a collaborative organization and developer community focused on accelerating the development and adoption of blade server solutions. The organization provides leadership to the blade market and fosters a thriving industry ecosystem focused on delivering valuable solutions to blade computing customers. For more information, visit the organization online at www.blade.org. About Avnet Technology Solutions Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) representing US$5.1 billion in annual revenue for calendar year 2006, with locations in more than 30 countries. As a global technology sales and marketing organization, Avnet Technology Solutions has sales divisions focused on specific customer segments and a select line card strategy enabling an exceptional level of attention to the needs of its customers and suppliers. Visit www.ats.avnet.com/. About Avnet With more than 250 locations serving customers in 70 countries worldwide, Avnet markets, distributes and adds value to the products of the world's leading electronic component suppliers, enterprise computer manufacturers and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. subsystem providers. Additionally, Avnet brings a breadth and depth of service capabilities, such as supply-chain optimization, logistics solutions, product assembly, device programming, computer system integration and engineering design assistance. For the fiscal year ended July 1, 2006, Avnet generated revenue of $14.25 billion. Visit www.avnet.com/. (1) IDC: Worldwide and U.S. Blade Server 2006-2010 Forecast and 2005 Vendor Shares. |
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