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Beach Wire & Cable is located in Huntington Beach, California. Founded in 1981, they are a distributor of wire, cable, connectivity and Lan equipment. Their extensive combined knowledge of the industry enables them to provide technical assistance, engineering advice and excellent customer service.

Chinese Chamber Of Commerce aims to promote and encourage the development of the Chinese-American business community throughout the Great Los Angeles area.

Cisco Systems, Inc is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco’s Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world.

Epoch Internet is the nation's largest privately held ISP dedicated to providing services to businesses that demand high-performance access and hosting solutions. It was founded in 1994 and in the last five years has grown from an entrepreneurial start-up company to an industry standout.

Exodus Communications, Inc. provides Internet infrastructure outsourcing services for enterprises with mission-critical Internet operations. The Company offers Web hosting and managed and professional services. Exodus delivers its services through a network of Internet data centers located throughout North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Grayhat Security provides network and software security services. The company is committed to providing real-world security in a cost effective manner. The company primarily focuses on the financial services and technology infrastructure industries.

Gerard Klauer Mattison (GKM) Venture Partners is a limited partnership that will provide accredited investors with an opportunity to invest in entertainment/new media convergence plays, communications infrastructure companies, and Internet-related technologies.

Hong Kong Association of Southern California (HKASC) is a nonprofit organization which focuses on the strengthening of the business and economic relationships between Hong Kong and Southern California. It serves as a clearing house for information on trade and investment opportunity between the communities.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) provides customer solutions through the use of advanced information technology. The Company's solutions include technologies, systems, products, services, software, and financing. IBM offers its products through its global sales and distribution organization, as well as through a variety of third party distributors and resellers.

Inflow provides a variety of world-class services for e-commerce and other Web-based businesses-from complex hosting to network management, network design, data backup and recovery to security. Inflow offers collocation services, managed network solutions, including hosting and Internet services in their state-of-the-art facilities.

Ingram Micro operates in over 30 countries distributing technology products and services to technology solution providers and manufacturers. Ingram Micro offers programs and services designed to extend providers' market reach, boost profitability and meet their customers' needs, from service and support to financial and technical services.

Intel has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Intel supplies chips, boards, systems, software, networking and communications equipment, and services that comprise the "ingredients" of computer architecture and the Internet. Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy.

Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP is the largest intellectual property law firm on the West Coast. It was founded in 1962 and has over 150 lawyers with office located throughout California. Knobbe Martens also serves clients around the globe in the areas of intelletual property law and information technology law.

Oki Data and Oki Network Technologies are divisions of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. Oki Data is the world leader print manufacturer in North America and is recognized as a leader among PC peripheral companies in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Oki Network Technologies provdies cutting-edge telecommunications and network solutions throughout the world. Their technologies include IP Telephony, Video Codec Systems, ATM Access Systems, and Voice Over IP.

Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company. The company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services. Oracle is the first software company to develop and deploy 100 percent Internet-enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, server, enterprise business applications, and application development, and decision support tools.

Organization of the Chinese-American Entrepreneurs Advisory Network (OCEAN) is a non-profit, non-partisan, volunteer professional organization. It's goals is to provide a forum for mentoring and networking in thte Chinese-American entrepreneurial community.

Philosopher's Stone Ventures is a technology incubator based in Southern California. The focus is on wireless and Internet software infrastructure and Internet industrials, as well as Enterprise Software, Distributed Software, Financial Services and Collabrative Software.

Rackspace Managed Hosting is one of the largest managed hosting companies in the world. Their services include, world-class data facilities, multi-homed network and fanatical customer service.

Rodi Pollock is a full-service, mid-size business law firm located in Los Angeles' downtown financial center. Established in 1969, the firm has a balanced business practice, with emphasis in the following areas: business, corporate and securities, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, environmental law, real estate, taxation, property tax, estate planning and administration, employment law, and technology law.

SBC Communications is the leading telecommunications company specializing in various services and products, including the research and development of telecommunications technology; voice and data telephone services; local and long-distance wireless communications; high speed Internet access; collocation and hosting.

Shaw Pittman LLP is a law firm that focuses on complex business, technology and health care transactions. The firm was founded in mid-2000 and serves clients in the West Coast and the Pacific Rim. Shaw Pittman handles major technology and business process outsourcing transactions for major companies like American General Life Companies. The firms provides business and technology legal services on a global basis.

The Software Council of Southern California (SCSC) is a non-profit, membership-only trade association, comprised of software development organizations, as well as those companies that provide support and services to the local software industry. The organization voices the concerns of the software industry in Southern California and serves as a clearinghouse for industry information

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides products, services, and support solutions for building and maintaining network computing environments. The Company sells scalable computer systems, high-speed microprocessors, and a complete line of high-performance software for operating network computing equipment and storage products. Sun also provides support, education, and professional services.

Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth is one of the leading law firms in Southern California. They are proven leaders in serving technology, financial, life sciences, health care and public-entity clients. Stradling represents companies from the private and public sectors and from start-ups to billion-dollar enterprises, including those from the high technology sectors, biotechnology, real estate, financial and service fields.

Tech Data is a leading global provider of IT products, logistics management and other value-added services. With revenues of $20.4 billion this fiscal year, Tech Data is ranked 95th in the Fortune 500 2001 listing. The company and it's subsidiaries offer services to more than 100,000 resellers in the United States and globally.

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) was founded in late 1992 by a group of Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs with roots from the Indian sub-continent. TiE is a non-profit organization based in Silicon Valley and has chapters all over the world. Its goals are to provide worldwide networking and mentoring to all entrepreneurs, executives and professionals.

VenturePlex is a resource provider for start-up enterprises. The companies that are housed within Ventureplex have the ablilty to leverage the extpertise of its partners thus resulting in accelerated time-to-market.