Company list:

Application software

Ashton Tate (Los Gatos) – Framework. A predecessor of the works-style applications with a small but loyal following.

Intuit (Menlo Park) – Quicken, needs no introduction.

Frame Technology (San Jose) – FrameMaker, the definitive long document authoring tool.

Visioneer (Palo Alto)- Paperport software and scanners. The company was eventually split into hardware and software divisions.

Labsphere (New Hampshire) – maker of highly sophisticated light measurement equipment that is controlled by its Illumia software.

The Claria Corporation (Redwood City) – internet advertising and content customization with over 48 million active users.

Playlist.com (Palo Alto) – high volume music search.

Auctionomics (Palo Alto) – a sophisticated SaaS auction system for complex auctions.

Endurance Lending Network (San Francisco/New York) – small business lending.

Le Neko Noir (Belmont) – an online craft business.

Onset Technology (Santa Cruz/Tel Aviv) – a fax to email server application.

FMC (Santa Clara) – M730 mobile weapons system for the U.S. Army.

Hamilton Medical (Switzerland) – mechanical ventilation for intensive care units