AnthroTronix is a research and development (R&D) firm specializing in the development of advanced interface technology, product development for wearable computing and robotic control systems, and the design, development, and testing of simulation tools for training applications. The company supplies its R&D services and advanced product development to commercial and government customers. AnthroTronix was founded by Corinna Lathan and Jack Maxwell Vice and distributes products emerging from the company’s R&D projects.

Hughes Network Systems LLC (HUGHES) is a global leader in broadband satellite technology and services for home and office. Its flagship high-speed satellite Internet service is HughesNet®, the world’s largest satellite network, with over 1 million residential and business customers across North America and Brazil.

For large enterprises and governments, the company’s HughesON® managed network services provide complete connectivity solutions, employing an optimized mix of satellite and terrestrial technologies. The company’s JUPITER™ System is the world’s most widely deployed High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) platform, operating on more than 20 satellites by leading service providers, delivering a wide range of broadband enterprise, mobility and cellular backhaul applications.

To date, Hughes has shipped more than 5.5 million terminals to customers in over 100 countries, representing an approximately 50 percent market share, and its technology is powering broadband services to aircraft around the world.

With annual revenues of over $1 billion, Hughes’ headquarters are in Germantown, Md., although the company has offices in 11 countries and customers in over 100 countries.

K&L Microwave is a subsidiary of Dover Corporation, a $7.5 billion Fortune 400 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange, recognized by top-tier defense contractors and wireless infrastructure providers as a world leader in the design and manufacture of RF and microwave filters, duplexers and integrated assemblies. K&L is AS9100 and ISO 14001 certified and offers customers the most extensive range of filter-based products in the industry, spanning from 0.3MHz to 94GHz.

K&L began operations over 40 years ago in a 1,400 square foot facility manufacturing custom filters primarily for the military sector. Today, with manufacturing facilities in the United States and the Dominican Republic and a global sales presence, K&L is the industry’s premier filter supplier for both military and commercial markets. Over 410 employees represent the engineering, sales and marketing, manufacturing and support personnel that enable K&L to support such a broad product and customer base.

Blue Wave develops low-cost, reliable and customized thin film fabrication tools for the R&D market, enabling researchers to make advances in nanotechnology and thin-film research.

Blue Wave specializes in: manufacturing deposition systems and processing tools for semiconductor R&D; thin film coating and device fabrication; and providing quality thin film development services to clients such as the DoD and other large corporations.

Quantum Sail Design group was formed in 1996 by a group of independent, experienced sailmakers. The company uses its proprietary iQ Technology to design, engineer and manufacture sails with superior performance, durability and shapeholding. The company began in Annapolis, Maryland, and has since grown to include over 60 sales and services outlets all over the world.

Quantum manufactures sails for everyone, from the recreational mariner to elite competitive sailors and everyone in between. Their offices and manufacturing plants are located strategically throughout the world to be easily accessible for all sailors, and are known for having high-quality products.