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Business Overview for QCOM-CREE-NTAP-TERN Qcom-Incorporated provides digital wireless communications products, technologies, and services. The company designs and manufactures wireless communications, infrastructure, and subscriber products, and designs and develops application-specific integrated circuits based on its Code Division Multiple Access technology. In addition, the company designs and manufactures products and services for the OmniTRACS two-way satellite-based data messaging and position reporting system. The company also designs and manufactures subscriber products and ground communications systems for Globalstar L.P. In 1998 the company and Microsoft formed a 50% joint venture, Wireless Knowledge, to enable secure and airlink-independent Internet access to mobile users. CREE-designs and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor materials and electronic devices. The company incorporates its proprietary silicon carbide technology in the production of compound semiconductors for use in back-lighting, indicator lamps, displays, and other lighting applications. Cree also makes SiC crystals used in gemstone products and SiC wafers used in research associated with optoelectronic, microwave, and power devices. The company's blue light-emitting diode chips are used in automotive dashboard instrumentation, cellular handset products, liquid crystal displays, full-color advertising displays, and sports-arena video replay boards. NTAP-Network Appliance, Inc. makes and supports network data storage devices designed to provide fast, reliable file service for data- intensive networks. Products consist of filers and proxy caching solutions developed to address the specific needs of network environments and the World Wide Web. The company's filers make use of a software kernel optimized to perform the file service task. By using its proprietary software architecture, Network Appliance is able to use standard hardware components rather than specialized hardware. There are products for small workgroups, large departments and enterprise class filers. All products include Data ONTAP which modularizes and administrates data. Released in 99, NetCache 3.4 offers corporate intranet/internet access and advanced security features. TERN-Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. develops and markets cable modem systems that enable cable operators to deploy reliable two-way broadband access services cost- effectively. The company's TeraComm system is designed to enable cable operators to maximize the capacity and reliability of broadband access services over any cable plant, minimize time-consuming and costly network infrastructure upgrades, and provide a range of service levels to residential and commercial end users. The TeraComm system, which comprises the TeraPro cable modem, TeraLink 1000 Master Controller, TeraLink Gateway, and TeraView element management and provisioning software, is used or distributed by Shaw Communications, TCA Cable TV, Cablevision Systems, and Crossbeam Networks Corporation