John McCarthy

Stripes LLC /NY/ (Stripes) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth Fox. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Virtual Iron Software, Inc. provides enterprise-class software solutions for server virtualization and virtual infrastructure management. The company's platform is used for server consolidation, rapid provisioning, business continuity, workload management, and policy-based automations. Virtual Iron Software was founded by Scott H. Davis and Alex Vasilevsky in 2003 and is based in Lowell, MA.

Avamar Technologies, Inc. provided enterprise data protection software. Its software allowed corporations to efficiently move, store and leverage information for business value. The company's software provided scalable solutions for global corporations, from medium-sized businesses to large, multi-national enterprises. It had operating divisions in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC and New York. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Archivas, Inc. developed storage software. It products are used for digital content including medical images, e-mail and voice recordings. The company was founded on May 1, 2003 by Andres Rodriguez and was headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of HP, Inc., StorageApps, Inc. is a company that develops storage solutions products and provides related services. The company is based in Bridgewater, NJ. The company was founded by Daniel Crain. StorageApps was acquired by HP, Inc. on September 24, 2001 for $350 million.

McData Corp. provided storage networking solutions. Its products include Sphereon switches, embedded blade server switches, eclipse SAN routers, UltraNet extension products, and enterprise fabric connectivity manager management and storage networking services software. The company was founded in 1982 and was headquartered in Broomfield, CO.

Part of Parker-Hannifin Corp., Computer Technology Corp is a company that develops open-architecture industrial PC workstations. The company is based in Milford, OH. The company was founded by Phil Underwood. Computer Technology was acquired by Parker-Hannifin Corp. on February 27, 1998.

Part of Informa Plc, EMC is a British company that manages and scales turnkey energy efficiency solutions for Fortune 500 clients across their North American portfolios. The company, based in Surrey, UK, has been using its total project management approach, EnergyMaxx®, since 2003 to successfully implement thousands of projects annually. These projects include efficient lighting, smart building controls, specialty disinfectant lighting, ROI-driven IoT solutions, electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance and warranty support. Through their services, EMC has helped clients realize billions of kilowatt-hours of energy savings and advance their net zero emissions goals. EMC was acquired by IBC Informa Ltd. on August 24, 1998.