Past Presenting Companies

Applied Signal Technology (APSG)
Applied Signal Technology, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of advanced digital signal processing equipment to collect and process a range of telecommunications signals for signal reconnaissance applications. The company offers a range of signal intelligence (SIGINT) products, including voice grade channel processors, wideband processors, signal collection products, and software solutions. The company also provides engineering services for its operational SIGINT systems. Its primary customer is the United States Government, which consists of military and intelligence agencies that have signal reconnaissance needs. Applied Signal Technology was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Stock Price at VBTR 2001: $4.21
Current Price (As of September 1, 2005) $18.46


Building Materials Holding Corporation (BMHC)
Building Materials Holding Corporation provides building products and construction services in the United States. It operates through two segments, BMC West and BMC Construction. BMC West markets and sells building products, and manufactures building components, such as lumber, millwork, floor and roof trusses, and wall panels. It also provides construction services to builders and contractors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Stock Price at VBTR 2002: $13.80
Current Price (As of September 1, 2005) $90.11


Quality Systems, Inc. (QSII)
Quality Systems, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, engage in the development and marketing of healthcare information systems that automate medical and dental group practices, community health centers, physician hospital organizations, management service organizations, and dental schools. In addition to providing fully integrated solutions, the company provides its clients with comprehensive hardware and software maintenance and support services, system training services, and electronic claims submission services. The company was formed in 1974 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Stock Price at VBTR 2002: $20.02
Current Price (As of September 1, 2005) $65.31


Robert Mondavi (MOND)
Founded in 1966, The Robert Mondavi Corporation produces premium table wines and was incorporated in 1981 as a holding company for the various interests in the Robert Mondavi Winery. Publicly traded since 1993, the company, which is located in the Napa Valley region of California, sells wines in all 50 U.S. states as well as 90 countries. The company markets wine under 14 labels, the three largest being Robert Mondavi Winery, Robert Mondavi Private Selection and Woodbridge Winery. The company's wines are sold through a variety of on premise channel, off premise channels as well as on site at the Robert Mondavi Winery. Sales of products outside the US accounted for 8% of revenue in FY01.

Stock Price at VBTR 2001: $45.84
Acquired by Constellation Brand (NYSE: STZ) December 22,2004 for $1.36 billion
Current Price (As of August 24, 2005): Class A $56.50, Class B $65.82


Sonic Solutions (SNIC)
Sonic Solutions supplies DVD creation software for professional, industrial, and consumer applications. It develops and markets computer-based tools for creating digital audio and video titles in the CD-audio and DVD-video formats; for recording data files on CD recordable or DVD recordable discs in the CD-ROM and DVD-ROM formats; and for backing up the information contained on hard discs attached to computers. The company sells is products worldwide through direct sales force, audio/video dealers, Web stores, and computer and electronics retail stores. Sonic Solutions was founded in 1986 by Robert J. Doris and Mary C. Sauer. The company is headquartered in Novato, California.

Stock Price at VBTR 2001: $1.15
Current Price (As of September 1, 2005) $19.60


Symyx Technologies, Inc. (SMMX)
Symyx Technologies, Inc. develops materials for chemical, life science, electronics, consumer goods, and automotive industries. The company operates in three segments: Industry Collaborations segment performs research for clients in fields, for which it receives profitable research funding and royalties or other payments from the commercialization of materials that it discovers. Discovery Tools segment focuses on providing instruments and software to automate processes in pharmaceutical preclinical testing and in chemical research. Its Intellectual Property Licensing segment licenses its discovered materials and methodology patents. The company has collaborations with BP, The Dow Chemical Company, and ExxonMobil Company to discover catalysts for the manufacture of polyolefins and other commodity chemicals. Symyx Technologies was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Stock Price at VBTR 2002 $10.68
Current Price (As of September 1, 2005) $28.01