| Rainier_Corporation Advertising and PR for companies that create and apply complex technologies. |
| RS_+_K,_Inc_ Marketing communications firm specializing in identifying and meeting the communications needs of high-tech, bio-tech and financial corporations. |
| Rubicon_Consulting Strategic consultancy focused on building high-technology marketing programs. |
| SCT_Group_Inc_ High technology marketing for hardware and software OEMs |
| Silicon_Strategies_Marketing Provides technology firms with strategic and tactical market consulting. |
| SIPR Strategic public relations firm focusing on PR strategy, media relations, marketing material development, messaging and corporate positioning for high technology companies. |
| 3Sixty_Market_View,_Inc_ Marketing consulting firm supporting technology-based companies worldwide. |
| Soreon_Research Provider of technology market and competition monitoring information, specializing in German markets. |
| Spinlab,_Inc_ Marketing consulting firm specializing in strategic marketing, product management, sales tool development and virtual reality systems for industrial and technology firms. |
| Sterling_Communications,_Inc_ Hi-tech public relations agency providing strategic communications services to growth-oriented, technology-based companies across North America. |
| Striped_Marlin,_Inc_ Provides product management consulting and marketing services to technology companies. |
| SystemicLogic Technology systemic market research, reports and community. |
| Technell,_Inc_ Showcases technical and industrial products via print, online, and direct mail programs. |
| Technology_Marketing_Team An integrated marketing agency for technology and communications companies offering services ranging from strategic planning to the implementation. Management of all marketing programs required to rea |
| Technomar Specialized in market research and consulting for technology oriented companies. Based in Germany. |
| TelePath_Consulting,_Inc_ Provides sales development programs for information technology industries. |
| Tom_Behrens_USA An internationally connected consulting group committed to helping growing high-tech firms increase sales. |
| Trilogy_Marketing,_Ltd_ UK based marketing communications company that delivers integrated solutions to the IT and telecommunications industries. |
| Ventaja_Communications Strategic public relations and marketing services for technology companies. |
| Venture_Development_Corporation Technology market research and reports, plus competitive analysis and consulting. |
| Virtual_Pictures_Company Visual marketing solutions. |
| Virtual_Sales_Limited Sales and marketing consultancy specialising in channel marketing, management and recruitment for european and international IT sectors. |
| VisiTech_Public_Relations Provides stategic and innovative public relations services to high-tech companies at all stages of development. |
| Vital_Technical_Marketing,_Inc__(VTM) A technical management, marketing and consulting company specializing in standards initiatives marketing, association and event management, international business consulting, and membership services. |
| Vox_Group Specializes in helping technology businesses establish a distinct and relevant voice that resonates in the marketplace. |
| Web-Feet_Research,_Inc Technology and management consulting services, plus market research for nonvolatile memory and solid state storage technologies and products. |
| Workpump,_Inc_ Marketing consulting company specializing in technology startup growth. |
| Zolva_Inc_ A California company that helps U.S. technology companies with marketing and sales solutions for Asian markets. |
| Archive_Index_Systems,_Inc_ Document imaging software, hardware, and implementation support services. |
| Bitwise_Designs,_Inc_ Designs, manufactures and distributes a diverse line of document imaging systems, computer systems and related peripheral equipment, components, accessories and network and internet services. (Nasdaq |
| CACI_International,_Inc_ Holding company with subsidiaries which provide computer-based information technology, systems engineering, custom software and integration operations, imaging and document management, simulation, and |
| Crowley_Micrographics Full service imaging company providing electronic imaging, scanning and microfilming equipment sales and services. |
| CSP_Inc_ Designs, manufactures and markets high-performance, real-time computer systems, software and services, offering high-quality products, customer service and support. (Nasdaq: CSPI). |
| Digital_Scanning,_Inc_ Provides electronic print on demand services and microfilm to image file conversion. |
| Digital_Storage_Solutions Document management plus digital imaging system design, hardware, software, storage, and training. |
| Document_Imaging_Report Marketing and management information about the document imaging industry. Features articles, discussion forum, and events. |
| DocuScan_USA Digital imaging services, document management systems, and imaging system hardware. |
| DocuServe_Corp Provides document conversion, imaging consultation and education services. |
| Filescan_Imaging Hardware, software, training, consulting and support for imaging, archiving, document management, and large format scanning. |
| FUJIFILM_Electronic_Imaging_Ltd Supplies electronic pre-press equipment and software open imaging systems. |
Welcome to Pacific Grids. That's me, John Harker, on the right. This site was my first and reflects one of my passions - the area of Modular Systems and Grid Computing. Also a little bit of my interest in sailing... I've worked with computers for a long time - move the cursor over the picture of the IBM 305 console at the top left and see me teaching my first class. Starting with Tandem and through SCO and Caldera I've worked with multi-CPU and clustered systems since their inception. After leaving Caldera I worked with ZNA Communications in various areas of Modular Computing - blade and brick servers, high-speed network interconnects, cluster, grid and virtual operating environments, and web services application development. My customers included Caldera, Progress Software and the Server Blade Trade Association. I also did business planning and web site development in the wireless market space for Wireless Cables, Inc. Currently I'm a Sr. Product Marketing Manager working for Hitachi Data Systems in Santa Clara in the field of SANs, Storage Arrays, and Storage Area Management products. I'm also enjoying exploring and learning web 2.0 technologies and their use for marketing purposes. I've done contract business planning, writing, marketing and web page development I've taught custom courses in the areas of Modular Computing, Grid and Cluster computing, UNIX/Linux, and Networking. I've done consulting on selection and implementation of modular, grid and cluster computing systems. John Harker - Skill Highlights -12+ years Product Management and Product Marketing experience, interleaved with -8+ years Software Engineering experience -2+ years Curriculum Development and Training experience -Four-Phase, Tandem, Victor, Santa Cruz Operation (SCO), Caldera, Hitachi Data Systems -Prolific writer, strong web, strong presenter, insightful technologist -Technical expertise in Networking, Servers, Storage, SANs, UNIX, Linux, Windows, Clusters and Grid Computing, Web Services, CIM, SMI-S, NFS, SAMBA/CIFS, etc. -Negotiations and Contracts -I also understand hardware design and manufacturing, supply logistics, etc. 
