computing, big data, and financial platforms; software and services including, disruptive technologies in support for the strategic objectives of Mellanox's Software and Service Group, databases, visual computing and open source; and physical layer, manufacturing and material technologies including, materials, packaging, electronic design, automation tools, disruptive memory technologies, and complementary chips to support Mellanox initiatives. It also seeks to invest in the enterprise data, Web 2.0, cloud infrastructure, enterprise application platforms.