Though barely a half century old, advances in the field of information technology have transformed the way we work and live in more dramatic ways than any could have imagined. Along the way, companies that have successfully delivered these advances to customers have generated substantial value.

The remarkable growth of the Internet as a global commerce and information sharing resource has created the most dynamic and expansive environment for new business development in this century. DIAMOND investments in exchange and infrastructure companies focus on opportunities that have exceptional potential to lead in the commercial use of the Internet or to build key enabling infrastructure.

As we enter the next phase of computing and IT, powerful forces are driving even more explosive growth and opportunity across the IT space-the rise of the global Internet and networking in general, the broad-based adoption of computers in business and in the home, and fundamental advances in basic computer and physical science. In this dynamic and highly competitive environment, DIAMOND portfolio companies are thriving.