Computer & electronics hardware
Jonathan Abrams
Created the Nets top social-networking site, where eight million people communicate with friends and friends of friends.
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Pierre Sillard
Devised a software modeling tool that enabled him to design complex optical fibers now being manufactured for use in very-high-capacity communications systems.
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Mena Trott
Mena developed a simpler user interface which allows bloggers to create links to other pages by clicking and dragging items on-screen.
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Guido Appenzeller
Started a Palo Alto, CA, firm to commercialize an encryption technology that uses a simple ID, such as an e-mail address, to ensure secure communications.
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Massimo Marchiori
Develops more efficient ways of identifying, finding, and retrieving information on the Web.