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Neartek Scores $8M Round: Page 2 of 2

Other companies in this space include Diligent Technologies Corp. -- which earlier this year spun off from EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) -- Storage Technology Corp. (StorageTek) (NYSE: STK), and IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM). (See Diligent Cracks Open.)

Neartek's customer base is predominantly made up of European companies and government agencies -- which explains why it's interested in stepping up its visibility stateside. "Aside from the French government, I don't know who they sell to," says Neville Yates, CTO of Diligent.

Well, Neartek does have a few others. In addition to France's Ministry of Finance and other agencies, its customer roster includes BNP Paribas, a French bank; Oc, a printing and document imaging vendor based in The Netherlands; and Scania, a Swedish automaker.

— Todd Spangler, US Editor, Byte and Switch