San Jose is southeast of San
Francisco and is the third-largest city in California. It is the
county seat of Santa Clara County and occupies approximately one fifth
of the total land area of that county.
Although Silicon Valley boundaries are informal, San
Jose is among only a few communities together with Santa Clara and
Milpitas that quite definitely the heart of this technology center.
With corporate headquarters or offices for many of the
Information Technology leaders, San Jose has evolved as one of the
most frequently traveled destinations in the state.
With names like Sony, Intel, Phillips, Hitachi, Bay
Networks, Hewlett Packard, Apple and Fujitsu, it isn't hard to see
why the area is attracting sophistication and the enterprising entrepreneurial
Spirit.