Allen Bannon

NetIQ Corp. offers software solutions. It provides identity and access management, security management, IT operation management, disaster recovery, workload migration, and unified communications and VoIP. The company was founded on February 11, 1998 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Vitria Technology, Inc. develops software platforms for real time e-business. It offers VIA IoT analytics platform, IoT analytics paaS, operational intelligence and businessware as products. It provides enterprise application integration software that works to integrate dissimilar software platforms and computer hardware with the Internet. The company was founded by JoMei Chang and Dale Skeen in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

SonicWALL, Inc. provided intelligent network security and data protection solutions. The firm offers super massive series, NSA, wireless access point and WXA Series products. It offers network security, wireless network, email, virtual security, secure VPN, voice over IP solutions, The company was founded in 1991 by Sudhakar Ravi and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Peakstone Corp. provides software solutions. It offers integrated systems management tools developed for the high-end data processing market, to online infrastructure. It provides metrics and analytics for Line of Business Owners, IT executives, CIOs, CFOs and Technologists. Peakstone was founded in 1999 by T. M. Ravi and is located in Sunnyvale CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Atlantis Computing, Inc. provides virtual desktop infrastructure storage and performance optimization solutions. Its solutions include storage consolidation, VDI & hosted shared applications, performance acceleration, remote office/branch office and hyperconverged solutions. The firm’s products include Atlantis hyperscale, USX and ILIO. The company was founded by Chetan Collegal Venkatesh in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Ejasent, Inc. develops software and technology solutions to product and service companies delivering utility computing solutions. It provides differentiated application virtualization technology and application usage data aggregation, reporting and analysis tools to its partners. Ejasent was founded in 1999 and is based in Mountain View, CA.

Aurema, Inc. provides workload and performance management solutions for server and desktop optimization. It allows administrators to generate, store, view, and export resource utilization reports that enable workload management, capacity planning, service level agreement tracking and billing. The company was founded Allen Roger in 1986 and is located in Cupertino, CA.

Fios, Inc. provides electronic discovery management solutions for corporations. the company was founded on February 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Blazent, Inc. provides information technology business intelligence software solutions. Its products include softrac, glove, opselare and data explorer. The company also offers data quality management, data governance, operational validations and software inventory analysis solutions. Blazent was founded by Pamela Day in 2000 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

Aryaka Networks, Inc. engages in the development and provision of application and network performance solutions for enterprises. It offers Smart Optimize, SmartCloud, SmartSecure, SmartInsights, SmarConnect, and SmartManage. The company was founded by Ajit Gupta, Rajeev Bharadhwaj and Ashwath Nagaraj in 2008 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Vimo, Inc. provides online comparison services for health insurance and benefit plans. Its services include implementation and launch, sales and marketing, customer support and account management, and consumer service center. It offers administration modules and advanced billing and payment. The company was founded by Chini Krishnan and Shankar Srinivasan in 2005 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Rinse, Inc. provides dry cleaning and laundry service. Its services include dry cleaning, wash and fold, hang dry, hand wash, repairs, large items and leather-even clothing donations. The company was founded by Sam Cheng, Ajay Prakash, and James Joun in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Rockyou, Inc. develops social game advertising platform. Its advertising products enable brands and game developers to reach and monetize audiences through social advertising solutions, including video products and in-game brand integrations. The company was founded by Lance Tokuda, Ryo Ishizuka and Jia Shen in 2005 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Voxeet, Inc. develops an application that provides conference call solutions. The firm's application is used for web conferencing, messaging and file sharing, and call recording and replaying, as well as mobile presentation mode. The company was founded by Stephane Giraudie, Larry Fornallaz, and Benoit Senard in 2009 and is headquartered in Sausalito, CA.

OpenSesame Inc. provides buying and selling e-learning courses. It enables its users to host online training through video, email, and interactive courses. The company was founded by Joshua Blank, Aaron Bridges, Shelley Klassen, Donald Spear, and Thomas Turnbull in November 2011 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Q-layer NV develops and provides software for data centers. It provides datacenter and storage virtualization software for service providers in Europe and North America. The company offers Q-Center that provides virtual datacenter orchestration and automation; Q-Store, a storage and volume management solution that allows automation and integration; and Q-SAN, a software solution that provides virtual disks to servers and to external consumers over the iSCSI protocol. The company was founded by Niko Nelissen and Kristof De Spiegeleer in 2005 and is headquartered in Lochristi, Belgium.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

3i U.S. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm is a subsidiary of 3i Group Plc (LSE: III).

OpenAir, Inc. provides software solutions. It serves internal professional services groups, information technology & management consulting firms, law firms, accounting firms, advertising & public relations agencies and internet services firms. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Helius LLC provides Internet protocol broadcasting solutions to businesses through the broadband IP over satellites and local area networks. The company's solutions include case studies, distribution of IP video solutions, digital signage, training and learning and video multicasting solutions. Its products serve as the communications bridge between satellite transmission and terrestrial integration. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Lindon, UT.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Winery Exchange, Inc. produces and supplies alcoholic beverages. The firm engages in the exporting of wines and spirits. The company was founded by Peter M. Byck, John E. Crean, III and Phillip L. Hurst in October 1999 and is headquartered in Novato, CA.

Trovix, Inc. provides human resource software solutions and services. The company provides technology solutions to employers & professionals for employee and career search. It offers Trovix Recruit, an enterprise product with an applicant tracking system that enable companies to identify, approach and hire the professionals. Trovix was founded by Earl Rennison & Jeff Benrey in 2002 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA

Intalio, Inc. provides business process management solutions and enterprise cloud computing platform. Its products include Intalio Create, Intalio BPMS and Intalio Jetty. The firm's suite of products enables businesses to rapidly build business applications that leverage processes and deliver compelling user experiences that are scalable from behind the firewall to the cloud enabling businesses to support an agile response to their market. Intalio was founded in July 1999 by Bechara Wakim, Ismael Chang Ghalimi, Pascal Belloncle, Thierry Koehrlen and Assaf Arkin and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

CollegeNET, Inc. develops web based technology system. The firm’s products are used in admissions, scheduling, course evaluation and surveys, accounts optimization, non-profit, and international student. It provides its services in some colleges, universities, and non profit institutions. The company was founded by Jim Wolfston in 1979 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Entrepreneurs Foundation provides privately held companies expert advice on corporate social responsibility and philanthropy. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.