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Aushon BioSystems provides comprehensive and robust protein biomarker assay development, detection and analysis through an innovative, cost-effective multiplex immunoassay platform that delivers exceptional performance, quality and reliability to accelerate pre-clinical and clinical biomarker research. With a growing menu of more than 300 biomarkers in key therapeutic areas, and advanced microarray printing technology, their broad suite of products and services offers a unique and complete solution for their customers – global leaders in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, academic and diagnostic industries. They trust us to provide the most reliable protein biomarker data available, in the least amount of time, to lower their costs and improve research productivity.

Melinta Therapeutics is an antibiotics-focused company. The company’s mission is to discover, develop and commercialize urgently needed, groundbreaking antibiotics to overcome drug-resistant, life-threatening infections. The need for new therapies for drug-resistant infections is widely recognized as one of the most serious public health issues facing the world today. To meet this need, Melinta Therapeutics is rapidly progressing its late-stage investigational antibiotic, delafloxacin, which is currently in Phase 3 development for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). In addition, Melinta is focused on its ongoing research program to develop a new class of antibiotics designed to overcome the resistant ESKAPE pathogens known to cause the majority of serious hospital infections and patient deaths. Melinta Therapeutics is privately held and backed by Vatera Healthcare Partners and Warburg Pincus.

ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops and executes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands.

Centric Software provides a Digital Transformation Platform for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods. Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP) is a visual, fully digital collection of boards for touch-based devices like iPad, iPhone and large-scale, touch-screen televisions. Centric VIP transforms decision making and automates execution to truly collapse time to market and distance to trend. Centric’s flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, business planning, quality, and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric SMB packages extended PLM including innovative technology and key industry learnings tailored for small businesses. Centric Software has received multiple industry awards, including the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Retail, Fashion, and Apparel PLM in 2016 and Frost & Sullivan’s Global Retail, Fashion, and Apparel PLM Product Differentiation Excellence Award in 2012. Red Herring named Centric to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015, and 2016.

Zilliant, Inc. provides price optimization and price management software for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. The company's pricing software enables manufacturers and distributors to adopt an approach to price analysis, optimization, price list management, quoting, and negotiation. It offers Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS), an enterprise software that combines price segmentation and price optimization science with analytics and process automation software for price management; ZPPS Analytics, which provides segment-specific metrics and KPIs to deliver a view of pricing performance and uncover opportunities to improve; ZPPS Price Optimization that produces price and deal envelope recommendations for various price segment; and ZPPS Price List Manager, which administers price lists and policies, as well as other price instruments, such as discount and markup schedules. The company also provides ZPPS Deal Manager and Deal Manager for Agreements, and ZPPS Price Campaign Manager that provides inline analytics and KPIs for scoring deals against peer group benchmarks and enforces corporate price policies; and ZPPS Pricing Information Manager, which manages product mix and selection in various deals. In addition, Zilliant, Inc. offers deployment strategy and planning, and implementation methodology, as well as Zilliant education services for business and technical users. The company has a strategic alliance with Advanous. Zilliant, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Overtone helps companies understand the meaning of the world's online conversations. Overtone's Open Micâ„¢ listening system continuously delivers consumer insights, brand performance metrics and market intelligence to brand name companies. Learn how you too can harness the power of social media analytics and customer listening at www.overtone.com

Overtone helps companies understand the meaning of the world's online conversations. Overtone's Open Micâ„¢ listening system continuously delivers consumer insights, brand performance metrics and market intelligence to brand name companies. Learn how you too can harness the power of social media analytics and customer listening at www.overtone.com

Wimba is a provider of collaborative learning software solutions and services to the Further/Higher Education and K-12 markets, as well as Publishing Services and Solutions that are widely adopted in academic publishing.

Everbridge is a global software company that provides critical communications and enterprise safety applications that enable customers to automate and accelerate the process of keeping people safe and businesses running during critical events. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events such as IT outages or cyber incidents, over 3,000 global customers rely on the company’s SaaS-based platform to quickly and reliably construct and deliver contextual notifications to millions of people at one time. The company’s platform sent over 1.5 billion messages in 2016 and offers the ability to reach more than 200 countries and territories with secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices. The company’s critical communications and enterprise safety applications, which include Mass Notification, Incident Management, IT Alerting, Safety Connection, Community Engagement, Secure Messaging, and Internet of Things, are easy-to-use and deploy, secure, highly scalable and reliable. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 8 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, all four of the largest global accounting firms, 24 of the 25 busiest North American airports, and 6 of the 10 largest global automakers. Everbridge is based in Boston and Los Angeles with additional offices in San Francisco, Lansing, Beijing, London, and Stockholm.

Melinta Therapeutics is an antibiotics-focused company. The company’s mission is to discover, develop and commercialize urgently needed, groundbreaking antibiotics to overcome drug-resistant, life-threatening infections. The need for new therapies for drug-resistant infections is widely recognized as one of the most serious public health issues facing the world today. To meet this need, Melinta Therapeutics is rapidly progressing its late-stage investigational antibiotic, delafloxacin, which is currently in Phase 3 development for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI). In addition, Melinta is focused on its ongoing research program to develop a new class of antibiotics designed to overcome the resistant ESKAPE pathogens known to cause the majority of serious hospital infections and patient deaths. Melinta Therapeutics is privately held and backed by Vatera Healthcare Partners and Warburg Pincus.

ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops and executes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands.

Paratek designs and manufactures adaptive RF front-end component solutions for mobile wireless applications. Paratek's product offerings for multi-mode and multi-band operation cover three major applications : Adaptive Impedance Matching Modules (AIMM), Broadband filters and pre-selectors for RF front-end devices, Radio Antenna Frequency Tuners (RAFTâ„¢). Paratek works collaboratively with customers. That means they listen closely to what your needs and milestones are, and then work to adapt their technology to yours. Applications differ, but the beauty of their adaptive approach is that they can easily fine-tune solutions based around certain operating bands, frequency ranges, and industry protocols. If your need is slightly different from the next, that's where they shine!

Applied Identity, Inc. offers identity aware network security solutions. It offers ID-Audit, which displays real-time and historical user and resource activity; ID-Unify that enables the management of user identities between disparate identity stores; ID-Enforce, an identity aware network enforcement solution; and ID-Mark, which enables collection of audit data. The company also provides audit and compliance, asset protection, network level user and group separation, and identity virtualization solutions. Its clients include financial services, government department and agencies, technology innovators, and educational institutions.

Certona provides AI-powered omnichannel personalization solutions for brands and retailers. Their technology leverages machine learning and predictive analytics to deliver an orchestrated experience with optimized content and messaging to increase engagement and conversions across customer touchpoints.

Overtone helps companies understand the meaning of the world's online conversations. Overtone's Open Micâ„¢ listening system continuously delivers consumer insights, brand performance metrics and market intelligence to brand name companies. Learn how you too can harness the power of social media analytics and customer listening at www.overtone.com

Hanger Network In-Home Media's EcoHanger Delivery Programs meet business and marketing needs. They are flexible, targeted and efficient. Their products serve the purposes of the client and also protect the environment.

Everbridge is a global software company that provides critical communications and enterprise safety applications that enable customers to automate and accelerate the process of keeping people safe and businesses running during critical events. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events such as IT outages or cyber incidents, over 3,000 global customers rely on the company’s SaaS-based platform to quickly and reliably construct and deliver contextual notifications to millions of people at one time. The company’s platform sent over 1.5 billion messages in 2016 and offers the ability to reach more than 200 countries and territories with secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices. The company’s critical communications and enterprise safety applications, which include Mass Notification, Incident Management, IT Alerting, Safety Connection, Community Engagement, Secure Messaging, and Internet of Things, are easy-to-use and deploy, secure, highly scalable and reliable. Everbridge serves 8 of the 10 largest U.S. cities, 8 of the 10 largest U.S.-based investment banks, all four of the largest global accounting firms, 24 of the 25 busiest North American airports, and 6 of the 10 largest global automakers. Everbridge is based in Boston and Los Angeles with additional offices in San Francisco, Lansing, Beijing, London, and Stockholm.

Persystent offers a personal computer life cycle management solution that automates desktop and laptop availability and compliance. Their products serve the manufacturing, technology, healthcare, insurance, government, finance, and education industries.

As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our client plans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button.

ScaleMP™ is the leader in virtualization for high-end computing, providing higher performance and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The innovative Versatile SMP™ (vSMP) architecture aggregates multiple x86 systems into a single virtual x86 system, delivering an industry-standard, high-end symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) computer. Using software to replace custom hardware and components, ScaleMP offers a new, revolutionary computing paradigm.

Evalve, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of devices that enable the repair of cardiac valves. It provides a non-surgical mitral valve repair system consisting of a steerable guide catheter, a clip delivery system, and an implant device that is used by interventional cardiologists to reduce mitral regurgitation. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Click Tactics, Inc. is an Internet-based direct marketing services provider. They help small to medium-sized businesses increase their business potential by providing marketing assistance and data management. Click Tactics' goal is to partner with large corporations who have smaller businesses as customers.

ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and technology experts and an on-demand marketing platform, ClickSquared develops and executes accountable acquisition, growth and loyalty programs to help build some of the world's best known brands.

As a next generation health plan product management company, HighRoads envisions a world where plans deliver what their customers want with the touch of a button. A future that includes on-demand price and product customization at the point of sale. Where a fundamentally new go-to-market strategy transforms the competitive landscape, and our client plans win. HighRoads’ sophisticated platform delivers an enterprise-wide single source of truth that streamlines product creation from concept to launch through process automation. Build new products in minutes instead of months by replacing manual processes, automatically incorporating changes in benefit data, and generating accurate member communications documents with the click of a button.

Intact Medical Corporation designs, develops, and markets minimally invasive systems for the volumetric excision of tissue for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in select cancer markets. Intact Medical Corporation was formerly known as Neothermia Corporation and changed its name to Intact Medical Corporation in November 2005. It is driven by its mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

CVRx is a medical device company that develops implantable technology for the treatment of high blood pressure. Its products include Rheos implantable pulse generator that provides control and delivery of the activation energy; and Rheos carotid sinus leads, which conducts activation energy from the Rheos implantable pulse generator to the left and right carotid arteries. The company also offers a Rheos programmer system that communicates with the Rheos pulse generator. CVRx was founded in 2001 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Cognio is an innovator of cognitive radio solutions for unlicensed band wireless solutions. Cognio is headquartered in the Boston area with engineering design centers in Gaithersburg, MD and an affiliated office in Ottawa, Canada.

ObjectVideo, Inc. provides intelligent video analytics software for security, public safety, business intelligence gathering, and process improvement applications. It offers ObjectVideo OnBoard, a software for digital signal processors-based program that incorporates technology as an application embedded inside of cameras, DVRs, and IP devices; and ObjectVideo VEW, which automatically detects various events and activities, including perimeter breaches, loitering, and removal of or left items for surveillance or for business intelligence-gathering. The company's products convert video to data through the detection, classification, and tracking of activities. Its products offer school grounds monitoring, facility security and access, and in-school security; asset security/monitoring, ATM monitoring, and external physical security; and loss prevention and business intelligence. The company's products are used in various applications, including transportation, such as rail, aviation, and maritime; education; banking; retail; and gaming applications. It markets and sells its products through a video intelligent partner network of OEMs, integrators, and security and information technology solutions providers. The company serves government agencies; infrastructure, such as ports, dams, and nuclear power plants; homeland security; and refineries, manufacturing plants, construction, and residential facilities markets. The company was formerly known as DiamondBack Vision, Inc. and changed its name to ObjectVideo, Inc. in August 2001. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery, development, and commercialization of anti-infective therapies targeting bacterial infections. The company offers several products, including Baxdela, Vabomere, Orbactiv, and Minocin, which address various acute bacterial skin infections and gram-negative infections. Recognizing the urgent need for new antibiotics to combat drug-resistant infections, Melinta is advancing delafloxacin, currently in Phase 3 development for treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. The company also focuses on developing innovative antibiotics aimed at overcoming resistant pathogens associated with serious hospital infections. Established in 2000, Melinta Therapeutics is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey, and operates with support from strategic partners in the healthcare sector.

Vibrant Media, Inc. specializes in digital marketing solutions, focusing on advertising and content marketing that enhance brand visibility and engagement. Founded in 2000, the company offers a range of advertising products, including Vibrant Engage, which provides immersive full-screen experiences, and Vibrant Reach, tailored for brand awareness initiatives. Additionally, Vibrant In-Image leverages editorial imagery to create content connections. The firm also delivers content marketing solutions that amplify various content types within a native advertising environment, and its programmatic solutions facilitate real-time consumer connections. With a network of over 6,600 premium publishers, Vibrant reaches more than 300 million unique users monthly, collaborating with major brands like Hewlett Packard, Microsoft, and Unilever. Headquartered in New York, Vibrant has multiple offices across the United States and Europe.

LongBoard, Inc. provides software solutions to enable the telecommunications carriers and service providers to deliver converged multimedia services. Its products include MediaRoam that provides telecommunications carriers with the ability to deliver differentiated Initiation Protocol Multimedia Subsystem enabled multimedia services across fixed and mobile networks; LongBoard Multimedia Application Platform, which provides a carrier-class software infrastructure for integrating IP-based communications; and OnePhone, a personal mobility application that automatically and transparently switches calls between cellular and WiFi networks. LongBoard, Inc. was formerly known as Persona Software, Inc. and it changed its name to LongBoard, Inc. in February 2006. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California with sales offices in London, the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan.

Intact Medical Corporation designs, develops, and markets minimally invasive systems for the volumetric excision of tissue for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in select cancer markets. Intact Medical Corporation was formerly known as Neothermia Corporation and changed its name to Intact Medical Corporation in November 2005. It is driven by its mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Paratek designs and manufactures adaptive RF front-end component solutions for mobile wireless applications. Paratek's product offerings for multi-mode and multi-band operation cover three major applications : Adaptive Impedance Matching Modules (AIMM), Broadband filters and pre-selectors for RF front-end devices, Radio Antenna Frequency Tuners (RAFTâ„¢). Paratek works collaboratively with customers. That means they listen closely to what your needs and milestones are, and then work to adapt their technology to yours. Applications differ, but the beauty of their adaptive approach is that they can easily fine-tune solutions based around certain operating bands, frequency ranges, and industry protocols. If your need is slightly different from the next, that's where they shine!

As of July 31, 2006, Trema Group was acquired by Wall Street Systems Delaware, Inc. Trema Group provides treasury and asset management software for corporations and financial institutions. It offers TremaSuite, a versatile treasury and asset management suite that includes transaction and risk management, cash management, commercial loan management, portfolio and performance management, and accounting modules; and TremaOne, which combines breadth of treasury functionality with end-to-end integration and automation capabilities, as well as covers various processes ranging from cash management to dealing, risk management, and accounting. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom with additional offices in Europe and North America.

Vesta Green Marketing solution develops and manages consumer advertising networks.

ObjectVideo, Inc. provides intelligent video analytics software for security, public safety, business intelligence gathering, and process improvement applications. It offers ObjectVideo OnBoard, a software for digital signal processors-based program that incorporates technology as an application embedded inside of cameras, DVRs, and IP devices; and ObjectVideo VEW, which automatically detects various events and activities, including perimeter breaches, loitering, and removal of or left items for surveillance or for business intelligence-gathering. The company's products convert video to data through the detection, classification, and tracking of activities. Its products offer school grounds monitoring, facility security and access, and in-school security; asset security/monitoring, ATM monitoring, and external physical security; and loss prevention and business intelligence. The company's products are used in various applications, including transportation, such as rail, aviation, and maritime; education; banking; retail; and gaming applications. It markets and sells its products through a video intelligent partner network of OEMs, integrators, and security and information technology solutions providers. The company serves government agencies; infrastructure, such as ports, dams, and nuclear power plants; homeland security; and refineries, manufacturing plants, construction, and residential facilities markets. The company was formerly known as DiamondBack Vision, Inc. and changed its name to ObjectVideo, Inc. in August 2001. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

The Qualys Cloud Platform and integrated suite of solutions helps businesses simplify security operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications. Used by more than 7,700 customers in over 100 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100, the Qualys Cloud Platform performs more than 1 billion IP scans/audits a year resulting in over 400 billion security events. Founded in 1999, Qualys has established strategic partnerships with leading managed service providers and consulting organizations including BT, Dell SecureWorks, Fujitsu, IBM, NTT, Symantec, Verizon, and Wipro. The company is also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The Qualys Cloud Platform and its integrated suite of security and compliance applications provides organizations of all sizes with a global view of their security and compliance solutions, while drastically reducing their total cost of ownership. Qualys solutions include: continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, policy compliance, pci compliance, questionnaire service, web application scanning, web application firewall, malware detection and SECURE Seal for security testing of web sites.

Active.com is a prominent online platform catering to individuals seeking to discover, learn about, and participate in various sports and recreational activities. It serves millions of users monthly, providing access to the world's largest directory of over 66,000 events across more than 80 sports in 5,000 cities, including races, leagues, and camps. The site facilitates easy online registration, making participation quick and convenient. Active.com features a vibrant online community where users can interact through message boards, share content, and access training plans and fitness tips from professional coaches. Additionally, the platform offers a membership program, ActiveAdvantage, which provides discounts on sports gear and registration fees. As part of The Active Network, the site is backed by advanced technology solutions that enhance event management for organizers, ensuring efficient administration and increased participation.

Emphasys Medical develops therapeutic devices for the treatment of patients with emphysema and other breathing disorders. It offers Zephyr Endobronchial Valve system, which is designed to block air from passing through the opening in the lung and into the chest cavity, resulting in the reduction or elimination of airflow through the leak to allow the tissue to heal. Emphasys Medical was founded in 2000 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Evalve, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of devices that enable the repair of cardiac valves. It provides a non-surgical mitral valve repair system consisting of a steerable guide catheter, a clip delivery system, and an implant device that is used by interventional cardiologists to reduce mitral regurgitation. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Menlo Park, California.

Paratek designs and manufactures adaptive RF front-end component solutions for mobile wireless applications. Paratek's product offerings for multi-mode and multi-band operation cover three major applications : Adaptive Impedance Matching Modules (AIMM), Broadband filters and pre-selectors for RF front-end devices, Radio Antenna Frequency Tuners (RAFTâ„¢). Paratek works collaboratively with customers. That means they listen closely to what your needs and milestones are, and then work to adapt their technology to yours. Applications differ, but the beauty of their adaptive approach is that they can easily fine-tune solutions based around certain operating bands, frequency ranges, and industry protocols. If your need is slightly different from the next, that's where they shine!

Workbrain provides the most widely deployed web-based workforce management solution for large enterprises. The company is the only provider of Total Workforce Management that helps organizations plan, deploy, and manage their workforce to reduce costs, increase sales, and boost employee satisfaction. Clients such as British Airways, General Mills, Target Corporation, and Lifespan choose Workbrain's industry-focused workforce management solutions to integrate workforce planning, labor forecasting, workforce scheduling, time and attendance, and workforce analytics on a single platform.

Zilliant, Inc. provides price optimization and price management software for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. The company's pricing software enables manufacturers and distributors to adopt an approach to price analysis, optimization, price list management, quoting, and negotiation. It offers Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS), an enterprise software that combines price segmentation and price optimization science with analytics and process automation software for price management; ZPPS Analytics, which provides segment-specific metrics and KPIs to deliver a view of pricing performance and uncover opportunities to improve; ZPPS Price Optimization that produces price and deal envelope recommendations for various price segment; and ZPPS Price List Manager, which administers price lists and policies, as well as other price instruments, such as discount and markup schedules. The company also provides ZPPS Deal Manager and Deal Manager for Agreements, and ZPPS Price Campaign Manager that provides inline analytics and KPIs for scoring deals against peer group benchmarks and enforces corporate price policies; and ZPPS Pricing Information Manager, which manages product mix and selection in various deals. In addition, Zilliant, Inc. offers deployment strategy and planning, and implementation methodology, as well as Zilliant education services for business and technical users. The company has a strategic alliance with Advanous. Zilliant, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Intact Medical Corporation designs, develops, and markets minimally invasive systems for the volumetric excision of tissue for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in select cancer markets. Intact Medical Corporation was formerly known as Neothermia Corporation and changed its name to Intact Medical Corporation in November 2005. It is driven by its mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Cognio is an innovator of cognitive radio solutions for unlicensed band wireless solutions. Cognio is headquartered in the Boston area with engineering design centers in Gaithersburg, MD and an affiliated office in Ottawa, Canada.

LuMend Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets medical devices intended to enable physicians to safely, predictably and cost effectively cross Chronic Total Occlusions (CTO) in the coronary vasculature, allowing subsequent conventional guide wire placement across target stenotic lesions. The company was founded in 1996 by two pioneering interventional cardiologists, John Simpson, PhD, MD, and Matthew Selmon, MD.

ObjectVideo, Inc. provides intelligent video analytics software for security, public safety, business intelligence gathering, and process improvement applications. It offers ObjectVideo OnBoard, a software for digital signal processors-based program that incorporates technology as an application embedded inside of cameras, DVRs, and IP devices; and ObjectVideo VEW, which automatically detects various events and activities, including perimeter breaches, loitering, and removal of or left items for surveillance or for business intelligence-gathering. The company's products convert video to data through the detection, classification, and tracking of activities. Its products offer school grounds monitoring, facility security and access, and in-school security; asset security/monitoring, ATM monitoring, and external physical security; and loss prevention and business intelligence. The company's products are used in various applications, including transportation, such as rail, aviation, and maritime; education; banking; retail; and gaming applications. It markets and sells its products through a video intelligent partner network of OEMs, integrators, and security and information technology solutions providers. The company serves government agencies; infrastructure, such as ports, dams, and nuclear power plants; homeland security; and refineries, manufacturing plants, construction, and residential facilities markets. The company was formerly known as DiamondBack Vision, Inc. and changed its name to ObjectVideo, Inc. in August 2001. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

LongBoard, Inc. provides software solutions to enable the telecommunications carriers and service providers to deliver converged multimedia services. Its products include MediaRoam that provides telecommunications carriers with the ability to deliver differentiated Initiation Protocol Multimedia Subsystem enabled multimedia services across fixed and mobile networks; LongBoard Multimedia Application Platform, which provides a carrier-class software infrastructure for integrating IP-based communications; and OnePhone, a personal mobility application that automatically and transparently switches calls between cellular and WiFi networks. LongBoard, Inc. was formerly known as Persona Software, Inc. and it changed its name to LongBoard, Inc. in February 2006. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California with sales offices in London, the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan.

CBCA is an independently owned, full-service benefit plan administrator with a proven track record of measurable results. They value their customers and are committed to Excellence Every Day. They believe in making healthcare accessible and affordable. They leverage best-in-class technology to streamline processes, advance administrative efficiencies, deliver personalized service, and reduce costs.

Active.com is a prominent online platform catering to individuals seeking to discover, learn about, and participate in various sports and recreational activities. It serves millions of users monthly, providing access to the world's largest directory of over 66,000 events across more than 80 sports in 5,000 cities, including races, leagues, and camps. The site facilitates easy online registration, making participation quick and convenient. Active.com features a vibrant online community where users can interact through message boards, share content, and access training plans and fitness tips from professional coaches. Additionally, the platform offers a membership program, ActiveAdvantage, which provides discounts on sports gear and registration fees. As part of The Active Network, the site is backed by advanced technology solutions that enhance event management for organizers, ensuring efficient administration and increased participation.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. provides multi-channel transaction management solutions to the communications services and digital content marketplaces primarily in North America. It offers ActivationNow and ConvergenceNow platforms, which are hosted services delivered over the Internet or a dedicated communication channel that provides work flow management. The company's ActivationNow and ConvergenceNow platforms comprise PerformancePartner Portal, a graphical user interface that enables the entry of transaction data into the gateway; Gateway Manager, which provides the capability to fulfill multiple transactions; WorkFlow Manager that provides interaction with third-party relationships, as well as enables communications service providers (CSPs) to have a single transaction view, including data from third-party systems; and Visibility Manager, which offers a centralized reporting platform for intelligent analytics around the workflow, transaction management information, historical trending, and mobile reporting for users to receive critical transaction data on mobile devices.

YadaYada, Inc. ceased operations in December 2001. YadaYada was an integrated service provider and personalized Web portal that provides access to web sites on personal digital assistants (PDA). It enabled its customers to select websites for download into Palm OS devices. Founded in 1999, the company was based in New York City.

Cognio is an innovator of cognitive radio solutions for unlicensed band wireless solutions. Cognio is headquartered in the Boston area with engineering design centers in Gaithersburg, MD and an affiliated office in Ottawa, Canada.

Workbrain provides the most widely deployed web-based workforce management solution for large enterprises. The company is the only provider of Total Workforce Management that helps organizations plan, deploy, and manage their workforce to reduce costs, increase sales, and boost employee satisfaction. Clients such as British Airways, General Mills, Target Corporation, and Lifespan choose Workbrain's industry-focused workforce management solutions to integrate workforce planning, labor forecasting, workforce scheduling, time and attendance, and workforce analytics on a single platform.

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. provides multi-channel transaction management solutions to the communications services and digital content marketplaces primarily in North America. It offers ActivationNow and ConvergenceNow platforms, which are hosted services delivered over the Internet or a dedicated communication channel that provides work flow management. The company's ActivationNow and ConvergenceNow platforms comprise PerformancePartner Portal, a graphical user interface that enables the entry of transaction data into the gateway; Gateway Manager, which provides the capability to fulfill multiple transactions; WorkFlow Manager that provides interaction with third-party relationships, as well as enables communications service providers (CSPs) to have a single transaction view, including data from third-party systems; and Visibility Manager, which offers a centralized reporting platform for intelligent analytics around the workflow, transaction management information, historical trending, and mobile reporting for users to receive critical transaction data on mobile devices.

The Qualys Cloud Platform and integrated suite of solutions helps businesses simplify security operations and lower the cost of compliance by delivering critical security intelligence on demand and automating the full spectrum of auditing, compliance and protection for IT systems and web applications. Used by more than 7,700 customers in over 100 countries, including a majority of each of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100, the Qualys Cloud Platform performs more than 1 billion IP scans/audits a year resulting in over 400 billion security events. Founded in 1999, Qualys has established strategic partnerships with leading managed service providers and consulting organizations including BT, Dell SecureWorks, Fujitsu, IBM, NTT, Symantec, Verizon, and Wipro. The company is also a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The Qualys Cloud Platform and its integrated suite of security and compliance applications provides organizations of all sizes with a global view of their security and compliance solutions, while drastically reducing their total cost of ownership. Qualys solutions include: continuous monitoring, vulnerability management, policy compliance, pci compliance, questionnaire service, web application scanning, web application firewall, malware detection and SECURE Seal for security testing of web sites.

LongBoard, Inc. provides software solutions to enable the telecommunications carriers and service providers to deliver converged multimedia services. Its products include MediaRoam that provides telecommunications carriers with the ability to deliver differentiated Initiation Protocol Multimedia Subsystem enabled multimedia services across fixed and mobile networks; LongBoard Multimedia Application Platform, which provides a carrier-class software infrastructure for integrating IP-based communications; and OnePhone, a personal mobility application that automatically and transparently switches calls between cellular and WiFi networks. LongBoard, Inc. was formerly known as Persona Software, Inc. and it changed its name to LongBoard, Inc. in February 2006. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California with sales offices in London, the United Kingdom and Tokyo, Japan.

Zilliant, Inc. provides price optimization and price management software for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. The company's pricing software enables manufacturers and distributors to adopt an approach to price analysis, optimization, price list management, quoting, and negotiation. It offers Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS), an enterprise software that combines price segmentation and price optimization science with analytics and process automation software for price management; ZPPS Analytics, which provides segment-specific metrics and KPIs to deliver a view of pricing performance and uncover opportunities to improve; ZPPS Price Optimization that produces price and deal envelope recommendations for various price segment; and ZPPS Price List Manager, which administers price lists and policies, as well as other price instruments, such as discount and markup schedules. The company also provides ZPPS Deal Manager and Deal Manager for Agreements, and ZPPS Price Campaign Manager that provides inline analytics and KPIs for scoring deals against peer group benchmarks and enforces corporate price policies; and ZPPS Pricing Information Manager, which manages product mix and selection in various deals. In addition, Zilliant, Inc. offers deployment strategy and planning, and implementation methodology, as well as Zilliant education services for business and technical users. The company has a strategic alliance with Advanous. Zilliant, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Certia offers customers modern services and comprehensive solutions. Their services include HR, financial, payroll administration services, as well as various automated processes and systems.

Eventra pioneered the supplier relationship management software industry by developing an Internet-based application that enables manufacturers to communicate and collaborate with their suppliers. Founded in 1998, Eventra provides services and solutions that help manufacturers successfully manage their inbound direct material supply chain. Their leading solution, VendorSite, makes it easy for both manufacturers and their suppliers to cut costs and boost responsiveness by sharing critical information in real-time. Today, Eventra has more live customers and suppliers using VendorSite than any other supplier management solution. Their customers use VendorSite each day to exchange critical planning, material requirements, shipment and payment information with their suppliers to streamline and automate their supply chain. Leading global manufacturers such as Duracell, Pitney Bowes and Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc. use VendorSite every day to help run their business. Their unmatched experience in solving the real-world needs of their customers makes VendorSite the best solution for your supply chain.

Active.com is a prominent online platform catering to individuals seeking to discover, learn about, and participate in various sports and recreational activities. It serves millions of users monthly, providing access to the world's largest directory of over 66,000 events across more than 80 sports in 5,000 cities, including races, leagues, and camps. The site facilitates easy online registration, making participation quick and convenient. Active.com features a vibrant online community where users can interact through message boards, share content, and access training plans and fitness tips from professional coaches. Additionally, the platform offers a membership program, ActiveAdvantage, which provides discounts on sports gear and registration fees. As part of The Active Network, the site is backed by advanced technology solutions that enhance event management for organizers, ensuring efficient administration and increased participation.

Centric Software provides a Digital Transformation Platform for the most prestigious names in fashion, retail, footwear, luxury, outdoor and consumer goods. Centric Visual Innovation Platform (VIP) is a visual, fully digital collection of boards for touch-based devices like iPad, iPhone and large-scale, touch-screen televisions. Centric VIP transforms decision making and automates execution to truly collapse time to market and distance to trend. Centric’s flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) platform, Centric 8, delivers enterprise-class merchandise planning, product development, sourcing, business planning, quality, and collection management functionality tailored for fast-moving consumer industries. Centric SMB packages extended PLM including innovative technology and key industry learnings tailored for small businesses. Centric Software has received multiple industry awards, including the Frost & Sullivan Global Product Differentiation Excellence Award in Retail, Fashion, and Apparel PLM in 2016 and Frost & Sullivan’s Global Retail, Fashion, and Apparel PLM Product Differentiation Excellence Award in 2012. Red Herring named Centric to its Top 100 Global list in 2013, 2015, and 2016.

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BAV Software, They developed and introduced Their unique approach to merchandise technology. This is exemplified both in the Collaborative Merchandise Optimization TM (CMO) process and the InitiaLink TM product. In order to better reflect Their mission and commitment, They have chosen to rename the company Mercari Technologies, Inc.

TimesTen offers real-time data management software for managing events, transactions, and data. The company was formerly known as TimesTen Performance Software, Inc. and changed its name to Oracle | TimesTen in 1996. Oracle | TimesTen is based in Mountain View, California.

Alerts.com remotely monitors Web sites to deliver personalized, persistent search results via wireless devices, interactive voice, text and email. The Alerts.com system offers both content alerting capabilities and delivery of content directly to wireless devices using SMS or WAP protocols. Offered as a service through our partners and through Alerts.com's own Internet site, users request to be notified when specific Web content - like a news story or a product price - satisfies the user's alert parameters. The Alerts.com system provides business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets with a seamless, diligent infrastructure service that helps build and manage customer relationships by delivering information when and where people need it. The service, by exposing and delivering dynamic content notifications, generates qualified repeat visits to partners' sites and serves an indispensable role in opt-in, affinity-based marketing efforts.

Celox Networks, Inc. manufactures Internet protocol switches. The company’s SCx 192 is an Internet protocol service creation switch, which provides tools to create new revenue-generating services over existing access connections, such as traffic prioritization, traffic shaping and bandwidth management, and security across a shared Internet protocol infrastructure, as well as service level agreement performance verifications.

Founded in 1996, iLumin is headquartered in Reston, Virginia with offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London. iLumin provides enterprise message management tools that deliver a comprehensive solution to address the ever-growing challenges of today's corporate message systems. iLumin's flagship product, Assentor Enterprise, delivers archiving, regulatory compliance, corporate supervision, mailbox management, discovery and litigation support solutions for commercial industry and government organizations. iLumin is a leading provider of intelligent content solutions that maximize the business value of corporate messaging systems, provide an immediate ROI by lowering total cost of ownership and effectively manage the risks inherent with these systems. iLumin also has a stable of secure messaging, storage, and electronic signatures products, that can be used in concert with Assentor Enterprise or separately. iLumin is directed by an experienced management team and backed by some of the industry's most solid and respected investment and financial services firms, which include DB Capital Venture Partners, MidOcean Partners, Rock Creek Capital, Softbank and Wachovia Strategic Ventures.

Align Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets the invisalign system for treating malocclusion or the misalignment of teeth. Invisalign corrects malocclusion using a series of clear, nearly invisible, removable appliances that gently move teeth to a desired final position. The company's products include Invisalign Full for the treatment of a range of malocclusions; Invisalign Express, a solution for less complex orthodontic cases; Invisalign Teen, which is designed to meet the specific needs of the non-adult comprehensive or teen treatment market; Vivera retainers that offer aesthetic retention solution for invisalign and non-invisalign patients; and Invisalign Assist, which is designed for general practitioners for selecting, monitoring, and finishing invisalign cases. It also offers ancillary products comprising cleaning material and adjusting tools for dental professionals. Align Technology distributes its products directly to orthodontists and general practitioner dentists in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Japan. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

WorldStreet Corp., a developer of collaborative commerce solutions for the financial industry.

Firstsource is a business process outsourcing (BPO) company providing customer life cycle management solutions to global leaders in banking, credit cards, insurance, mortgage, healthcare, telecom, and media industries.

fourthchannel is a provider of hosted e-business solutions that enable manufacturers and distributors to sell complex products via the Internet. fourthchannel's integrated catalog, order management, configuration and transaction capabilities enhance relationships between suppliers, distributors and their customers. With fourthchannel's proven platform companies can expand and manage their selling channels, participate fully in e-marketplaces, and develop private exchanges with collaborative capabilities.

NetEx is a provider of HyperIP WAN optimization virtual appliance software that satisfies the needs of hundreds of the most forward-thinking and demanding enterprises in the world for data security and transfer. Small to medium-sized firms, mid-tier businesses, small to medium-sized enterprises, and enterprise-class businesses are among their clients. These cover a wide range of global industry sectors, such as the public sector, banking, transportation, aviation, telecommunications, healthcare, and real estate.

XMarkstheSpot delivers quality opt-in leads to both online and offline partners on a pay-for-performance basis. Its permission marketing network mirrors The Aptimus Network in which marketers acquire new customers, consumers are presented with context-driven offers and distribution partners share in the cost-per-action (CPA) results.

ObjectVideo, Inc. provides intelligent video analytics software for security, public safety, business intelligence gathering, and process improvement applications. It offers ObjectVideo OnBoard, a software for digital signal processors-based program that incorporates technology as an application embedded inside of cameras, DVRs, and IP devices; and ObjectVideo VEW, which automatically detects various events and activities, including perimeter breaches, loitering, and removal of or left items for surveillance or for business intelligence-gathering. The company's products convert video to data through the detection, classification, and tracking of activities. Its products offer school grounds monitoring, facility security and access, and in-school security; asset security/monitoring, ATM monitoring, and external physical security; and loss prevention and business intelligence. The company's products are used in various applications, including transportation, such as rail, aviation, and maritime; education; banking; retail; and gaming applications. It markets and sells its products through a video intelligent partner network of OEMs, integrators, and security and information technology solutions providers. The company serves government agencies; infrastructure, such as ports, dams, and nuclear power plants; homeland security; and refineries, manufacturing plants, construction, and residential facilities markets. The company was formerly known as DiamondBack Vision, Inc. and changed its name to ObjectVideo, Inc. in August 2001. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

I-Logix is a provider of modelling tools for the embedded market.

IPHighway provide multi-vendor, policy-based networking (PBN) solutions that improve the performance and operation of large-scale networks.

Zilliant, Inc. provides price optimization and price management software for manufacturing, distribution, high-tech, and industrial service companies. The company's pricing software enables manufacturers and distributors to adopt an approach to price analysis, optimization, price list management, quoting, and negotiation. It offers Zilliant Precision Pricing Suite (ZPPS), an enterprise software that combines price segmentation and price optimization science with analytics and process automation software for price management; ZPPS Analytics, which provides segment-specific metrics and KPIs to deliver a view of pricing performance and uncover opportunities to improve; ZPPS Price Optimization that produces price and deal envelope recommendations for various price segment; and ZPPS Price List Manager, which administers price lists and policies, as well as other price instruments, such as discount and markup schedules. The company also provides ZPPS Deal Manager and Deal Manager for Agreements, and ZPPS Price Campaign Manager that provides inline analytics and KPIs for scoring deals against peer group benchmarks and enforces corporate price policies; and ZPPS Pricing Information Manager, which manages product mix and selection in various deals. In addition, Zilliant, Inc. offers deployment strategy and planning, and implementation methodology, as well as Zilliant education services for business and technical users. The company has a strategic alliance with Advanous. Zilliant, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.