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Voalte, Inc. is a healthcare technology company specializing in smartphone software solutions designed to enhance communication among caregivers in hospital settings. Founded in 2008 and based in Sarasota, Florida, Voalte offers a range of products, including Voalte One, which integrates VoIP calling, alarm notifications, and text messaging. Additionally, Voalte Me facilitates communication between doctors and care team members using personal smartphones, while Voalte Story promotes enterprise-level social interaction. The company also provides Voalte Connect, a mobile device management solution, alongside clinical workflow services and support. With operations in various locations including Seattle, Uruguay, Vietnam, New York, and Spain, Voalte aims to improve care coordination by ensuring that care teams can securely access and share information, adapting to future healthcare technologies. As of 2019, Voalte operates as a subsidiary of Hill-Rom, Inc.

MDLive is a telehealth provider that offers online and on-demand healthcare delivery services through a cloud-based platform. The company facilitates access to board-certified doctors via phone, video, and applications, allowing patients to receive medical consultations without the need for in-person visits. This service is designed to benefit a wide range of stakeholders, including patients, hospitals, employers, payers, and physician practice groups. By enabling virtual consultations, MDLive helps reduce the reliance on emergency room and urgent care visits for non-emergency issues, promoting a more efficient and cost-effective healthcare experience. Its platform ensures secure and seamless collaboration among patients, healthcare professionals, and administrators.

KZO Innovations specializes in social collaboration video software, serving both commercial and government sectors. Its flagship product, the KZO Business Video Suite, is utilized by Fortune 500 companies and various government agencies to create, share, and socialize video content securely. The software allows users to upload or create videos from any computer, integrate them within customer relationship management (CRM) systems and learning management systems (LMS), and foster viewer engagement through comments and questions. KZO's platform is designed to facilitate live and on-demand collaboration across organizations, leveraging its compatibility with major collaboration portals like Salesforce and SharePoint. The suite comprises three key components—the KZO Virtual Studio, KZO Video Library, and KZO Media Player—all of which support various video formats, ensuring comprehensive functionality for tasks such as training, sales enablement, video knowledge management, and corporate communications.

Socialtext, a portfolio company of Bedford Funding, specializes in enterprise social software designed to enhance collaboration and information sharing within organizations. The company was the first to offer social software tailored for business environments, helping to break down information silos and improve overall performance. Its suite of products includes tools for microblogging, blogging, wikis, profiles, and social spreadsheets, all aimed at facilitating real-time communication among employees. Socialtext provides flexible deployment options, allowing customers to choose between hosted cloud services and on-site appliances to meet their security needs. The software is built on a web-oriented architecture, enabling seamless integration with traditional systems of record like CRM and ERP. With over 6,500 businesses, including notable clients such as Getty Images and Symantec, Socialtext has proven to be a valuable asset in driving revenue growth, customer satisfaction, and organizational agility.

Aquire Solutions, Inc. is a privately-held, woman-owned company founded in 1994 and based in Irving, Texas. It specializes in workforce planning and management solutions, providing a range of software products designed to enhance organizational effectiveness. Its offerings include Aquire InSight for workforce analytics, Aquire Compensation for compensation management, Aquire Succession for succession planning, and Aquire Integrity for data cleansing. Additionally, Aquire provides OrgPublisher, an enterprise solution for organizational charting and reporting, which allows users to visualize and analyze workforce data. The company serves over 2,700 organizations across 125 countries, facilitating data management for approximately 10 million professionals in various industries, including automotive, finance, healthcare, and information technology. Aquire maintains strategic partnerships with major firms such as Accenture, Microsoft, and Oracle. The company was previously known as TimeVision, Inc. before rebranding in 2005 and currently operates as a subsidiary of Peoplefluent, Inc.

Peopleclick, Inc. is a provider of talent acquisition software and services, specializing in human resource and workforce compliance solutions. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a data center in Slough, the United Kingdom, the company offers a range of products designed to streamline the recruitment process for organizations of all sizes. Key offerings include Peopleclick RMS, which manages employee acquisition and recruitment processes, and a Vendor Management System that facilitates staffing and project requirements. Additional solutions encompass high-volume recruiting, workforce planning, onboarding, interview scheduling, and affirmative action compliance. Peopleclick also provides tools for pay equity analysis and mobile recruiting capabilities, catering to the needs of multinational corporations as well as small and medium-sized businesses.

Authoria, Inc. provides integrated talent management software, performance management, recruiting software, and compensation management software. Its products provide talent management solutions that help companies to recruit, develop, compensate, retain, and engage employees. The company’s products include recruiting, performance, incentive, salary, succession planning, and communications software. Authoria was formerly known as Foundation Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Authoria, Inc. in 1999. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Santa Barbara, California; and Bangalore, India.