Private Equity Round in 2007
SureFire provides illumination tools and gears designed to meet the demanding needs of high-risk professionals. It designs and manufactures illumination tools and tactical equipment. The company’s illumination tools include flash, weapon, helmet, wrist, law enforcement, search and spot, next generation, V-series IR, and fire rescue lights, as well as headlamps; and tactical equipment that comprises sound suppressors, muzzle brakes and flash hiders, magazines, adapters for X-series lights, rapid transition sights, and hearing protection products. It also offers parts, accessories, pens, apparel, and batteries; and various training courses, including training in firearms and edged weapons, unarmed defensive and combative techniques, law enforcement and military low-light tactics, and tactical and protective driving. SureFire is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1979 by John Matthews.
As of May 2, 2006, BuildForge Inc. was acquired by International Business Machines Corp. BuildForge Inc. develops and markets build process management software solutions. The company's products include BuildForge 3.1, which manages and automates the software build process to accelerate development cycles, optimize resource utilization, and create reliable build environments. BuildForge was founded in 2001 and is based in Austin, Texas.
Vodium, Inc. provides Webcasts, media on demand, and media library solutions. It also offers medical education, marketing communications, and government policy announcements and conference solutions to federal government, associations, and the healthcare industry