William John Walsh

PeopleSoft, Inc. provides enterprise software that ties together back-office applications and databases. Its software addresses such tasks as accounting, human resources management and supply chain management. PeopleSoft has expanded its product lines to include vertical applications for manufacturing firms and government agencies. In late 2003 Oracle launched a hostile attempt to purchase PeopleSoft, which ultimately agreed to be purchased for $10.3 billion in December 2004. Oracle completed the acquisition of the company in January 2005. PeopleSoft is located in Redwood Shores, CA.

Epiphany, Inc. used to develop customer relationship software (CRM). It was providing solutions that are deployed to increase profitability at consumer-oriented companies. The company used to analyze large volumes of customer data to optimize marketing campaigns and customer interactions. Epiphany was located in San Mateo, CA.

Retek, Inc. provides end-to-end solution covers all areas of the retail cycle, from understanding the marketplace and consumers, to planning, producing and designing, buying, moving, and selling, through to supporting the retail organization. These retail-specific solutions are available as packaged software, as electronic services or via an ASP model, depending upon the needs of the retailer. It is located in Minneapolis, MN.

Valen Technologies, Inc. provides predictive modeling and decision enabling software for the insurance industry. The firm offers proprietary data, analytics and predictive modeling to help carriers manage, and segment their portfolios. It enables insurance carriers to understand their risks, underwrite policies, and recover uncollected premium. The company was founded by Dax Craig and Richard G. Vlasimsky in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Open Harbor’s first-and-only suite of integrated trade services creates a unified view for companies and their partners to manage the complexity of international trade operations in real-time. Unlike existing solutions whose U.S.-centric and non-integrated approaches limit the potential benefits of global trade automation, Open Harbor’s industrial-strength solution, delivered via the Web, is unique in its ability to support trade from and to any country

Navis LLC provides software solutions for the maritime transportation and logistics industry. It offers Navis N4, terminal operations, business intelligence, maritime business network, carrier and vessel solutions, MACS3, Stowman and Bluetracker. The firm's services include implementations and upgrades, optimization, IT system performance. N4 support locations, carrier and vessel support and Navis training. The company was founded by Jonathan Shields and Erick Tiemroth in 1988 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.