Alan Mateo

Medidata Solutions, Inc. engages in provision of cloud based solutions for life sciences. It offers advanced analytics, data capture and management, trial management, patient cloud and trial planning. The company was founded by Glen M. de Vries, Edward F. Ikeguchi and Tarek A. Sherif in June 1999 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Red Pepper Software Co. is a leading developer of real-time supply chain optimization and sales order promising applications based on intelligent agent technology. The company's ResponseAgent products, designed to complement and integrate with existing transactional systems, enable real-time responsiveness to customer requirements. ResponseAgents integrate single plant or supply chain-wide materials, capacity and customer demand information, then apply advanced optimization technology to rapidly generate plans or schedules