Barbara O. Ulbrich

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

IBM Tivoli Systems, Inc. provides service management software. It offers cloud and virtualization management solutions, such as cloud management, cloud storage, virtualization management, systems automation, IT service management solutions, including application performance management, network management, business service management, storage management, and IT service management and assets and facilities management solutions, which include enterprise asset management and facilities management. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Pervasive Software, Inc. provides embedded database software and cloud-based services. Its products include Pervasive PSQL, Pervasive DataExchange, Pervasive Data Integrator, Pervasive DataRush and Pervasive DataSolutions. Pervasive PSQL database provides embeddable data management. Pervasive DataExchange provides solution to eliminate data loss and down time due to system crashes or site disasters. Pervasive Data Integrator provides cost-effective extraction, transformation and flow of nearly any kind of data between sources throughout the organization. Pervasive DataRush is a software development platform. Pervasive DataSolutions gives customers affordable, subscription based integration delivered as configurable services on the Pervasive DataCloud. The company was founded by Nancy Woodward in 1994 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TimeSys Corp. provides embedded Linux solutions. Its services include design review and consulting, jump start service, kernel, bootloader, and device driver development and porting, board bring up, application development, boot time optimization, power management optimization, system development, and android porting and development. The company was founded by Raj Rajkumar, Bala Kumar, and Srini Srinivasan in 1995 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Uplogix, Inc. provides integrated and automated remote management solutions. Its products include software, hardware, and resources. The company was founded by James Dollar in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Amplience (UK) Ltd. operates a digital media platform that delivers content for retail websites. It offers campaign management, dynamic media, video marketing, online catalogs, mobile digital publishing, and instore and internet kiosk. The company was founded by Rory Dennis, Stephen Neenan, James Robert Nevill Brooke and Fergal O'Mullane in 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Deer Management Co. LLC (Bessemer Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1911. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Global Secure Corp. provides integrated products and services for homeland security. It provides data management, analysis and dissemination services for detecting airborne biological agents. The company also sells software for real-time collaboration and communication between public health agencies and other federal, state and local emergency management and homeland security professionals. Global Secure is headquartered in Alexandria, VA

Intellisist, Inc. provides enterprise cloud platform for contact centers. Its services include cloud ACD options, interactive voice response, virtual desktop integration, call recording and screen capture, cloud-based reporting, integration and connectivity and directory assistance application. The company was founded by Gilad Odinak and Howard Lee in 2005 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Fourth Enterprises LLC provides technology solutions for the hospitality and retail industry. It offers Clarifi Suite, HotSchedules and The Manager's Red Book. The company was founded in 1966 by John David Cantu and Raymond E. Pawlikowski Jr. and is headquartered Alpharetta, GA.

Additech, Inc. designs, builds and operates automobile engine maintenance systems. It offers marketing and distribution system that attaches to gasoline dispensers, adding branded fuel additives into gasoline. The company was founded by Tom O'Neil in 1988 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

HotSchedules.com, Inc. provides restaurant management platform. It offers web-based scheduling, forecasting, and employee-engagement services. The firm allows employees to log-on and view their schedule from their computers. The company was founded by Raymond E. Pawlikowski Jr. and John David Cantu in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

APAR Infotech, Inc. provides B2B, ERP, SCM and CRM software solutions, provides information technology consulting services. The company is headquartered in Canonsburg, PA.

The Pittsburgh Venture Capital Association (PVCA) is an organization that advocates for early-stage investors and fosters relationships among parties united in purpose to create a more vibrant, diverse entrepreneurial community. The organization is based in Bridgeville, PA. The PVCA offers a variety of dynamic networking, educational, finance, and social outings throughout the year, including the nationally renowned 3 Rivers Venture Fair.

Downing Ventures (Downing Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in London.

Foresight Group, Inc. provides innovative solutions for creative, print and mail. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Lansing, MI.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Foresight Group LLP (Foresight Group) is a private equity subsidiary of Foresight Group CI Ltd founded in 1984 by Bernard William Fairman. The firm is headquartered in London.

Paladin Capital Group (Paladin Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Penn Ave Investments LLC founded by Mark Maloney and Michael Steed in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC with offices in New York City, Silicon Valley, London and Luxembourg.

AutoESL is the leading provider of high level synthesis for FPGAs and ASICs. AutoESL was founded in 2006 based on advanced proprietary technology that was nurtured, developed, and exclusively licensed from UCLA. AutoESL has now deployed this solution at many leading edge system and semiconductor companies. AutoESL provides the fastest path from algorithms to silicon. AutoESL provides a powerful high level synthesis solution that enables: Synthesis of complex algorithms in C, C++ or SystemC into ASICs or FPGAs. Software architects to accelerate software algorithms by implementing them in silicon. System architects to take software models into silicon without manually writing RTL. Hardware architects to explore and implement the right architecture in silicon.