Edwin B. Lange

Vendavo, Inc. provides margin and profit optimization solutions. It offers Profit Analyzer to analyze transaction data for pinpointing leaking margins; Power and Risk that provides data-driven optimal prices for salespeople to negotiate and grow revenue; Price Manager to manage price lists and set policies for deal negotiations; Deal Manager that provides deal guidance and targets for profitable deal execution to sales teams; and Deal Guide to expedite deal cycle time and equip sales force to negotiate profitable deals. The company was founded by Jamie Rappperport and Joshua W. Sommer in November 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

SmartOps Corp. provided inventory optimization software solutions. The firm offered SmartOps Enterprise Inventory Optimization (EIO), a suite of software modules that enables organizations to plan and manage inventories across global supply chains. The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Management Science America, Inc. provides software programming services. The private company is based in Atlanta, GA.

Firepond, Inc. provides computer-based sales systems. The company provides rapid ROI through improved order accuracy, improved proposal generation time and high user acceptance. The company was founded in August 2005 and is headquartered in Mankato, MN.

Accenture Ltd. provides services to management consulting, technology services and outsourcing organizations. It provides management consulting, technology, systems integration and outsourcing services and solutions to the communications, electronics, high technology, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.