Linda Whitaker

Quantum Retail Technology, Inc. sells software to assist retailers with inventory planning, allocation and replenishment. The firm offers Q platform that enables retailers to make changes based on how customers are behaving in the marketplace, helps users determine the profitable strategies for products at locations, and optimizes and automates retail processes related to localized forecasting and order planning, allocation and replenishment, and assortment and range planning. It specializes in supply chain and inventory optimization solutions for the retail industry. The company was founded in 2003 by Chris Allan, Vicki Raport, Morgan Day, Linda Whitaker, Mike Hrabe and Wyndham Albery and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

HNC Software, Inc. provided predictive software solutions. It offered these services to service industries including companies in the insurance, financial services, telecommunications, e-commerce and retail industries. Company also provided analytical and decision management software applications and tools. HNC Software is located in San Diego, CA.

8thBridge, Inc. had provided an online platform for digital retail. Its social commerce platform Graphite enabled brands to integrate social commerce into existing channels and supporting systems. The firm had provided social commerce technology that merchants use to create social shopping experiences for customers including websites and mobile applications. The company was founded by Lou Abramowski and Wade Gerten in 2008 and was headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.