Michael W. Lodato

QAD, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for global manufacturing companies primarily in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, technology, industrial products, and life sciences industries. Its applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners. The company was founded by Pamela Meyer Lopker in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Curvature LLC provides used and refurbished computer network components. Its solutions include data center, advanced technical, managed, lab services, wireless, engineering resources, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), and virtualization. The company was founded by Chuck Sheldon and John Sheldon in 1986 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Communication Infrastructure Corp. designs, builds and monitors microwave point to point and point to multipoint wireless networks. Its specialties include applications for wireless backhaul, ultra low latency High Frequency Trading (HFT), oil and gas, rural broadband, mobility, and wireless point to point communication links. The firm using its proprietary PathDesignerT engineering tool, provides microwave engineering, regulatory, site acquisition, site and network construction and project management to build or augment a microwave network and also provides contracted network maintenance via on-demand and scheduled maintenance services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Oxnard, CA.

DigitalThink, Inc. provides online education courses. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded in 1996 by Pete J. Goettner, Steven C. Zahm, Umberto Milletti.

Siebel Systems, Inc. develops customer relationship management software that automates sales and customer-service operations of large corporations. It products enable companies to distribute customer information to call centers, direct sales teams, resellers, retailers and web-based sales forces. The company was founded in 1993 by Thomas M. Siebel & Patricia A. House and is located in San Mateo, CA

Sybase, Inc. engages in the development and provision of mobile and wireless software solutions for data integration. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Accenture LLC operates as a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.