Bob Williams

NetManage, Inc. develops and markets software applications. Its products include traditional host access solutions, transforming corporate applications and development platforms. The company was founded by Zvi Alon in 1990 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA.

SonicWALL, Inc. provided intelligent network security and data protection solutions. The firm offers super massive series, NSA, wireless access point and WXA Series products. It offers network security, wireless network, email, virtual security, secure VPN, voice over IP solutions, The company was founded in 1991 by Sudhakar Ravi and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

PlaceWare, Inc. provides web conferencing services. Its services include real-time, interactive presentations, and meetings. The company was founded by Pavel Curtis, David Nichols and Mike Dixon in 1996 and is located in Redmond, WA.

Tealeaf provides visibility, insight, and answers for companies doing business online. Tealeaf's powerful customer experience analytics empower companies to optimize ebusiness by eliminating obstacles that block successful conversions or completion of business processes. Its deep insight enables you to answer many of the most compelling, yet difficult questions that plague ebusiness executives: 'Why are my conversion rates down?' 'Why is my business growth not over-achieving against market growth rates?' 'Why can't they resolve more customer issues in its web call centers?' Tealeaf is committed to helping companies make sure that every customer can complete every transaction, every time. To date, its CEM solutions are used by leading companies, including more than 70 Fortune-class companies. Its customers include eight of the ten largest banks worldwide, as well as numerous other financial services institutions, including brokerages, exchanges, investment banks and mutual funds; more than 40 property and casualty insurance companies; more than one third of all online retailers generating more than $100M in annual sales; and many other leading companies in industries such as healthcare and pharmaceuticals, communication services, transportation and logistics, manufacturing, energy and utilities, high-technology and business-to-business distribution.

Today's enterprise business environment has been built on a foundation of increasingly complex networks. And, with the fear of a breach and potential losses measured in billions, securing those networks has reached a new level of urgency. Hackers are attacking with increasing frequency and sophistication, targeting mission-critical custom applications and corporate assets. As these attacks spread globally, no network is immune. Applications that run enterprises, connect partners, and communicate with customers are in imminent danger. And with seventy-five percent of attacks tunneling in through applications, and others through breaches of firewalls and network intrusion detection systems, there is a real need for an innovative, cost effective new approach to application security. Sana Security delivers solutions that meet this need conquering the complexity and cost escalation faced by enterprise security managers with products that provide simple and effective protection for all applications, on all platforms, against all attacks. The company was founded in October, 2000 by Steven Hofmeyr and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

NeoScale Systems, Inc. provides storage security software services. It serves commercial enterprises and government agencies that address security risks associated with offsite storage, tape media access, business continuity and consolidation and privacy compliance. The company was founded by Barbara Nelson in June, 2000 and is located in Milpitas, CA.

Applied Identity, Inc. provides enforcement solutions. Its platform enables users to secure critical systems, implement guest networks, and protect enterprise networks. The company was founded by Dennis Pollutro in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Zenprise provides service-management software that delivers real-time, automated diagnosis and resolution of problems across the Microsoft Exchange and BlackBerry environment. Founded in 2003, Zenprise is headquartered in Fremont, California and is privately held with funding from investors Bay Partners, Mayfield, and Shasta Ventures. Zenprise's executive and product teams bring enterprise software experience from companies such as Mercury, EDS, Zambeel, Bay Networks and Loudcloud.