David Patrick

Lotus Development Corp. was an American software company. The company was famous for their groundbreaking Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application, which was the killer application in the early days of the IBM PC which helped spread the adoption of the PC. The company also provided one of the more powerful groupware systems, Lotus Notes. The company was headquartered in Cambridge, MA

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.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ximian, Inc. provided open source desktop technology, applications, support and services for the Linux and UNIX marketplaces. Ximian products, in used by people worldwide, for productivity and interoperability needed to propel the adoption of the Linux desktop in corporate computing environments. Ximian is located in Boston, MA.

The Learning Co., Inc. develops, publishes and markets educational software. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

xkoto, Inc. is a fast growing enterprise software company that provides database virtualization software. Its patent-pending GRIDSCALE software uses active-active technology to distribute application load across multiple instances of commercial databases running on low-cost hardware, mid-range systems and virtual machines. GRIDSCALE provides continuous database availability resulting in the elimination of planned and unplanned downtime and low-cost disaster recovery solutions

Apperian, Inc. develops transformative mobile applications. Its solutions for dealer networks, contracted workers, unmanaged devices, public sector, education, sales and marketing, field service, retail and kiosks, and human resources. The company was founded by Matthew Finkelstein, Chuck Goldman, and Barry Goldman in 2009 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.