David Richards

Intergraph Corp. provided enterprise software solutions. The firm operated through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). It provided enterprise engineering software for the design, construction, and operation of plants, ships, and offshore facilities. The company also provided geospatially powered solutions to the defense and intelligence, public safety and security, government, transportation, photogrammetric, utilities and communications industries. Intergraph was founded in 1969 and headquartered in Madison, AL.

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.

New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Netstore Plc provides IT outsourcing, consulting, and security services. It provides analytic tools, data storage, disaster recovery, and process applications. The company was founded by Jeff Maynard and Paul Barry-Walsh in 1996 and is headquartered in Bracknell, UK.

Asymetrix Corp. develops internet authoring and development tools for online learning, web publishing, and business-critical applications.

Mirifice Ltd was founded by Paul Tinkler, Alex Dick and Niall Buckingham in 2004, with the aim of providing innovative solutions for the broadcast industry. The company was originally set up in the University of Bath's Innovation Centre, part of the SETsquared Partnership. In 2006 the company was starting to outgrow the incubator facilities provided by the SETsquared Partnership, due to the strong growth in both its consultancy services business and its products business, and moved to its own premises in central Bath. Mirifice secured funding from the South West Ventures Fund in 2007 to further develop its MiriMON monitoring product, which won an IBC Pick Hit Award. In 2008 Mirifice announced its first public MiriMON deployment with Comstar in Russia, and deployed its new MiriATE test automation product to BT. Mirifice secured further funding from private investors in 2009 and has deployed MiriATE and MiriMON systems to a number of high profile organizations. Its success has been based on bringing together a team of broadcast and telecoms experts, with strong relationships in the industry. This team has enabled Mirifice to win major projects with the most prestigious companies in the sector. Delivering excellent solutions, on time and to budget, has ensured repeat business and built Mirifice an enviable reputation. Mirifice continues to grow through a policy of recruiting existing industry experts and by hiring the strongest graduates, who rapidly gain experience, skills and confidence working alongside its more experienced staff.