John J. Cull

Rational Software Corp. provides software development tools and services. Its software provides open, industry standard tools, best practices and services for developing business applications and building software products and systems, including embedded software for devices such as cell phones and medical systems. The company was co-founded by Paul D. Levy and Michael T. Devlin in 1980 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA

MKS Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Waterloo, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of MKS, Inc. (TSX: MKX)

MKS, Inc. provides application lifecycle management solutions. Its solution spans from requirements management to deployment, providing customers with enhanced development productivity, visibility over processes and improved IT controls for regulatory compliance. The company operates through two segments: Software Configuration Management (ALM) and Interoperability (IO). The Software Configuration Management segment develops and markets software solutions that assist programmers in the creation of traditional and web-based software and the management of software development process. The Interoperability segment encompasses products that address the issues surrounding cross-platform development, application migration, systems administration and network management. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.