Rick Kurtzbein

Founded in 2000 by Andrew Schroepfer, Tier 1 Research is an independent research firm located in New York City with additional offices in Bethesda, Maryland, Plymouth, Minnesota and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of the 451 Group. Tier 1 Research focuses on the financial and industry implications of developments affecting public and private companies within the information technology, communications and Internet sectors. They are particularly interested in consumer, enterprise and carrier information technology services, hosting, content delivery, Internet services, software-as-a-service and enterprise services. The firm's clients include institutional investors and technology vendors, as well as, end users and venture capitalists.

SEI-CCS LLC provides custom development and systems integration services. It delivers help desk, sales, and retail support services such as remote order processing, systems integration consulting, and hosted IT solutions. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

Sabre Airline Solutions provides software technology solutions, products and services for airline reservations and departure control and consulting services. It distributes software solutions and consulting services through a sales and marketing organization that spans four continents, with primary sales offices in the Dallasa and Fort Worth area, London, Hong Kong and Sydney. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Southlake, TX.

Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. provides auto loans to consumers and businesses. The firm provides financing through direct mail and auto dealerships. It offers automobile financing products. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Securus Technologies, Inc. operates as a profit prison technology company. It connects inmates and family using inmate calling options and video visitation. The firm offers phone services, video services, jail voicemail, money transfer, and email services. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Founded in 2000 by John Abbott, 451 Research LLC is a technology-industry syndicated research and data firm focused on the business of enterprise IT innovation. The firm is headquartered in New York City. 451 Research is a division of The 451 Group, a leading global analyst and data company. 451 Research's market-segment coverage is focused, organized and delivered through comprehensive Practice Areas available via subscription. These areas include: CloudScape (CS), Eco-Efficient IT (ECO-IT), Eco-Efficient IT (ECO-IT), Enterprise Security (ESP), Internet Infrastructure Services (IIS), Infrastructure Computing for Enterprise (ICE), Information Management (IM) and Multi-Tenant Datacenter (MTDC).