Thomas Lichtwerch

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Ketera Network TM transforms business buying and selling by integrating an enterprise-class spend management solution and an active community of 250,000 business buyers and suppliers that have transacted over $4 billion in spend and actively collaborate to improve results. Using the Ketera Network, the procurement organization can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their entire source-to-pay process with its enterprise-class spend management capabilities that includes sourcing, contract management, procurement, invoicing and spend analytics. In addition, the Network's supplier discovery and marketing tools help suppliers grow their business and enable buying organizations find better suppliers. Finally, its network-level analytics enable buying organizations and suppliers to benchmark and improve their business strategies. By simultaneously delivering considerable cost savings for buyers and new business opportunities for suppliers, the Ketera Network represents the next generation of business applications that benefit from a strong community multiplier effect. Ketera is located in San Jose, CA. The company has blue chip investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Foundation Capital, Integral Capital Partners, Emergence Capital Partners, and American Express.

Jibe Consulting, Inc. provides enterprise application solutions. The firm’s services include cloud application, on premise applications, reporting and analytics, technical services and managed services. The company was founded by Greg Schmitzer and Greg Tyner in 2004 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

GoSolutions, Inc. provides business information communication services. It delivers voice and data communications services to direct sales organizations, service providers, and direct-to-consumer markets. The firm offers Enhanced Services Platform that provides a portfolio of calling services, including basic voicemail; enhanced voicemail, which includes speech navigation and Web/phone message access; and unified communications, audio, and Web conferencing solutions. The company was founded by Bruce Bennett and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

SOE Software Corp. develops election management and online voting solutions. It offers election administration solutions that cater to the needs and requirements of every phase of the election process. The company was founded on September 20, 2002 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.