Bryan P. Abboud

Cygnus Solutions, Inc. develops software development platforms based on an open source model. The company was founded by Michael Tiemann, David Henkel-Wallace and John Gilmore and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

WhoKnows, Inc. provides a platform for expertise discovery and knowledge retention in organizations. It offers WhoKnows, an enterprise grade service that can be deployed as an appliance in the enterprise data center or in private cloud, leveraging the company’s datacenters. The firm's platform helps managers to understand who knows what in the organization; get an objective map of knowledge within the organization; develop strategic planning; grow and reward employees; measure results; and protect employee privacy. The company was founded by Alexander Daly, Toufic Saliba and William J. Halpenny in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood, CA.