David Kellogg

Versant Corp. provides object-oriented data management software that forms a critical component of the infrastructure of enterprise computing. It designs, develops, markets and supports object-oriented database management system products that companies use to solve complex data management and data integration problems. It also provides related product support, training, and consulting services to assist users in developing and deploying software applications. The company was founded in August 1988 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Business Objects SA develops, markets, and supports integrated enterprise decision support software. The firm's software helps organizations gain better insight into their business, improving decision-making and enterprise performance. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France.

Tableau Software LLC engages in the provision of business analytics software products. Its analytics platform is designed for a broad range of use cases such as increasing sales, streamlining operations, improving customer service, managing investments, assessing quality and safety, studying and treating diseases, completing academic research, addressing environmental problems, and improving education. The company was founded by Christian Chabot, Patrick Hanrahan, and Christopher Stolte in January 2003 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

MarkLogic Corp. provides enterprise NoSQL database platform. Its services include architecture validation and evaluation service, center of excellence service, marklogic deployment accelerator for hadoop and marklogic mentorship services. The company was founded by Paul Carsten Pedersen and Christopher Lindblad in 2001 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Planful, Inc. provides corporate performance management solutions for manufacturing, retail, healthcare, technology, financial, and entertainment industries. It offers budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation, dashboarding, scorecarding, reporting, and analysis. The firm also offers classroom training, virtual classes, recordings, certification, and training guides. The company was founded by James A. Eberlin and Sreedhar Peddineni in May 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Hadapt, Inc. develops software solutions that integrates structured query language (SQL) with apache Hadoop and enables customers to analyze their data (structured, semi-structured, and unstructured) in a single platform – no connectors or rigid structure. The firm's flagship product, Adaptive Analytical Platform, brings a native implementation of SQL to the Apache Hadoop open-source project. The company was founded by Daniel Abadi, Kamil Bajda-Pawlikowski, and Justin Borgman in July 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Software & Information Industry Association, Inc. operates as a business association for the software and information industry. The firm investigates and prosecutes companies accused of using software or content illegally. It provides services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.