Pat Whelan

PAR3 Communications, Inc. provides end-to-end customer communication solutions. The company's automated, interactive notification solutions meet the needs of the entire enterprise, from collections and customer service to the communication of unplanned events that threaten the continuity of business operations. Its solutions are a blend of advanced multi-channel applications built upon enterprise software, delivered through a software services model. Businesses such as Progressive Insurance, T-Mobile, Medco, Bear Stearns, Nextel Partners and Symantec use the company's technology to leverage their rich enterprise-level customer data to proactively and personally interact with their customers with timely, relevant information. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Nokia Oyj, Mosaix, Inc. designs, develops, markets, and supports call center systems and application software. The company is based in Redmond, WA. The company was founded by Frank R. Fulton, Kamran Kheirolomoom, Scott T. Toborg. Mosaix was acquired by Lucent Technologies, Inc. on July 16, 1999 for $199.14 million.

Data Discovery Solutions Ltd. provides information management solutions. Its services include taxonomy management, guided information discovery, intelligence portals, content audit, tagging and migration. The company was founded by Peter Baumann in 1991 and is headquartered in Winchester, the United Kingdom.

Nuance Enterprise Solutions & Services Corp. develops and provides cloud-based outbound customer engagement solutions. The firm's platform is used by companies to manage outbound customer service communications via automated phone, email, and text messages. It offers Varolii ID which automatically analyzes each recipient's past responses to personalize future communications. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.