R. Brent Brightwell

BMC Software, Inc. develops enterprise software. It provides BMC helix service and operations management; truesight IT operations and automation; and automated mainframe intelligence. The firm also provides multi-cloud management; security and compliance; and IT optimization. The company was founded by Scott Boulette, John J. Moores, and Dan Cloer in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ASG Technologies Group, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions. The firm offers migration, implementation, integration and enablement and training services. Its solutions include content, enterprise data intelligence, workspaces, applications management, performance management and operations management. The company was founded by Arthur L. Allen, Jr. in 1986 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Cesura, Inc. provides intelligent control systems that help the information technology organizations. The company also offers services including consulting, training, and support. Its software enables companies to measure, analyze, and control application resources, including Web, database, and application servers. The company was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Gravitant, Inc. provided cloud brokerage and management software that empowers organizations to truly deliver IT-as-a-service. It offered software services to create a simplified way for businesses and government agencies with complex information technology needs to make better use of cloud computing. The firm operated an online portal that can help enterprise customers plan, buy and manage their software services that may come from multiple cloud service providers. The company was founded by Raghunath Sapuram, Manish Modh and Mohammed Farooq in 2004 and was headquartered in Durham, NC.

Matrix NetSystems, Inc. provides information technology consulting services to measure, monitor, and analyze internet infrastructure. The company was founded on November 5, 2001 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

EMC Smarts provides software solutions. It automates network systems management as part of its information lifecycle management (ILM) strategy. The company's solutions are used for service provider and government organizations to manage network systems end-to-end, gaining unprecedented insight into how technology health impacts business. EMC Smarts is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Artisan Infrastructure LLC provided cloud management software and enterprise technology infrastructure solutions. It offered autonomy, control, security, and visibility while managing the regulatory-compliant services. The company was founded by Brian Hierholzer in 2011 and was headquartered in Austin, TX.