Cindy Cruzado

Parature, Inc. provides web-based social and customer service software. Its services include customer retention, reporting, and integration services. The firm focuses on enabling organizations to serve, support, engage and retain their customers using social media communication channels such as Facebook, Twitter, and Lithium communities, as well as traditional modes of communication, such as the web, email, and chat. The company was founded by Casey V. Golden, Duke M. Chung and Ching-Ho Fung in 2000 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA.

Vocus, Inc. provides cloud-based marketing and public relations software that enables companies to acquire and retain customers. It offers products and services to help customers attract and engage prospects, capture and keep customers and measure and improve marketing effectiveness. The company's cloud solutions address key areas of digital marketing and public relations, including social media marketing, search marketing and news distribution, email marketing and publicity. Its software is designed for marketers to attract customers through search engines, increase and engage their followers on social networks such as facebook, linkedin and twitter, communicate with prospects and customers via email and generate and track visibility in traditional and online media. The company's buyers primarily consist of marketing and public relations professionals that share a common goal of marketing. Vocus was founded by Richard E. Rudman and Robert William Lentz in 1988 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

NeoGrid North America LLC is a software development company that specializes in retail and supply chain solutions. The private company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE with subsidiaries in Brazil. NeoGrid North America LLC (Virginia) develops software for retail and supply chain solutions. The CEO is Wellington Machado.

TPN, Inc. markets personal development products and services through its own Success Channel on PrimeStar Satellite. The company was founded by Roger Winter and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Best Software, Inc. was a developer and supporter of automated business management solutions. With a wide range of front office and back office solutions including accounting, human resources, payroll, fixed asset management, customer relationship management, and e-commerce software- Best Software offered award-winning products and services that have revolutionized the way small and mid-sized companies do business in today's marketplace. The company was located in Irvine, CA.

Earth Networks, Inc. owns and operates weather observation, lightning detection, and greenhouse gas monitoring networks. It specializes in dangerous thunderstorm alerts, weather station, decision-support collaboration, cameras, outdoor alerts, mesonet, meteorology, and sferic mobile. The company was founded by Robert S. Marshall and Christopher D. Sloop in 1993 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

Software AG USA, Inc. provides infrastructure software solutions. It serves the banking, education, energy, insurance, retail, and telecommunication sectors. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.