Rick A. Marquardt

Ross Enterprise, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions. Its software includes accounting, supply chain management, enterprise resource planning, and customer relationship management applications. The company was founded by Kenneth Ross in 1972 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Datalogix International Inc., is a provider of open client/server software solutions for managing the manufacturing operations of process companies, has launched CIMPRO Business Systems, a strategic business unit dedicated to providing supply chain management solutions

The Eftia Master.Scribe SuiteTM of telecom OSS products includes modules for order provisioning and fulfillment, problem management, telecom circuit and asset inventory management, and telephone number tracking. Eftia's pre-customized solutions are packaged for the unique operational needs of telecom service providers like Local Exchange Carriers (LECs, including CLECs and ILECs); advanced data providers; Inter Exchange Carriers (IXCs); wireless companies; subsidiaries of large telcos; and cable and utility companies entering the telecom marketplace. Eftia is a member of the TeleManagement Forum (TMF) and continues to partner with industry leaders.

CDC Software, Inc. is The Customer-Driven Company. Its business is the success with the customers. The company's goal is to provide complete solutions-software applications, customer implementation services, and global consulting services to customers to become a customer driven market leader. The firm's software and service solutions help to connect functions deep within the operations, through the supply chains to the final point of customer impact. It helps to align and optimize key business processes to deliver a responsive, differentiated, and superior customer experience. CDC Software offers unique advantages that gives the companies a competitive edge and equips to help implement winning customer-driven strategies such as industry specialization, adaptability to unique processes, enterprise solution scope, recognized technology leadership, global reach, and reputation for customer success.

OpenSpan, Inc. OpenSpan, Inc. provides application integration and automation software solutions. It also offers professional services, consulting, and educational services. The company was founded by Francis Carden, Stephen Beckett, and Damon Lockwood on September 26, 2006 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

Pivotal Corp. provides customer relationship management solutions. It provides PC application, system integration design and application, and operating system programming services. The company was founded in 2004 by Norman B. Francis and Keith R. Wales and is located in Vancouver, Canada.