6th Sense Analytics

Accipiter

Bright Hub

Burl Software

CallMiner

Clarabridge

Comstock Systems Corporation

COVEGA Corporation

Covelight Systems

Digital Optics Corporation

Extensibility™

HexaTech, Inc.

Infoglide Software Corporation

Integrated Silicon Systems

Integrian

InvoiceLink

Jacket Micro Devices

LOC-AID Technologies

Marathon Group

Neolinear

Nitronex

OpenSite Technologies

Overture Networks

SciQuest

Semprius

Sentillion

siXis

SmartPath

TapRoot Systems

Trancept Systems

Trinity Convergence

UOL Publishing

Zenoss

Ziptronix


6th Sense Analytics
Raleigh, NC
CEO: Todd Olson
Partner: Kip Frey

6th Sense Analytics' technology platform enables the measurement of software development efficiency and productivity, providing individual developers and development teams with performance data and benchmarks against which to measure software development activity and effectiveness.



Accipiter
Raleigh, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: CMGI

Accipiter developd and marketed Internet application software enabling websites to deliver targeted advertising based on specific demographic profiles and to track individual visitors on a site. The company was acquired by CMG Information Services in 1998.



Bright Hub
Vienna, VA
CEO: Bill Phelan
Partner: Mitch Mumma

Bright Hub supports software developers working primarily with open source software by providing them with a business infrastructure to complement the development tools they employ in the Microsoft® Visual Studio environment.



Burl Software
Raleigh, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma

Burl Software was a provider of the leading software tools for examining and repairing large legacy enterprise software systems. Burl was acquired by Micro Focus in 1995.



CallMiner
Fort Myers, FL
CEO: Terry Leahy
Partner: John Glushik

CallMiner develops speech analytics solutions that deliver near real-time customer intelligence from recorded conversations, enabling companies to discover why customers call and how agents respond.



Clarabridge
Reston, VA
CEO: Sid Banerjee
Partner: John Glushik

Clarabridge's text-mining software enables customers to transform text into valuable information to improve market research, customer care, product development, quality assurance and risk management.



Comstock Systems Corporation
Mountain View, CA
Partner: Mitch Mumma
NYSE: HIT

Comstock is a developer of Internet infrastructure systems that enable vendors of digital media to optimize pricing and distribution. Comstock was acquired by Hitachi, Ltd. in 2002.



COVEGA Corporation
Jessup, MD
Partner: Chris Hegele

COVEGA is a leading provider of components and integrated-optic subsystems to the telecommunications, data communications, military and cable television industries. COVEGA merged with Gemfire in February 2008.



Covelight Systems
Cary, NC
Partner: Kip Frey
Nasdaq: RDWR

Covelight provides enterprise-class security solutions for companies that use online applications and Web services. The company was acquired by Radware in April 2007.



Digital Optics Corporation
Charlotte, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: TSRA

Digital Optics develops, designs and manufactures wafer-based micro-optics. Tessera Technologies acquired DOC in July 2006.



Extensibility™
Chapel Hill, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: TIBX

Extensibility provides cutting-edge XML schema development, conversion and management solutions in order to facilitate the transition of traditional applications to the new order of Internet information systems. Extensibility was acquired by TIBCO Software, Inc.



HexaTech, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
CEO: Jim LeMunyon
Partner: Katrin Burt

HexaTech develops single crystal aluminum nitride substrates for electronic and optoelectronic semiconductor devices.



Infoglide Software Corporation
Austin, TX
CEO: Mike Shultz
Partner: Mitch Mumma

Infoglide provides enterprise software that enables organizations to unlock information stored in large and disparate databases, allowing for real-time analysis and comparisons across multiple databases without moving the data from secure locations.



Integrated Silicon Systems
Durham, NC
Partner: Dennis Dougherty
Nasdaq: SNPS

ISS develops software tools that automate and accelerate integrated circuit design. ISS was acquired by Synopsys, Inc.



Integrian
Research Triangle Park, NC
CEO: Pete Durand
Partner: John Glushik

Integrian provides ruggedized mobile digital video technology for the public safety and transit markets.



InvoiceLink
Greensboro, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
TSX: IFM.TO

InvoiceLink is an industry knowledge leader in Web-based invoicing and payment solutions for business-to-business applications. The company was acquired by BCE Emergis in August 2000.



Jacket Micro Devices
Atlanta, GA
CEO: Jim Stratigos
Partner: John Glushik

JMD is a semiconductor packaging company that has developed a new platform technology that reduces the size and cost of the radio frequency components used in wireless devices.



LOC-AID Technologies
Boca Raton, FL
CEO: Isaias Sudit
Partner: John Glushik

LOC-AID Technologies provides location-based services aggregation for wireless users, allowing consumers to use location tracking, social networking and other applications through wireless devices.



Marathon Group
Morrisville, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: SRNA

The Marathon Group was an Internet professional services company specializing in e-commerce solutions for clients like GlaxoSmithKline, Nike, RJR, Volvo and Wrangler. The company was acquired by MERANT in 1999, which was acquired by Serena Software in 2004.



Neolinear
Pittsburgh, PA
Partner: John Glushik
NYSE: CDN

Neolinear provides physical synthesis software that develops, manufactures and markets design automation systems for analog silicon design. Neolinear was acquired by Cadence Design Systems in 2004.



Nitronex
Raleigh, NC
CEO: Charlie Shalvoy
Partner: Kip Frey

Nitronex is a semiconductor company that develops advanced Gallium Nitride (GaN) materials and process technology.



OpenSite Technologies
Research Triangle Park, NC
Partner: Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: SEBL

OpenSite develops and markets web-server software to enable customers to host online auctions. The company was acquired by Siebel Systems in May 2000.



Overture Networks
Research Triangle Park, NC
CEO: Jeff Reedy
Partner: John Glushik

Overture is a supplier of carrier-class multi-service networking equipment enabling telecommunications carriers to deliver all of their services over Metro Ethernet/IP networks.



SciQuest
Morrisville, NC
CEO: Steve Wiehe
Partner: Kip Frey

SciQuest is an e-procurement developer that offers a suite of applications initially targeted at the life sciences and higher education markets.



Semprius
Durham, NC
CEO: Joseph Carr
Partner: Kip Frey

Semprius is developing unique, patented technology that allows transfer printing of high performance semiconductors onto virtually any surface, including glass, flexible or rigid plastic, metal or other semiconductors.



Sentillion
Andover, MA
CEO: Rob Seliger
Partner: Dennis Dougherty

Sentillion develops standards-based software that enables healthcare information systems to work together.



siXis
Research Triangle Park, NC
CEO: John Goehrke
Partner: Katrin Burt

siXis is developing a Silicon Integrated Circuit Board (SiCB) technology platform that allows for the integration of semiconductor devices on a silicon substrate rather than a conventional printed circuit board substrate.



SmartPath
Morrisville, NC
Partners: John Glushik, Mitch Mumma
Nasdaq: DCLK

SmartPath was a leading supplier of Marketing Resource Management (MRM) solutions developed to help large companies reduce the cost and complexity of managing their marketing initiatives. SmartPath was acquired by DoubleClick in 2004.



TapRoot Systems
Morrisville, NC
CEO: Bob Bicksler
Partner: Mitch Mumma

TapRoot Systems develops embedded software products for the global mobile phone marketplace, specializing in dual-mode solutions for the industry's major mobile operating systems: Microsoft Windows Mobile®, LinuxTM and Symbian®.



Trancept Systems
Raleigh, NC
Partner: Dennis Dougherty
Nasdaq: SUNW

Transcept developed a hardware accelerator for workstations speeding up mechanical engineering rendering tasks by 100x. Acquired by Sun Microsystems in 1987.



Trinity Convergence
Raleigh, NC
CEO: Ajit Pendse
Partner: Mitch Mumma

Trinity designs, develops and markets embedded communications software for telecommunications equipment manufacturers and semiconductor manufacturers.



UOL Publishing
Herndon, VA
Partner: Dennis Dougherty
Nasdaq: VCMP

UOL publishes high quality, interactive and on-demand educational courseware for the online education and training market via the web. UOL Publishing went public in 1996 and was subsequently acquired by VCampus Corporation.



Zenoss
Annapolis, MD
CEO: Bill Karpovich
Partner: Chris Hegele

Zenoss is an open source network and systems management software company that makes IT management available to organizations of all sizes.




Ziptronix
Morrisville, NC
CEO: Dan Donabedian
Partner: Mitch Mumma

Ziptronx is a semiconductor materials processing company focused on 3-D integration of a wide variety of circuit types, including memory, processor and controller chips.