Doug Peete

xMatters, Inc. provides cloud-based communications solutions which enables business process or applications to trigger two-way communications. Its solutions help in incidents such as information technology failures, product recalls, natural disasters, dynamic staffing, service outages, medical emergencies and supply-chain disruption. The firm is a provider of relevance engines that connect people, processes and information. The company was founded by Troy McAlpin and Desi DosSantos in 2000 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

Ariba, Inc. provides collaborative business commerce solutions. Its solutions include spend and supplier management, spend analysis, financial supply chain management, sourcing, contract management, supply chain collaboration and invoice management. The company was founded by Keith J. Krach, Robert J. Desantis, Paul Hegarty, Edward P. Kinsey, Robert D. Lent, Boris Putanec and Paul C. M. Touw in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Softface, Inc. develops procurement intelligence software. It provides analysis of corporate spending using an automated, business intelligence, data mining, and data cleansing techniques. The company's products include the procurement intelligence suite and the enterprise content suite. Softface was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Walnut Creek, CA.

Vignette Corporation provides web content management, portal and collaboration solutions. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

OnDisplay, Inc. was a provider of B2B infrastructure software for powering next-generation e-business sites. OnDisplay's CenterStage product suite enables customers to increase their online selling effectiveness and extend their trading networks to suppliers and e-marketplaces. It was llocated in San Ramon, CA.

PeopleSoft, Inc. provides enterprise software that ties together back-office applications and databases. Its software addresses such tasks as accounting, human resources management and supply chain management. PeopleSoft has expanded its product lines to include vertical applications for manufacturing firms and government agencies. In late 2003 Oracle launched a hostile attempt to purchase PeopleSoft, which ultimately agreed to be purchased for $10.3 billion in December 2004. Oracle completed the acquisition of the company in January 2005. PeopleSoft is located in Redwood Shores, CA.