Graeme Kelly

APTARE, Inc. provides web-based enterprise software solutions. It develops reporting software for mission-critical backup and restores environments. The firm also provides software consulting and systems integration services for document management, workflow systems, e-Commerce, intranet and storage infrastructures. The company was founded by Richard J. Clark in 1993 and is headquartered in Campbell, 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.

Annuncio Software, Inc. provided software that allows enterprises to personalize marketing campaigns. Its e-Marketing platform provided e-marketing functionality, across multiple marketing touch points, allowing business users to easily define, automate and analyze marketing campaigns and personalize web sites and web stores. The company was founded in 1997 by Didier Moretti and was headquartered in Mountain View, CA.