Michael W. Harris

MKS Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Waterloo, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of MKS, Inc. (TSX: MKX)

MKS, Inc. provides application lifecycle management solutions. Its solution spans from requirements management to deployment, providing customers with enhanced development productivity, visibility over processes and improved IT controls for regulatory compliance. The company operates through two segments: Software Configuration Management (ALM) and Interoperability (IO). The Software Configuration Management segment develops and markets software solutions that assist programmers in the creation of traditional and web-based software and the management of software development process. The Interoperability segment encompasses products that address the issues surrounding cross-platform development, application migration, systems administration and network management. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

Infor Global Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (formerly known as Geac Computer Corp. Ltd.) provided software to its clients used to analyze, manage and automate business processes. Its Enterprise Applications Systems (EAS) business was focused on meeting the needs of an organization's CFO and finance functions. The company targeted specific niche markets with its Industry Specific Applications (ISA) business. This unit provided specialized software and systems for libraries, local government administration, public safety agencies and the real estate, restaurant, property management and construction sectors. On March 14, 2006, Golden Gate Capital Completed the acquisition of Geac and reorganized it into two different portfolio companies, known as Extensity and Infor. Geac was located in Markham, Canada.

FIS Data Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of software and technology services. Its services include consulting, management, and professional. The company was founded by John M. Ryan on June 29, 1982 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

ISA Group Ltd. supplies electronic office supplies and stationery. The company is headquartered in Europa Link, GB.

BlueCat Networks, Inc. provides IP address management solutions. Its products include BlueCat address manager, DNS and DHCP server, threat protection, address manager for windows server, automation manager, connectors and device registration portal. The company was founded by Richard Hyatt and Michael Hyatt in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

IGLOO, Inc. develops and sells enterprise software solutions. It offers Intranet applications for social Intranets, corporate communications, marketing asset management, sales enablement, and project team collaborations; corporate Intranet, marketing portals, extranet applications, and social extranets; and applications for project teams. The company was founded by Dan Latendre in 2003 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.