About Dimdim

• Dimdim, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of real-time communication technologies
• The company’s web conferencing and screen sharing technologies were delivered via the web browser, without the need to install additional software
• Based on open-source technology, the company offered a free version of its software as well as a feature-rich paid premium version
• Dimdim was based in Hyderabad, India and had approximately 75 employees
• Founded in 2007, Dimdim was backed by Draper Richards, Index Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners

About Salesforce.com

• Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) is a leading provider of enterprise cloud computing applications and platforms
• A pioneer in the SaaS-delivery model, Salesforce’s core CRM product has been expanded to include customer service and support solutions
• The company also offers a platform for custom application development (Force.com), social collaboration tools (Chatter) and a marketplace for third-party cloud applications (AppExchange)
• At the time of the acquisition, Salesforce had approximately 87,000 customers worldwide
• The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California

About AmberPoint

• AmberPoint, a privately-held company based in Oakland, California, was a leading provider of application performance management software
• The company’s software helps enterprises identify and resolve issues in business transactions and application performance
• AmberPoint applications were delivered to over 300 customers, including 60 of the Fortune 100 in a variety of sectors, including government, communications, financial services, healthcare and retail
• The company was backed by Crosslink Capital, Meritech, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, SAP Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures

About Oracle

• Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software as well as applications software designed to help companies manage and grow their business operations
• With over 100,000 employees at the time of the acquisition and the world’s largest corporations as customers, Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company
• Oracle uses an active acquisition program as a major component of the company’s corporate growth strategy

About Tideway Systems

• Tideway Systems, a privately-held company based in London, was a leading provider of data center discovery solutions used by enterprises around the globe to cut hardware, software, people and power costs in their data center
• The company’s flagship product, Tideway Foundation, allowed enterprises to discover and map application relationships to physical and virtual infrastructure, providing visibility into the critical dependencies between them
• Foundation was used in the largest, most complex data centers in the world, including those of BHP-Billiton, Credit Suisse, Dow Jones, DuPont, JPMorgan Chase, Merck and Wachovia
• Tideway was founded in 2002 and had 75 employees and was backed by Apax Partners and Scottish Equity Partners

About BMC Software

• BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) is a leading provider of business service management software for the enterprise
• BMC aims to manage the complete lifecycle of business services, from service definition and business prioritization through service request and support; provisioning and configuration; monitoring and operations; and planning and governance
• The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and had over 6,000 employees at the time of the acquisition

About 170 Systems

• 170 Systems, a privately-held company based in Bedford, Massachusetts, was a leading provider of financial process optimization software applications
• The company’s MarkView application is a proven workflow solution for invoice processing and related AP functions that is fully integrated and certified for use with both Oracle and SAP ERP suites
• 170 Systems applications were deployed at over 150 customers (principally within the Fortune 500), including BT, France Telecom, Juniper Networks, Sandia, Select Medical, Thomson Reuters, University of Pennsylvania and Verizon Wireless
• 170 Systems was backed by Polaris Venture Partners

About Kofax

• Kofax plc (LSE: KFX) is a leading provider of hardware and software which enables enterprises to capture, transform and exchange documents and unstructured data into electronic formats
• Kofax markets and sells its products throughout the world through its own sales and service organizations, and a global network of more than 1,000 authorized partners in more than 60 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
• The company is headquartered in Basingstoke, England

About Virtual Iron

• Virtual Iron, a privately-held company based in Lowell, Massachusetts, was a provider of server virtualization management software that enabled dynamic resource and capacity management
• The company’s server virtualization platform was based on the Xen open source hypervisor, and had comparable capabilities to VMware without the cost or complexity
• The company had 75 employees and was backed by Goldman Sachs Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Matrix Partners and SAP Ventures

About Oracle

• Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software as well as applications software designed to help companies manage and grow their business operations
• With over 84,000 employees at the time of the acquisition and the world’s largest corporations as customers, Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company
• Oracle uses a very active acquisition program as a major component of the company’s corporate growth strategy

About Applimation

• Applimation, a privately-held company based in Chicago, was the leading independent provider of application data management solutions for Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel and custom environments
• The company had over 290 customers, including Aetna Life Insurance Company, AT&T Mobility, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Getty Images, The Hudson’s Bay Company, IKON Office Solutions and Starbucks
• Founded in 1998, Applimation had 140 employees and was backed by Battery Ventures

About Informatica

• Informatica (NASDAQ: INFA) is a leading provider of data integration software and services for the enterprise
• Informatica’s products span the data integration spaces, with tools that form a framework for maintaining enterprise-wide data warehouses and ETL processing
• The company had 3,500 customers worldwide at the time of the acquisition, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California

About Onaro

• Onaro, a privately-held company based in Boston, was a leading provider of storage service management software used primarily in storage area networks (SANs)
• Deployed in 32% of Fortune 50 companies, Onaro’s software provided a clear service-level view into a SAN’s access paths, redundancy, replication and performance, allowing enterprises to increase service quality, return on storage and compliance
• The company customers included AOL, JetBlue, State Street and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
• Onaro was backed by Cedar Fund and Newbury Ventures

About NetApp

• NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) is a leading provider of enterprise storage and data management solutions for storing, managing, protecting and archiving data
• Formerly known as Network Appliance, NetApp markets and sells its products throughout the world, and in March 2008, launched a global branding and awareness campaign to increase the company’s visibility in the IT market
• NetApp is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California

About Systems & Software

• Systems & Software, a privately-held company based in Burlington, Vermont, was a leading provider of customer information systems software and services to municipal and investor-owned utilities (IOU)
• The company’s enQuesta product suite provides an integrated solution for customer care and billing, field operations and financial control requirements, enabling utilities to bill for core services including water, electric and gas usage, as well as a range of expanded services such as refuse removal, storm water and revenue management (taxes)
• Founded in 1973, Systems & Software was backed by Accel-KKR

About Constellation Software

• Constellation Software (TSX: CSU) is an international provider of market leading software and services to a number of industries across both the public and private sectors
• Constellation acquires, manages and builds vertical market software businesses that provide mission-critical software solutions to address the specific needs of its customers in those industries
• The company was founded in 1995 and at the time of the acquisition had over 3,500 employees

About Applimation

• Applimation, a privately-held company based in Chicago, was the leading independent provider of application data management solutions for Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Siebel and custom environments
• The company had over 290 customers, including Aetna Life Insurance Company, AT&T Mobility, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Getty Images, The Hudson’s Bay Company, IKON Office Solutions and Starbucks
• Founded in 1998, Applimation had 140 employees and was backed by Battery Ventures

About LogicalApps

• Privately-held LogicalApps provides embedded governance software for enterprise applications
• The company’s solutions enable organizations to manage risk, achieve compliance and reduce costs by automating real-time monitoring and enforcement of detective and preventive controls
• Founded in 2000, LogicalApps had more than 300 blue-chip customers at the time of the acquisition and is headquartered in Irvine, California

About SPL WorldGroup

• SPL WorldGroup, a privately-held company based in San Francisco, was a leading provider of revenue management solutions for investor-owned and public sector utilities and governments
• SPL was created via the roll-up of five utility software companies, allowing the combined company to provide a comprehensive suite of services: SPL (CIS); Axciom and Mobility (workforce management); CES International (OMS & DMS); and Synergen (asset management) with a company history dating back to 1969
• SPL was principally owned by GFI Energy Ventures

About Oracle

• Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) develops, manufactures, markets, distributes and services database and middleware software as well as applications software designed to help companies manage and grow their business operations
• With over 84,000 employees at the time of the acquisition and the world’s largest corporations as customers, Oracle is the world’s largest enterprise software company
• Oracle uses an active acquisition program as a major component of the company’s corporate growth strategy