About Kashya

• Kashya, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of enterprise-class continuous data protection (CDP) and continuous remote replication (CRR) software
• Enterprises used Kasyha software to protect against loss of corporate information from server failures, data corruption, software errors and other events
• The company’s principal operations were located in Ramat Gan, Israel and San Jose, California
• Kashya was backed by Battery Ventures, Jerusalem Global Ventures and TL Ventures

About EMC

• EMC (NASDAQ: EMC) is a leading provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information
• The company’s Information Infrastructure business provides solutions in three main areas: information storage, content management & archiving, and information security (RSA)

About AssetMetrix

• AssetMetrix, a privately-held company, was the first on-demand service for IT business intelligence providing immediate and comprehensive visibility into distributed IT environments
• The AssetMetrix solution identified performance improvement opportunities and verified policy effectiveness, maximizing current and future IT investment
• The company was founded in 2000 and headquartered in Ottawa

About Microsoft

• Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is one of the largest computing companies in the world, with 92,000 employees globally at the time of the acquisition
• The company is dominant in the personal computing operating system and office suite, and offers a wide range of products and services across the personal, small business and enterprise ecosystem

About Interpeak AB

• Interpeak AB, a privately-held company based in Stockholm, was the leading provider of networking, security and mobility middleware software that enabled next-generation communication devices to connect securely to the Internet
• Interpeak’s products helped developers of device software add functionality and improve device and equipment quality across a wide range of markets, including wireless devices, wireless infrastructure, network infrastructure and safety and mission critical devices
• The company was backed by two leading Nordic VC firms, SEB Venture Capital and Ledstiernan

About Wind River Systems

• Wind River Systems (NASDAQ: WIND) was the global leader in device software optimization (DSO) solutions, which enabled the world’s largest and best-known device manufacturers to develop, run and manage embedded device software better, faster and at lower cost
• Wind River delivered complete device application-enabling platforms and tools based on open technology, spanning the entire DSO lifecycle
• The company’s technology is embedded in more than 300 million devices worldwide at the time of the acquisition, including industry leaders such as Apple, HP, Boeing, Mitsubishi, Motorola and NASA
• Wind River was acquired by Intel in 2009

About Veridiem

• Veridiem, a privately-held company based in Maynard, Massachusetts, was a leading provider of Marketing Resource Management (MRM) solutions
• Veridiem’s Marketing Optimization software enabled companies to continually plan, measure and optimize their marketing investments by linking their sales to the marketing programs which drove them
• Founded in 1998, the company had 160 employees
• Veridiem was backed by North Bridge Venture Partners, Venrock Associates, North Hill Venture Partners and Infinity Capital

About SAS

• Privately-held SAS provides data integration, intelligence storage, advanced analytics and traditional business intelligence applications within a comprehensive enterprise intelligence platform
• With customers at 40,000 sites across the globe at the time of the acquisition, SAS solutions are used to manage and gain insights from vast amounts of data and is used for decision making, compliance with governmental regulations and research

About ProfitLogic

• ProfitLogic, a privately-held company, was a leading provider of software and analytical consulting services, providing retailers detailed insight into customer demand, and suggested pricing actions to maximize profitability, delivering margin improvements on the order of 5%–15%
• The company’s customers included a number of leading retailers, such as Ann Taylor, Bloomingdales, JC Penney, Marshall Fields, Nordstrom, Reitmans, ShopKo Stores and Toys R Us
• Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, ProfitLogic employed about 250 at the time of the company’s acquisition
• The company was backed by Bain Capital, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst and Venrock

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