Alain Péchon

Arkeia Software provides proven backup solutions for networked systems. The company delivers award-winning data protection software, physical appliances and virtual appliances to companies worldwide. Today, Arkeia Software products protect more than 100,000 networks for 7,000 customers in 70 countries. Arkeia (pronounced ar-KEY-yuh), beginning in 1996, was the first company to deliver enterprise-grade backup solutions for the Linux market. The firm continues to provide near-universal support for Linux distributions and Open Source applications, such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and OpenLDAP. Arkeia Software provides cost-effective solutions for small-, medium-, and enterprise-scale environments. The company's delivered direct and through a global network of distributors and value-added reseller (VAR) partners. The firm's technical support organization provides 24x7 web, email, and telephone support from offices in California and Europe. Arkeia Software is headquartered in San Diego, California. The company is privately funded and profitable.

Kaidara Software, Inc. provides software solutions. It enables firms to effectively harness the experience and know-how within an organization to reduce the cost of delivering superior customer service. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Part of Informa Plc, EMC is a British company that manages and scales turnkey energy efficiency solutions for Fortune 500 clients across their North American portfolios. The company, based in Surrey, UK, has been using its total project management approach, EnergyMaxx®, since 2003 to successfully implement thousands of projects annually. These projects include efficient lighting, smart building controls, specialty disinfectant lighting, ROI-driven IoT solutions, electric vehicle supply equipment infrastructure, and ongoing maintenance and warranty support. Through their services, EMC has helped clients realize billions of kilowatt-hours of energy savings and advance their net zero emissions goals. EMC was acquired by IBC Informa Ltd. on August 24, 1998.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides network computing infrastructure solutions. It offers its solutions under the Java technology platform, Solaris Operating System, MySQL database management system, Sun StorageTek storage solutions, and UltraSPARC processor brands. The company also develops networking computing products and technologies which include servers, storage, open source software, tools, and training. The company provides solutions to the social networking, entertainment, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, news, energy, and engineering companies. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Fujitsu Ltd., Amdahl Corp. is a company that operates an electronic computer manufacturing company. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. The company was founded by Raymond A. Williams. Amdahl was acquired by Fujitsu Ltd. on September 19, 1997 for $834.03 million.

Tikehau Ace Capital SAS is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Tikehau Capital Advisors SAS founded in 1999 by Thierry Letailleur and Gilles Daguet. Tikehau Ace Capital is headquartered in Paris with additional office in Montréal.

Stormshield SAS engages in the design, development, and marketing of integrated security software and equipment for computing, business, and administration network software systems. It specializes in firewall; web and email content filtering; intrusion; and data protection for encoding, authentication, and electronic signature. It offers maintenance and technical assistance services. The company was founded by Frédéric Robert, Jean-François Hugot, Arnaud Mazard, and Daniel Georges Fages on November 25, 1999 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.

Esterel Technologies SA provide critical systems and software development solutions. It offers solutions for the aerospace, defense, rail transportation, nuclear, instrumentation and control, and industrial domains. The firm's solutions allow system and software engineers to graphically design, verify, and automatically generate critical systems and software applications. The company was founded by Eric Bantegnie, Bernard Dion and Jean Marc Talbot in 1999 and is headquartered in Elancourt, France.