Bjorn Skare

Micro Focus (US), Inc. develops implements and supports proprietary, mixed source and open source software. Its solutions include visual cobol, terminal emulation, borland, corba and mainframe solutions. The firm helps to organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Provo, UT.

Collax GmbH provides software service solutions for network infrastructure, communication, collaboration, protection, security, high availability, and virtualization industry, It delivers comprehensive solutions for the fields of collaboration, security, and infrastructure. The firm offers software only solutions, virtual servers, and a customer support. The company was founded by William Hite, Boris Nalbach, and Olaf Jacobi in 2005 and is headquartered in Ismaning, Germany.

Open-Xchange AG develops e-mail and collaboration software solutions. It specializes in the development of tools for on-premise or on-demand solutions, geared towards fueling clients' businesses. The company designs an application suite, a centralized cloud environment that lets users manage digital lives, emails, tasks, and files from a single interface. Its solutions include e-mail, calendar, address book, document, and task management applications. The company was founded by Rafael Laguna de la Vera, Martin Kauss and Frank Hoberg in 2005 and is headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany.

Likewise Software, Inc. provides systems management software solutions. The firm specializes in information technology, unstructured data, data storage, Linux, security and Unix. The company was founded by Brian K. Moran, Manny Vellon, David Feinleib and Charles W. Mount in 2004 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

thinkstep AG operates as a holding company, which provides compliance solutions, as well as compliance software, data, and consulting in the fields of sustainably management. It distributes its products under the GaBi Software, SoFi Software, LCA Data, and SoFi Content brands. The company was founded by Michael Betz and Robert Gabriel in 1991 and is headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany.

Giesecke+Devrient GmbH engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of products and solutions for the safeguarding of payment processes, identities, connectivity, and data. It distributes its products under the G+D, G+D Bildmarke, G+D Bildmarke, and Giesecke+Devrient brands. The company was founded by Hermann Giesecke and Alphonse Devrient on June 1, 1852 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Lufthansa Systems AG provides information technology services to the airline industry. It provides IT consultancy services, development of company-specific applications, implementation of communication systems and desktop services up to complete IT outsourcing. The company operates in 16 countries. The firm is headquartered in Kelsterbach, Germany.

Alpha Associates AG is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Established in 2004, the firm provides private equity solutions and advice for institutional clients, family offices and high-net worth individuals. The firm also manages private equity fund-of-funds programs.

Bundesdruckerei GmbH engages in the development of information technology security solutions. It offers products and services for full ID management. These encompass the capture and administration of biographical and biometric data, the production and personalization of ID documents, as well as the systems for issuing and verifying these documents. It also supplies modules which offer secure business communications with digital signatures and electronic invoicing, provision and administration of certificates, as well as trust-service solutions and implementation of Public Key Infrastructure products. The company was founded by Georg Jacob Decker in 1763 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

ZF Friedrichshafen AG provides driveline and chassis as well as active and passive safety technology solutions. The company was founded on August 20, 1915 by Alfred Count von Soden-Fraunhofen and Alfred Colsman and is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

IBM Deutschland GmbH provides information technology, business consulting, Cloud, and software solutions. It also offers IT infrastructures including software and hardware, as well as its financing. Its services include consultation on project deliverables, as well as creation, transformation, and operation of IT infrastructures, applications, and business processes. The company was founded in 1910 and is based in Ehningen, Germany.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Deutsche Messe AG engages in the organization and operations of trade shows, exhibitions, and business fairs. It offers lead generation services that focuses on B2B customer acquisition services; analysis; conceptual design; planning and implementation; location research services for various events; promoters and web based event software; and guest management services. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

ACTANO GmbH engages in the development of project management software solutions. It also offers consulting and training services. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG (eCAPITAL) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Münster, Germany.

evidanza GmbH provides software and consulting services. It optimizes all of the commercial information and communication processes within companies. The company was founded by Thomas Gross and Günter Meier in 2004 and is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.

Solvatio AG provides knowledge-based diagnostic solutions. It offers a troubleshooting platform for its customers called SOLVATiO E2E which provides a platform for automated diagnostics and repair of fixnet and mobile customer problems. The firm also offers delivery experts services, improvement services on financial issues, and a customer support. The company was founded by Thomas Unglert in 1996 and is headquartered in Wurzburg, Germany.

knowis AG develops software solutions. It provides information technology solutions for bank, consultation, and enterprise decision management. The company was founded by Gerald Gassner in 2004 and is headquartered in Regensburg, Germany.

KINAMU Business Solution GmbH provides enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management solutions. Its solutions include industry solutions which is procedures, such as accounting or payroll but working alone due to the legal framework in each companies the same. The company was founded by Alexander Simon, Marcus Riedler, Michael Hubl and Christian Knoll in 2007 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Part of Lemfoerder International AG & Co. KG, ZF Lemfoerder GmbH is a technology company based in Lemfoerde, Germany. The German company supplies systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology.

Talend Germany GmbH develops and provides cloud and big data integration software solutions. Its products include Data Integration, Big Data Integration, Cloud Integration, Data Preparation Subscription, Data Preparation Free Desktop, Master Data Management, Application Integration, Metada Manager, and Data Fabric. The company was founded by Bertrand Diard, Fabrice Bonan, Peter Spiegel, and Ricco Deutscher in 2006 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.

CUATROB GmbH provides investment services. The private company is based in Ueberlingen, Germany. The German company was founded in 2008. Willi Berchtold has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

IPO.Plan GmbH develops tools for complex manufacturing and assembly processes. It offers IPO.Log, a planning and visualization tool to increase efficiency in the planning process, and IPO.Eye, an expert tool that enables efficient planning based on current data. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Leonberg, Germany.

Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG engages in the operation of a bank. Its services include all types of banking, financing, asset management and financial advisory services. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

(bu\: st) GmbH is a private company based in Munich, Germany that provides expert support in coping with complex projects. With over 20 years of experience, they have successfully completed 1000+ projects and have 180+ experts to tackle any challenge. The German company was founded in 1999 and the CEOs are Andreas Lohner and Tim Sievers.

bu\: st automotive GmbH is a German company that provides expert support in the management of complex projects. The private company is based in Munich, Germany. With over 20 years of experience and a team of more than 180 experts, they offer their clients excellent project solutions. The CEO of the company is Bernhard Pollety.

eZ Systems AS provides web content management systems. It offers eZ Publish, a Web content management system that enables users to manage its content life cycle; eZ Market, an extension market place that connects eZ Publish Enterprise with selected technologies in order to complete the Customer eXperience Management (CXM) vision of eZ; and eZ Publish cloud solutions. The firm also provides support and maintenance, professional, and training services. It serves executives, online digital strategists, marketing professionals, and business systems managers; and retail and consumer, governmental, non-profit and education, finance, service, and media and entertainment industries worldwide. The company was founded by Aleksander Farstad and Bard Farstad in 1999 and is headquartered in Porsgrunn, Norway.