Clive Cook, CEO of RNANetworks, discussed his new venture, which specializes inmemory virtualization. While virtualization is popular in thestorage market (i.e. VMWare) RNA Networks will focus on the memorylevel. The net result for large corporations is a killerapplication for IT acceleration and tremendous cost savings.
Noam Topaz, the CEO of TopazBridge, makes enterprise-class HR software linking MicrosoftSharePoint and SAP. Fortune 500 companies see a 60 percent savings,or a 3 month payback on investment. Due to the return oninvestment, expect Topaz to go very far.
Steve August of Revelationcreates cutting edge Web applications forqualitative market research. In a nutshell, Revelation hasrevolutionized the qualitative market research industry bystreamlining and automating the process via the Web. Costs are afraction of in-home and focus group studies, while extending thereach and expediting the process.
Ray King with AboutUsopenedwith the following statement: “AboutUs is the 950th most trafficked site on the Web today.” Frompersonal experience, I can tell you AboutUs is a very powerful wikiresource, providing helpful information about a Web site, similarto a Wikipedia format. AboutUs has a Deluxe Article writing servicethat is of great interest to search engine marketers, as it createsSEO-friendly content for increased awareness. Based on Ray’strack record, this is one horse that’s a safe bet.
Stuart Cohen with Collaborative Software Initiative discussed his latestventure. CSI offers a comprehensive set of services to take an ideathrough the application lifecycle and beyond. As the former CEO atOpen Source Development Labs, Stuart is well-qualified andconnected in the IT space. Based on the level of partnerships andcurrent projects, I’d guess they are well on their way.