The software space is heating up…We look at some of the emerging firms in the market.
@International Services
@International Services, Atlanta, obsoletes system localization and customization for voice, text and multimedia. Applications are instantly enabled to run in 200 languages or dialects, with natural speech pattern and perfect grammar, plus allow massive customization without reprogramming, code changes or data table modifications. www.internationalservices.com
Brabeion Software
Brabeion Software, McLean, Va, is a provider of financial compliance software. The company’s solutions enable proactive management and deployment of information security compliance programs for Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, FISMA, Basel II, European Data Protection Directive and other global regulations. The company has received lead financing from Boston-based TD Capital Ventures and Waltham, Ma-based Longworth Venture Partners.
www.brabeion.com
Cernium
Cernium, Reston, Va., is a maker of behavior-recognition software and systems for the security industry. This company’s software identifies suspicious or unusual behavior through video analysis helping achieve security and fiscal objectives. The company produces advanced video security systems for dozens of facilities across North America, enhancing security operations for a range of industry sectors including government, healthcare, transportation, hospitality, education and cultural institutions.
www.cernium.com
Chorus Systems
Chorus Systems, RTP, NC, is a provider of automated IT repair software. Chorus Systems’ flagship product is designed to automatically detect, diagnose, and respond to harmful changes in a computing environment before disruptions are experienced. The company recently secured $6 million in funding from a Series B investment round, led by Core Capital Partners in conjunction with Inflection Point Ventures and Anthem Capital Management.
www.chorussystems.com
Comerxia
Comerxia, Hollywood, Fla., is a provider of software that supports international trade operations. Comerxia’s patent-pending marketing, logistics and technology platform is a turn-key system that includes landed cost calculation, dynamic categorization, import/export compliance, trade documentation, payment processing, fraud protection and automatic learning. The company was founded in 2000 and has received investments from the UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund and Syncom.
www.comerxia.com
Covelight Systems
Covelight Systems, Cary, NC, is developer of Enterprise security software. Covelight’s passive, real-time user monitoring and profiling provides customers with a single source solution for online fraud, identity theft and information risk management. Covelight detects suspicious user behavior, acceptable use policy violations and attempts to exploit application vulnerabilities and provides real-time alerts for exploits such as: Account Takeover Fraud, Insider Identity Theft, Phishing Activity and Hacker Attacks.
www.covelight.com
Distributed Solutions
Distributed Solutions, Reston, Va., is a developer of software and tools that automate the federal government’s acquisition process. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded the company a software and services contract worth $1 million to implement the Automated Acquisition Management System (AAMS) as the foundation’s electronic procurement system.
www.distributedinc.com
DSI-Digital
DSI-Digital, Norcross, Ga., is a provider of sophisticated engineering and modeling software that reduces the estimated thirty percent waste associated with the average building’s cost by eliminating the disparity between the digital tools used by the design, fabrication and construction teams.
www.dsi-digital.com
Everest Software
Everest Software, Dulles, Va., develops business management software formerly known as iCode. The company’s fully integrated business management software, Everest, addresses needs of growing small or medium-businesses (SMBs) in the wholesale/distribution and retail industries by allowing them to quickly manage and track their business operations online and offline; from storefront to the front and back office. The company recently secured $8 million in venture capital funding led by investor Boulder Ventures and joined by existing investors Sierra Ventures and Updata Partners.
www.everestsoftwareinc.com
FlatBurger
FlatBurger, Vienna, Va., is a provider of software development tools focused on open-source technology. FlatBurger supports software developers working primarily with open source software by providing them with a business infrastructure to complement the development tools they employ in the Microsoft Visual Studio environment. The company name reflects its belief in the flattening of a world that has no borders, enabling economic opportunity to be accessible to any market participant regardless of their physical presence. The company has received lead financing from Reston-based Amplifier Venture Partners and Durham-based Intersouth Partners.
www.flatburger.com
iVidia Solutions
iVidia Solutions, Atlanta, is a provider of “on-demand” IT services. iVidia is offering messaging, multimedia collaboration, IP communications, and Internet marketing services for businesses through a “software as a service” business model. iVidia’s solutions are packaged in simplified bundles so that costs are predictable with one bill and one number to call for support.
Jboss
Jboss, Atlanta, is a provider of open-source business software. The Jboss mission is to revolutionize the way enterprise middleware software is built, distributed, and supported through the Professional Open Source model. JBoss is employee-owned and venture-backed by Matrix Partners, Accel Partners, Intel Capital and Bain Capital.
jboss.com
Learn.com
Learn.com, Sunrise, Fla., is a provider of e-learning technology. The company’s software suite helps organizations to administer every aspect of its training and learning initiatives including the design, delivery, tracking, and implementation.
www.learn.com
Mantas
Mantas, Herndon, Va., is a developer of software for the financial services compliance marketplace. The company has pioneered a new class of technology called behavior detection that enables businesses to identify risk and opportunity. Mantas gives financial institutions and communications service providers the ability to monitor and analyze customer, performance and transaction information across the entire organization for a complete and accurate picture of behaviors of interest. As a result, it’s now possible to detect suspect behavior early enough to mitigate risk, report and prioritize findings without manual intervention, comply with changing regulations, increase revenue by improving operations, and identifying up-sell and cross-sell opportunities. The company has lead financing from Safeguard Scientifics.
www.mantas.com
Mi-Co
Mi-Co, RTP, NC, provides digital writing software for capturing and communicating handwritten data. Mi-Co’s enterprise Mi-Forms Software System enables flexible e-forms design for data capture using digital ink. In addition, Mi-Forms Software has proven capabilities for handwriting interpretation, touch-screen input, verification, data validation and communication of forms-based data for enterprise users. Mi-Forms supports Tablet PCs, UMPCs, Digital Pens, Pocket PCs and signature capture devices.
www.mi-corporation.com
Noverant
Noverant, Raleigh, NC, develops human capital management and resources software. Noverant is a leading provider of software and services for regulatory compliance in industries regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The company’s Compliance Framework is a suite of software products that improves the efficiency and reduces the cost of regulatory quality compliance in environments which includes current good clinical, laboratory and manufacturing practices as defined by the FDA.
www.noverant.com
nuBridges
nuBridges, Atlanta, is a business-to-business software solution provider offering products and services that help companies connect, integrate and manage their business partner trading communities. Using solutions offered by nuBridges, organizations are able to exchange information electronically to promote collaboration, improve value chain visibility and reduce their total cost of conducting business within their trading communities.
www.nubridges.com
PlayMotion
PlayMotion, Alpharetta, Ga., develops next generation interactive software and hardware. The company’s software enables participants to enter virtual worlds naturally and intuitively, free of the encumbrances of gloves, goggles or wires. PlayMotion was founded by Greg Roberts who began his entrepreneurial adventure contracting to create software for the US Navy at the age of 16. There he co-developed groundbreaking software which auto-generated 3d flythrough animations of the human body, using model data derived from sequential CT scans. Fresh out of high school, Roberts founded RamWorks, a digital design studio that specialized in location-based entertainment and user interface design. After selling RamWorks in 1998, he co-founded BrightStreet, an enterprise software company based in Silicon Valley.
www.playmotion.com
Proxix Solutions
Proxix Solutions, Palm Harbor, Fla., is a developer of geospatial software, data and integrated products. The company recently released hazard risk modeling software for determining storm surge risk for the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states. Proxix’s scientists have incorporated offshore variables (wind speed, hurricane speed, storm track, barometric pressure, tide and water depth) and onshore variables (human and natural barriers and elevation) into the model along with a range of storm heights derived from category 1-5 hurricanes. The resulting model is categorized into five risk categories ranging from “very high” to “low risk.” Proxix’s solutions are ideal for Web deployment and serve many different enterprises such as insurance, tax, marketing and retail. The company was founded in 2003.
www.proxix.com
Razorsight
Razorsight, Fairfax, Va., is a developer of data and financial management software. The company’s software utilizes data capture technology to mine information in financial records – both paper and electronic – designed to highlight cost savings and operational efficiencies. Razorsight provides finance executives with detailed visibility into every line item on every expense, and seamlessly integrates with any financial system. Razorsight’s proprietary technology mechanizes the conversion of any paper or electronic invoice to an actionable database, including all invoices, contracts, purchase orders, and other financial documents thereby facilitating audit, analysis and review. The company was founded in 2001 and recently received $10 million in venture funding from Sierra Ventures.
www.razorsight.com
Rivermine
Rivermine, Fairfax, Va., is a provider of automated enterprise telecom expense management solutions. Rivermine’s overall solution automates an organization’s entire telecom lifecycle, including procurement, provisioning, inventory management, and invoice processing.
www.rivermine.com
RPath
RPath, Raleigh, NC, develops tools for creating and maintaining Linux software appliances. Software appliances bring the simplicity and value of Software as a Service (SaaS) to on-premise application deployments. Using rBuilder, application providers can migrate to a high-value, software subscription model while reducing their development and QA costs. rPath was founded in 2005 by Erik Troan, former VP of Engineering at Red Hat, and Billy Marshall, former VP of North America Sales at Red Hat.
www.rpath.com
StrikeIron
StrikeIron, Durham, NC, develops software products and subscription-based online services that provide ease of use and increased productivity for the utilization of Web services. StrikeIron’s products allow anyone to quickly, and with minimal experience, take advantage of Web services for access to information, integration with existing applications, and the development of new applications.
www.strikeiron.com
Synchris
Synchris, Sterling, Va., is a developer of software for businesses bidding on government contracts. The company’s application suite, including Synchris Capture and Synchris Propose, gives companies the tools and resources to synchronize the efforts of everyone involved in the bid and proposal process, reducing proposal costs while improving win rates. The company was founded in 2003.
www.synchris.com
TapRoot Systems
TapRoot Systems, Morrisville, NC, provides embedded software components for smartphone manufacturers and wireless operators worldwide. The company offers off-the-shelf software products that support a suite of communications protocols for Symbian OS and other smartphone operating systems. The products developed by TapRoot Systems enable smartphones to communicate over today’s cellular and local area networks. The company’s product and service portfolio includes interoperability testing that assists handset manufacturers, semi-conductor vendors and wireless operators with accelerating product deployment. The venture funded company was founded in 2000.
www.taprootsystems.com
Telarix
Telarix, Vienna, Va, is a maker of software for telecommunications companies. Telarix’s software platform, iXTools, maximizes carrier profitability by leveraging operational intelligence to enable real-time business decisions. The company’s Web-based tools analyze and report on traffic, rates and destinations almost as quickly as the calls move across the global network. In 2005, the company was named to Deloitte & Touche’s Technology Fast 50 for the second year in a row.
www.telarix.com
VersionOne
VersionOne, Atlanta, provides enterprise project and lifecycle management solutions for agile development helping companies simplify the process of delivering software. By offering powerful, easy-to-use planning and management tools, VersionOne enables faster delivery cycles, greater business adaptability, reduced project risk, and enhanced project visibility and predictability. VersionOne helps enables: Faster delivery cycles, Greater business adaptability, Reduced project risk, and Enhanced project visibility and predictability.
www.versionone.com
Visitar
Visitar, Raleigh, NC, is a provider of customer relationship management and sales force automation software. The software allows users to initiate customer interactions through the phone, e-mail and other communications channels and manage the interactions with other customer information stored in the system. All that is needed on the user’s end is a web browser and a telephone. The company recently received funding from Durham-based Aurora Funds.
www.visitar.com
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