Larry Wolfe

QAD, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for global manufacturing companies primarily in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, technology, industrial products, and life sciences industries. Its applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners. The company was founded by Pamela Meyer Lopker in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Avalara, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud-based solutions. The firm focuses on taxability, identifying applicable tax rates, determining and collecting taxes, preparing and filing returns, remitting taxes, maintaining tax records, and managing compliance documents. Its products include AvaTax excise, AvaTax communications, Returns excise, TrustFile, CertCapture, and Avalara licensing. The company was founded by Rory Rawlings, Scott McFarlane, and Jared R. Vogt in August 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Microsoft Corp., NetCreate Systems, Inc. is a private company that develops software solutions for the Internet. The company is based in San Diego, CA. NetCreate Systems was acquired by Vicinity Corp. on October 25, 2000.

Part of Deloitte LLP (New York), Deloitte, Haskins & Sells LLP provides accounting services. The private company is based in Mumbai, India.

Taxcient, Inc. designed, developed, and marketed virtual tax solutions. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

San Diego Software Industry Council engages in the principal organization fostering the growth and prosperity of software, Internet and related information technology companies in the San Diego Region. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.