Collaborating in the Cloud

CollabNet
Brisbane, Calif.
Open-source software
Co-founder and CEO: Bill Portelli

Technology users in more than 800 organizations, including Deutsche Bank (DB) and the U.S. Defense Dept., are already using CollabNet technology to allow geographically dispersed teams to work together across the Internet—in "the cloud"—to develop and deploy better software faster. The company, co-founded by open-source pioneers Bill Portelli and Apache Foundation leader Brian Behlendorf, generates subscription revenues through software licensing, as well as fees earned for support, services, and add-ons for its software.