Business Hall of Fame

We are compiling a list of businesses spawned by Lab people and their research. We hope that these may act as an encouragement and inspiration to students and graduates. If you are a Computer Laboratory graduate who has founded a company please click here.

Faisal Ahmed HH Dip90
UK Broadband Ltd (f.2002)
Wireless broadband operator. Provides fixed wireless Broadband services to residential consumers and businesses. Sold to PCCW (the incumbent telco in Hong Kong) in September 2003

Stephen Allott T BA80
Trinamo Ltd (f.2005)
Trinamo is a management consulting firm for software companies specialising in financial modelling (projecting numbers you can actually hit), how to recruit great people and how to run sales management

Ray Anderson CAI BA80
Bango.net (f.1999)
Provides technology that enables paid for content on the Mobile Internet

Kona Andrews (nee Macphee) PEM MSc00
break-step productions (f.2001)
Co-inventor of SceneReader, which provides a pluggable solution for the difficult task of finding and reading text in complex images. Winner of DTI Smart Award 2003-4.

Mark Atherton JN BA86
Ian Mercer JE BA86
NextBase Ltd (f.1988)
NextBase launched AutoRoute in 1988, the first consumer route planning and mapping software for PCs. They went on to develop AutoRoute Plus and MapBase. In 1994 NextBase sold to Microsoft, and the technology is now found in Microsoft Expedia Streets and Trips, Microsoft MapPoint, Bing Maps, Encarta World Atlas, and Virtual Earth.

Toby Austin JE MA05
GradFutures Ltd (f.2007)
Graduate recruitment company that helps students to find their ideal graduate job and recruiters to attracct great candidates

Transentia Ltd (f.2008)
Consultancy company that specialises in assisting Universities and other intellectual property owners with early-stage technology commercialisation

Nich Barratt SE BA80
Software Integrators (f.1988)
Designs and develops integrated message and payment solutions for banks and other financial institutions.

Christopher Barrington Brown CAI MA79
Cunning Running Software Ltd (f.1988)
Small software house specialising in defence and counter-terrorism applications

Neil Barton K Dip72
Transport Telematics (f.2008)
Provider of high quality independent advice to major transport sector clients in the public and private sectors

John Bates G PhD94
Giles Nelson CL PhD98
Apama (f.1999)
Provider of unique software technology - the Apama Engine - which works by continually monitoring streams of data for complex patterns of events, and providing real-time alerts when a match is found
Acquired by Progress Software Corporation in April 2005

Paul Beard JE BA76
Bid Management Limited (f.2002)
Primarily focussed on providing major bid support and bid and sales performance improvement for Carriers and Technology companies

Jeremy Bennett EM BA82 PhD88
Embecosm (f.2008)
Embedded software development and hardware modelling

Ian Benson CHU BA70 K PhD92
SRI Cambridge (f.1985)
Established in a partnership between the Computer Lab, Churchill College and SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute). It carried out contract research in software technology, natural language processing and artificial intelligence for government and industry.

Sociality (f.1999)
Commercialises validation techniques for distributed systems using temporal logic. It has two products: Labourdotdonor(tm) for recording political donations and reporting to the Electoral Commission, and Guildhall Radio (tm), a low bandwidth subscription radio station used by schools and the British Council.

Nat Billington Q BA92
Lorenzo Wood C BA93
KBW Consulting (f.1992)
Delivers innovative interactive solutions. Merged with Oyster in 1998. Oyster acquired by Framfab May 2005

John Botham CHU BA86
Steve Montgomery CHU BA86 PhD90
Tarragon Embedded Technology (f.1996)
Specialises in development of automative embedded control software for in-vehicle applications and related software engineering tools. Acquired by Ricardo, one of the major automative engineering services suppliers, and continues to work on high-integrity automative applications such as steer-by-wire and active safety.

Richard Boulton PEM Dip99
Lemur Consulting (f.2001)
Providers of Information Retrieval technology

Ian Braid DAR Dip69, PhD73
Alan Grayer CHR Dip71, Phd
Charles Lang
Peter Veenman
Shape Data Ltd (f.1974)
CAD consultancy

James Brady F BA05
Trigger (f. 2008)
The easiest way to create mobile apps

John Brimacombe T Dip91
nGame (f.1997)
Provider of innovative multi-player gaming experiences on a wide variety of new platforms

Jobstream Group plc (f.1993)
Provider of software solutions to meet business requirements of trust and investment management companies, private client departments of banks, accountancy and stockbroking houses as well as a wide range of other client services organizations

Juanito Camilleri T PhD91
MobIsle Communications Ltd (f.1999)
Malta's second mobile communications company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Maltacom plc.

Rob Campbell CC BA88
Kavanagh (f.1996)
The second largest Hewlett-Packard UNIX reseller in the UK

Marc Cardle K PhD04
ThatsMyFace.com (f.2008)
Specialists in transforming 2D portraiture into 3D sculptures

Chris Charlton Q BA93 PhD99
Calum Grant Q BA96
SmartInfoSearch (f.2003)
Develops intelligent information retrieval technolgoy which searches for text based on the meaning of words

Suranga Chandratillake K BA00
Blinkx (f.2003)
Free-to-download, blinkx is able to undersand and link to relevant information anywhere and in any format: on the web, in the news or on the desktop - automatically, accurately and quickly. It is based in London and San Francisco

Alex Hsu Siu Chi CAI Dip88 PhD92
Creature House (f.1994)
Software developer and research lab in computer graphics.

Pete Chown CHU BA93
Skygate (f.1996)
Consultancy developing software for the Internet. Particularly focused on security, cryptography and reverse-engineering

Paul Clark CAI BA88
Packet Ship (f.2005)
Creates flexible technologies for management, distribution and playback of broadcast-quality digital video

John Collins CL BA73
Xi Software Ltd (f.1986)
Specialists in Unix and Linux software, developing high performance system management tools

David Colver C BA80
Operis Group plc (f.1997)
Provides specialist financial advisory & capital raising services, specialist financial modelling services and financial model training services.

Ben Coppin Q BA96
Envisional (f.1999)
Intellectual property protection and monitoring solutions

Tim Coote CAI BA80
Duncan Grisby Q BA95 PhD99
Tideway (f.2002)
Develops systems to enhance the operations of IT departments

Peter Cowley F BA77
Camdata (f.1984)
Designs and manufactures computer equipment for difficult environments e.g. oil-rigs, power stations etc. Also designs and manufactures networking electronics for security uses.

Eluceda (f.2010)
Developing a system to detect MSRA many times faster than current technology allows

Paul Cunningham CAI BA98 PhD
Steev Wilcox Q Dip95 Phd
Paradigm Design Systems Limited (f.2001)
Develops software tools for low power chip design

Azuro (f.2002)
An electronic design automation software company that is enabling designers of next-generation mobile phones and wireless devices to deliver the longest talk time and play time to consumers around the world.

Jonathan Custance JN BA95
James Green F BA96
Camrivox (f.2005)
Provides leading edge Voice over IP solutions

Green Custard (f.2009)
Provides complete software consultancy from conception through to delivery of product across a broad range of software and Internet technologies

Robert Darwin T BA81
Digital Mail (f.1991)
Provider of communications services

John Daugman OBE
Iridian Technologies (f.1990)
The world leader in research, development and marketing of authentication technologies based on iris recognition

Carl Dellar PhD
Eshinui Inc
Start-up software company developing asset management solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry

Nicky Dibben (nee Sutton) CTH BA93
Invention Marketing (f.1999)
Provider of strategic and tactical marketing services

Conchur Dickinson K BA00
Simon Freytag K BA00
Anondesign (f.1999)
Comprehensive e-business software

Conchur Dickinson K BA00
AQrex (f.2007)
Provides research providers and consumers with a web-based platform that can be used for various research services.

Joe Dixon F BA87 PhD92
Bruce Adam CHU BA93
Ian Atkinson CHU BA93
Applied Generics (f.1999)
Provides advanced mobile phone location and road traffic information solutions to the mobile communication industry

Igor Drokov TH Dip99
Cronto (f.2005)
Has developed a novel patent-pending solution for strong user authentication providing a unique approach to countering many forms of fraudulent transactions.

Robert Durkin
Chris Conn G BA07
FusePump (f.2009)
Dedicated to maximising revenues for eCommerce companies via product feed marketing and partnerships.

Dominic Edmonds K BA87
Evertrack Ltd (f.1994)
Business process, technology management consultancy in the risk business sector: banking, insurance and betting and gaming

Matthew Faupel Q BA87
Micropraxis Ltd (f.2001)
Computer consultancy

John Fawcett CHU BA99 PhD
Matthew Parkinson CHU BA01
Andrew Rice CHU BA01
Invest Solutions Limited (f.2002)
Provides flexible solutions to website needs

Lee Fedder Q PhD92
Spark! Data Systems (f.1996)
A development company that produces bespoke database and Management Information solutions for the desktop and inter/intra/extranet based on the Microsoft Platform

Paul Fellows EM Dip82
Software Solutions (f.1989)
Developed Software and peripherals for the Acorn ARM-based machines -
including the hypertext system "Genesis" which was bundled with the
computers

Amino Communications (f.1998)
Developed the Amino IP-TV set top boxes, which sold by the million.
Floated in 2004 for £60M

Jeff Fenton CL Dip70
GST Technologies Ltd (f.1979)
Software developer. Developer of the original budget desktop publishing program Timeworks Publisher.GST spawned a number of other companies including Origin. GST operates under its new name Greenstreet Software Limited, which was formed from the merger of eGames Europe and GST in 2001.

Global Software Publishing (f.1985)
One of the UK's leading consumer software publishers. Acquired in 2000 by the European EMME group.

ELECtric SOFTware (f.2003)
Established in email marketing, incentive schemes, redemption offers, online e-stores, voucher offers, reward schemes and registration programs

Samir-Ali Feroze G Dip01
VeriQual (f.2003)
VeriQual is a technology company with experience of developing complex solutions for large organisations. VeriQual works with large and medium sized organisations to develop custom technology solutions and provides outsourcing services.

Sandy Fraser F Dip59
Fraser Research Inc (f.2002)
A not for profit organisation established to provide research in science and technology in support of national communications infrastructure and to provide support for graduate education in telecommunications.

Chris Galley CHR BA87
Cedalion Ltd (f.1995)
Leading Microsoft Gold partner, Systems Integrator, develops risk management solutions for the Finance Industry through FI division and Infrastructure solutions through their Advanced Microsoft Consulting division. Cedalion was one of Scotland's fastest growing IT companies, having been in the Deloitte Touche Fast 50 for 5 consecutive years. Sold in October 2004 to Charteris plc

Survey Online (f.1999)
Provision of independent pre-sales house surveys. Supports proposed government legislation for sellers pack. The surveys also have an independent hidden defects guarantee. (www.surveysonline.co.uk). Overall winners at the Scottish Enterprise Winners at the Web award 2002. Sold in October 2004 to SPH.

Shopfitter (f.1999)
Shopfitter provides the tools to set up a secure e-commerce site. The software is free to download and the shop is built off-line so there are no initial costs, shopfitter takes a charge for each order, so the risk to the retailer is limited. (www.shopfitter.com)

Nick Garnett T PhD84
Jonathan Larmour CL BA95
eCosCentric Ltd (f.2002)
Provides open source software for eCos operating system

Nick Geddes JN BA98
Global Inkjet Systems (f.2006)
Provides standard and customised solutions for innovation and production within the industrial inkjet sector

Tom Godber CC BA00
Sean Mullaney CC BA00
Blue technologies (f.2001)
Creates software solutions, combining the best of mobile and enterprise technologies

Masabi (f.2002)
Develops games and entertainment applications for the next generation mobile phones and connected PDAs

Andrew Gower F BA00
Jagex Ltd (f.2001)
Specialises in producing Java games for webpages and is responsible for online titles such as Rune Scape

John Grant SE BA67
Nine Tiles Ltd
Developers of equipment for sending time-critical media over digital networks

David Greaves JN BA85 PhD90
Tenison Technology EDA Ltd (f.2000)
Codesign software specialising in C and Verilog interworking

David Greaves
Andy Hopper TH PhD78
Virata Ltd (f.1993)
DSL semiconductor. IPO on NASDAQ in 1999. Merged with Globespan to form GlobespanVirata in 2001. Based in Red Bank, New Jersey

Tom Griffiths JE BA03
Insight Studios (f.2004)
Web and graphic design for SMEs and start-ups

Hubdub (f.2007)
Brings engagement to news sites by allowing users to trade predictions on the outcomes of real running news stories

Russell Haggar CHR BA91
Xsilon (f.2008)
Developed a new communications solution for home energy management applications, helping us all cut our energy bills and carbon footprints by offering insight into where and when we're consuming electricity in the house.

Roger Hale T Dip80 PhD89
David Milward SE BA86 PhD91
James Thomas W PhD
Sylvia Knight C BA96 MPhil97 PhD
Linguamatics (f.2001)
Creates products and conducts cutting-edge research in the areas of Information Extraction and Dialogue Systems

Daniel Hall
Adrian Wrigley G PhD94
ART (f.1995)
Leading providers of Photorealistic rendering solutions to the 3D industry

Alistair Hancock JN BA90
Rubicon Software Group plc (f.1989)
Rubicon is a provider of smart decisioning and workflow automation software to niche markets within the UK financial services sector, notably secured loan brokers and building societies.

Andy Harter F BA83, CC PhD90
Andy Hopper TH PhD78
Tristan Richardson CC BA90 MPhil91
James Weatherall Q BA97 PhD02
RealVNC Ltd (f.2002)
Remote control software. Based in Cambridge

Adventiq (f.2005)
Offers integrated high performance silicon for KVM switches as well as industrial and embedded applications

Demis Hassabis Q BA97
Elixir Studios (f.1998)
Leading developer of interactive entertainment software

Andrew Herbert JN PhD75
APM Ltd (f.1985)
An independent company specialising in the technology and application of networked and distributed IT systems

Digitivity (f.1996)
(APM spin-out)
Applet management system which provides automated security by running all applets outside the firewall to ensure they never compromise network security.
Acquired by Citrix Systems Inc 1998.

Philip Hewinson JE BA04
Projected Games (f.2005)
Supplier of entertaining computer games for youth workers to help them connect to their youth and to get youth connecting to each other

Martin Hollis T BA92
Zoonami (f.2000)
Independent producer and developer of entertainment software for video game consoles based in Cambridge, UK.

David Holloway M Dip87
Will MacDonald F BA87
Codian (f.2003)
Develops and manufactures high performance video and voice over IP communications equipment

Andy Hopper TH PhD78
Orbis Ltd (f.1978)
Networking equipment. Sold to Acorn in 1979

Acorn Computer Ltd (f.1979)
BBC Computer system. IPO on USM (London) in 1982, spun out ARM in 1990. De-listed in 1999 and ARM shares distributed to shareholders in lieu

Qudos Technology Ltd (f.1985)
E-beam chip prototyping and CAD software. Based at Chilton

Olivetti Research Ltd (f.1986)
Industrial research. Sold to AT&T in 1999. Closed in 2002

IPV Ltd (f.1996)
Video management software. Based in Cambridge

Adaptive Broadband Ltd (f.1998)
Fixed wireless equipment. Sold to California Microwave in 1998

Cambridge Broadband Ltd (f.2000)
Fixed wireless equipment. Based in Cambridge

Ubisense Ltd (f.2003)
Location systems. Based in Cambridge

Andy Hopper
Steve Pope JE BA93 PhD97
Cambridge Internetworking Ltd (f.2002) now called Level 5 Networks
High speed networking equipment. Based in Cambridge

Jan Hruska DOW BA78
Sophos Plc (f.1987)
A world leader in anti-virus protection, focused on defending businesses of all sizes from virus attack.

LogicIQ (f.2006)
Information Technology consultancy

Hans Hsu JN BA86
Fecilite.com (f.1999)
A universal gift registry where people can register gifts from any store, for any occasion.

Rex Hughes W
Center for Internet Studies, University of Washington (f.1999)
Established as the world's first university Internet Studies centre, it is an interdisciplinary research and teaching unit for the study of the Internet's global impact on society

Grant Husbands CHU BA00
Giles Mitton F BA00
Business Web Software (f.2001)
Provides software applications for web and intranet use enabling collaboration and improved customer interaction

Richard Jebb DAR Dip88
PCF Ltd (f.2005)
Develops graphical tools that extend conventional project management systems to deliver added business value

Alan Jones CL Dip82 Phd
Cotares Ltd (f.2002)
Initial projects are in the areas of Vehicle Information Systems and Broadband wireless

Peter Jones Q BA83
Leading Technology Inc (f.1989)
Developer of the first Relational Database to support time-series data and multi-dimensional arrays

Metrica Systems Ltd (f.1993)
Leading provider of network performance systems to Wireless operators.
Awarded Queen's Award for Export 1997
Acquired by ADC Telecommunications

Censeo Systems Ltd (f.2003)
Product lifecycle management software for mobile service providers

Mike Kemp EM BA74
Sintefex Audio (f.1997)
Dedicated to innovative research, development and consultancy in relation to digital audio technology and manufacturing of digital audio products for the professional user.

Tim King CC BA76 PhD80
Perihelion Software (f.1986)
Developed Helios operating system

UK Online (f.1994)
The UK's first full ISP
Sold to EasyNet 1996

John Kleeman T BA81
Questionmark (f.1988)
Questionmark software makes it easy for educators and trainers to write, administer and report on assessments, tests, exams and surveys using PCs, LANs, the Internet and intranets.

Martin Kleppmann CC BA06
Ept Computing (f.2007)
Software consultancy specialising in usable computing

Martin Kleppmann CC BA06
Sam Stokes R BA05
Rahul Vohra CHR BA05
Rapportive (f.2010)
Rapportive shows you everything about your contacts right inside your inbox. It combines what you know, what your organization knows, and what the web knows.

Juha Korhonen M PhD2006
Cantab Wireless (f.2007)
Communications analyst company. Publishes high quality analyst reports, free whitepapers and provides consultancy services in the areas of wireless telecommunications and newly emerging wireless technologies.

Charles Lang
Three-Space Ltd (f.1986)
3D computation and its application. Originated the ACIS geometric modeller.

Jack Lang EM Dip71
Resigned as Chief Technologist of ntl to found:

Artimi (f.2003)
Develops silicon solutions for ultra wide band technologies

Interactive Digital Television Ltd (f.2001)

NetChannel Ltd (f.1995)
Interactive TV business
Acquired by ntl

Electronic Share Information Ltd (f.1993)
Online provider of financial data
Acquired by E*Trade Ltd

Midsummer House Ltd (f.1998)
The first restaurant in Cambridge to receive a much-coveted Michelin Star

Jack is also a Trustee of The Design Trust, a registered charity which promotes the excellence of British design and helps designers with business training after they leave college.

Stewart Lang SID Dip71 PhD76
Micro Focus (f.1976)
Built COBOL compilers, and associated tools (interactive debugger, file managers, screen handlers etc) to run on IBM PCs and Unix. Company taken public in 1983 in the UK, and in 1984 in the US. Industry standard for COBOL

Ulrich Lang W PhD
ObjectSecurity Ltd (f.1999)
Provides IT security consulting, research and development, with particular focus on distributed systems.

Aaron Lee TH PhD96
Red Beacon (f.2008)
Helps peoople request a local service, then compares prices from local providers. Won TechCrunch50's 2009 judges prize

Jong-Hyeon Lee W PhD00
FiloSafe Corporation - formerly Filonet Corporation (f.2000)
Provider of secure online collaboration solutions

Filonet Korea Incorporated (f.2000)
Provider of information security consulting and collaboration solutions

SoftForum (f.1995)
Provider of public key infrastructure solutions and security consulting. IPO on KOSDAQ (Seoul) in 2001

Jochen Leidner PET MPhil02
Linguit GmbH (f.2001)
Linguit GmbH is an award-winning European startup with focus on human language technology (processing of natural language using computers with the aim of making information more accessible).

Ian Leslie DAR PhD83
Derek McAuley F Dip85 PhD90
Joe Dixon
Cosmos Nicolaou C PhD87
Nemesys (f.1994)
Producer of hardware and software to allow cost effect video connection to ATM networks.
Acquired by FORE systems 1996

Ian Leslie
Simon Crosby JN PhD96
CPLANE (f.1999)
Network control software products

Stephen Love DAR PhD
OptionExist (f.1993)
Provides innovative product development and technical consultancy services

Ewan Makepeace T BA86
Jawasoft (f.2001)
Software development company that builds solutions for the Internet, Extranet and Intranet. Based in Jakarta

John Mannix CC BA94
Governor Technology Limited (f.2001)
ebusiness software consultancy

Richard Marsh JN Dip93
Datanomic Ltd (f.2001)
Provides a software solution to overcome the problems caused by poor quality or inconsisent data

Adam Martin CAI BA01
Grex Games Ltd (f.2001)
Develops Massive-Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOG) technology, enables games developers to write MMOG's for internet and/or mobile gaming with hundreds of thousands of simultaneous connected players.

Richard Mason Q BA84
Ionysys Technology Corporation (f.1996)
Provides e-commerce consulting services, both advisory and implementation-related. Based in Vancouver, Canada. Sold to Pivotal Corporation in 2000

Mitcham Technologies (f.1996)
Provides IT-related management consulting services, including temporary IT executive staffing.

Xandera (f.2000)
Provides IT-related consulting services, focussed on the health insurance sector. Sold in 2002.

STARFISH (f.2005)
Builds marketing, sales and service channels. Its founders are all former channel-building executives, with experience in the health, insurance, retail, telecommunications and high-tech manufacturing sectors.

Ben Medlock F MPhil03
TouchType (f.2008)
Developing next-generation text prediction engines, focused primarily on the mobile device/portable computing market.

John Moore Dip91
JMEC Ltd (f.1989)
Specialises in Cathode Ray Tube circuitry, video signal processing, and graphics applications

Craig McMillan JN Dip92
Trampoline Systems (f.2003)
Helps groups of people connect, collaborate and manage large quantities of information.

Philip Moore JN MA00
Great East London Software (f.2002)
Specialises in technology for the needs of the financial business world.

Mike Muller F BA80
ARM (f.1990)
Multinational semiconductor and software design company

Michael NabarroTH BA03
Spektrix Ltd (f.2008)
develops software to provide ticketing services to the entertainment industry

Giles Nelson CL PhD98
Active Media Solutions Ltd (f.1995)
Product development and consultancy business, selling to early adopters of Internet and Web technology

Chris Oswald JN BA83
Gareth Williams R BA94
Equisys (f.1987)
A leading provider of business communications solutions
Awarded Queen's Award for Export 1999

Colin Palombo JE BA90
Innovation Framework Technologies (f.2006)
Provider of software and services to help businesses transform their innovation management performance

Barney Pell T PhD94
Powerset (f.2006)
Develops advanced AI technologies to deliver breakthrough capabilities in search and navigation

Oleg Podsechin G BA05
Ionsquare (f.2001)
IT consultancy specialising in working with start-up companies and spin-off ventures. Current focus on mobile and location based services

Martin Porter JN Dip67 PhD73
Muscat Ltd (f.1995)
Information retrieval systems
Sold to The Dialog Corporation

Ian Pratt K BA92 PhD99
Simon Crosby JN PhD96
XenSource (f.2005)
Fosters and promotes the adoption of Xen, the definitive Open Source GPL virtual machine monitor

Bromium (f.2010)
Working on the intersection of security and virtualisation

Jon PrettyT BA04
Sygneca (f.2004)
Develops web-based applications and websites

Gerald Ratzer JN Dip64
Media Dynamics Ltd (f.1968)
Computer Consultancy

Andy Rawson Q BA79
First DBS Ltd (f.1985)
Independent consultancy delivering high quality tailored services, focussed on delivering business benefits

Damian Reeves CHU BA96
Adam Twiss CHU BA96
Zeus (f.1995)
Leading web server technology developer

Andrew Robinson K BA76
Seventh String (f.2003)
Software to help musicians transcribe music from recordings

Andrew Robson R BA91
Perfect Image (f.1991)
Provides bespoke development services, accounting and CRM solutions, web and e-commerce solutions, network services and systems support.

Chris Royle CAI BA96
Objectronix (f.1997)
Network security and design consultancy specialising in implementation and management of security systems including firewalls, content inspection and IDS

Philip Rushby CHU BA80
PC Communications Ltd (f.1985)
Producer of easy to use and complete asynchronous dial-up software and modem packages for the PC. Sold to Alphameric Plc in 1987

Patientline Plc (f.1994)
The UK's and the Netherland's leading provider of bedside entertainment and communication multi-media units for hospital patients with over 55000 units installed in 115 NHS hospitals alone. Floated on AIM in 2001 and moved to the main market in 2003.

Robert Sansom EM BA81
FORE (f 1990)
A leading designer and producer of high performance networking products based on ATM and IP technologies.
Sold to Marconi (formally GEC plc) April 1999 for $4.5bio

Alasdair Scott T Dip77
JourneyLog Ltd (f.2009)
It provides an online service for travel mileage expense recording and reporting using data from an Android application 'PhoneTrack'.

Peter Scott JN MA83
PSDT (f.1999)
Provides Perl training and enterprise infrastructure development services

Alex Shipp R BA83
MessageLabs (f.1999)
E-mail filtering company, removing unwanted items from SMTP e-mail. Messagelabs is currently the only company in the world to use Internet level virus scanning technology

Tom Sillence R BA01
Encoded Media (f.2003)
Provides integrated IP video products for business and education

Justin Siu Q BA00
Innonation Productions (f.2004)
Live music performance

Glen Slade JN BA87
StegoStik Ltd (f.2004)
Makes and sells StegoStiks - secure USB flash drives

Charles Southey T MA90
Omnipotent Software (f.2004)
Web-based software company selling scripted ASP.NET web controls

Gavin Stark CHR BA89 PhD97
Basis Communications (f.1998)
Designs and markets advanced semiconductors and other products used in equipment that directs traffic across the Internet and corporate networks. Acquired by Intel in 2000

John Stark CHU BA87
Metanate Ltd (f.2000)
Software house specialising in the implementation of messaging systems with particular skills in the integration of security software into messaging applications

Quentin Stafford-Fraser CAI BA87 PhD95
DisplayLink (f.2003)
DisplayLink (formerly Newnham Research) is developing new and incredibly powerful ways of connecting displays to computers - ways that will transform how people make use of displays. DisplayLink has successfully challenged the limitations of current display connectivity to deliver a highly interactive user experience across a network or USB 2.0 connection.

Exbiblio (f.2004)
Works to bring rich interactivity and longevity to the information in paper documents. Makes paper interactive via hardware and software components

Ndiyo
Ndiyo! is a project set up to foster an approach to networked computing that is simple, affordable, open, less environmentally damaging and less dependent on intensive technical support than current networking technology.

Cambridge Visual Networks (f.2007)
Creates new ways of deploying and interacting with visual information

Neil Stratford F BA96
Vipadia Limited (f.2005)
Carries out research and development for advanced Voice and Video over IP solutions.

Chris Timms PEM Dip98
Blue Compass (f.2003)
Blue Compass has spent the last year developing a suite of dating software, which currently powers over 40 websites featuring 40,000+ profiles, including www.snoglondon.com and www.perfect-match.co.uk

Patrick Towell CC Dip91
Simulacra (f.1997)
Consultancy and solutions company working in online information services for government

William Tunstall-Pedoe CHU BA91
Genius 2000 Ltd (f.1998)
Provides software to solve recreational language problems including the only product that can solve and explain cryptic crossword clues.

True Knowledge (f.2005)
The world's first AI question-answering platform

Rurik Turton PEM Dip85
ePlantData Inc
Provides software connectivity solutions for the process industry

Xynchron (f.2002)
Develops software for managing data through the process engineering project lifecycle.

Andy Twigg K PhD06
Tim Moreton K PhD
Tom Wilkie K BA06
Acunu (f.2009)
Algorithms for low power data storage.

Adam Twiss CHU BA96
Saviso Group (f.2002)
Provides strategic and operational assistance to early stage technology businesses

CacheLogic Ltd (f.2002)

Nicko van Someren FREng T BA89 PhD95
ANT Ltd (f.1992)
Leading provider of browser, user interface and content rendering software solutions for interactive TV, STBs, DVD and other consumer electronics devices, industrial appliances, service operators and silicon vendors.

Ncipher (f.1996)
Leading developer of hardware and software internet security products

Niel Viljoen Dar PhD
Netronome (f.2003)
Leader in network content flow analysis and virtual machine technologies

Richard Watts SE BA95 PhD01
In-Silica (f.2007)
Design work and software consulting

Justin Wise TH BA92
Curious Software Company Ltd (f.1999)
Develops ground breaking animation and visual content creation software for the broadcast television, video production, and presentation industries

Mark Yudkin JN PhD84
Yudkin Consulting AG (f. 1989)
Software and Systems Engineering (Finance and Statistics)