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www.accipiter.com	Accipiter develops and markets Internet application software that enables web sites to deliver targeted advertising based on specific demographic profiles and to track individual visitors on a site. In April 1998, Accipiter was sold to CMG Information Services, Inc. (CMGI), a NASDAQ traded Internet company.
www.blackboard.com	Blackboard develops software that allows universities and corporations to host classes and training on the World Wide Web.  Blackboard currently powers learning environments at more than 3,300 institutions nationwide and in more than 70 countries worldwide.  Blackboard had its IPO in June 2004 (NASDAQ:  BBBB).
www.centice.com	Centice is commercializing patented and patent-pending computational sensor technology originally developed at Duke University. The PASS Rx™ pharmaceutical authentication sensor system is the company’s first pharmaceutical product. The PASS Rx™ system has the potential to improve the verification process for dispensed medications, thereby increasing patient safety.
www.covelight.com	Covelight Systems is an innovator of solutions that detect theft, fraud and abuse of critical web-enabled assets.  The company’s patent-pending solutions deliver actionable intelligence in the form of real-time incident detection and notification, operational and security analytics, and extensive forensic audit trails to ensure an enterprise’s web-application user community is held accountable. Covelight was sold to Radware (NASDAQ: RDWE) April 2007.
www.dataflux.com	DataFlux is a software company that focuses on the development and commercialization of innovative database software products designed to significantly improve the accuracy and usability of an organization's data. During the second quarter of 2000, DataFlux was acquired by SAS Institute of Cary, NC.
www.digitalsmiths.com	Digitalsmiths Corporation is the digital video asset management technology company behind VideoSense, the first broadband video contextual ad-matching system to integrate seamlessly with existing online ad networks. Digitalsmiths also developed InScene, the automated video indexing technology used by motion picture and television studios to digitize feature films and television series and make them easily searchable. Founded in 1998, Digitalsmiths is based in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, with offices in Los Angeles.
www.foresightcorp.com	Foresight provides a suite of software solutions to the healthcare industry to increase the automation, efficiency and compliance of claims, payments, and other transaction processing. Customers, including leading healthcare providers, payers, third party administrators and clearinghouses, have reduced errors, automated problem resolution, driven down their costs and assured compliance to federal standards. In 2006, Aurora sold its shares back to the company as part of a management buyout.
www.gxs.com	Global eXchange Services (GXS) operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world, managing 1 billion transactions annually for more than 100,000 trading partners. With more than 35 years experience, GXS provides supply chain services and software to 60% of Fortune 500 companies. Aurora portfolio company, HAHT Commerce was acquired by Global eXchange Services in January 2004.
www.gomez.com	Gómez is the leading provider of on-demand web application experience management solutions, helping the world's top businesses ensure quality web experiences for their customers. Gómez ExperienceFirst applications are used by more than 800 companies worldwide. Gómez provides the industry's only complete solution for managing web application experience from development through deployment and the entire application life cycle, featuring active monitoring, competitive benchmarking, and more than 4,000 data sources worldwide.
www.inphonic.com	InPhonic is the leading end-to-end solutions provider in the development and management of Virtual Private Wireless Networks, enabling its clients to deliver wireless content, access corporate data and control device management to their end-users through a combination of wireless and Internet based products and services. Inphonic had its IPO in November 2004 (NASDAQ:  INPC).
www.micromass.com	MicroMass delivers Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and services to enable organizations to provide tailored relationships with their customers, prospects and partners.
www.nextremethermal.com	Nextreme Thermal Solutions is a manufacturer of high-performance thin-film superlattice thermoelectric devices used for cooling in devices such as semi-conductor chips.
www.recordant.com	Recordant delivers "Moment of Truth Intelligence (MOTI)" solutions through frontline capture technology in order to maximize employee potential and customer satisfaction. Frontline capture technology incorporates audio capture, analytics and consultative services enabling clients to see what is actually happening on the sales floor across every interaction, every day.
www.solutiontechnologyinc.com	Solution Technology manufactures a family of polishes for precision polishing applications, including products for the optical, metallurgical and semiconductor industries. In 1997, Rodel, Inc., a manufacturer of pads used in polishing semiconductor wafers in the semiconductor industry, purchased STI.
www.strikeiron.com	StrikeIron provides live data feeds to be delivered on-demand via Web Services over the Internet to any application, mashup, or software-as-a-service provider. Up until now, companies have primarily used Web Services to share common data within their organization. StrikeIron radically extends the potential functionality of Web Services by enabling this machine-to-machine interaction over the entire Internet in a manner which makes it easy for customers to use. The company currently has over 1,200 customers utilizing its platform, known as the StrikeIron Web Services Marketplace™, and generates revenue primarily through subscriptions.
www.synchris.com	SpringCM has acquired the assets of Synchris Inc., including its brand-name line of bid, proposal and contract management software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Synchris, based in Sterling, Va., owns the Privia line of bid and proposal life cycle management software for businesses bidding on federal, state and local government contracts. The newly acquired business will operate as SpringCM’s Government Solutions Division. It will remain in its Northern Virginia location. SpringCM, based in San Mateo, Calif., already offers a contract and proposal management tool for commercial contracts. With the new assets, the company will also have a product that manages government proposals and contracts.
www.unitive.com	Unitive is a spin-off from MCNC, the non-profit technology center in RTP.  The company is a semiconductor packaging technology firm that is commercializing one of the world's premier flip chip solder bumping technologies for the electronics industry.  Unitive was acquired by Amkor Technology in August 2004.
www.unitrends.com	Unitrends develops and sells data backup and recovery systems based on proven software and state-of-the-art, disk-to-disk based hardware appliances. The company delivers hitherto unaffordable enterprise data management features to medium and small companies.
www.vetcentric.com	VetCentric provides outsourced solutions to veterinary clinics for the management and delivery of prescription drugs to pet owners through its mail order pharmacy. VetCentric provides the veterinarian with a single source for prescription pharmaceuticals, compounded medications, human medications and prescription diet needs.
www.worldcell.com	WorldCell is the leader in providing global wireless service solutions to government and enterprise users as well as the international traveler. WorldCell provides solutions through a number of technologies, ranging from an international cell phone or satellite phone to the Roaming Service Bureau platform that mediates and translates different wireless standards for wireless network operators. WorldCell acquired Aurora portfolio company Mobile-Mind in March 2006.