Active Software actively supports the move to e-business. Companies use its ActiveWorks Integration System software to blend multiple business software packages -- including custom applications and e-commerce, database, supply chain, and resource planning software from IBM, Oracle, SAP, and others -- over enterprise networks that can include partners, suppliers, and customers. Nearly 80% of Active Software's sales are from product licensing; consulting, maintenance, and training account for the rest. Customers include Boeing, FDX (Federal Express), and the US Department of Defense. Venture capital firms Kleiner Perkins, Lehman Brothers, Sierra Ventures, and Enterprise Partners own 43% of the company. |