San Francisco, CA — Aktana, Inc., the leader in actionable analytics for sales force effectiveness, announced today that it has been named once again to the JMP Securities “Hot 100: The Best Privately Held Software Companies” list. JMP Securities is a San Francisco based, full-service investment bank that provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. The report profiles the 100 best leading private companies in the software industry as identified by the JMP Securities Software research team.