Allegations of Cronyism and Nepotism in Executive Hiring (high) Anonymous employee review alleges that after CEO Kevin Thompson (who joined April 2021) was hired, he brought in former colleagues from SolarWinds as C-level executives, leading to 'disastrous decisions' and 'blatant cronyism and nepotism.'. Resolved Patent Infringement Lawsuit (Software Research, Inc.) (medium) Tricentis GmbH and Tricentis USA Corp. were defendants in a patent infringement lawsuit (Cause of Action: 35 U.S.C. § 271) filed by Software Research, Inc. (Case Number: 3:2019cv01991) on April 12, 2019. The action was dismissed with prejudice pursuant to a stipulation on August 13, 2019, indicating a settlement or voluntary dismissal.. Wikipedia Article Issues: Undisclosed Paid Editing and Notability (medium) The company's Wikipedia article carried multiple issues flags, specifically noting that the article 'may have been created or edited in return for undisclosed payments, a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use,' and that the topic's general notability may not be met.