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TrustID, Inc. specializes in enhancing the security of telephony transaction platforms through advanced customer validation technology. The company focuses on validating caller identities to ensure secure remote banking and telephony-based commerce. By providing pre-answer caller authentication services, TrustID employs a patented forensic approach to assess call integrity within the telephone network. This technology allows businesses to automatically identify trusted callers before the call is answered, resulting in reduced operating costs, improved customer satisfaction, and more effective fraud prevention efforts.

MarketShare is an advanced analytics software company founded in 2005, specializing in helping businesses enhance growth by identifying key actions that drive results. Based in Los Angeles, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, MarketShare has established a strong reputation, collaborating with over half of the Fortune 100 companies. The company's flagship platform, DecisionCloud, integrates technology, data, modeling, and business intelligence solutions to facilitate improved decision-making. Additionally, MarketShare offers consulting services and marketing analytics, including Compass, a resource allocation optimizer that enables marketers to create and test various scenarios. The company's diverse clientele includes small and medium-sized businesses, media companies, and marketing agencies, demonstrating its broad applicability across different sectors.

Datasnap.io, acquired by Neustar in 2015, is a company specializing in user engagement analytics in physical environments. Its platform utilizes advanced technology to measure, monitor, and report on data generated by iBeacon and other proximity technologies originating from handsets. By integrating contextual location data with first-party transaction and third-party consumer and media consumption information, Datasnap.io provides comprehensive insights into user behavior. The platform is notable for its engaging visualizations and reliable metrics, drawing on the expertise of its founding team, which has a strong background in financial industry reporting, mobile advertising, and mobile media measurement.

Bombora Technologies is a provider of domain name registration services, specializing in registry services for various top-level domains. The company manages domains such as .au, .melbourne, and .sydney, along with over 100 new top-level domains, which include several associated with Fortune 500 companies. Through its ARI Registry division, Bombora operates in a critical sector of the internet infrastructure, facilitating the management and registration of domain names for a diverse range of clients.

Built from the ground up to support innovators and entrepreneurs, .CO has become one of the fastest-growing global domain extensions in the world, with over 1.6 million .CO domain names registered by people and businesses in more than 150 countries. From start-ups and small businesses to big brands and multinational corporations, .CO is building a thriving community of users, including companies like Angel List, Twitter, 500 Startups and more, who are building the future of the Internet together. More than just a domain, .CO provides valuable tools, resources and support designed to help .CO users to build and grow successful businesses, including coveted tickets to educational programs, exclusive invitations to networking events, and promotional opportunities to help their businesses and brands to get noticed. .CO was founded by serial entrepreneur, Juan Diego Calle, who sold his previous company, TeRespondo, to Yahoo,Inc. in 2005. You can learn more about .CO at www.go.co.

DSET is a telecommunications solutions provider specializing in software development tools and operations support systems (OSS) designed to enhance service provisioning for telecom carriers. With over 25 years of industry experience, DSET focuses on automating and streamlining critical processes such as number portability and directory listing, which are essential for customer service efficiency. The company has a notable history of innovation, having introduced the first Local Service Request/Access Service Request solution mandated by regulatory authorities and the first number portability gateway in North America. Headquartered in the Atlanta, Georgia area, DSET offers a comprehensive suite of products, including portability devices and network solutions, facilitating quicker and more cost-effective service deployments. The company also actively participates in key industry standards organizations, ensuring that its offerings remain cutting-edge and relevant in a rapidly evolving telecommunications landscape. DSET operates through direct sales and distribution channels across Europe and Asia, catering to a global market.

Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that specializes in providing advertisers and agencies with a comprehensive platform to identify and reach high-performing customers. Its patented media intelligence platform integrates both media and audience data, allowing marketers to optimize their advertising strategies effectively. By delivering real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization services, Aggregate Knowledge enables clients to execute tailored advertising campaigns that enhance media spend efficiency, increase reach, and drive higher sales. The company's focus on combining data management solutions with actionable insights positions it as a pivotal player in the advertising technology landscape.

TARGUSinfo is a provider of real-time caller intelligence applications and on-demand data services tailored for consumer-oriented businesses. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, the company specializes in delivering accurate and actionable information on telephone numbers as well as name and address data within the North American dialing plan. TARGUSinfo's services include identification, verification, and location solutions for various sectors such as online marketing, retail, call centers, and telecommunications. The company processes over 15 billion real-time consumer-initiated transactions and verifications annually, helping organizations improve audience targeting, enhance customer experiences, and boost conversion rates. By leveraging exclusive partnerships with telecommunications providers, TARGUSinfo ensures its data accuracy and relevance, allowing clients to make informed decisions and optimize their customer interactions across multiple channels.

Quova, now part of Neustar, specializes in providing Internet Protocol (IP) geolocation data and services that enable businesses to determine the geographical location of their website visitors. Its offerings include the Internet Location Intelligence Platform, which assists online businesses in identifying visitor locations, and the GeoDirectory Server, which allows users to manage and deploy location data effectively. Additionally, Quova provides an On-Demand Web service for seamless integration of geolocation data into web applications, along with the GeoPoint database that contains detailed information about physical locations and network characteristics. The company emphasizes data accuracy and offers various tools for geolocation audits, historical research analysis, and comprehensive IP address profiling. Through its high-quality geolocation data, Quova empowers advertising agencies, publishers, and web design firms to create localized content and applications tailored to specific audiences.

Webmetrics, established in 1999 and acquired by Neustar in 2008, specializes in collaborative web performance management solutions. The company offers website monitoring and testing services, enabling businesses to proactively identify, resolve, and prevent web performance issues, ensuring optimal uptime and user experience. With over 100 global agent locations, Webmetrics caters to diverse client needs through Basic and Enterprise Monitoring options. Additionally, the company provides load testing services, simulating real-world conditions to validate application readiness under heavy loads or inputs. These services are offered on a full-service or on-demand basis, including a unique solution using real browser users for testing.

Followap was a pioneering provider of mobile instant messaging and presence solutions, founded by Dan Volach and Ben Volach in 1999. The company played a significant role in the mobile industry, enabling over 20 major mobile operators to offer advanced, interoperable messaging services, which catered to a user base of more than 200 million subscribers. Followap launched the first commercial mobile messenger service in 2000 in partnership with Eircell, Ireland's largest mobile network. The company held numerous patents and actively contributed to standardization efforts in several industry forums. It collaborated with prominent device manufacturers such as Samsung, Nokia, and LG, and worked with key clients including the Vodafone Group and Turkcell. Followap's innovations in mobile messaging laid the groundwork for popular services like WhatsApp and WeChat, particularly after the rise of smartphones. The company's interconnect products supported the global adoption of instant messaging across networks. Followap was headquartered in London, with additional offices in Europe, the United States, and Asia, until its acquisition by Neustar.

UltraDNS is a business specializing in Managed Domain Name System (DNS) services. It caters to organizations dependent on DNS for critical operations by offering global and local solutions, including managed services and custom infrastructure. UltraDNS' unique Directory Services Platform and proprietary technologies ensure superior security, reliability, and performance. Its offerings include forwarding and recursive DNS, DNS-based load balancing, monitoring and failover services, server load balancing, and geographic traffic shaping to facilitate seamless internet access.

Fiducianet specializes in providing law enforcement compliance and fraud management services to telecommunications service providers, including traditional and VoIP-enabled wireline, wireless, and cable operators. The company offers a range of solutions that assist these providers in fulfilling their obligations to produce records under subpoenas and court orders. Additionally, Fiducianet supports law enforcement agencies in compliance with various legal frameworks, including electronic surveillance laws. The company's services include subpoena and court order review, management of call data and content, remote switch mediation, and end-to-end electronic surveillance compliance. Furthermore, Fiducianet operates revenue assurance programs designed to help service providers mitigate losses resulting from revenue leakage or unaccounted costs.

NightFire Software specializes in providing order management software designed to automate the telecommunications service supply chain. Their solutions streamline interactions between retailers and wholesalers of telecommunications services, enabling providers to deliver services efficiently and cost-effectively in a deregulated market. The company's flagship product, NetServ Express, automates the entire ordering process for competitive service providers, ensuring high-quality service at minimal cost while reducing management burdens on incumbent providers. Additionally, NightFire offers a range of support services including customer environment analysis, software installation, connectivity testing, and ongoing technical support to ensure seamless operations.

BizTelOne provides operations support system (OSS) interconnection services to the communications industry. The company develops OSS interconnection clearinghouse, the American Communications Exchange to automate interconnection with incumbent local exchange carriers.