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Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

MusicNow is an online digital music collection that allows users to browse and download tracks on a subscription-based service. It was launched by Chris Gladwin in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. MusicNow was bought by AOL in November, 2005 and repackaged as the AOLMusicNow product.

Epigraph is provides technology to build transparent, tamper proof, next generation title registration solution.

MusicNow is an online digital music collection that allows users to browse and download tracks on a subscription-based service. It was launched by Chris Gladwin in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. MusicNow was bought by AOL in November, 2005 and repackaged as the AOLMusicNow product.

Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

Ikadega, Inc., is a provider of unique, high-performance, low-cost rich media content and data storage and delivery solutions. Founded in 2000 and based in Northbrook, Ill., Ikadega is staffed with employees from leading technology companies, including 3COM, Allscripts, AT&T, Lucent, Midway Games, Motorola and Zenith Electronics.

SurePayroll provides full-service online payroll to U.S.-based small businesses. Payroll services include filing and payment of payroll taxes, online and mobile access, payroll calculations, deductions, direct deposit, and employee access to pay stubs, among other features.

MusicNow is an online digital music collection that allows users to browse and download tracks on a subscription-based service. It was launched by Chris Gladwin in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. MusicNow was bought by AOL in November, 2005 and repackaged as the AOLMusicNow product.

Novarra, Inc. provides wireless Internet solutions. It offers mobile search, portals, advertising, and Web access in mobile phones. The company provides Internet Mobility that deploys of wireless networks and devices, including mass-market phones, Smartphones, and PDAs. It also offers Vision Platform, which provides solutions for mobile data services, such as mobile Internet, video, Web 2.0, advertising, location, and ODPs; and Vision Mobile Web platform, a carrier-grade content transformation server. In addition, the company offers Vision Multimedia Platform that provides real-time transformation of video, audio, and flash animation content; and Vision Advertising Platform, which offers an advertising engine component for the delivery and management of graphical and animated advertisements. It serves mobile network operators, wireless handset manufacturers, Web content providers, and enterprises. Novarra, Inc. was formerly known as Infospeed Communications, Inc. and changed its name in 2000. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Itasca, Illinois. It has locations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Thailand.

CopperCom specializes in developing next-generation end office solutions aimed at creating a unified network that supports both voice and data services. The company offers software-based switching solutions, known as softswitches, which are designed for independent operating companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and Internet service providers. Its call control server facilitates the decoupling of call processing from switching, enabling the delivery of advanced features over various network transport protocols. Through its innovative technology, CopperCom enhances the capability of service providers to offer services such as voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

Emperative® delivers provisioning software products and solutions that enable optical, cable, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), and wireless providers to parlay isolated network and service components into integrated, money-making products and services. Founded in 1998, Emperative set out to create a product that would enable a true service provisioning environment, where providers could create lucrative services based on the needs of people rather than networks, and where users could subscribe to services on demand, in real-time without the need for a customer service representative.

MusicNow is an online digital music collection that allows users to browse and download tracks on a subscription-based service. It was launched by Chris Gladwin in 1999 and is based in Chicago, Illinois. MusicNow was bought by AOL in November, 2005 and repackaged as the AOLMusicNow product.

Ignite Sports Media partners with sports properties and media companies to provide targeted convergence media destinations for sports fans. From sports teams and leagues, Ignite licenses exclusive Internet media rights to create team- oriented Internet destinations that increase fan involvement and provide highly targeted, interactive relationships between teams, their sponsors and fans. For media companies, Ignite serves as an Internet media partner, producing custom sports destination sites for newspapers, broadcast networks, television and radio stations, and Internet portals. Included among Ignite's media clients are America Online, AltaVista, Zip2, and GolfServ.com. Ignite's quality content comes from leading sources, including SportsTicker, the Associated Press, Pro Sports Xchange and the company's major sports team partners.

CopperCom specializes in developing next-generation end office solutions aimed at creating a unified network that supports both voice and data services. The company offers software-based switching solutions, known as softswitches, which are designed for independent operating companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and Internet service providers. Its call control server facilitates the decoupling of call processing from switching, enabling the delivery of advanced features over various network transport protocols. Through its innovative technology, CopperCom enhances the capability of service providers to offer services such as voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).

CopperCom specializes in developing next-generation end office solutions aimed at creating a unified network that supports both voice and data services. The company offers software-based switching solutions, known as softswitches, which are designed for independent operating companies, competitive local exchange carriers, and Internet service providers. Its call control server facilitates the decoupling of call processing from switching, enabling the delivery of advanced features over various network transport protocols. Through its innovative technology, CopperCom enhances the capability of service providers to offer services such as voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP).