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Blue Pumpkin provides industry-leading workforce management solutions that improve the performance of a customer contact center’s most important and valuable asset – its people. Addressing critical business challenges and creating competitive advantage with both innovative technology and best practices professional services, the company helps customers Balance and Optimize™ three critical and often competing priorities: business growth through customer loyalty, employee satisfaction and retention, and operating costs.

Silicon Access Networks is a provider of an ultra-high performance chipsets for terabit routers and communication silicon to the networking and telecommunications market.

Turin Networks, Inc. is a leading global provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions for wireline and wireless network operators. The company's iConnect™ solutions pragmatically address the real-world challenges for network operators deploying networks for Wireless Backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and Converged Services.

As of March 28, 2005, Oblix, Inc. was acquired by Oracle Corp. The company develops identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. It offers Oblix NetPoint, a Web access management solution that provides an identity infrastructure for e-business environment. The company offers identity and Web services management, as well as access control and single sign-on to the enterprise and partner applications. Oblix, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Cupertino, California.

Icarian helps companies build and manage their workforce strategically, so their business becomes more competitive and their people can thrive.

Metro-Optix develops hardware for telecommunications companies that want to transition from circuit-based services to cell- and packet-based services. The hardware essentially reduces the number of hardware boxes needed, such as routers, which the networks feed into.

Portera is one of the first service providers to allow its customers to outsource entire business processes, not just applications, through a standard Web browser. Portera subscription services automate mission-critical processes across the front- and back-offices. Because Their services are fully Web-hosted, Portera can provide firms of any size with immediate access to the resources they need to run their business, while establishing a platform for seamless and transparent integration with their clients and business partners. Portera has over 130 customers using their Professional Services Automation (PSA) products worldwide, including: Baan, E.piphany, Hewlett-Packard, Inventa, Lutris Technologies, Network Associates, Tanning Technology, Tibco, Viant and Vodafone Airtouch.

Blue Pumpkin provides industry-leading workforce management solutions that improve the performance of a customer contact center’s most important and valuable asset – its people. Addressing critical business challenges and creating competitive advantage with both innovative technology and best practices professional services, the company helps customers Balance and Optimize™ three critical and often competing priorities: business growth through customer loyalty, employee satisfaction and retention, and operating costs.

Arbinet is a leading provider of international voice and IP solutions to carriers and service providers globally. With more than 1,100 carriers across the world utilizing the Arbinet network, Arbinet combines global scale with sophisticated platform intelligence, call routing and industry leading credit management and settlement capabilities. Customers and suppliers include many leading fixed line, mobile, wholesale and VoIP carriers, as well as calling card, ISPs and content providers around the world who buy and sell voice and IP telecommunications capacity and content.

Vertical Networks is a distributor of IP-PBX software and communications solutions for branch offices and stores, delivers customizable solutions to several industries, including financial services, healthcare, publishing, and retail.

Novera Optics develops optical access solutions. Its PON optical solutions enable equipment vendors and service providers to address fiber-to-the-building, fiber-to-the-curb extensions, multi-dwelling and multi-tenant units, remote terminals, and the central office markets. The company offers Wavelength Division Multiplexed-Passive Optical Networks (WDM-PON), an access and transport platform, which provides an architecture for access networks that enables service providers to deliver voice, data, video, and wireless services.

SandCraft is a designer and manufacturer of enhanced processors that are used in computing engines in high-performance electronics products.

Lynx is a photonic communication solutions company, with its own patented solid-state switching and light management technology, featured in a broad product line that includes: stand-alone, fully managed all optical protection switching solutions, Fiber security and all optical switch matrices.

Cardiac Pathways Corp manufactures minimally-invasive systems used by electrophysiologists to diagnose and treat cardiac tachyarrhythmia (abnormally rapid heart rhythms), which if untreated can cause palpitations, fainting, and sudden cardiac arrest. Cardiac Pathways' products consist principally of systems for performing ablation treatment (a nonsurgical, minimally-invasive technique for neutralizing heart tissue responsible for starting or maintaining a tachyarrhythmia) and for diagnostic mapping (locating the source of the tachyarrhythmia within the heart). Cardiac Pathways was issued a U.S. patent related to its Real-time Position Management Tracking System. Founded in 1991, Cardiac Pathways is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of August 6, 2001, it was acquired by Boston Scientific Corporation.

Portera is one of the first service providers to allow its customers to outsource entire business processes, not just applications, through a standard Web browser. Portera subscription services automate mission-critical processes across the front- and back-offices. Because Their services are fully Web-hosted, Portera can provide firms of any size with immediate access to the resources they need to run their business, while establishing a platform for seamless and transparent integration with their clients and business partners. Portera has over 130 customers using their Professional Services Automation (PSA) products worldwide, including: Baan, E.piphany, Hewlett-Packard, Inventa, Lutris Technologies, Network Associates, Tanning Technology, Tibco, Viant and Vodafone Airtouch.

Hyperchip (www.Hyperchip.com) is the Petabit Routing Company. Founded in 1997, Hyperchip is a privately held company funded by Siemens, Argo Global Capital (backed by the worlds leading telcos) and TechnoCap, Montreal's leading net-focused venture fund. The company is headquartered in Montreal. All financial figures included in this press release are cited in Canadian dollars. Hyperchip and the Petabit Routing Company are trademarks of Hyperchip Inc. Other trademarks identified in this release are the property of their respective companies.

Authoria, Inc. provides integrated talent management software, performance management, recruiting software, and compensation management software. Its products provide talent management solutions that help companies to recruit, develop, compensate, retain, and engage employees. The company’s products include recruiting, performance, incentive, salary, succession planning, and communications software. Authoria was formerly known as Foundation Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Authoria, Inc. in 1999. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts with additional offices in Austin, Texas; Santa Barbara, California; and Bangalore, India.

As of March 28, 2005, Oblix, Inc. was acquired by Oracle Corp. The company develops identity-based security solutions for e-business networks. It offers Oblix NetPoint, a Web access management solution that provides an identity infrastructure for e-business environment. The company offers identity and Web services management, as well as access control and single sign-on to the enterprise and partner applications. Oblix, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in Cupertino, California.

Corero Network Security specializes in providing network security solutions with a focus on protecting against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The company offers its SmartWall Threat Defense System, which includes a suite of products designed to defend against various cyber threats, including network and application layer DDoS attacks, volumetric assaults, and multi-vector attacks. Key offerings include SmartWall network threat defense appliances for DDoS mitigation, SmartWall network bypass appliances for maintaining connectivity, and the SmartWall Service Portal for real-time DDoS protection delivered as a service. Additionally, Corero provides SecureWatch Analytics, which offers web-based security analytics and dashboards, along with various monitoring and maintenance services. Targeting service providers, hosting providers, data centers, and digital enterprises, Corero aims to enhance security architectures by delivering comprehensive, real-time protection that ensures continuous threat visibility and automatic attack mitigation. The company is based in Uxbridge, United Kingdom, and has been operating since its incorporation in 1991.

DataCore Software is an independent software vendor specializing in storage virtualization, storage management, and storage networking.

Turin Networks, Inc. is a leading global provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions for wireline and wireless network operators. The company's iConnect™ solutions pragmatically address the real-world challenges for network operators deploying networks for Wireless Backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and Converged Services.

CopperCom is creating the next generation end office solution, leading the way to the creation of a single network that supports voice and data services. The CopperCom call control server for circuit switched and packet/cell-based networks decouples call processing from switching to allow features to be developed and delivered over any network transport protocol.

Arbinet is a leading provider of international voice and IP solutions to carriers and service providers globally. With more than 1,100 carriers across the world utilizing the Arbinet network, Arbinet combines global scale with sophisticated platform intelligence, call routing and industry leading credit management and settlement capabilities. Customers and suppliers include many leading fixed line, mobile, wholesale and VoIP carriers, as well as calling card, ISPs and content providers around the world who buy and sell voice and IP telecommunications capacity and content.

SandCraft is a designer and manufacturer of enhanced processors that are used in computing engines in high-performance electronics products.

Mahi Networks supplies optical transport, switching, and aggregation solutions to multiple system operators and cable wireline carriers worldwide. Mahi Networks enables service providers to efficiently manage the transition to a simpler, lower cost, and converged infrastructure. Mahi's flagship product, the Mahi Mi7, is a 320 Gbit multi-service switching system. It also offers a Vx7 Multi-Service Core Transport System with ROADM capabilities. To support the increasing demand for IP and SAN services, Mahi Networks introduced a 10-port Multi-Service ADM Transponder with SFP client interfaces supporting any combination of GbE, Fiber Channel, ESCON, FICON, and digital video services. In addition, Mahi offers a 10G Multi-Service Transponder with XFP client interfaces supporting 10GbE LAN PHY, 10GbE WAN PHY, OC-192, STM-64, and G.709 services. Mahi Networks was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey. Later on, Mahi Networks, Inc. was acquired by Meriton Networks, Inc.

Vertical Networks is a distributor of IP-PBX software and communications solutions for branch offices and stores, delivers customizable solutions to several industries, including financial services, healthcare, publishing, and retail.

DataChannel will work with you to build an enterprise portal solution that meets your needs today and tomorrow by leveraging our XML-based Products, Professional Services and Partnerships.

Transmeta Corporation develops and licenses computing, microprocessor and semiconductor technologies and related intellectual property. Founded in 1995, Transmeta first became known for designing, developing and selling its highly efficient x86-compatible software-based microprocessors, which deliver a balance of low power consumption, high performance, low cost and small size suited for diverse computing platforms. Transmeta is presently focused on developing and licensing its advanced power management technologies for controlling leakage and increasing power efficiency in semiconductor and computing devices, and in licensing its computing and microprocessor technologies to other companies

Tavolo offers an online store that enables its users to find and buy products related to cooking. Tavolo was acquired by OurHouse in December 2000. It is based in San Rafael, California.

Blue Pumpkin provides industry-leading workforce management solutions that improve the performance of a customer contact center’s most important and valuable asset – its people. Addressing critical business challenges and creating competitive advantage with both innovative technology and best practices professional services, the company helps customers Balance and Optimize™ three critical and often competing priorities: business growth through customer loyalty, employee satisfaction and retention, and operating costs.

ANDA Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class solutions for fiber-and copper-based access networks worldwide. Their application specific products cost-effectively solve today's problems in legacy networks and facilitate migration paths to the next-generation networks.

Icarian helps companies build and manage their workforce strategically, so their business becomes more competitive and their people can thrive.

Portera is one of the first service providers to allow its customers to outsource entire business processes, not just applications, through a standard Web browser. Portera subscription services automate mission-critical processes across the front- and back-offices. Because Their services are fully Web-hosted, Portera can provide firms of any size with immediate access to the resources they need to run their business, while establishing a platform for seamless and transparent integration with their clients and business partners. Portera has over 130 customers using their Professional Services Automation (PSA) products worldwide, including: Baan, E.piphany, Hewlett-Packard, Inventa, Lutris Technologies, Network Associates, Tanning Technology, Tibco, Viant and Vodafone Airtouch.

Comergent Technologies provides eBusiness software applications for the extended enterprise. The company offers guided selling and configuration, order management, pricing suite quotes and proposals, product management, account management, and marketing application suites, as well as professional, and hosting and managed services. The company was founded in 1998 and was sold to AT&T in 2006.

Turin Networks, Inc. is a leading global provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions for wireline and wireless network operators. The company's iConnect™ solutions pragmatically address the real-world challenges for network operators deploying networks for Wireless Backhaul, Carrier Ethernet and Converged Services.

OnHealth Network Company is an award-winning online health and wellness destination for consumers. The company is engaged in electronic publishing of health and medical information in interactive multimedia formats through its website. It also provides and supports personal health information as well as referral and nurse counseling services to customers throughout the United States. OnHealth Network Company is based in Seattle, Washington.

Eprise Corporation provides software products and services that enable businesses to manage the information contained on their Web sites.

Message Media provides IT solutions that harness the most widely used communication channel on the planet, mobile messaging. They have been recognized in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards for seven years running, but they are committed to maintaining the ‘small business mindset that allows them to serve all their customers’ needs. At Message Media, they work to a very simple plan, they put Customer Experience above everything else – if the end-user is happy, the rest will follow. To make this happen they start by acknowledging an enduring fact: an organization’s most valuable resources are its people, and at Message Media, they only hire the best. They are not a conventional company with a whole lot of rules and regulations, and they don’t intend to become one. They believe that providing talented people with a supportive environment and the tools required to reach their potential.

Pointshare is a national leader in connecting local healthcare communities with secure, online business services that enhance communication, create efficiencies, and improve the delivery of care. Pointshare is the only company that has developed the technology, infrastructure, and hands-on service to create a proven, practical solution for automating the day-to-day business transactions of healthcare.

Corero Network Security specializes in providing network security solutions with a focus on protecting against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. The company offers its SmartWall Threat Defense System, which includes a suite of products designed to defend against various cyber threats, including network and application layer DDoS attacks, volumetric assaults, and multi-vector attacks. Key offerings include SmartWall network threat defense appliances for DDoS mitigation, SmartWall network bypass appliances for maintaining connectivity, and the SmartWall Service Portal for real-time DDoS protection delivered as a service. Additionally, Corero provides SecureWatch Analytics, which offers web-based security analytics and dashboards, along with various monitoring and maintenance services. Targeting service providers, hosting providers, data centers, and digital enterprises, Corero aims to enhance security architectures by delivering comprehensive, real-time protection that ensures continuous threat visibility and automatic attack mitigation. The company is based in Uxbridge, United Kingdom, and has been operating since its incorporation in 1991.

StorageNetworks, Inc. provides data storage management software and services that help manage storage environment for its customers. It offers managed services, professional services, and software products. Through its managed services, the company manages its customers' data, both onsite and in third-party hosting center facilities; and through its professional services, it performs various data storage related services, such as the design and implementation of networked storage infrastructures. StorageNetworks' standalone software product, STORos StorageManager v5.0, is a storage resource management application. Its professional services help enterprise organizations design their primary data storage systems and optimize their existing data storage infrastructures. The company competes with EMC, Computer Associates, VERITAS Software, IBM, Hitachi Data Systems, and Sun Microsystems. In June 2003, the company exited its managed services business. In July 2003, the company's Board of Directors adopted a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Vertical Networks is a distributor of IP-PBX software and communications solutions for branch offices and stores, delivers customizable solutions to several industries, including financial services, healthcare, publishing, and retail.