3-COM

'Computer', 'Communications' and 'Compatibility' comprise the three C's of the 3-Com Corporation. Since pioneering the first ever Ethernet network interface card (NIC) connecting computing devices 30 years ago, 3Com has seen the world embrace its vision of pervasive networking. 3-Com Secure Converged Networks give organisations the agility they need in changing times. IT solutions help enterprises manage complex business demands, increase revenues, decrease costs, improve customer interactions, and maximize ROI. Headquartered in Massachusetts, United States, 3-Com operates out of 69 locations in 41 countries worldwide.

Visit 3-Com's website: www.3com.com.


ACER

Acer ranks among the world's top five branded PC vendors, designing and marketing easy, dependable IT solutions that empower people to reach their goals and enhance their lives. In 2000, Acer spun-off its manufacturing operation to focus on globally marketing its brand-name products: desktop and mobile PCs, servers and storage, displays, peripherals, and e-business solutions for business, government, education, and home users. Established in 1976, Acer Inc. employs 5,600 people, supporting dealers and distributors in more than 100 countries. Revenues in 2004 reached US$7 billion.

Visit Acer's website: www.acer.com

APPLE

Innovation, style and usability have been the hallmarks of Apple Computer, Inc. for almost thirty years. This multi-billion dollar, California-based, Silicon Valley company helped start the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with its Apple II and has been a major Industry shaper since the advent of the MacIntosh. Apple is known for its cutting-edge software and hardware, such as the iMac, PowerMac G5, iBook, PowerBook; its iPod digital music player; and the iTunes Music Store.

Visit Apple's website: www.apple.com.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INC.

Assistive Technology Inc. (ATI) had its beginnings twenty-five years ago as a pilot division of the Boston Children's Hospital (United States) to develop technology-driven products specifically designed to enhance the everyday and working lives of disabled persons. Today, ATI stands as a premier developer of innovative hardware and software solutions for the disabled, working closely with educators, clinicians, and those with disabilities in order to develop genuine, user solutions. ATI's sales force and reseller network covers the United States; and its international reseller network spans Canada, Australia, and several European nations.

Visit ATI's website: www.assistivetech.com.

AVAYA INC.

From its first incarnation as part of Western Electric, to its most recent as a division of Lucent Technologies before its emergence as the global leader in communications systems, applications and services in 2000, Avaya Inc. has delivered world-class products and services for well over a century. Avaya designs, builds, deploys and manages the networks of small to large enterprises and NGOs including 90% of the Fortune 500 companies and the US Government. It is the world leader in IP Telephony, Voice Messaging, Unified Communication and Unified Messaging, and holds the number two position globally in Enterprise Telephony.

Visit AVAYA's website: www.avaya.com.

BEA SYSTEM's, INC.

Whether it's configuring your IT system to add more value to your business intelligence or phasing out your old technology to capitalise on the new, BEA's software solutions help align information technology with business objectives. Dubbed the world's fastest growing integration company, BEA Systems, Inc. is a leading application infrastructure software company, providing the enterprise software foundation that allows thousands of companies to benefit from service-oriented architectures. Its track record has attracted the majority of the Fortune Global 500 to its client listing. Companies turn to BEA to help them evolve their existing enterprise software applications from inflexible, redundant, legacy architectures to highly responsive, mature Web infrastructures.

Visit BEA's website: www.bea.com.

CHECKFREE

From powering electronic billing and payment, to automating financial transactions and streamlining regulatory reporting tasks, CheckFree's broad range of solutions continue to set new standards for quality since 1981. Comprised of three divisions: Electronic Commerce, Software and Investment Services, CheckFree operates out of the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. It launched the first fully automated integrated electronic billing and payment solution in the US in 1997 and today some nine million consumers initiate online payments through services managed by CheckFree.

Visit CheckFree's website: www.checkfree.com.

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.

Ranked one of the top 10 most powerful networking companies by Network World, CISCO Systems, Inc.'s name has become synonymous with Internet networking and business solutions. Since the company's inception in 1984, Cisco engineers have been pioneers in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies. This tradition of IP innovation continues with industry-leading products in the core areas of routing and switching, as well as advanced technologies in areas such as home networking, optical, storage networking, IP telephony, network security and wireless LAN. Today, over 34,000 CISCO employees worldwide work assiduously to create networks that are smarter thanks to built-in intelligent network services; faster in their ability to perform at ever-increasing speeds; and more durable with a generational approach to an evolutionary infrastructure.

Visit CISCO's website: www.cisco.com

DELL

Formed only in 1984, Dell, Inc. steadfastly worked its way up the IT Industry ladder with its innovative product lines and top-notch business strategy of giving its customers the power to build their own personalised information technology and Internet infrastructures. The company engages in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, sale and support of a range of computer systems and services world-wide including enterprise systems, client systems, printing and imaging systems, software and peripherals.

Visit Dell's website: www.dell.com.

DICTAPHONE

Founded in 1881, Dictaphone is focused principally on the automation of dictated narrative documentation processes within the report intensive environments of healthcare, as well as commercial markets such as legal, insurance, and public safety.
In fact, Dictaphone is the leading provider of highly scalable dictation systems and multimedia archiving solutions.

The Company also owns and operates an electronics manufacturing facility in Melbourne, Florida, which produces complex electronics products and components for Dictaphone and third-party customers. Dictaphone is headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut, and has worldwide marketing, sales, service, and support organizations throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Europe.

Visit Dictaphone's website: www.dictaphone.com


DOCUMENTUM

Documentum provides enterprise content management solutions as part of EMC Corporation's Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) strategy. With a single platform, EMC Documentum enables people to collaboratively create, manage, deliver, and archive the content that drives business operations - from documents and discussions to e-mail, Web pages, records, and rich media. One of the world's fastest growing storage software companies, EMC focusses significant resources in development of innovative software that helps address critical information management challenges. The company is known for its comprehensive range of enterprise-class and mid-tier products for storage resource management (SRM), local and remote replication, backup and recovery, and mobility and information management.

Visit Documentum's website: www.documentum.com.

EKTRON

Not even one decade in the business, Ektron has revolutionised component-based content management solutions and claimed the top seat in the CMS world with its sophisticated, easy-to-use and affordable product line. Ektron is ranked the 11th fastest growing company in the Deloitte and Touche Fast 50 for New England (September 2004), with revenue growth of 1,188 percent from 1999 to 2003. The company is the leading global provider of Microsoft-based content and document management solutions with tools and solutions that enable customers to take advantage of advanced web technology, including XML, .NET, Web services and more.

Visit Ektron's website: www.ektron.com.

EMC CORPORATION

The EMC Corporation had it humble beginnings in 1979 as a manufacturer of memory boards. The company quickly developed other core competencies in the IT sector and is now the world leader in products, services and solutions provision for information storage and management- this due in part to its astute take-over of Documentum, Legato and Vmware. Listed in 2000 as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work for in the US, EMC boasts the most stringent quality management certification from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO 9001), and its manufacturing operations holds an MRP II Class A certification. EMC is recognised for its comprehensive range of enterprise-class and mid-tier products for storage resource management (SRM), local and remote replication, backup and recovery, and mobility and information management.

Visit EMC's website: www.emc.com.


ENTERASYS

As a renowned enterprise networking leader with more than 15 years of experience and over 650 patents, Enterasys has provided secure Networks that Know™ to some of the world's most successful companies.

Enterasys provides intelligent, best-in-class infrastructure solutions to enterprise customers and boasts one of the industry's broadest product portfolios- plus a full range of service and support offerings. With a workforce of over 1,200 persons in more than 30 coutries, Enterasys continuously strives to develop flexible, scalable, intelligent solutions that deliver real-world benefits to its customers.

Visit Enterasys' website: www.enterasys.com.

EPSON

From its beginnings as a maker of watches and precision instruments to its diversification into imaging, Epson has made history for the past 63 years. Seiko Epson is a global corporation based in Japan that is at the forefront of technological revolutions in imaging, robotics, precision machinery and electronics. The Company employs some 85,647 persons at its 115 manufacturing, development and office facilities in 32 locations around the world, plus 58 marketing and service bases.

Visit Epson's website: www.epson.com.

EXPAND

Expand Networks is a technology company that helped pioneer the Wide Area Network (WAN) Optimization market. Founded in 1998, Expand Networks has grown to be the leading provider of Application Acceleration solutions over the WAN with 1350 plus customers and over 25,000 units installed. From its roots in helping clients optimise the bandwidth used by applications that run over inherently inefficient and expensive communications links, Expand has evolved into a company which enables IT centralisation while delivering superior application performance to distributed business environments.

Expand Networks is a privately held company funded by some of the most prominent hi-tech entrepreneurs and venture capital firms in the United States and Israel.

Visit Expand Networks' website: www.expand.com.


FILENET CORPORATION

For more than 20 years, FileNet has pioneered advances in content and process management solutions, uniquely combining content, process and connectivity to solve real-world business problems. The FileNet Corporation helps organisations make better decisions by managing the content and processes that drive their business. The Company's Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions allow organisations to build and sustain competitive advantage by managing content throughout their operations, automating and streamlining their business processes, and providing the full spectrum of connectivity needed to simplify their critical and everyday decision-making. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., FileNet markets its innovative ECM solutions in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Visit FileNet's website: www.filenet.com.