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Nextiva, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based business communication solutions, headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including a VoIP phone system, call center solutions with features such as automatic call distribution and IVR, and SIP Trunking, which allows businesses to utilize their existing phone systems without needing new equipment. Additionally, Nextiva provides Nextiva Connect for local and toll-free numbers, virtual faxing through Nextiva vFAX, and a unified communication platform called NextOS that integrates phone, email, chat, and SMS. The company also offers Nextiva Drive, a cloud storage solution for data management. With a customer-centric approach, Nextiva supports various industries, including finance, healthcare, and education, and serves over a million users annually, facilitating billions of interactions. Established in 2006, Nextiva operates as a subsidiary of UnitedWeb, Inc.

Aircall is a telecom company that specializes in cloud-based call center software designed to enhance remote communication between businesses and their customers. The platform integrates with existing productivity and helpdesk tools, allowing workplaces to manage phone support efficiently. Aircall's voice system also provides real-time monitoring of individual and team metrics, enabling organizations to make measurable improvements in customer support and sales engagement.

Symphony Communication Services, LLC is a secure collaboration platform designed to enhance communication among traders and portfolio managers within financial institutions. The platform consolidates digital communications, including messaging, screen sharing, and audio/video conferencing, into a single, secure application. Symphony's offerings include tools for internal and external team communication, document sharing, and an application directory that supports various integrations and workflows. Tailored solutions are provided for sectors such as sales and trading, market research, portfolio management, and legal services, addressing the complex data security and regulatory compliance needs of the financial and insurance industries. Founded in 2012 and rebranded in 2014, Symphony is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in major financial hubs worldwide.

Perseus is a leading managed services provider of high-speed global networks, colocation and trading technologies. The Perseus international customer base includes top-tier market makers, banks, exchanges and Fortune 500 companies. Perseus provides many of the world’s fastest, private and precise market-to-market routes between Chicago, New York, London, Frankfurt, São Paulo, Mexico City, Tokyo, Singapore, and Johannesburg. The company was awarded the 2014 & 2015 Markets Choice Award as Most Innovative New Product, the Global Telecom Business Innovation Award in 2014, 2013, and 2012, was recognized on the FinTech 50 Watchlist in 2012 and 2013 and was recognised in the 2014 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing private companies.

Tikona Infinet, a subsidiary of Tikona Digital Networks, specializes in providing wireless broadband services tailored for the domestic enterprise market in India. Founded in 2008 and based in Mumbai, Tikona has developed an extensive IP network that operates in 25 cities, with plans for expansion into tier-III and semi-urban markets. The company holds an all-India class A ISP license, allowing it to offer next-generation wireless broadband solutions, including 4G LTE connectivity. Tikona Infinet’s services encompass secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) access, business mailing, data center management, and internet solutions, facilitated through strategically placed Points of Presence (POP) and Wireless Broadband (WBB) base stations. The company focuses on delivering reliable and scalable broadband services, ensuring optimal bandwidth usage and high-quality connectivity for its clients. Tikona's commitment to meeting global standards is reflected in its advanced data center infrastructure, which has garnered positive feedback from customers for its flexibility and manageability in supporting modern business needs.

Symphony Communication Services, LLC is a secure collaboration platform designed to enhance communication among traders and portfolio managers within financial institutions. The platform consolidates digital communications, including messaging, screen sharing, and audio/video conferencing, into a single, secure application. Symphony's offerings include tools for internal and external team communication, document sharing, and an application directory that supports various integrations and workflows. Tailored solutions are provided for sectors such as sales and trading, market research, portfolio management, and legal services, addressing the complex data security and regulatory compliance needs of the financial and insurance industries. Founded in 2012 and rebranded in 2014, Symphony is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in major financial hubs worldwide.

IHS Towers is a prominent independent owner, operator, and developer of shared telecommunications infrastructure, focusing on emerging markets. The company boasts over 40,000 towers across 11 countries, including Brazil, Nigeria, and Egypt. IHS Towers primarily serves mobile network operators (MNOs), facilitating their provision of wireless voice and data services to end-users. Its operations are concentrated in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America, with Nigeria being the largest contributor to its revenue. Through its extensive network of towers, IHS Towers plays a crucial role in enhancing telecommunications access and connectivity in these developing markets.

IHS Towers is a prominent independent owner, operator, and developer of shared telecommunications infrastructure, focusing on emerging markets. The company boasts over 40,000 towers across 11 countries, including Brazil, Nigeria, and Egypt. IHS Towers primarily serves mobile network operators (MNOs), facilitating their provision of wireless voice and data services to end-users. Its operations are concentrated in regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and Latin America, with Nigeria being the largest contributor to its revenue. Through its extensive network of towers, IHS Towers plays a crucial role in enhancing telecommunications access and connectivity in these developing markets.

SS8 Networks, Inc. specializes in providing network compliance solutions for communications providers globally, focusing on lawful intelligence gathering. The company offers several key products, including Xcipio, a mediation tool for lawful intercept that connects telecommunications networks with law enforcement and government agencies; BreachDetect, which aids in detecting data breaches; and Intellego, an application for real-time monitoring and analysis of criminal Internet communications. Additionally, SS8 Networks provides the Xcipio Probe, designed to access communications content across complex network architectures with advanced search and security features. The company's solutions serve various markets, including enterprise security, law enforcement, telecommunications, and government sectors. Founded in 1999, SS8 Networks is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

Tervela, Inc. specializes in creating high-performance software solutions for data movement, integration, and analysis. The company offers a Data in Motion platform that includes products such as Cloud FastPath, which facilitates fast and secure data transfer between on-premise and cloud environments; Data Fabric, a messaging software that supports various connectivity models for real-time applications; and NetCharts, a suite for data visualization and performance management. These tools are designed to streamline complex and error-prone tasks such as data ingestion, cloud integration, file migration, and synchronization, as well as to enhance data analysis and visualization capabilities. Tervela serves a diverse clientele, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Owings Mills, Maryland. Founded in 2004, Tervela continues to address the challenges of managing distributed data across multiple platforms and environments.

Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.

Tervela, Inc. specializes in creating high-performance software solutions for data movement, integration, and analysis. The company offers a Data in Motion platform that includes products such as Cloud FastPath, which facilitates fast and secure data transfer between on-premise and cloud environments; Data Fabric, a messaging software that supports various connectivity models for real-time applications; and NetCharts, a suite for data visualization and performance management. These tools are designed to streamline complex and error-prone tasks such as data ingestion, cloud integration, file migration, and synchronization, as well as to enhance data analysis and visualization capabilities. Tervela serves a diverse clientele, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Owings Mills, Maryland. Founded in 2004, Tervela continues to address the challenges of managing distributed data across multiple platforms and environments.

Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.

Optimal creates advanced technologies for a more efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric power grid from end-to-end. Optimal Technologies develops solutions to help power utilities, businesses, and consumers optimize their energy usage. Optimal’s product suite includes supply side electric power grid optimization and analysis software called AEMPFAST™ (aim-fast), and a demand side energy efficiency and automation system called SUREFAST™. The company’s mission is to enable a more efficient, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric power grid. Optimal's unique products and services have the potential to create unprecedented industry, economic, environmental, and consumer benefits worldwide.

Tejas Networks India, Ltd. develops optical transmission products and solutions. It offers Ethernet over SDH/SONET products, carrier Ethernet over NG-SDH/SONET, carrier Ethernet switching equipment, generation optical transport equipment, C/DWDM access platforms, Ethernet cards, multi-service provisioning platforms, bandwidth provisioning equipment, and SDH/SONET multiplexer equipment. The company provides software solutions, including TejEMS, an element management system that provides integrated management of network elements in an intelligent optical network; and TejNES, an embedded network element software suite resident in each network element provides control and management of individual network elements. It also offers various services, including network planning, design, and optimization; network installation, commissioning, testing, and program management; customer support and post sales activities; and training, and system integration. The company's products are used in various applications, including access networks, regional backbone, wireless backhaul, Ethernet LAN over SDH WAN, customer premise equipment, multiple-ADMs, and wideband DXC. It serves carriers/ service providers, Internet service providers/cable MSOs, Utilities, PTTs, cellular operators, and original equipment manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Bangalore, India.

Arcadian Networks provides "last mile" wireless carrier services to the energy sector (electric, water, and gas utilities and oil and gas companies). The company's 700 MHz licensed spectrum delivers a converged IP network with voice and data communications for fixed and mobile applications. The real-time broadband communications platform reduces operational costs, improves resiliency, and transforms electric grids into efficient "smart grids" and oil fields into optimized "smart fields."

Intellon Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company, engages in the design, develop, manufacture, and marketing of integrated circuits (ICs) for powerline communications or high-speed communications over existing electrical wiring in the United States and internationally. They provides HomePlug-based ICs for home networking, networked entertainment, broadband over powerline access, ethernet-over-coax, smart grid management, and other commercial applications. The HomePlug-based ICs provide connectivity between broadband modems or routers and personal computers, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, and other electronic products within a home; and monitors electrical distribution system, as well as helps in distributing Internet, video-on-demand, and other services.

Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.

Galazar Networks Inc. designs, develops, and supplies system semiconductors and software solutions. It focuses on Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN solutions for carrier grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards.

Intellon Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company, engages in the design, develop, manufacture, and marketing of integrated circuits (ICs) for powerline communications or high-speed communications over existing electrical wiring in the United States and internationally. They provides HomePlug-based ICs for home networking, networked entertainment, broadband over powerline access, ethernet-over-coax, smart grid management, and other commercial applications. The HomePlug-based ICs provide connectivity between broadband modems or routers and personal computers, set-top boxes, gaming consoles, and other electronic products within a home; and monitors electrical distribution system, as well as helps in distributing Internet, video-on-demand, and other services.

FiberTower Corporation is a provider of facilities-based backhaul services to wireless carriers across the United States. The company specializes in the transport of voice, video, and data traffic from mobile base stations to mobile switching centers using a combination of wireless spectrum assets and fiber-optic relationships. FiberTower constructs and operates high-capacity hybrid microwave and fiber networks, offering diverse transport solutions based on protocols such as time division multiplexing, SONET, and Ethernet. As of early 2011, the company served over 6,000 billing customer locations across 13 markets, including major cities like Atlanta, Chicago, and New York. FiberTower is recognized as a leader in millimeter band fixed wireless technology, often referred to as "wireless fiber," and it provides spectrum leases along with backhaul and equipment services in its licensed areas. The company maintains strong relationships with mobile carriers and various industry stakeholders and engages in significant research and development initiatives. Headquartered in San Francisco, FiberTower operates as a subsidiary of AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC.

Whale Communications Ltd. provides business-driven secure access products. It provides secure access products, including secure sockets layer virtual private networks, and Web application firewalls, as well as application security, and endpoint security offerings. Whale's solutions provide remote access, content inspection, and granular access control. It enables businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners, and customers. Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway products enable various employees, business partners, and customer users to securely and easily access their critical business applications and resources. The Intelligent Application Gateway Express Edition provides secure remote access through the browser to widely used enterprise applications for a small number of users. It offers organizations out-of-the-box functionality and straightforward integration with existing enterprise directories, authentication schema, and Web Single Sign On. Whale's flagship Intelligent Application Gateway Enterprise Edition, is an application access and security appliance, designed to support an unlimited number of users in various configurations with independent policy sets. It offers professional services and training. The company serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, as well as government and public sector organizations. Whale Communications Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Israel, and representation in France.

Alphion Corporation specializes in providing broadband solutions for businesses and communities, focusing on the development, manufacturing, and marketing of optical fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) access systems, subsystems, and integrated photonic devices. The company offers a comprehensive range of passive optical network products designed for the rapidly growing FTTx market, catering to various deployment scenarios including national service providers, local telecom operators, multiple-system operators, and educational institutions. Alphion's GPON products are versatile, suitable for diverse environments from luxury developments to remote villages, ensuring reliable and affordable broadband access technologies for network operators and small to medium-sized enterprises. Founded in 2000, Alphion is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.

Tropic Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets regional and metro-area optical networking equipment for telephony, data, and cable applications. The company offers Wavelength Tracker, an optical transport solution that leverages SONET/SDH familiarity to deliver optical layer intelligence; and various services for Tropic Networks platform and its related products, including network design, planning and installation, operation and maintenance consulting, and evaluation and modeling of network architecture, as well as training and planned upgrades. It also provides Networks TRX-24000, a metro optical transport platform that delivers dense wavelength division multiplexing and optical add-drop multiplexing for a host of services in a package. The company offers metro-optimized network solution for carriers to plan, manage, and scale the MAN; and to address the need for bandwidth expansion, optical transport, wavelength identification, and wavelength management in regional and metropolitan-area optical networks. Its metro optical networking solution streamlines the underlying optical layer architecture of DWDM/ODAM networks. Tropic Networks, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Azanda Network Devices is a communications semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California. The company specializes in developing semiconductors designed for next-generation optical and metro-area networks. Additionally, Azanda focuses on creating multi-service traffic management solutions that enhance the functionality of routers and switches. Through its innovative products, the company aims to address the evolving needs of telecommunications and data networking markets.

Fiberlink Communications Corporation provides mobility as a service (MaaS) that helps enterprises to connect, control, and secure laptops and mobile devices. Its MaaS Platform helps mobile workers to connect to the Internet and the applications and data they need. The company's MaaS platform is used to perform identity management and authentication services; deploy, monitor, and manage security and connectivity applications on laptops and PCs; view information on compliance status, security events, and connectivity costs; and protect mobile devices and the data from loss, theft, data leakage, hackers, and viruses. Its MaaS360 mobility platform manages security and connectivity services on mobile and remote devices, as well as helps administrators to deploy, monitor, update, and remediate various endpoint security and connectivity applications.

Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Galazar Networks Inc. designs, develops, and supplies system semiconductors and software solutions. It focuses on Ethernet, DS1/E1, DS3/E3, and SONET/SDH/OTN solutions for carrier grade Ethernet and multi-service line cards.

BeamReach Networks a developer of broadband wireless technology.

Tropic Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets regional and metro-area optical networking equipment for telephony, data, and cable applications. The company offers Wavelength Tracker, an optical transport solution that leverages SONET/SDH familiarity to deliver optical layer intelligence; and various services for Tropic Networks platform and its related products, including network design, planning and installation, operation and maintenance consulting, and evaluation and modeling of network architecture, as well as training and planned upgrades. It also provides Networks TRX-24000, a metro optical transport platform that delivers dense wavelength division multiplexing and optical add-drop multiplexing for a host of services in a package. The company offers metro-optimized network solution for carriers to plan, manage, and scale the MAN; and to address the need for bandwidth expansion, optical transport, wavelength identification, and wavelength management in regional and metropolitan-area optical networks. Its metro optical networking solution streamlines the underlying optical layer architecture of DWDM/ODAM networks. Tropic Networks, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

NuVox is a provider of voice and data network communications, primarily serving businesses in the United States. The company offers a range of services, including broadband access, conference calling, data security and backup, voicemail, and web hosting. By delivering comprehensive communication solutions, NuVox enables organizations to enhance their operational efficiency and connectivity.

IP Unity delivers a carrier grade services platform for enhanced voice and telephony applications over ATM, TDM and VoIP Networks. The company's media servers, applications servers, enhanced service applications, and application partners allow customers to quickly and cost effectively offer new services associated with next generation networks while protecting their investment in legacy systems.

Azanda Network Devices is a communications semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California. The company specializes in developing semiconductors designed for next-generation optical and metro-area networks. Additionally, Azanda focuses on creating multi-service traffic management solutions that enhance the functionality of routers and switches. Through its innovative products, the company aims to address the evolving needs of telecommunications and data networking markets.

Azanda Network Devices is a communications semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California. The company specializes in developing semiconductors designed for next-generation optical and metro-area networks. Additionally, Azanda focuses on creating multi-service traffic management solutions that enhance the functionality of routers and switches. Through its innovative products, the company aims to address the evolving needs of telecommunications and data networking markets.

Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

BeamReach Networks a developer of broadband wireless technology.

Clearwire, founded in October 2003 by Craig O. McCaw, is a provider of wireless high-speed Internet services. The company enables customers to connect to the Internet using licensed spectrum, allowing for a flexible alternative to traditional cable or phone lines. Headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, Clearwire launched its first market in August 2004 and has since expanded its services to 50 markets across the United States and Europe. The company offers wireless broadband solutions to individuals, small businesses, and public safety organizations, and it also provides VoIP services to facilitate efficient operations for third-party internet service providers. Clearwire's services are now available through Sprint, which acquired the company.

Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

Global Communication Devices is engaged in the design of fabless RF and mixed-signal ICs (integrated circuits) and RF and mixed-signal.

NuVox is a provider of voice and data network communications, primarily serving businesses in the United States. The company offers a range of services, including broadband access, conference calling, data security and backup, voicemail, and web hosting. By delivering comprehensive communication solutions, NuVox enables organizations to enhance their operational efficiency and connectivity.

CeLight is leading the way to coherent optical communications with its patent-pending VectorWAVE transport technology. VectorWAVE enables breakthrough price-performance by transporting 100 Gb/s per wavelength using a unique combination of coherent optical communications, innovative QPSK modulation and detection, and optional polarization multiplexing.

Paceline Systems, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, an early stage company developing a new class of switching system specifically designed to improve the performance, reliability and manageability of large data centre networks.

New Edge Networks is a national provider specializing in secure multi-site managed data networks and dedicated Internet access. The company offers Internet services primarily through digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, catering to residences and businesses in small cities and semi-rural areas. In addition to DSL connections, New Edge Networks provides a range of services, including wide area networks, virtual private networks, and frame relay, ensuring comprehensive connectivity solutions for its clients.

TeraBlaze is a developer of gigabit Ethernet switching devices, providing innovative solutions for equipment providers. The company specializes in high-density switching solutions that incorporate integrated memory, utilizing switch-on-a-chip technology. This advanced approach enables clients to effectively meet their internet and enterprise infrastructure requirements. TeraBlaze focuses on delivering products that enhance connectivity and performance within network systems.

Tropic Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and markets regional and metro-area optical networking equipment for telephony, data, and cable applications. The company offers Wavelength Tracker, an optical transport solution that leverages SONET/SDH familiarity to deliver optical layer intelligence; and various services for Tropic Networks platform and its related products, including network design, planning and installation, operation and maintenance consulting, and evaluation and modeling of network architecture, as well as training and planned upgrades. It also provides Networks TRX-24000, a metro optical transport platform that delivers dense wavelength division multiplexing and optical add-drop multiplexing for a host of services in a package. The company offers metro-optimized network solution for carriers to plan, manage, and scale the MAN; and to address the need for bandwidth expansion, optical transport, wavelength identification, and wavelength management in regional and metropolitan-area optical networks. Its metro optical networking solution streamlines the underlying optical layer architecture of DWDM/ODAM networks. Tropic Networks, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Netscalibur Italia specializes in providing internet protocol managed services to businesses and corporations. The company offers a range of solutions that include broadband connectivity, hosting, and various value-added services such as virtual private networks (VPN), security, outsourcing, and messaging. By focusing on these services, Netscalibur Italia aims to support its clients in enhancing their operational efficiency and ensuring secure communications.

Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Ellacoya Networks specializes in providing Broadband Service Optimization solutions that utilize deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, allowing broadband service providers to enhance their Internet offerings. The company’s hardware platforms, such as the e30 and e100, along with a comprehensive suite of software applications, enable service providers to identify subscribers and manage applications on an individual basis. This capability helps improve performance, boost customer satisfaction, and facilitate the delivery of revenue-generating IP services. Ellacoya Networks is known for its scalability and functionality, which are essential for creating competitive service offerings in large carrier IP networks. Headquartered in Merrimack, New Hampshire, the company also maintains offices in London, Tokyo, and Singapore, positioning itself as a key player in the broadband optimization sector.

New Edge Networks is a national provider specializing in secure multi-site managed data networks and dedicated Internet access. The company offers Internet services primarily through digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, catering to residences and businesses in small cities and semi-rural areas. In addition to DSL connections, New Edge Networks provides a range of services, including wide area networks, virtual private networks, and frame relay, ensuring comprehensive connectivity solutions for its clients.

Village Networks (www.villagenetworks.com) is leading the next wave of the Optical Internet with Optical Flow Networking, breakthrough technology that brings together the highest level of performance of intelligent routing and high-capacity optical networking in a single optical packet node. Village Networks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ. Its more than 80 employees have exceptional depth of experience developing, marketing and delivering carrier-class products from companies including AT&T, Bay Networks, Bell Laboratories, Cisco Systems, Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks, Rockwell International and Siemens.

Lantern Communications provides packet-based transport solutions that enable scalable deployment of carrier-class. Lantern Communications was acquired by C-COR in May 2004. Lantern Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Sunnyvale, California.

Ensemble Communications is a develops wireless infrastructure equipment for high-speed local broadband access applications.

Accelerant Networks, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in the development of CMOS-based transceivers for serial backplane communication and broadband infrastructure semiconductor solutions. The company focuses on providing high-speed backplane transceivers that enhance communication reliability, speed, and distance between line cards within network equipment. By creating a unified process for deploying data science techniques, Accelerant enables its clients to improve data management and make data-driven decisions more effectively. Their innovative semiconductor solutions are designed to meet the demands of network equipment manufacturers, facilitating the growth of broadband infrastructure.

CCBN provides Web-based investor communications solutions for the investment community. It offers services that transform the way companies communicate and meet disclosure requirements while assisting investors in managing and leveraging this information. CCBN's investor relations website hosting, webcasting, and disclosure services are utilized by corporate communications professionals at over 3,000 companies to deliver critical information via interactive and multi-media solutions. CCBN's StreetEvents service offers institutional and individual investors a one-stop solution for managing corporate disclosure information by aggregating conference calls, webcasts, transcripts, call summaries, and other financial information into a time-saving, efficiency tool subscribed to by over 15,000 Wall Street professionals. Headquartered in Boston, MA, CCBN has additional offices in San Francisco and London. As of March 12, 2004, CCBN.com, Inc. was acquired by Thomson Financial.

Celox Networks, Inc. manufactures Internet protocol switches. The company’s SCx 192 is an Internet protocol service creation switch, which provides tools to create new revenue-generating services over existing access connections, such as traffic prioritization, traffic shaping and bandwidth management, and security across a shared Internet protocol infrastructure, as well as service level agreement performance verifications.

AccessLine Communications is a provider of hosted communications and managed voice services, primarily catering to small and medium businesses. Founded in 1983 and based in the United States, the company offers a comprehensive suite of cloud business applications that integrate essential IT services, including digital business phone systems, conferencing, voicemail, fax-to-email, toll-free numbers, and virtual receptionist solutions. AccessLine also delivers specialized industry solutions tailored for sectors such as construction, financial services, healthcare, high tech, legal, and manufacturing. By focusing on providing flexible communication tools, AccessLine enables its customers and partners to concentrate on their core business activities. The company was acquired by Telanetix in 2007.

LightSpeed Semiconductor provides time-to-market, yield, manufacturability, and development expense advantages over cell implementation.

LNG Holdings S.A. offers local loop, national and international managed bandwidth services plus a new generation of telephony, Internet and online IT solution bundles for commercial businesses and operators. The company's service spectrum ranges from fiber-optic transmission circuits to high bit-rate IP services and even co-location services at all its PoPs. LNG Holdings S.A aims to become a pre-eminent provider of managed bandwidth services throughout Europe, and has rapidly established itself as a leader in Europe's largest telecommunications market, Germany, as well as building extensive networks in France and Spain and links to other major European cities, including Amsterdam, Brussels and London.

Mahi Networks specializes in providing optical transport, switching, and aggregation solutions for multiple system operators and cable wireline carriers globally. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey, the company focuses on helping service providers transition to simpler and cost-effective infrastructures. Mahi's key offerings include the Mahi Mi7, a 320 Gbit multi-service switching system, and the Vx7 Multi-Service Core Transport System equipped with ROADM capabilities. To address the growing demand for IP and SAN services, Mahi introduced a 10-port Multi-Service ADM Transponder capable of supporting various client interfaces, alongside a 10G Multi-Service Transponder that accommodates high-speed services. Mahi Networks was later acquired by Meriton Networks, enhancing its market presence and technological capabilities.

NewWorld Communications is an information technology and communications consulting firm that enables midsize businesses and enterprises to implement network, mobility, and cloud solutions. It also offers contract negotiation, strategic planning and design, project management and implementation, and support services. NewWorld Communications was acquired by Nextel Communications in January 2003. NewWorld Communications was founded in 1999 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Telseon, Inc. is a provider of Internet infrastructure services operating over optical networks in major metropolitan areas. The company specializes in data transport services, offering a range of solutions including optical network services, IP infrastructure, and various connection types such as point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and multipoint-to-multipoint. Additionally, Telseon provides bandwidth enhancement services and other Ethernet services, catering to the needs of businesses seeking reliable and efficient data transmission solutions.

e-Media provides superior commerce-enabled broadband services by combining best-of-breed software with cutting edge hardware tailored to the specific application, then managing the services across a global network designed from the ground up for commerce-enabled streaming. This allows us to offer a whole new level of service to Their clients and their end users. Contact e-Media, and They will work with you to deploy commerce-enabled streaming solutions that will broaden the success of your online business. To get started call 203-355-1600, or e-mail Sales for more information.

BrightLink Networks, Inc. is a manufacturer of optical network switching systems. The company begins the marketing and manufacturing of its intelligent optical network system.

Westwave Communications is a supplier of telecommunications network control and signaling agents.

eVentures Group operates and invests in internet communications companies.

BeamReach Networks a developer of broadband wireless technology.

Whale Communications Ltd. provides business-driven secure access products. It provides secure access products, including secure sockets layer virtual private networks, and Web application firewalls, as well as application security, and endpoint security offerings. Whale's solutions provide remote access, content inspection, and granular access control. It enables businesses to protect corporate applications and data when accessed remotely by mobile workers, partners, and customers. Whale's Intelligent Application Gateway products enable various employees, business partners, and customer users to securely and easily access their critical business applications and resources. The Intelligent Application Gateway Express Edition provides secure remote access through the browser to widely used enterprise applications for a small number of users. It offers organizations out-of-the-box functionality and straightforward integration with existing enterprise directories, authentication schema, and Web Single Sign On. Whale's flagship Intelligent Application Gateway Enterprise Edition, is an application access and security appliance, designed to support an unlimited number of users in various configurations with independent policy sets. It offers professional services and training. The company serves Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies, as well as government and public sector organizations. Whale Communications Ltd. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, New Jersey, with additional offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Israel, and representation in France.

Qeyton Systems founded by innovators in DWDM, optical transmission and access systems. Qeyton has utilized its well- balanced strengths in optical transmission and networking know-how to focus on addressing metro operators' needs with essential transport network evolution planning and DWDM equipment. Qeyton gives service providers a competitive advantage by cost-effectively upgrading their networks so they can in turn provide greater capacity, protection and flexibility, requirements in today's data-centric networks.

Telscape International, Inc. is a turn-key and value added telecommunications company strategically positioned to tap the growing and emerging markets of Latin America, with a particular emphasis on Mexico. TSCP supplies U.S.-originated international long distance services on a wholesale and retail basis, via switched and dedicated networks, with an emphasis on Latin America. TSCP also provides a range of systems integration and value-added services in Mexico. For the nine months ended 9/30/98, revenues totalled $102.3 million, up from $22.1 million. Net income fell 4% to $1.4 million. Results reflect acquisitions, offset by a $1.5 million tax expense vs. a $246 thousand tax benefit.

InnoMedia, Inc. is a manufacturer and supplier of advanced Internet and broadband Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions tailored for cable multiple system operators (MSOs), broadband service providers, enterprises, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) across the globe. The company offers a diverse range of products, including multimedia terminal adapters, internet protocol phones, and customer premise equipment for both residential users and businesses. InnoMedia also specializes in business voice solutions, cable solutions, and network server products designed for converged IP networks. Its offerings include multi-port analog telephone adapters, enterprise session border controllers, and element management systems. Established in 1995, InnoMedia is headquartered in Milpitas, California, with additional offices in Singapore, San Jose, Hsinchu, and various locations in China.

A leading supplier of RF subsystems for millimeterwave, broadband wireless access systems. Their products are used in point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, cellular backhaul and wireless fiber systems and are provided at various levels of integration depending upon the customers' needs. They include amplifiers, frequency converters and multiplers, antennas, integrated transceivers, and complete outdoor units. Their patented multi-chip integrated circuit (MCIC) or "flip chip" technology enables Endwave to design circuits that use smaller amounts of GaAs, have fewer bond wires that require manual tuning, and are well suited for high volume automated assembly. Endwave headquarters are in Sunnyvale, CA. with additional manufacturing facilities in Santa Clara and Diamond Springs.

PeopleLink is the leading outsourced provider of complete community services for the Internet.

Algety Telecom specializes in the manufacture of ultra high-speed fiber optic transmission equipment. The company's technology leverages innovative soliton principles combined with advanced wavelength division multiplexing to achieve exceptional data transmission speeds. Recognized as a world record-holder for transmission speed, Algety Telecom's products are primarily aimed at long-haul telecommunication carriers that require robust solutions for high-capacity data transmission across major network backbones.

3Path, formerly Deliverex, was incubated in 1999 by the BRM Group, the leading Israeli Venture Capital firm. Other investors include Goldman Sachs and Intel Capital. 3Path’s founders envisioned a priority, permission-based, fully hosted, peer-to-peer digital content delivery service. Their mission is to provide both individuals and businesses a superior method for the time-sensitive exchange of important information.

Empowered Networks specializes in providing IT consulting services and network monitoring solutions, focusing on optimizing network management, security, and compliance for large enterprises. The company assists clients in selecting, deploying, and operating technologies that enhance the agility, visibility, and reliability of applications and networks, ultimately driving positive business outcomes. Additionally, Empowered Networks is known for developing advanced Voice-over-IP (VoIP) switching systems tailored for carriers and communication service providers. Their flagship USX1000 system integrates seamlessly with existing Intelligent Network services, facilitating the migration of voice traffic to modern IP infrastructures. Through its innovative solutions, Empowered Networks aims to deliver dependable services that add value to its clients' operations.

Terawave Communications, Inc. manufactures converged access and multi-service networking solutions. Its multi-service aggregation and passive optical network products provide data, voice, video, and circuit service convergence solutions. The company serves service providers, government agencies, and enterprise customers in the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Terawave Communications has locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in Hayward, California with additional offices in the United States of America, Canada, Asia, and Europe. As of October 25, 2007, Terawave Communications, Inc. is a subsidiary of Occam Networks Inc. (NasdaqNM:OCNW).

Tachion Networks builds next-generation networking infrastructure equipment enabling communications service providers.

Fiberlink Communications Corporation provides mobility as a service (MaaS) that helps enterprises to connect, control, and secure laptops and mobile devices. Its MaaS Platform helps mobile workers to connect to the Internet and the applications and data they need. The company's MaaS platform is used to perform identity management and authentication services; deploy, monitor, and manage security and connectivity applications on laptops and PCs; view information on compliance status, security events, and connectivity costs; and protect mobile devices and the data from loss, theft, data leakage, hackers, and viruses. Its MaaS360 mobility platform manages security and connectivity services on mobile and remote devices, as well as helps administrators to deploy, monitor, update, and remediate various endpoint security and connectivity applications.

Azanda Network Devices is a communications semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, California. The company specializes in developing semiconductors designed for next-generation optical and metro-area networks. Additionally, Azanda focuses on creating multi-service traffic management solutions that enhance the functionality of routers and switches. Through its innovative products, the company aims to address the evolving needs of telecommunications and data networking markets.

Accelerant Networks, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in the development of CMOS-based transceivers for serial backplane communication and broadband infrastructure semiconductor solutions. The company focuses on providing high-speed backplane transceivers that enhance communication reliability, speed, and distance between line cards within network equipment. By creating a unified process for deploying data science techniques, Accelerant enables its clients to improve data management and make data-driven decisions more effectively. Their innovative semiconductor solutions are designed to meet the demands of network equipment manufacturers, facilitating the growth of broadband infrastructure.

Numerical Technologies, Inc. develops and markets proprietary technologies and software products that enable the design and manufacture of semiconductors, including semiconductors with subwavelength feature sizes.