Applied Data Systems, Inc. ("ADS") designs, develops, and markets "application-ready" embedded systems solutions that provide core functionalities, including mobile, networked, graphic-intensive, and Internet-related capabilities, to OEM products addressing a broad range of rapidly growing industries and applications. ADS' solutions embody and integrate a wide-range of leading ARM/RISC technologies, including Intel StrongARM [and next-generation XScale] microprocessors, and RTOS/Embedded Linux/Windows CE/Nucleus operating environments.

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Bitstream Inc. (Nasdaq:BITS) is the leading developer of font technology, digital fonts, and custom font designs. Bitstream licenses its award-winning TrueDoc and Font Fusion technologies to Web and application developers, and to manufacturers of information appliances, wireless and handheld devices, set-top boxes, embedded systems, and printers. Setting the standard for excellence in font technology, Bitstream holds numerous key patents that cover the creation of portable fonts for the Internet. Building on this experience, Bitstream has released ThunderHawk, a full-featured browser for the wireless Web.

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Borland offers JBuilder™, the most comprehensive award-winning visual development environment for building applications, applets, JSP/Servlets, JavaBeans™, Enterprise JavaBeans and distributed J2EE applications for the Java 2 Platform. JBuilder supports the JDWP standard, allowing it to provide full source-level debugging of applications running on CEE-J.

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Founded in April 2002, eCosCentric is the leading provider of eCos and RedBoot support, training, development and consulting services worldwide. Staffed by the original eCos creators and highly experienced embedded system and software engineers, eCosCentric provides complete solutions consisting of run-time systems, complementary host tools and certified third party applications.

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Espial is the first to provide a comprehensive approach to the development of open software for the next generation Internet - the Pervasive Internet. Partners and customers are helping Espial to realize its Pervasive Internet vision, where billions of users access highly personalized information through a variety of smart Internet devices. Completely portable across any platform, Espial software allows customers to quickly create services, deliver devices and manage infrastructure. The technology applies universally, across such sectors as Internet Appliances, TV, wireless, and automotive.

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Equator Technologies is the industry's choice for video streaming engines and platforms. The company's family of Broadband Signal Processor™(BSP™) chips is a unique, fully functional, software-programmable system-on-a-chip solution designed for the development of platforms for demanding video applications -- from "Pixels to Packets." Equator's unmatched compiler technology delivers 100% C programming -- enabling the rapid introduction and field upgradeability of new applications and devices. With more than 120 customers, Equator offers time-to-revenue for consumer, business and industrial digital media communication markets including, head-ends, set-top boxes, video conferencing, video security and imaging. Headquartered in Campbell, California, with additional offices worldwide, Equator is a privately held company.

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Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 2000 (ended March 31,2001) consolidated sales of 8,417 billion yen ($67.9 billion*) The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment.

The Electronic Components Group (ECG) of Hitachi Europe Ltd., has operations throughout Europe, providing sales, marketing, technical support, and research and development for key components in the fields of smart cards, communications, automotive, industrial consumer, displays and system LSI. Products include the SuperH™ RISC microprocessors, the H8 microcontroller family, smart card controllers, TFT displays, memories (Flash, SRAM), transistors and diodes, and network products.

* At an exchange rate of 124 yen to the dollar.

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IDway is a leading software company providing open software foundation for digital TV consumer devices. IDway’s middleware represents the set-top box core necessary to access new ITV services available through Satellite, Cable, DTT or IP.

In line with the adoption of the DVB-MHP (Multimedia Home Platform) standard that allows interactive TV services to experience unprecedented expansion, IDway has successfully developed and marketed MHP by IDway, its flagship product, licensed to world-class CE manufacturers.

IDway also develops specific software products and solutions such as EPG or testing packages in order to allow its customers to control the full cycle of designing, customizing, certifying and using software for standard based digital TV devices.

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For more than three decades, Intel Corporation has developed technology enabling the computer and Internet revolution that has changed the world. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world's first microprocessor in 1971. Today, Intel supplies chips, boards, systems, software, networking and communications equipment, and services that comprise the "ingredients" of computer architecture and the Internet. Intel's mission is to be the preeminent building block supplier to the worldwide Internet economy.

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Founded in 2002, KatDC, a leading provider of Open Standard AVG (Audio/Video/Graphic) Embedded Software solutions - MediaWalker® for digital home devices, is the answer to a shorter development time, better scalability and extensibility for rapid changed CE market.

Device manufacturers wishing to develop products and build in portability can now leverage the performance of MediaWalker's open standard middleware and application framework.

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The Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division is located in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices and distributors worldwide. As a leading provider of royalty-free, embedded real-time operating system (RTOS) software, Mentor Graphics helps developers accelerate product time-to-market in a wide range of embedded device applications.

Its comprehensive Nucleus RTOS includes kernels, networking, USB, graphics and file system software.

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MIPS Technologies, Inc. designs high-performance, low-power, 32- and 64-bit RISC (reduced instruction-set computing) processor architectures and cores for embedded systems.

MIPS pioneered 32- and 64-bit architecture for the embedded systems market, and today it is the most widely licensed 32- and 64-bit architecture in the world. There are currently more than 100 standard products based on the MIPS® architecture, many more than those based on other embedded RISC processor architectures. They range from ultralow-power CPU cores occupying less than a half-millimeter of silicon to quad-issue CPUs running at up to 1 GHz.

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Monotype Imaging
Based in Wilmington, Mass. with regional offices in the U.K., Chicago, Redwood City, Calif., Japan, Taiwan and China, Monotype Imaging provides fonts and font technologies to graphic professionals, software developers and manufacturers of printers and display devices. Formerly Agfa Monotype Corp., the company also provides print drivers and color imaging technologies to OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Monotype Imaging is home to the Monotype ® typeface library, a collection that includes widely used designs such as the Arial ®, Times New Roman ® and Gill Sans ® typeface families. Monotype Imaging offers fonts and industry-standard solutions for most of the world’s written languages.

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MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for intelligent connected devices and associated infrastructure. MontaVista offers a family of products under the MontaVista® Linux® umbrella that address broad-based software developer needs encompassing applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. Multiple Editions of MontaVista Linux are available including Professional, Consumer Electronics and Carrier Grade, along with complementary technology products.

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Myrio's IP Video Solutions allow broadband service providers worldwide the ability to deploy video in a cost effective and timely manner while generating additional revenue streams. Our proven, third-generation platform fulfills and enriches the television consumer's broadband experience through popular features including client Personal Video Recording (cPVR), Pause Live TV, Video on Demand (VOD), On-screen Caller ID, Favorites and Reminders, and customizable Web portal capabilities.

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Parochus Software have developed a world class Java and XML-based mobile application platform that provides easy integration to any enterprise system, extending the use of that system to mobile workers using PDA's, Windows Desktop or browser. Applications and data are synchronised using SyncML allowing connected use (via mobile network, 802.11, or the Internet) or disconnected use. Device and user management is centralised and browser based. New integrations are quick to build and the user interface is attractive and easy to use. Existing solutions include sales force automation, timesheets, expenses, CRM and project management.

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ProSyst is a leading provider of embedded Java and OSGi (Open Services Gateway Initiative) compliant software. ProSyst offers end-to-end solutions for the network-based control of devices and the delivery of services and applications into vehicles and homes. ProSyst enables the time-and cost-effective development, deployment and management of services, such as dynamic software updates, remote control, remote diagnosis and maintenance, data exchange and infotainment content. Its solutions allow the integration of various technologies and communication protocols, letting them complement each other instead of ruling each other out. Thus, ProSyst's solutions reduce concept to launch time, help to improve quality and to develop more innovative products and services in a highly flexible market.

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Wind River is the market leader in device software optimization. Wind River enables companies to develop and run software faster, better, less expensively and more reliably. Wind River Platforms tightly integrate a rich set of market-leading operating systems, development tools and middleware with services to provide a complete foundation that meets the specific requirements of a vertical market. Wind River's products and professional services are used in multiple markets including aerospace and defense, automotive, digital consumer, industrial, and network infrastructure.

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Zentek, a DVB member, develops software and provides engineering services for the digital consumer electronics market with a focus on two areas: digital television and mobile digital devices. The company pioneered mobile device emulation tools that shorten product development cycles. Zentek Technology Group’s U.S. headquarters is in Redwood City, California. The company was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Zentek Technology Japan, Inc. with shares traded on the Japan New Market, code 4296. The company also has offices in Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, and in Singapore.

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