Hewlett-Packard is a global provider of infrastructure software and services for network and service providers. HP Internet Usage Manager (IUM) offers a usage management solution that provides metering, management, and analysis of subscriber service usage. IUM, by collecting, aggregating and correlating usage data from the entire network and IP services infrastructure, service providers can implement usage-based billing systems, manage capacity and analyze subscriber's needs and behavior to develop strategic marketing programs and profitable value-added services.

HP had total revenue of $45.2 billion in its 2001 fiscal year.

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Ericsson CMS have helped over 300 carriers worldwide reduce operating expenses by stopping revenue leakage, eliminating faulty service provisional tasks, significantly reducing the operational risk of migrating existing network infrastructure and back office systems, and by reducing backhaul costs. Ericsson CMS Product portfolio contains market leading product and solutions for mediation, activation, rating, analysis, fraud, and services.

Ericsson is the world's leading supplier in telecommunications with the largest customer base, including the world's top 10 operators. Ericsson provides total solutions covering everything from systems and applications to mobile phones and other communications tools. Since 1876, Ericsson has been active worldwide and today operates in more than 140 countries. Annual investments in technical development average 15 percent of sales. These investments contribute to Ericsson's leadership in mobile infrastructure and mobile Internet, with nearly twice the size of the closest competitor. Four out of every 10 mobile calls are handled by Ericsson equipment.

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Portal Software develops customer management and billing software for communications and content service providers. Portal’s real-time, convergent platform enables its customers to rapidly define, deploy, and bill for services with flexible business models. Portal’s software is licensed by a majority of the world’s largest communications providers to deliver voice, data, video, and content services across wireless, wireline, cable, and satellite networks. Customers include Vodafone, AOL Time Warner, Deutsche Telekom, NTT, WorldCom, China Telecom, Reuters, Telstra, Sprint, China Mobile, Telenor Mobil, and France Telecom.

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Core Networks' flagship product, CoreOS, addresses: activation and provisioning, subscriber support and self-care, and network monitoring and management. CoreOS has been deployed at global customer sites for nearly four years. The company is a member of CableLabs and ComLabs, and works with major CMTS and cable modem vendors, as well as other industry partners to ensure advanced feature support and compatibility. Established in 1998, Core Networks is headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with offices in Atlanta, Georgia, San Jose, California, and Woerden, The Netherlands.

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Intec Telecom Systems is an award-winning worldwide Operations Support Systems ("OSS") vendor for fixed, mobile and next-generation networks (ie. WLAN, 3G and IP), with more than 560 installations of its products worldwide. Founded in 1997, Intec was listed on the London Stock Exchange (Code: ITL.L) in June 2000. Intec is the market leader in intercarrier billing systems and convergent mediation software, and a winner of the 2003 Global Billing Award - Best Overall Contribution, and Telestrategies ‘2003 Mediation Excellence Award’.

Atreus Systems™ delivers a service fulfillment software platform for the automated creation and delivery of managed IP services and applications. Atreus xAuthority™ Service Fulfillment Solution is a front-to-back-end software platform that helps carriers and service providers leverage existing network infrastructure through the delivery of high-margin, differentiated IP services. With Atreus xAuthority, service providers drive top-line revenue growth while realizing significant reductions in operating expenses. Atreus Systems, headquartered in Cupertino, California, is a privately held company financed by leading telecom venture capital firms.

Funk Software's Steel-Belted Radius is an award-winning RADIUS/AAA server that manages the authentication, authorization, and accounting of remote and WLAN users. Steel-Belted Radius can authenticate wireless LAN and remote users against multiple back-end databases, including Windows NT/2000, Solaris and SQL/LDAP databases. It scales to an unlimited number of users, is capable of handling transaction loads to support both wireless LAN and remote authentication without performance degradation, and offers a solution that has been proven for five years on thousands of networks around the globe.

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