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Digital Media Content

Audible (NasdaqNM: ADBL) is the leader in spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. Content from Audible is downloaded and played back on personal computers, CDs, or AudibleReady(R) computer-based mobile devices. Audible has more than 90,000 hours of audio programs from 293 content partners that include leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible.com is the Apple iTunes Music Store's preeminent provider of spoken-word products for downloading or streaming via the Web. Among the Company's key business relationships are Amazon.com, Apple Corp., Dell, Hewlett-Packard Company, Microsoft Corporation, Palm Inc., XM Satellite Radio, PhatNoise Inc., Creative Labs, Texas Instruments Inc., and VoiceAge Corporation.

Akamai® (NASDAQ: AKAM) is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business processes online. More than 1,900 organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai, improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform(TM), these organizations gain business advantage today, and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business."

ARTISTdirect, Inc. (OTCBB: ARTD) is a digital media entertainment company that is home to an online music network and, through its acquisition of MediaDefender, is a leader in anti-piracy solutions in the Internet piracy protection industry. The ARTISTdirect Network (http://www.artistdirect.com) is a network of web- sites offering multi-media content, music news and information, communities organized around shared music interests, music-related specialty commerce and digital music services.

BLOCKBUSTER INC CL B (NYSE: BBI-B) Blockbuster Inc. is a leading global provider of in-home movie and game entertainment with approximately 8,500 stores throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. With the launch of the Blockbuster Total Access program, almost all participating Blockbuster stores will have online wireless access.

Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc., (OTCBB: BDLN) through its subsidiary, Altnet, Inc., operates a peer-to-peer-based content distribution network (CDN). Its CDN enables to distribute a content owner's music, video, software, and other digital files to computer users via the Internet. It also enables the distribution of a digital file directly from one computer user to another with authorization from the content owner. In addition, the company provides paid search and advertising services, as well as operates a payment processing gateway that enables computer users to purchase content distributed over its network. Further, it processes digital media content; and engages in promoting, distributing, and selling the content to end users.

CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A - NYSE: CBS.B) - is a mass media company with constituent parts that reach back to the beginnings of the broadcast industry, as well as newer businesses that operate on the leading edge of the media industry. The Company, through its many and varied operations, combines broad reach with well-positioned local businesses, all of which provide it with an extensive distribution network by which it serves audiences and advertisers in all 50 states and key international markets. It has operations in every field of media and entertainment, including broadcast television (CBS and UPN), cable television (Showtime and CSTV Networks), local television (CBS Television Stations), television production and syndication (CBS Paramount Television and King World), radio (CBS Radio), advertising on out-of-home media (CBS Outdoor), publishing (Simon & Schuster), theme parks (Paramount Parks), digital media (CBS Digital Media Group and CSTV Networks) and consumer products (CBS Consumer Products). In Fall 2006, UPN will cease operations and The CW, a new fifth broadcast television network, will launch as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation.

Cinea, Inc. , a Dolby (NYSE:DLB) company, develops and commercializes a broad variety of content-protection solutions for the motion picture and television industries. Current customers include many of the major film studios as well as leading service vendors in the entertainment industry. The company’s forensic watermarking technology, Running Marks, allows content owners to track pirated content to specific devices, from set-top boxes to PCs to portable video devices to mobile phones. Cinea’s executives are well-known authorities on content protection and forensic watermarking. The company is also a founding member of the Digital Watermarking Alliance. For more information about Cinea, Inc. or Cinea® technologies please visit http://www.cinea.com .

China Digital TV Holding Co. ,(NYSE:STV) provides security and access systems to China's digital television market.

Google Inc. (GOOG) Google purchased YouTube (www.youtube.com) for $1.65 billion.Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Google's targeted advertising program provides businesses of all sizes with measurable results, while enhancing the overall web experience for users. Google is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. www.google.com.

Hollywood Media Corp. (Nasdaq: HOLL) is a leading provider of news, information and ticketing covering the entertainment and media industries. On the strength of its history in developing comprehensive entertainment industry databases, as well as its major strategic partners and unique content, Hollywood Media has launched a network of media businesses. Hollywood Media's Data Business includes CinemaSource, EventSource, ExhibitorAds, CinemasOnline, and Baseline/StudioSystems. Hollywood Media's Broadway Ticketing business includes Broadway.com, 1-800-Broadway, Theatre Direct International, and Theatre.com. These services supply media outlets with specific information on entertainment events, such as movies, live theater and concerts, and sell tickets for live theater. Hollywood Media's businesses also include an intellectual property business, as well as Hollywood.com and a minority interest in MovieTickets.com. In addition, Hollywood Media owns and operates the cable television network, Hollywood.com Television.

Loudeye (Nasdaq: LOUD) is a worldwide leader in business-to-business digital media solutions. Loudeye combines innovative services with one of the world's largest music archives, a broad catalog of licensed digital music and the industry's leading digital media infrastructure, enabling partners to rapidly and cost effectively launch complete, customized digital media stores and services. For more information, visit www.loudeye.com.

MediaBay Inc. (Nasdaq: MBAY - News) is a leading digital media and publishing company specializing in spoken word and premium audio entertainment. The company maintains a library consisting of over 75,000 hours of content, including audio books from best-selling authors and the history of American Radio. Some of MediaBay's digital content partners include BBC, Blackstone, CBS Radio, Harper Collins, Hay House, Oasis, Penguin Audio, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Sound Room, Zondervan. In addition to its popular Audio Book Club, MediaBay distributes its content through proprietary web sites including audiobookclub.com, radiospirits.com and Soundsgood.com as well as through partner channels including MusicNet, MSN Music, Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio. For more information on MediaBay, please visit http://www.mediabay.com, http://www.audiobookclub.com, http://www.radiospirits.com and http://www.Soundsgood.com.

Napster (Nasdaq: NAPS) Napster, the biggest brand in digital music, is a subscription service that enables fans to freely sample the world's largest and most diverse online collection of music and experience the largest number of features. Napster (www.napster.com) members have access to songs from all major labels and hundreds of independents and have more ways to discover, share and acquire new music and old favorites with community features like the ability to email tracks to friends and browse other members' collections. Napster also offers Napster Light ™ a "lighter" version of the service for those who just want to purchase songs and albums a la carte. Napster is currently available in the United States, Canada and the U.K and is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in London, New York and San Diego.

Netflix Inc (Nasdaq: NFLX) Netflix, Inc. operates as an online movie rental subscription service provider in the United States. It provides its subscribers access to a library of movie, television, and other filmed entertainment titles.

News Corporation, Inc (NWS) The News Corporation, purchased MYspace.com is a diversified international media and entertainment company with operations in eight industry segments, including filmed entertainment, television, cable network programming, direct broadcast satellite television, magazines and inserts, newspapers, book publishing and other. The Company activities are conducted principally in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Latin America, Asia, Australia and the Pacific Basin. News Corporation is a holding company that conducts all of its activities through subsidiaries and affiliates. Its principal subsidiaries are Fox Entertainment Group, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox Television Holdings, Inc., Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports Networks, Inc., NDS Group plc, News America Marketing In-Store Services, Inc., News America Marketing FSI, Inc., News International Limited, News Limited, HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers Limited and STAR Group Limited.

NT Media Corp (OTCBB: NTMM) is a diversified entertainment and Media Company based in Los Angeles California with operations in film and television production and finance. NT Media Corp. announced the launch of its Music Division in September 2006.

ONTV, Inc. (OTCBB: ONTV) The Group's principal activity is to market general merchandise and consumer goods through web sites. The consumer products include health, beauty, weight loss, kitchen, sporting goods, and household appliances, etc. The products are marketed through its wholly owned subsidiary Seen On TV, Inc. The Group operates websites SeenOnTV.Com and AsSeenOnTV.com. These destination websites offers as seen on TV products direct to the consumer via the Internet. The group disposed Seen OnTV, Inc. subsidiary in sep 2005

Sound Revolution Inc - (OTCBB: SRVN) new media corporation that marries business with social meaning, intends to change the world - of online content delivery. Sound Revolution has digital content management technology available for licensing and distribution services. It owns FanPro(TM), a set of music marketing tools. It also wholly owns Charity Tunes Inc., whose charitytunes.com, a music download website, is unique in its promotional partnerships between musical artists and charities. www.soundrevolution.net, www.charitytunes.com, or www.corporate.charitytunes.com

Vignette Corporation (NASDAQ: VIGN) For more than 10 years, Vignette has helped organizations worldwide transform their content from a liability to an asset. Vignette's family of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions lets these organizations leverage their records, documents, Web pages, images, multimedia and other unstructured content to create new opportunities, expand profits, and realize greater savings and efficiencies. Vignette is headquartered in Austin, Texas with local operations worldwide. Visit www.vignette.com to see how the world's best-known organizations have worked with Vignette to increase their productivity, reduce their costs, manage their risk and improve their interactions with key constituents.

Yahoo! Inc. (NYSE: YHOO) - leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!'s global network includes 25 world properties and is available in 13 languages.

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Digital Video Recorder

NDS Corp. (Nasdaq: NNDS) a News Corporation company, is a leading supplier of open end-to-end digital pay TV solutions for the secure delivery of entertainment and information to television set-top boxes and IP devices.

On2 Technologies, Inc., The Duck Corporation (Amex: ONT) is a leading technology firm at the forefront of digital video compression. The company revolutionized digital media delivery with the creation of its advanced full-motion, full-screen On2 Video compression and streaming technologies. On2 Video codecs are widely used in the Internet, video-on-demand, VOIP, and mobile media markets. They operate with On2's Flix and On2 TrueCast software, as well as third-party products. On2's software is used by such leading global companies as Adobe/Macromedia, AOL, Skype, XM Satellite Radio, Sony, VitalStream, and Tencent. The On2 Video decoder has an installation base of millions through its inclusion in Macromedia Flash Player 8 from Adobe, Skype 2, AOL Media Player, Viewpoint, and others. Located in New York City, the company has an office in Clifton Park, NY, and operations in Cambridge, UK. To contact On2, write to sales@on2.com or visit http://www.on2.com.

OpenTV Corp. (NasdaqNM: OPTV) OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been deployed in over 63 million digital set-top-boxes through 36 network operators in 96 countries. The software enables enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

Scientific Atlanta (NYSE: SFA) Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco Company, is a leading supplier of digital content contribution and distribution systems, transmission networks for broadband access to the home, digital interactive set-tops and subscriber systems designed for video, high-speed Internet and Voice over IP (VoIP) networks, and worldwide customer service and support.

Sirius Satellite Radio (NasdaqNM: SIRI) SIRIUS delivers more than 130 channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most extensive sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS currently offers 69 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features 64 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the NFL, NBA and NHL and broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL, NBA and NHL.

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO) Founded in 1997, TiVo pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand which resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its full set of DVR service features into the set-top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass(TM) recordings and WishList® searches, has elevated its popularity among consumers and has created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features such as, TiVoToGo(TM) and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way." The TiVo® service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR) is America's number-one satellite radio company with more than 6 million subscribers. Broadcasting live daily from studios in Washington, D.C., New York City, the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Toronto and Montreal, XM's 2006 lineup includes 160 digital channels of choice from coast to coast: the most commercial-free music, premier sports, talk, comedy, children's and entertainment programming; and the most advanced traffic and weather information. XM, the leader in satellite-delivered entertainment and data services for the automobile market through partnerships with General Motors, Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Nissan, Porsche, Suzuki, Subaru, and Volkswagen/Audi, is available in more than 130 different vehicle models for 2006. XM's industry-leading products are available at consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information about XM hardware, programming and partnerships, please visit http://www.xmradio.com.

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Digital Retail

AMAZON.COM INC (Nasdaq: AMZN) The company and other sellers offer various new, refurbished, and used items in categories, such as music, digital versatile discs, electronics. These products are purchased from distributors, publishers, and manufacturers. The company and its affiliates operate seven retail Web sites: www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.joyo.com. It also owns www.imdb.com, a movie database Web site.

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Digital Marketing

AccessKey IP, Inc. (OTCPK:AKYI) is a developer of cutting-edge technologies and best-of-breed products tailored to address the market opportunities created by the explosive growth of digital communications, entertainment-related services and specific consumer electronics platforms

aQuantive, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQNT) operates as a digital marketing company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Digital Marketing Services, Digital Marketing Technologies, and Digital Performance Media.

GoFish Corporation (OTCBB:GOFH) operates in the online video marketplace in the United States. The company, on its Web site at www.gofish.com, operates an Internet Video Network that showcases Made-for-Internet (MFI) programming developed by both amateur and professional video producers.

24/7 Real Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFSM) is a leading global digital marketing company, empowering advertisers and publishers to engage their target audiences with greater precision, transparency and ROI. Using its award winning ad serving, targeting, tracking and analytics platform, powerful search marketing capabilities and global network of specialized Web sites, the company has turned the art of reaching audiences across virtually any digital medium into a measurable science. The company is headquartered in New York, with 20 offices in 12 countries throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

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Digital Media Technology

Apple (NasdaqNM: AAPL) Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the Macintosh. Today, Apple continues to lead the industry in innovation with its award-winning desktop and notebook computers, OS X operating system, and iLife and professional applications. Apple is also spearheading the digital music revolution with its iPod portable music players and iTunes online music store.

AskMeNow, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ocean West Holding Corporation (OTCBB: OWHC), is the easiest, most convenient way to access information on the Internet or from local content from your cell phone or mobile PDA device. The first mobile lifestyle network, AskMeNow utilizes its proprietary technology to offer a natural language based interaction and dynamic content provision platform designed for simple and quick information retrieval. Through relationships such as the one previously announced with Rogers Wireless, Canada's leading wireless carrier, the Company generates revenues through per usage fees and one to one contextual mobile advertising sponsorships. AskMeNow launched officially in November 2005. The Company is based in Irvine, California. Please click on http://www.askmenow.com for more information.

Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about the company's Oscar®, Grammy®, and Emmy® award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com.

Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) is a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. Our products enable the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia to and throughout the home, the office and the mobile environment. Broadcom provides the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions to manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything®. Broadcom, one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies with annual revenue of more than $2.5 billion, is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and has offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com.

Ciprico (Nasdaq: CPCI) designs products and provides system solutions for digital media workflows. Ciprico is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with sales and reseller offices in the United States, Europe, Japan, and China. More information about Ciprico is available at www.ciprico.com.

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. This document is Cisco Public Information.

Creative Technology Ltd. (Nasdaq: CREAF) is a worldwide leader in digital entertainment products. Famous for its Sound Blaster® family of audio cards and for launching the multimedia revolution, Creative is now driving digital entertainment on the PC platform with products like its highly acclaimed Zen and MuVo MP3 players. Creative's innovative hardware, proprietary technology, applications and services leverage the Internet, enabling consumers to experience high-quality digital entertainment -- anytime, anywhere.

Digimarc Corporation (NASDAQ: DMRC -), is a leading supplier of secure identity and media management solutions. Digimarc provides products and services that enable the annual production of more than 60 million personal identification documents, including two-thirds of U.S. driver licenses and IDs for more than 20 countries. Digimarc's digital watermarking technology provides a persistent digital identity for various media content and is used to enhance the security of financial documents, identity documents and digital images, and support other media rights management applications.

DigitalPost Interactive ( OTCBB:DGLP ) is a SaaS (Software as a Service) and application provider that delivers B2B and B2C digital media-sharing solutions that are both easy to offer and easy to use. The company's visually stunning, user-friendly Web 2.0 technology gives consumers a single, engaging place online for permanently storing and sharing a lifetime of digital media and memories, connecting with family and friends, and keeping organized in today's digital world.

Digital Music Group (Nasdaq: DMGI) is focused on helping consumers worldwide to experience more music, in more ways. Digital Music Group acquires the digital rights to music and video recordings and processes these recordings into digital format for distribution to online stores such as the iTunes Music Store, Google Video, MSN Music, RealNetworks, Napster, Wal-Mart Music and Yahoo! Music, where they are available for purchase by consumers via downloading.

Dell Inc. (Nasdaq: DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company, placing it No. 28 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the last four quarters was $56 billion. For more information, visit www.dell.com. To get Dell news direct, visit www.dell.com/RSS.

Destiny Media Technologies, Inc. (DSNY.OB) is a leader in developing easy-to-use tools for distributing media through the internet. The company's suite of streaming and downloadable products includes: Clipstream (TM), Destiny Media Player (TM), Radio Destiny (TM), and MPE (TM). Established in 1991, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

e.Digital Corporation (EDIG: OTCBB) provides engineering services, product reference designs, and technology platforms to customers focusing on the digital video/audio and player/recorder markets.

eMagin Corporation (AMEX: EMA) A leader in personal display systems, eMagin manufactures and integrates high-resolution OLED microdisplays, magnifying optics, and systems technologies to create a virtual image comparable to that of a large computer monitor or a large-screen television. eMagin's OLED displays have been incorporated into a variety of near-eye imaging products for military, industrial, medical, and consumer markets that choose eMagin's award-winning technology as a core component for their high performance solutions. eMagin's first personal display system, the Z800 3DVisor, provides superb 3D stereovision and headtracking for PC gaming, training and simulation, and other applications. It won the CEA's Innovation of Year award in the digital display category and won additional recognition in the electronic gaming category. eMagin's microdisplay manufacturing and R&D operations are co-located with IBM on its campus in East Fishkill, New York. System design facilities and sales and marketing are located in Bellevue, Washington. A sales office is located in Tokyo, Japan. For additional information, please visit www.emagin.com and www.3dvisor.com.

Enxnet, Inc. (OTCBB: EXNT) engages in development, marketing, and licensing of technologies, and business strategies and practices focusing primarily on products, solutions, and services for multimedia management. It offers DVDPlus, a dual sided, hybrid optical disc media that combines two distinct content storage formats for distribution on a single disc, a digital versatile disc (DVD) on one side and a compact disc (CD) on the other.

FreeHand Systems, Inc (OTCPK: FSYI) ( www.freehandsystems.com ), a wholly owned subsidiary of Freehand Systems International, Inc. (FSYI), is the global leader in digital sheet music publishing and is the manufacturer of the first digital music performance and education tablet, the MusicPad Pro® Plus. The pad provides innovative technology to the music industry for displaying and publishing digitally delivered sheet music. The company's digital sheet music website ( www.freehandmusic.com ) offers over 85,000 titles for digital download and transfer to the MusicPad Pro.

Handheld Entertainment, Inc. (ZVUE) engages in the design, marketing, and wholesale distribution of portable media players. It also offers a complementary content suite. The company provides ZVUE portable media players to download and play movies, television shows, music videos, comedy clips, MP3 audio files, and JPEG photos. It offers its products through online video and music content stores, and retail stores.

ICOP Digital, Inc. (ICOP) engages in the design, development, and marketing of an in-car video recorder system primarily used in the law enforcement, military, fire departments, and emergency medical personnel industries.

i-level Media Group Inc. (OTCBB: ILVL) is an emerging media company delivering powerful digital media solutions for out-of-home advertising in China. The company owns and operates one of the largest digital in-taxi advertising networks in existence and also licenses its technology and expertise to third parties seeking mobile digital media solutions. i-level's proprietary technological platform, consisting of high-quality LCD displays mounted inside the passenger compartments of taxis, provides a consistent, reliable and high-impact channel for reaching consumers on the go. Through exclusive distribution agreements with China's leading taxi operators, i-level puts advertisers' messages in front of a highly sought-after audience, in a captive and intimate setting.

IPIX Corporation (NASDAQ:IPIX) is the leading developer of advanced visual intelligence technologies for government and commercial applications. We combine experience, patented technology and strategic partnerships to deliver visual business intelligence solutions worldwide.


Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005.

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft is a registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

Neutron Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: NTRN) is a rapidly growing developer of technology-based proprietary point-of-sale and digital media solutions that include ELumalite® and Ultra-Glo(TM). The Company's offices are in Mississauga, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; Los Angeles, California and Shanghai, China. EL is a new proprietary electroluminescent point-of-sale technology marketed to multinational consumer products and packaged goods companies.

Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq: OBAS) provides professional encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The Company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully-owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California, and offices in Japan, China, India and Singapore. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and Original Equipment Manufacturers' partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com.

Onstream Media Corporation, (NASDAQ: ONSM) through its subsidiaries, operates as an online service provider of live and on-demand digital media communications including Web casting, Web conferencing, digital asset management, and Web publishing services.

RADVISION (Nasdaq: RVSN) is the industry's leading provider of high quality, scalable and easy-to-use products and technologies for videoconferencing, video telephony, and the development of converged voice, video and data over IP and 3G networks. For more information please visit our website at www.radvision.com.

RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK) is a leading creator of digital media services and software including Rhapsody, RealPlayer® 10 and casual PC and mobile games. Broadcasters, network operators, media companies and enterprises use RealNetworks' products and services to create and deliver digital media to PCs, mobile phones and consumer electronics devices. Consumers can access and experience audio/video programming and download RealNetworks' consumer software at http://www.real.com.

Samsung (OTC.PK: SSNNF) Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 90 offices in 51 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones, and TFT-LCDs.

Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) of America, based in New York City, is the U.S. subsidiary of Sony Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo. Sony is a leading manufacturer of audio, video, communications, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its music, motion picture, television, computer entertainment, and online businesses make Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., and a 50% interest in SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, one of the largest recorded music companies in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales of approximately $67 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, and it employs 151,400 people worldwide. Sony's consolidated sales in the U.S. for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 were $18.4 billion.

Thomson (NYSE: TMS) provides technology, services, and systems & equipment to help its Media & Entertainment clients — content creators, content distributors and users of its technology — realize their business goals and optimize their performance in a rapidly changing technology environment. The Group is the preferred partner to the Media & Entertainment Industries through its Technicolor, Grass Valley, RCA, and Thomson brands.

USA Video Interactive Corp. (USVO: OTCBB) and its subsidiaries engage in the design and marketing of streaming video and video-on-demand (VOD) systems, services, and source-to-destination digital media delivery solutions in the United States and internationally. http://www.usvo.com.

ViewCast (OTCBB: VCST) develops video and audio communications products for delivering content dynamically via a variety of network types and protocols. These products include Osprey® Video capture cards, Niagara® video encoders/servers and ViewCast IVN enterprise software and systems. ViewCast products address the video capture, processing and delivery requirements for a broad range of applications and markets. Visit the company's Web site (http://www.viewcast.com) for more information.

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Satellite TV and Radio

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T ) is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States. Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high speed DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with more than 54 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at www.TheNewATT.com.

DirecTV (NYSE: DTV) DIRECTV, Inc. is the nation's leading digital television service provider with more than 15 million customers. DIRECTV and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc. DIRECTV (NYSE: DTV) is a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment. DIRECTV is approximately 34 percent owned by News Corporation. DIRECTV is the official satellite television service provider of NASCAR.

EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) serves more than 12 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service.

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Software

Adobe Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: ADBE) Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium.

Burst.com (OTC.PK: BRST) headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, is the developer of Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) video and audio delivery software. Burst.com's Burstware® provides high-quality delivery of full-motion video and CD-quality audio over IP-based networks. The company, established in 1990, has built an international patent portfolio covering bursting, video delivery scheduling and Rapid-casting. Burstware®, Faster-Than-Real-Time(TM) and Burst-Enabled(TM) are trademarks of Burst.com. More information about Burst.com is available at www.burst.com.

Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL) operates as a packaged software company worldwide. It primarily offers productivity, graphics, and digital imaging software products. The company�s productivity products primarily comprise WordPerfect Office Suite, WinZip, and iGrafx products.

MediaREADY, Inc (OTCBB: MRED) is a pioneer in the media center and portable media device markets offering products and services that provide consumers with new gateways to today's digital media and online services; therefore influencing how consumers are entertained, become informed, and communicate. The Company has launched several products in categories including; media center and portable media center products, customer support and affiliate promotion services. MediaREADY is focused on delivering products and solutions that are innovative, affordable, and easy to use.

MGN Technologies, Inc. d.b.a Mobile Gaming Now. Mobile Gaming Now (OTCBB: MGNLF) is a gaming software developer and marketer focused on the casino gaming market. Operating in Kirkland, Washington, the Company operates its own gaming sites as well as licenses its gaming platform to strategic partners. Players can play for free, play for prizes or play for money. The Company has developed the first multi-player Texas Holdem game for free or money with integrated personal computer and mobile game play.

Onstream Media Corporation - Founded in 1993, Onstream Media (Nasdaq: ONSM) is a leading online Application Service Provider (ASP) of live and on-demand, rich media communications via the Onstream Digital Media Services Platform. Specializing in audio and video corporate communications, Onstream Media's pioneering ASP digital media services technology provides its customers with the necessary tools for webcasting, web conferencing, managing digital assets, publishing content on the Internet and establishing e-commerce storefronts to transact business online. All of Onstream Media's services are focused on increasing productivity and revenues, and reducing capital expenditures and operational costs of any organization in an affordable and highly secure environment. As a result, 78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs and almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies have used Onstream Media's services.

QSound Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSND) Since its inception in 1988, QSound Labs, Inc. has established itself as one of the world's leading audio technology companies. The company has developed proprietary audio solutions that include virtual surround sound, positional audio and stereo enhancement for the mobile devices, consumer electronics, PC/multimedia, and Internet markets. QSound Labs' cutting-edge audio technologies create rich 3D audio environments allowing consumers to enjoy stereo surround sound from two, four and up to 7.1 speaker systems. The company's customer and partner roster includes Toshiba, Philips, Sanyo and RealNetworks among others. To hear 3D audio demos and learn more about QSound, visit our web site at http://www.qsound.com.

Sonic Foundry (Nasdaq: SOFO) is a technology leader in the emerging rich media communications marketplace, providing enterprise solutions and services that link an information-driven world. Sonic Foundry is changing the way organizations communicate via the web and how people around the globe receive vital information needed for work, professional advancement, safety and education. The company's integrated webcasting and web presentation solutions are trusted by Fortune 500 companies, education institutions and government agencies for a variety of critical communication needs. Sonic Foundry is based in Madison, Wis . For more information about Sonic Foundry, visit www.sonicfoundry.com.

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