ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It promotes competition and develops policy on the Internet’s unique identifiers. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a not-for-profit organization responsible for the management of the Internet's domain name system (DNS), allocation of Internet protocol (IP) addresses, and assignment of protocol parameters. The DNS allows people to type in an address like "www.hoovers.com" rather than the string of numbers that represents the underlying IP address. Internet users register domain names ending in .com, .org, and .net, among others, through ICANN-accredited DNS registrars.

Hot Studio company's designers can create a new Web site, make sure it's user friendly, and design a new brand strategy while they're at it. In addition to interactive services, Hot Studio works in print media, designing books, marketing collateral, and product packaging. It also offers workshops on such topics as usability, visual design, and Web design. Its clients include Charles Schwab, LeapFrog, Peachpit Press, and Sun Microsystems.

This visionary imaging technology company evolved from research initially begun in 1990 at the University of Rochester's Medical Center and School of Engineering. These early efforts were directed primarily toward the accurate and reproducible measurement of advanced image-based biomarkers such as hippocampus volume and cartilage thickness. VirtualScopics was established in December 2000 in Rochester, New York. The Company is now a leading provider of image-based biomarkers and innovative imaging clinical trial services utilizing biomarkers for pharmaceutical development.VirtualScopics has an extensive intellectual property portfolio of 18 patents and patents pending, covering methods, systems, and biomarkers. These techniques are the foundation of the analysis tools used in clinical trials today.

Fast Transact is a respected creator/provider of progressive, secure and robust technologies and terminals used by businesses across the nation to process brick and click payments, and many other commerce-related transactions. Fast Transact is a great place to work! Our people are crucial to our success and the success of our clients. Whether it is a staff member who directly serves our merchants or one of the support specialists that keeps operations running smoothly, it is important that our employees understand what Fast Transact is all about and how they play a critical role. We offer career opportunities with competitive compensation; an excellent benefits package, and in-house training for individuals who will help us achieve our goals.

ARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning food services, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health care institutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, and businesses around the world. In FORTUNE magazine's 2009 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistently ranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in its industry as evaluated by peers and analysts. ARAMARK also ranked first in its industry in the 2007 FORTUNE 500 survey. ARAMARK seeks to responsibly address issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communities by focusing on employee advocacy, environmental stewardship, health and wellness, and community involvement. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK has approximately 260,000 employees serving clients in 22 countries.

Kayak.com operates its eponymous online Web site that searches more than 500 travel-related sites for airline, hotel, rental car, and cruise line rates. The comparison shopping site offers fare information from such companies as American Airlines, Funjet Vacations, Marriott International, and InterContinental Hotel Group. Its search includes hundreds of airlines, more than 100,000 hotels, and all leading rental car companies. In addition to travel planning, it offers destination information, travel tips, member discounts, official hotel descriptions, and user reviews of travel-related products and services. The company was founded originally as Kayak Software Corporation in 2004.

The BIRD Foundation's name is a partial acronym for Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development; its reason for being is to fund collaborative research projects, with an emphasis on software, communications, microelectronics, and life sciences projects. Supported projects are joint development efforts between one US and one Israeli company, with BIRD funding up to half of development and commercialization costs. The foundation was established in 1977 by the US and Israeli governments, and partners include General Electric, Gilat, and Guidant.

SmallBizPros knows the pros and cons of small businesses. Through Padgett Business Services, the company and its franchisees provide business advice, tax consulting and preparation, government compliance and financial reporting, and payroll services to small businesses throughout the US and Canada. As suggested by its name, SmallBizPros targets owner-operated companies with fewer than 20 employees. There are more than 400 owner-operated offices in the company's network. SmallBizPros was founded as an accounting firm in 1965 and began franchising in 1975.

Direct Relief International wants to relieve the health problems of people around the world. The not-for-profit organization is dedicated to providing health care support and emergency relief to people in developing countries, as well as victims of disasters and war. Direct Relief International gives medicine, supplies, and equipment through partnerships with local groups that make specific requests and coordinates distribution. Citing a "national health insurance and budgetary crisis," the group also has partnered with nonprofit clinics and commmunity health centers to provide medical care and medicine for homeless and low-income people in California. Direct Relief was founded in 1948 by Estonian immigrant William Zimdin.

Luna Innovations Incorporated engages in the research, development, and commercialization of technologies in the areas of sensing and instrumentation products, and health care products primarily in the United States. Luna Innovations Incorporated Product and Licensing segment offers test and measurement products to monitor the integrity of fiber optic network and sub-assemblies. This segment provides Optical Vector Analyzer platform, a device for single-measurement, all-parameter analysis of fiber optic components and assemblies up to 150 meters in length; Optical Backscatter Reflectometer, a sensitive diagnostic device, for data and telecommunications companies, and service providers who maintain their own fiber optic networks; and Phoenix laser, a MEMs-based external cavity laser, that offers low noise and precise tuning capability over the C-band. Luna Innovations Incorporated also offers distributed sensing systems, which comprise multiple sensors whose input is integrated through a fiber optic network and software to detect distributed strain, shape, and temperature; and tunable lasers. In addition, this segment provides health care products, including medical devices for minimally invasive diagnostics, surgery, and therapy; non-invasive monitoring and diagnosis medical devices consisting of emboli detection and classification QUANTIFIER, a non-invasive medical device, that uses quantitative ultrasound technology to count emboli in ex-vivo blood circuit; and nanomaterial-based medical products comprising Trimetasphere nanomaterials. Luna Innovations Incorporated Technology Development segment provides contract research services to universities, government entities, and corporations. Luna Innovations Incorporated offers its services to energy, telecommunications, life sciences, and defense industries .Luna Innovations Incorporated was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia.

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