The company was formed in 2007 by the merger of Open Source Development Labs with the Free Standards Group. The Linux Foundation promotes and standardizes the Linux operating system by providing resources and services needed for open source development, including offering intellectual property protection for developers. The foundation operates the Linux.com Web site to provide information on Linux. Linux serves as an alternative to Microsoft's Windows operating system, on which most of the PCs in the world are based, and is derived from the UNIX operating system.

subsidiary of France's Dassault Syst�mes, SolidWorks offers 3-D mechanical design software that helps engineers speed up product development, translate designs into 3-D models, and communicate product ideas more effectively for customers and collaborators.solid modeling suite includes features for animation, analyzing designs, and publishing 3-D designs on the Web. Customers range from consumer products makers to automotive and aerospace companies.

CEO Carl Fitch and president Brad Weydert established Statera, Inc. in 2001. Statera provider of business and IT management services, the company's offerings include consulting, Web site and application development, project management, customer relationship management, quality assurance, and systems management. It offers its services to a variety of industry sectors, including education, energy, health care, and retail. Statera serves small to large-sized companies and counts Red Robin, Coors, and Ball among its clients.

HelloSoft is the leading worldwide innovator of VOIP and convergence technologies. Our widely-deployed, RISC-only VOIP and complete convergence solutions based on in-house hardware and software enable superior quality uninterrupted IP-based enterprise and consumer voice, video and data services. With over 30 patents, HelloSoft delivers cutting-edge, differentiated solutions to service providers and operators on a broad range of fixed and wireless devices and semiconductor platforms at low BOM and unparallel power efficiency.

ILT Solutions (formerly iTrain) designs, develops, and implements online training software for business customers in the automotive, manufacturing, and health care industries among others. The company creates custom applications used in the training of customer service representatives and sales people. It also integrates learning materials into the software, oversees training, and provides technical support services. Clients have included Bayer, Hyundai, and Vodafone. Founded in 1999 as iTrain, the company has operations in Germany and the UK.

Gem Distribution supplies software and peripherals for PC's and leading console formats. Gem distributes products for more than 100 vendors that include Microsoft, Logitech, and Symantec; it also has exclusive distribution agreements with Take-Two and Xbox. It supplies products to a customer base that includes high street retailers, corporate resellers, mail order companies, and independent retailers, such as Staples, Amazon, Costco, and WH Smith. Gem also publishes a monthly magazine The Future In Store. The company was founded in 1984. It was acquired by DCC in 1995.

SAS UK is part of the SAS International group of companies and a subsidiary of US-based SAS Institute. SAS UK develops and markets business intelligence software and technology services for a variety of sectors, including banking, manufacturing, government, and education, in the United Kingdom. SAS Software's products include software and systems for activity-based management, customer-relationship management, data integration, financial intelligence, supply-chain intelligence, and Web analytics.

True Commerce develops software designed to facilitiate electronic data interchange (EDI) between businesses. The company's applications automate the transmission, receipt, export, and backup of transactional data. Its products are intended to work with a variety of accounting and business software packages, including popular products from Intuit (QuickBooks), Microsoft, and SAP. True Commerce markets its software mainly to small and medium-sized companies in industries such as financial services, retail, health care, and manufacturing. The company was founded in 1995.

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. provides technology-based solutions to the financial services industry in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Investor Communication Solutions, Securities Processing Solutions, and Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions. The Investor Communication Solutions segment involves in the processing and distribution of proxy materials to investors in equity securities and mutual funds, and facilitation of related vote processing; and distribution of regulatory reports and corporate action/reorganization event information, as well as provides tax reporting solutions. This segment also offers financial information distribution and transaction reporting services to financial institutions and securities issuers; shareholder forum and virtual shareholder meeting solutions; and data aggregation and data management solutions.The Securities Processing Solutions segment offers computerized real-time transaction processing services, which automate the securities transaction cycle. Its products and services include desktop productivity tools, portfolio management, order capture and execution, trade confirmation, settlement, and accounting. The Clearing and Outsourcing Solutions segment provides securities transaction execution, clearing, and settlement services, including matching, recording, and processing transaction instructions, as well as exchanging payment between counterparties; and operations outsourcing services. This segment also offers financing for client inventory through margin lending. The company offers its services to retail and institutional brokerage firms, global banks, mutual funds, annuity companies, institutional investors, specialty trading firms, and clearing firms, as well as to corporate issuers. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. is headquartered in Lake Success, New York.

Destiny Solutions is the leading provider of administration software for Continuing and Professional Education. Destiny OneCE accelerates time-to-market of new offerings, streamlines business processes, builds richer lifelong relationships and provides better financial controls.Destiny was founded in 1995 to enable organizations to achieve competitive advantage leveraging the Internet. In 1999, Destiny became exclusively focused on creating the first version of Destiny OneCE, the most comprehensive software suite for Continuing and Professional Education.Today, Destiny OneCE powers some of the leading organizations in the Continuing and Professional Education community including Stanford Center for Professional Development, University of California Santa Cruz Extension, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, Duke Continuing Studies, University of Calgary Continuing Education, UNC Charlotte Continuing Education and George Brown College.

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