ContentGuard plays watch dog to digital content rights. Spun off of Xerox in 2000, the company licenses digital rights management (DRM) technologies originally developed at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. ContentGuard's technology is designed to protect various types of digital content, including audio, video, text, games, software, electronics technology, personal financial data, and business information. Its DRM technology is especially attractive to media, entertainment, and publishing companies that attempt to prevent copyrighted material from being copied and distributed on the Internet without legal permission.

Founded in 1986, GMC Software develops and sells document creation software through its subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and North America. The company got its start providing hardware integration services for digital high-speed printing, but changed its course in the late 1990's as technology advanced. Now it primarily offers its PrintNet software products which allow clients to design and produce customized documents such as direct mailings, bills, invoices, booklets, monthly statements, and other marketing and promotion materials. The company also provides installation, training, and support to its clients.

ePlus inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in selling, leasing, financing, and managing information technology (IT) and other assets in the United States. It involves in direct marketing of IT equipment and third-party software, as well as offers professional and business process services. The company also provides proprietary software, including order-entry and order-management software; procurement, asset management, document management, and distribution software; and electronic catalog content management software and services. In addition, ePlus leases computers, associated accessories and software, communication-related equipment, medical equipment, industrial machinery and equipment, office furniture and general office equipment, transportation equipment, and other general business equipment. The company sells its products using internal sales force and through vendor relationships to commercial customers; federal, state, and local governments; K-12 schools; and higher education institutions. It also leases and finances equipment, as well as supplies software and services directly and through relationships with vendors and equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as MLC Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to ePlus inc. in October 1999. ePlus was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Hammer has the data storage sector nailed. Operating in the UK and continental Europe, the company distributes data storage products, including magnetic disk-, tape-, and optical disk-based storage systems; adapter cards; and management software. It represents such manufacturers as Adaptec, Panasonic, Seagate Technology, and Symantec. Hammer supplies resellers serving enterprise and public sector markets. Services Hammer offers include technical support, proactive marketing support, and reseller training. It also operates a demonstration and training facility. The company was founded in 1991.

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.

Paloma Systems was established in 1998. Paloma Systems provides technology and communications systems engineering and integration services and support for both US government customers as well as the private sector. The company specializes in technology used to interact with federal computer, communications, and database systems. Paloma Systems' other services include program management support and webpage and database design. The company has sales partnerships with technology and communications vendors and service providers including Computer Sciences Corporation, Raytheon, and Verizon.

Layer 3 Technologies provides network design, systems integration, and support services in New York state and Toronto, Canada. Layer 3 Technologies sells hardware and software computing products such as network routing and switching equipment, data storage systems, and network security tools. Other areas of expertise include data backup and disaster recovery, data compression, quality of service (QOS) and bandwidth management, and wireless networking. It offers products from vendors including Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Citrix. Layer 3 also provides training and managed security services. Layer 3 Technologies's provides professional services including consulting, product support, and project management.

The Canadian Trade Index (CTI) came into existence in the year 1900, to promote the interest of Canadian industry, commerce and foreign trade.the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters published and distributed the CTI. In 1998, Owen Media Partners entered into an agreement to become the exclusive publisher and distributor of the CTI on behalf of the CME. In June 2008, a new long term agreement was signed whereby Owen Media Partners continues to publish and distribute of the CTI on behalf of the CME.In 1900, the CTI was the most complete industrial listing of the time, comprised of 800 of the main manufacturing companies in Canada. Today, the Canadian Trade Index is distributed and used extensively throughout Canada and worldwide, and now contains detailed information on over 30,000 Canadian companies, featuring nearly 100,000 product listings under more than 20,000 headings.

Founded in 1976, SAS also offers industry-specific integrated software and support packages. CEO James Goodnight owns about two-thirds of the company; co-founder and EVP John Sall owns the remainder. SAS (pronounced "sass"), the world's largest privately held software company, is a leader in the market for business analytics, data warehousing, and data mining software used to gather, manage, and analyze enormous amounts of corporate information. Clients such as Air France and the US Department of Defense use its software to find patterns in customer data, manage resources, and target new business.

Signiant Inc. specializes in developing digital media distribution management software. Signiant software simplifies the transfer of data among central and peripheral systems, linking enterprise systems and remote offices for easy sharing of media files. Signiant's products allow clients to manage, secure, and automate the daily tasks and challenges of working with rich media content. Clients include broadcast television companies, film studios, Internet portals, and telecommunications providers. Signiant's technology was developed in house by Nortel Networks and was spun of as a stand-alone company in August 2000.

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