The Hoover's website features a database of information on more than 65 million corporations and organizations, and more than 85 million people. Offering both free and for-pay content, the firm focuses on selling subscriptions (the majority of its revenues) to marketing, sales, and business development professionals. Hoover's also publishes its information in reference books. The company is a subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). If you're reading this sentence, you know where to go for company data. Hoover's, the publisher of this profile, offers proprietary business information through the Internet, data feeds, wireless devices, and co-branding agreements with other online services.

RealNetworks, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. RealNetworks, Inc. provides network- delivered digital media products and services worldwide. It develops and markets software products and services that enable the creation, distribution, and consumption of digital media, including audio and video. The company operates in four segments: Technology Products and Solutions (TPS), Media Software and Services (MSS), Games, and Music. The TPS segment primarily offers software-as-a-service offerings, which include ringback tones, music-on-demand, video-on-demand, and messaging services, as well as system software license sales and intellectual property licensing. This segment also licenses Helix server software that allows companies to broadcast live and on-demand audio, video, and other multimedia programming to users over the Internet. The MSS segment offers RealPlayer, a media player software, which includes features and services that enable consumers to discover, play, download, manage, and edit digital video. The Games segment offers various casual games available through digital downloads or online portals, social networks, and mobile devices. This segment also involves in game development, publishing, licensing, and distribution. It distributes games principally in North America, Europe, and Latin America through the company’s own Web sites, which are operated under the GameHouse, RealArcade, Zylom, and Atrativa brands, and through Web sites owned or managed by third parties. In addition, this segment develops and distributes games for other platforms, including mobile phones, other handheld devices, and videogame consoles. The Music segment offers Rhapsody, a subscription and advertising-supported music service; Rhapsody.com, a free Web-based limited version digital music service; and Rhapsody MP3 music store, where consumers purchase and download individual digital music tracks.

Global NAPs Networks provides Internet access, leased line transport, and network colocation services to companies nationwide. The company, which acts as a "middle man" between local and national carriers and the smaller phone companies and ISPs that connect to them via the Global NAPS network, offers service in 17 mostly eastern US states. Global NAPS is embroiled in ongoing legal disputes (some dating back to 2003) in several states with industry leaders AT&T and Verizon, as well as smaller regional players like FairPoint, over tens of millions in connection fees allegedly owed by the company. Global NAPS has disputed the charges, but the court battles have resulted in termination of its services in some areas.

Keynote Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries develop and sell services, hardware, and software to measure, test, assure, and improve the quality of service of Internet and mobile communications. Keynote Systems, Inc. offers Internet test and measurement software-as-a-service solutions, and mobile test and measurement software-as-a-service and licensed solutions. Its Internet test and measurement services include on demand Web site and transaction/application monitoring and measurement services, voice over Internet protocol and streaming measurement services, load testing services, customer experience management services, research and industry scorecard services, and custom professional services. Keynote Systems company’s mobile test and measurement services comprise on-demand mobile monitoring and testing services; core network test and measurement system for various communication protocols and services; on-demand service designed to enable operators to test the quality of their services when accessed via various roaming arrangements involving multiple mobile operators internationally. It markets its programs through advertising, Internet marketing, trade events, public relations, and events, such as executive summits. Keynote Systems, Inc. has a strategic alliance with OPNET Technologies Inc. that focuses on enhancing the performance and availability of Web applications for corporate enterprises and government agencies worldwide. Keynote Systems, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

The Motley Fool, Inc. operates in England through its Fool UK site (www.fool.co.uk). To some, this Fool is the king of personal investing tips. The Motley Fool distributes investment information and advice through its Fool.com website. It also publishes about a dozen books (in partnership with Simon & Schuster), a syndicated newspaper column (appearing in more than 200 newspapers), and a handful of subscription-based investment newsletters. Its website offers Fool followers stock quotes, company research reports, personal finance information, news, online seminars, and message boards. In addition, the company's CAPS stock-rating service covers more than 5,000 stocks.

China Mobility Solutions, Inc., through its subsidiary, Windsor Education Academy, Inc., offers English as a second language and related courses for foreign students. Peopleline Telecom company provides these services through its campus located in Richmond, British Columbia in Canada. China Mobility Solutions was founded in 1996. It was formerly known as Placer Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to Xin Net Corp. in 1998. Further, Peopleline Telecom company changed its name to China Mobility Solutions, Inc. in 2004. China Mobility Solutions is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Restaurant.com was founded by CEO Cary Chessick in 1999. Whether your stomach is grumbling from hunger or you have a restaurant starving for customers, Restaurant.com aims to please. The company operates an online directory of 15,000 eating places nationwide. Users can obtain restaurant information including menus, wine lists, and chef's bios, as well as search and filter results according to criteria, such as cuisine (Japanese, Italian) and atmosphere (romantic, family). The site also allows users to make reservations. The company's Incentive & Loyalty Solutions Division offers discounted gift certificates, pre-paid gift cards, and other promotional products for meals at participating restaurants.

Weather Decision Technologies (WDT) offers weather data and related technologies to local news stations, online weather sites, and other weather services organizations that provide information to consumers. Its offerings include iMap Weather, a customizable weather map designed for integration into customer Web sites; iWatch, a severe weather monitoring and alert system; as well as forecasting technologies, real-time lightening tracking systems, and other products. Operating in the US and abroad, WDT has served CNN, ABC, The Weather Channel, and Bonnier, among other customers. CEO Michael Eiltsa co-founded the company in 1999.

Group NBT was founded in 1995. Easily is not only how but what Group NBT can offer to help a company get a good Web site. Group NBT, formerly NetBenefit, provides Web-hosting services and domain-name management in the US, the UK, and continental Europe. Group NBT operates through three companies: NetBenefit, which provides Web-hosting services to small and midsized businesses; NetNames (acquired 2000), offering domain-name management to large businesses; and Easily (purchased 2004), offering Web-hosting and domain-name services to businesses and consumers in the UK. Group NBT company acquired brand protection services firm Envisional in 2007.

Altnet distributes digital content such as music, video, games, software, and other digital files to PC users through a subscription-based download service. Brilliant Digital also owns the Kazaa subscription-based digital music service, which it jointly operates through a partnership with Internet marketing firm Atrinsic. Kazaa allows users to download an unlimited amount of music files for one monthly fee. In 2010 Atrinsic announced plans to acquire Brilliant Digital's Kazaa assets. Not sure how brilliant digital entertainment gets to your PC? Brilliant Digital Entertainment operates a peer-to-peer network through its Altnet subsidiary (jointly owned with technology firm Joltid).

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