Gather is a leading demand-driven media company. Each month, Gather freelance writers create more than 8,000 pieces of content that reach more than 9M people worldwide. We create this content for Gather owned-and-operated properties like Gather.com and for websites operated by leading consumer brands that seek to acquire and engage their customers online through natural search results. To grow audience for ourselves and our partners, we forecast consumer demand for content, create content that meets those demand curves cost effectively, and deliver that content in ways that achieves top placement in search and news engines.

SciQuest, Inc. provides software-as-a-service procurement automation and supplier enablement solutions. It offers Sourcing Manager, an on-demand bid management solution; Eprocurement online, a suite of procurement automation solutions; Materials Management solution that manages on-site stockroom inventory; and Settlement Manager, an invoicing and settlement solution that automates and streamlines receiving, matching, and invoicing processes. SciQuest, Inc. also provides Spend Analytics, a spend management solution; supplier network and managed services; implementation services for procurement automation; and a Procurement Business Assessment service, which enables life sciences companies to measure, envision, and plan the roadmap for procurement operations. In addition, it offers HigherMarkets Express for Banner, a suite of eprocurement solution that enables schools to realize the benefits of a strategic approach to procurement while increasing the value of existing systems. SciQuest serves education, healthcare, life sciences, and government organizations. SciQuest, Inc. was formerly known as SciQuest.com, Inc. and changed its name to SciQuest, Inc. in 2001. SciQuest, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Cary, North Carolina.

Zen Internet, founded in 1995 and one of the earliest commercial providers of Internet access in the UK, still gets high marks from customers. Zen Internet continues to provide dial-up, network, and broadband services to business and residential users. Zen Internet Ltd. company has more than 25,000 customers, including Balfour Beatty, LeapFrog Enterprises, and Umbro. Other offerings include Web-site hosting, domain name registration, search engine services, and Web design. Managing director Richard Tang owns the company.

Rakuten was founded in 1997 by chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani. Rakuten is Japan's largest online retailer and a leading provider of Internet-based services. The company's business segments and subsidiaries include Rakuten Ichiba (an online shopping mall), Rakuten Auction (online auctions), Rakuten Books (online bookstore), Infoseek (Internet search, Web logs, and job boards), Rakuten Travel, and Rakuten Securities (online trading). The firm's entertainment activities include television broadcasting in Japan and ownership of a professional baseball team. Its financial services unit offers credit cards and consumer loans. Its Fusion Communications subsidiary (acquired in 2007) provides Internet phone service.

Leisure Arts is a subsidiary of Liberty Capital Group. For those who have lost the art of leisure (or need a refresher course on how to sew a cross stitch) look no further than Leisure Arts. Leisure Arts publishes how-to information on creative lifestyle topics such as needlework, crafts, and decorating. Its collection of Web sites includes TheLeisureBotique.com, LeisureArtsLibrary.com, and TwoPeasInABucket. Leisure Arts also produces books and DVDs. In addition to publishing, Leisure Arts conducts manufacturing, distribution, and shipping activities from its 150,000 square foot warehouse facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. It creates its material in house, and works with third-party publishers and manufacturers.

AllBusiness.com is the world's largest online resource for small businesses, providing essential tools and resources to start, grow, and manage your business. AllBusiness.com brings you real-world expertise and practical advice from some of the best minds in small business: Our unique corp of 50 world-class bloggers bring you in-depth subject-matter knowledge in key topics from sales and marketing to human resources and technology. Our large and growing library of how-to articles offers quick, insightful tips to improve your business. Special Reports and weekly coverage on important trends and business leaders keep you up-to-date on the latest, most important news and events. Videos and podcasts bring business to life, adding important voices to your network of experts. The AllBusiness AllStar Franchise List ranks the country’s best new business pportunities.

Tech Wire Media Group takes a low-tech approach to high-tech news. The group publishes e-newsletters, Web sites, and hosts trade shows and conferences for the technology industry. Its five free, regional daily e-newsletters offer headlines, job listings, and event postings in a straightforward, text-only style. The group has three news Web sites: Capital Beat, which covers public policy and financial news in Washington D.C.; Silicon Valley Wire, for tech news in Northern California; and Digital Media Wire, a news service for the music, entertainment, and high-tech industries. Finally, it hosts annual conferences and events such as the Digital Media Conference and the Venture Capital Outlook.

IronPlanet is the world's leading online auction company for used construction and agricultural equipment. Our sellers achieve more profitable sales through low transaction costs and better price realizations through a global audience of buyers. Our guaranteed inspection reports and exclusive IronClad Assurance enable buyers to bid with a high degree of confidence. IronPlanet is backed by Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Caterpillar, Komatsu and Volvo.

BET Digital Media Group is a unit of Viacom subsidiary Black Entertainment Television. This company is hoping to create a cultural connection online. BET Digital Media Group operates the BET.com portal, a leading provider of Internet content and services targeted to African-Americans. Other digital assets include BET on Blast (broadband media player), BET on Demand (video on demand), and BET Mobile (a mobile content subscription service). BET.com offers information on such topics as news, health, music, and careers to an audience of more than 3 million registered users. It generates revenue from advertisements and sponsorships.

Ultima Networks, Inc. is a local Internet Service Provider that has been serving the Salinas Valley since February of 1996. Ultima Networks, Inc. acquired SalinasNet, Inc. and Ultima Tool of San Francisco in July, 1998. Ultima Networks is locally owned and operated, and is a family run business. Scott Nelson founded the company in November of 1995 (as SalinasNet, Inc.) with partners, Tom Nelson, Mary Nelson and Timothy Ryan. Ultima Networks strives to provide the highest quality Internet services to its customers. Our mission is to provide you with the attention and support that a smaller, local company can provide. If there is any way in which we can serve you better, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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