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.

Neopets is owned by Viacom's MTV and was launched in 1999. A quick trip to the Neopian hospital for some sporkle syrup should hopefully cure your Neopet of the dreaded ugga-ugga disease. Online virtual pet community Neopets allows its more than 50 million members to create their own cyberpets and guide them through the ever-growing world of Neopia. The Web site also hosts offers games and messaging; joining the virtual community is free while the interactive world of Neopia is sprinkled with the company's consumer and entertainment clients' interactive marketing campaigns. Users can eat at McDonald's then visit the Disney theater to peruse the new releases, or play a video game with General Mills' Trix Rabbit.

Buzz Media, Inc. was founded in 2005 as Buzznet by chief creative officer Anthony Batt. The buzz surrounding Buzz Media is that this company's Web sites are for diehard music fans. The company's Buzznet.com site differentiates itself from other online communities by having users create their own programming. Members vote (build "buzz") on the interactive content that appears on the front page. Buzz Media cultivates relationships with artists who act as guest bloggers and promote their own work. Launched as a music site, Buzz Media has expanded to include a collection of entertainment sites. It has received funding from Redpoint Ventures and Anthem Venture Partners, both early investors of MySpace.com.

CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. operates as an Internet-based publisher of financial information in the United States. It provides interactive business-to-business Internet-based service designed specifically for corporate credit professionals. The company publishes commercial credit reports, including detailed financial statements, ratio analysis and trend reports, peer analyses, Altman Z default scores, FRISK scores, credit limit recommendations, company background information, and Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) and Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ratings. It also offers trade payment data and public filings, such as suits, liens, judgments, and bankruptcy information. In addition, the company provides news monitoring service that keeps subscribers up to date on events affecting the creditworthiness of companies, including FRISK score reports, credit limit alerts, financial statement updates, SEC filings, Moody’s and S&P rating changes, credit-relevant news stories, and press releases. Further, it offers interactive service for credit managers to manage credit line limits for their customers, in light of changes in the companies’ financial strength. Additionally, the company operates as a re-distributor of international credit reports. CreditRiskMonitor.com, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is based in Valley Cottage, New York.

Primex Internet Group primarily provides Internet access and related services to businesses in the UK. Primex Internet Group offers both dial-up and broadband Internet access. The ISP's other Web services include domain name registration, Web hosting, e-commerce, and Web site design. Primex Internet Group's communications offerings include the resale of telephone services (including toll free numbers for businesses) and it enables computer telephony services via voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) lines.

UpMyStreet's services are available via the Web, wireless devices, and digital TV. uSwitch, which operates a Web site that offers consumers free comparisons of utility rates and fees, acquired UpMyStreet.com in 2003. Do you know what's going on up your street? If you live anywhere in the UK, the odds are good that UpMyStreet.com knows. The Web site offers neighborhood profiles, demographics, crime reports, property prices, job openings, classified advertisements, services availability and other local information for specific postal codes in the UK.

FastNet International is an Internet service provider (ISP) that offers DSL-based broadband Internet access to business subscribers in the UK. FastNet company, which does business as FastNet Business Internet, also offers related Internet and communications services such as Web site hosting, leased line and VLAN services, firewall network protection, virtual private networks (VPN), and e-mail services. FastNet International, which was founded in 1995, focuses on the small-business market.

United Internet is a federation of Web-related products and services that focuses on the communications needs of consumers and small to midsized businesses. The company serves more than 9 million paid Internet customers, and an additional 26 million ad-supported free users, through the GMX, 1&1, and WEB.DE brands, which comprise its access business. Its applications division provides a variety of hosted and managed services including Web hosting (1&1 and Sclund+Partner), online marketing (Sedo and Affilinet), outsourcing for corporate customer relationship management (CRM) functions, and other domain and shared and dedicated hosting services (InterNetX). Founder and CEO Ralph Dommermuth owns 38% of United.

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.

Mark Oldman and brothers Samer and H. S. Hamadeh founded the company in 1997. Today it is owned by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Looking for career gold? You might find it in the Vault.com. The firm provides company and industry information to help job-seekers determine what it's really like inside Merrill Lynch, CNN, and other employers. Vault.com offers information on interviewing, pay, perks, and corporate culture at various companies. It also publishes 120 digital and print career guidebooks, such as Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms and Vault Guide to Biotech). Vault.com additionally offers employee message boards, a job listings board, and career services such as resume writing.

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