Formerly the service unit of Fujitsu's Business Communications Systems division, Altura was acquired in 2001 by equity investment firm Platinum Equity. Altura Communication Solutions company operates from about 25 offices across the US. Altura Communication Solutions designs, installs, and supports voice and data network systems. The company offers telephone systems, wireless LAN and WAN systems, video and voice conferencing systems, and data infrastructure. It also provides interactive customer relationship management centers, network management, and remote monitoring systems. Altura Communication Solutions company serves businesses, government agencies, and schools, integrating products from suppliers such as Avaya, Extreme Networks, and Juniper Networks.

Qiao Xing Mobile Communication brings the ring to Chinese callers on the move. The company, through its primary operating subsidiary CEC Telecom (CECT), manufactures a full range of mobile phone handsets. Qiao Xing offers about 50 different models and sells about 2 million phones a year under the CECT brand and its luxury line, VEVA. Its products, which are based around the GSM wireless standard, are sold to local and national distributors throughout China. The company operates its own manufacturing facilities but also utilizes outsourced services. Qiao Xing Universal Resources owns more than 60% of the company; its largest individual shareholders are brothers Zhi Yang Wu (Chairman) and Rui Lin Wu (Vice Chairman.)

SS8 Networks extends the long arm of the law across networks. SS8 Networks company provides lawful intercept products that communications service providers use to assist law enforcement agencies with electronic surveillance. It also offers voice messaging systems for telecom service providers. SS8 markets its products worldwide, and it has installed surveillance systems for law enforcement agencies in more than 25 countries. The company counts Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Protostar Partners, Onset Ventures, W Capital Partners, and Woodside Fund among its investors.

ITC^DeltaCom, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides integrated communications services in the southeastern United States. The company offers integrated communications services that include data, voice, and equipment services, such as Ethernet private line services; Internet access; asynchronous transfer mode services; multiprotocol label switching and Internet protocol based virtual private network services; local services, including local voice services, such as voicemail, universal messaging, and directory assistance; access trunks; long distance services comprising outbound dialing, inbound toll-free, and calling card services; enhanced services, including toll-free and operator-assisted access, and sub-conferencing and transcription services; private line services; Simpli- Business services; and Simpli-Mobile services. It also provides wholesale services that comprise broadband transport services; local interconnection services; operator and directory assistance services; dedicated Internet access services; and other services comprising switched voice termination services.

IDEA Cellular is the nation's third-largest carrier (behind Airtel and Reliance). It is one of the few providers that offer wireless services across the country, even in India's hard-to-reach rural areas. IDEA offers contract and pre-paid cellular service options in addition to a number of value- added services such as mobile Web browsing, video streaming, and multimedia messaging. The company operates almost 400 retail stores and sells its products at Indian Oil and BPCL gas stations. IDEA Cellular is controlled by Indian industrial manufacturing conglomerate Aditya Birla Group.

VTech Holdings knows that people of all ages love gadgets and toys. The company makes corded and cordless telephones and accessories. Its phones are marketed under the VTech and AT&T brands.VTech Holdings company also develops electronic games and toys, including electronic learning products such as gaming consoles with developmental activities. Its toys and games are designed for children ranging from infants to grade school-aged kids. In addition to its own products, VTech provides contract manufacturing services for makers of audio equipment, home appliances, power supplies, and wireless equipment. Chairman Allan Wong founded the company in 1976.

D-Link sells its products through distributors in more than 130 countries. D-Link Corporation company gets more than half of its sales outside Asia. D-Link Corporation company makes networking, connectivity, and data communications hardware, offering hubs and switches, adapters, print servers, routers, and transceivers. Other products include broadband modems, virtual private network/firewall devices, data storage systems, videoconferencing equipment, Web cameras, and business phones. D-Link sells to customers ranging from individual consumers to large enterprises, but it specializes in Ethernet components for the small to medium-sized office market.

Vodafone Libertel is emancipating the Dutch from fixed-line telephones. One of the Netherlands' leading mobile phone operators, the company (also known as Vodafone Netherlands) has more than 3 million subscribers. Vodafone Libertel's digital wireless network based on the GSM (global system for mobile communications) standard serves only the Dutch market. In addition to pre and post-paid voice calling, the company provides text messaging and other mobile data services. The company is a subsidiary of UK-based Vodafone Group. Vodafone Libertel was the first Dutch wireless carrier to offer 3G services.

WorldGate Communications, Inc. Company Profile WorldGate Communications has its eye on the video phone market. The company markets the Ojo video phone, which uses broadband Internet connections and video screens to allow people to see one another while chatting. The Ojo includes a cordless handset and a display unit with a camera, video screen, and interface ports. The product is targeted at both residential and business users. The Ojo is also intended for use by people with hearing disabilities, as it enables them to use American Sign Language to communicate. WorldGate sells through distributors, broadband service providers, and retailers.

Nippon COMSYS is an engineering and construction company with a primary focus on telecommunications infrastructure services such as fiber-optic cable installation, cable tunnel construction, and wireless communications base station construction. The company's other operations include general civil engineering, building construction, supplies procurement, as well as IT services such as systems integration, network design, and project management. Nippon COMSYS is a subsidiary of holding company COMSYS Holdings.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.