Andrea Electronics Corporation designs, develops, and manufactures microphone technologies and products for speech-based applications software and communications. The company’s digital signal processing (DSP) microphone and audio software products include the use of various technologies, such as Digital Super Directional Array microphone technology that enables far-field communications by centering microphone sensitivity on a user’s voice and canceling noise outside of that signal; PureAudio, a noise canceling algorithm; EchoStop, an acoustic echo canceller for use with conferencing systems and cellular car phone kits; and SuperBeam, a digital algorithm that forms an acoustic beam, which extends from the microphone to the speech source in an environment. Its DSP microphone and audio software products also comprise Superbeam Array Microphone, USB-SA External Digital Sound Card, AudioCommander, AutoArray Microphone, and VoiceCenter. Andrea’s anti-noise products consist of Noise Cancellation (NC) Microphone Technology that reduces the transmission of noise from the speaker’s location; Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) Microphone Technology that electronically cancels the transmission of noise from the speaker’s location; and Active Noise Reduction (ANR) Earphone Technology, which electronically reduces the amount of noise. Its anti-noise products include a line of headsets, handsets, and related accessories that incorporate the NC, ANC, and ANR technologies. The company’s products are used in personal computers, mobile personal computing devices, cellular and other wireless communication devices, and automotive communication systems. Andrea markets its products directly to end users through its Web site and computer product distributors, as well as through value-added resellers to original equipment manufacturers and software publishers worldwide. Andrea Electronics Corporation company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Bohemia, New York.

Canada calls on Rogers Communications. Its Rogers Wireless subsidiary is Canada's #1 mobile phone outfit with about 8 million subscribers across the country; services are sold under the Rogers Wireless and Fido brands. As the nation's #1 cable TV operator, the companny also serves some 2.3 million viewers throughout eastern Canada through subsidiary Rogers Cable. Its cable unit also oversees the company's Internet and nationwide traditional and computer telephony services. Rogers Media oversees broadcasting and publishing operations and it holds the company's stake in Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership, with interests in the Toronto Blue Jays major league baseball team and Rogers Centre sports complex.

Telekom Austria keeps the hills alive with the sound of conversation. The country's largest telecommunications provider offers fixed-line telephone and Internet access to more than 2 million individuals and businesses, and cable TV to more than 100,000 homes. With nearly 5 million wireless subscribers, Telekom Austria counts more than half the country's population as customers. The company also has more than 14 million additional wireless subscribers through holdings in seven other companies across central and southeastern Europe, including mobilkom Liechtenstein and VIPnet in Croatia. The Austrian government owns 28% of Telekom Austria; Capital Research & Management, a Capital Group company, follows with 15%.

DSL for Deutschland could be the slogan for QSC (formerly QS Communications). Capitalizing on European telecommunications deregulation, QSC is taking on Deutsche Telekom by offering high-speed Internet access via DSL to residential and business customers in Germany. QSC's network, upgraded in 2005 to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability, extends to more than 200 cities. Although the company does serve residential customers, its primary segments consist of commercial businesses and wholesalers and retailers. CEO Bernd Schlobohm and supervisory board member Gerd Eickers founded the company in 1999, and each owns 10%; Baker Capital owns about 25% of the company.

China Mobile Communications is a wireless winner. With more than 450 million customers, it is the largest wireless network operator in the world in terms of subscribers (ahead of China Unicom at home and surpassing UK-based wireless giant Vodafone Group on the global stage). China Mobile Communications operates primarily through its publicly- listed operating subsidiary China Mobile Limited which provides wireless services under the GoTone and M-Zone brands in 31 regions of mainland China. In addition to mobile voice and data services in China, it offers international roaming access through agreements with network operators worldwide. The company is controlled by China's Ministry of Information Industry.

AAPT operate our own national voice and data network, providing Australians with great deals for phone, internet and mobile services - at home and at work. We offer a range of local and long distance voice, mobile, data and internet solutions for residential, business, government and wholesale customers. AAPT has approximately 3 per cent share of Australia’s $37 billion telecommunications market. We're one of only three Australian telecommunications providers to own and operate its own national voice and data network. Our Australian operations bring together approximately 1500 people across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Canberra.

Gemfire Corporation combines an entrepreneurial atmosphere with an extensive technology base. Founded in 1995, Gemfire specializes in applying planar semi-conductor-type processing technology to create optical solutions for system integrators, through an innovative new family of high- performance telecom and specialty components. Currently, the company has primary operations in Livingston, Scotland (near Edinburgh), as well as aerospace support operations (and additional telecom manufacturing capabilities) in Fremont, California. The Gemfire PhotonIC™ optical circuit technology comprises a suite of materials, processing techniques and packaging methods that enable the integration of multiple optical functions on a single device. These capabilities result in a fundamental shift in the way that fiber optic components are manufactured. This large-scale, highly- integrated, planar processing capability enables higher functionality and performance, along with the ability to scale production as in the semiconductor industry. This integrated planar optics approach distinguishes Gemfire's products from traditional manual-assembly optical component manufacturers. The explosive growth of video over the Internet, and the ever-increasing reliance by companies and government agencies on high-speed global communication networks for voice and data, creates a surge in demand for optical data transport. Gemfire's approach is the best way to feed this growing demand for high-performance optical components.

Innovision wants to help businesses keep a close eye on their goods. Innovision Research & Technology designs and licenses customized radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips used in transport tickets, toys, and inventory tags. Its tiny modules, which are marketed under the "io" brand, incorporate flash memory and a microprocessor into a package smaller than a dime. Innovision also offers a variety of related services, including consulting, mathematical modeling, and engineering. In 2010 the company was acquired by Broadcom.

VegaStream is a provider of VoIP gateway devices that businesses and communications service providers use to deploy and manage telephony services over their networks. Its line of Vega digital gateways are used to connect telephone switchboards to data networks. Customers include Orbitel, Primus Communications, and the US Navy. VegaStream company was established in 1998 and has received funding from capital investors, including MTI Partners and VegaStream management.

ILD is a well-known name as a leading source in back office support for digital media, ecommerce, healthcare and communications companies conducting business online and over the phone. The wide experience of serving companies in all aspects of business makes ILD a trusted name in American call centers, alternative payment methods (APM) like bill to phone and LEC billing, digital collaboration, conferencing and webcasting, online marketing, and reputation management Selected by Inc. magazine as one of America’s fastest growing companies, ILD has helped free countless business owners, IT professionals and marketing managers from the never-ending back office fire fighting associated with sales and marketing, call center support, and clearinghouse administration, alternative payment method (APM) processing, appointment setting, call center chat, and business conferencing functions from ILD, businesses can begin reallocating valuable time and resources, while more efficiently managing cash flow, creating revenue lift and improving on the job satisfaction.

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