Christopher Radcliffe

For more than a decade, ebrary has been working with libraries, corporations, government, publishers and societies, aggregators and distributors, individuals and others to address their digital content needs. Their mission is to provide the most cost-effective and efficient way for their customers to acquire and distribute important information, while offering end-users the most powerful tools for information retrieval, discovery, and management. In addition to content products, which include handbooks, e-books, manuals, reports and other authoritative documents under flexible subscription and purchase models, they license their technology to organizations that need a cost-effective and efficient way to distribute and integrate their own digital materials online. ebrary currently has more than 3,000 customers around the world serving more than 17 million end-users. They have partnered with more than 425 of the world's leading publishers, and their growing network of international resellers, book vendors, and other partners distribute their products and services worldwide. ebrary is privately held and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA.

Next, Inc. markets promotional products and sportswear. It is a marketing organization that designs, develops, markets, and distributes licensed and branded promotional products and imprinted sportswear primarily through major college and university, motor sports and other major promotional key licensing agreements. The company was founded on January 2, 1987 and is headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.

iBEAM Broadcasting Corp. operates as a content delivery network that owns and operates an Internet broadcast network which delivers streaming media to large audiences of simultaneous users with viewing & listening quality that can approach television and radio. It also offers a suite of streaming media applications delivered over its broadcast network. The company's subsidiaries and joint ventures include NextVenue, Inc., NextVenue Europe Ltd., iBEAM Broadcasting Japan Kabushiki Kaisha, iBEAM AsiaLtd., iBEAM Asia (Hong Kong) Ltd. & iBEAM Europe Ltd.