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Headquartered in Chicago, Aon Corporation is the leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human resources consulting and outsourcing.

A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in more than 25 countries over five continents. While our headquarters are in United Kingdom (UK), over 60% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK. We have a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where we have experience across the entire gas chain – from exploration to delivery to the consumer. BG Group is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the US over-the-counter market known as “International OTCQX”.

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of Consulting, technology and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, Capgemini helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 61,000 people worldwide and reported 2005 global revenues of 6,954 million euros.

Capital One is a diversified bank that offers a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One has one of the most widely recognized brands in America. As one of the nation's top 10 largest banks based on deposits, Capital One serves banking customers through branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Lousiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 150 countries. With access to the deep intellectual capital of 120,000 people worldwide, Deloitte delivers services in four professional areas - audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services - and serves more than one-half of the world’s largest companies, as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, locally important clients, and successful, fast-growing global growth companies. Services are not provided by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein, and, for regulatory and other reasons, certain member firms do not provide services in all four professional areas.

Eni operates in the oil and gas, electricity generation and sale, petrochemicals, oilfield services construction and engineering industries. In these businesses it has a strong edge and leading international market position. Every action will be more and more based on making the most of people, contributing to the development and well-being of the communities with which it works protecting the environment, investing in the technological innovation and energy efficiency, as well as mitigating the risks of climate change. Eni is active in 77 countries with a staff of about 78,400 employees.

The Export Credits Guarantee Department is the United Kingdom’s export credit agency. It was created in 1919 and was the world’s first export credit agency. We work closely with exporters, banks, buyers and project sponsors and have 90 years’ experience of supporting exports to, and investments in, markets across the world. We do this by providing guarantees, insurance and reinsurance against loss, taking into account the government’s international policies.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was formed on the 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. HMRC ensures the correct tax is paid at the right time, whether this relates to payment of taxes received by the department or entitlement to benefits paid.

Lloyds TSB Group plc was renamed Lloyds Banking Group plc in January 2009, following the acquisition of HBOS plc making the organization the largest retail bank in the UK with a number of leading market positions serving overthirty million people.

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general.

As a mutual organisation, Nationwide is owned by and run for its members. It is the UK’s fourth largest mortgage lender and second largest savings provider. With assets of over 120 billion and 11 million members, Nationwide is the world’s largest building society.

Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive. The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. That principle remains at its core. With the exception of charges for some prescriptions and optical and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK. That is currently more than 60m people. It covers everything from antenatal screening and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care. Overview Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive. The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. That principle remains at its core. With the exception of charges for some prescriptions and optical and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK. That is currently more than 60m people. It covers everything from antenatal screening and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care. Although funded centrally from national taxation, NHS services in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are managed separately. While some differences have emerged between these systems in recent years, they remain similar in most respects and continue to be talked about as belonging to a single, unified system. The NHS employs more than 1.7m people. Of those, just under half are clinically qualified, including 120,000 hospital doctors, 40,000 general practitioners (GPs), 400,000 nurses and 25,000 ambulance staff.

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress™, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores.

Pfizer Inc, founded in 1849, is dedicated to better health and greater access to healthcare for people and their valued animals. Our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. Our route to that purpose is through discovering and developing breakthrough medicines; providing information on prevention, wellness, and treatment; consistent high-quality manufacturing of medicines, consumer products; and global leadership in corporate responsibility. Every day we help 38 million patients, employ more than 115,000 colleagues, utilize the skills of more than 12,000 medical researchers, and work in partnership with governments, individuals, and other payers for healthcare to treat and prevent illnesses adding both years to life, and life to years.

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 119,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 25.4 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.

Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through our well site operations and in our research and engineering facilities, we are working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

We’re committed to achieving positive outcomes for our clients, through a robust investment process and the quality of our people. A strong track record and proven industry expertise underpin our determination to deliver on the promises we make to you. Our experience of different investment cycles and a variety of market conditions reflects our durability and resilience. Our unique, proven and repeatable Focus on Change philosophy affords us the freedom to think independently. While we listen to the same market noise and analyse similar data to our industry peers, it’s what we do with it that makes us different. Based in Edinburgh, we have a number of offices worldwide including Boston, Dublin, London, Montreal, Hong Kong and Sydney. We also have representative offices in Beijing and Seoul and a joint venture in India. Worldwide, over five million clients have entrusted us to look after assets of £143.0 billion*, based on our ability to meet their needs.

The RBS Group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, insurance and corporate finance throughout its operations located in Europe, North America and Asia. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the main subsidiary companies are: The Royal Bank of Scotland; National Westminster Bank; Ulster Bank; Drummonds; and Coutts & Co. In the United States, it owns Citizens Financial Group, the 8th largest bank in the country.Insurance companies include Churchill Insurance, Direct Line, Privilege, and NIG.

With operations in more than 130 countries, Total engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products).

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A.is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France. The company has a worldwide presence with studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 28 countries. As of 2008, it was the third-largest independent video game publisher in Europe, and the fourth largest in the United States.As of 2009, Ubisoft employed more than 5,000 people, of whom over 4,000 are classed as working in production.

UnitedHealthcare is an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United States. As a recognized leader in the health and well-being industry, we strive to: Improve the quality and effectiveness of health care for all Americans Enhance access to health benefits Create products and services that make health care more affordable Use technology to make the health care system easier to navigate. Our family of companies delivers innovative products and services to approximately 70 million Americans. UnitedHealthcare's nationwide network includes 654,000 physicians and health care professionals, 80,000 dentists and 5,127 hospitals. Our pharmaceutical management programs provide more affordable access to drugs for 13 million people.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approximately 34,000 dedicated Civilians and Soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability as a guiding principle, our disciplined Corps team is working diligently to strengthen our Nation’s security by building and maintaining America’s infrastructure and providing military facilities where our servicemembers train, work and live. We are also researching and developing technology for our war fighters while protecting America’s interests abroad by using our engineering expertise to promote stability and improve quality of life. We are energizing the economy by dredging America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities and providing recreation opportunities at our campgrounds, lakes and marinas. And by devising hurricane and storm damage reduction infrastructure, we are reducing risks from disasters. Our men and women are protecting and restoring the Nation’s environment including critical efforts in the Everglades, the Louisiana coast, and along many of our Nation’s major waterways. The Corps is also cleaning sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste and material in an effort to sustain the environment.

Wolters Kluwer is The Professional’s First Choice for information, tools, and solutions that help professionals deliver quality results more efficiently. At Wolters Kluwer, we excel at combining our superior information with the latest innovative technologies for use in the professional context our customers operate in. Our intelligent solutions incorporate open architecture networks in which we play a hub role, coordinating activities and enabling communication across a customer’s workflow. We ensure that our customers have the solutions they need, when they need them, and in the media best suited to their requirements.

The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer. It is widely known through the "You're In Good Hands With Allstate®" slogan. Allstate provides insurance products to more than 16 million households

Headquartered in Chicago, Aon Corporation is the leading provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage and human resources consulting and outsourcing.

The Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) division of BNP Paribas offers a full range of advisory and financing services to companies, financial institutions and investors, no matter where they are located in the world. Headquartered essentially in Paris and London, BNP Paribas’ Corporate and Investment Banking division has a workforce of 13,000 employees deployed in 80 countries around the world. This highlydeveloped international network is one of the bank’s key strengths. BNP Paribas is one of the largest banks in Europe in terms of market capitalization.

BSI is the oldest bank in the canton of Ticino. Founded in 1873 in Lugano as Banca della Svizzera Italiana, today BSI is an institution that specialises in asset management and related services for private and institutional clients. The bank places the greatest attention on establishing and maintaining ongoing personal relationships with clients, while at the same time offering global asset management services with world-class products. In 1998, the Bank became part of the Generali group, one of the world's biggest insurance companies.

BSI Bank is the oldest bank in the canton of Ticino. Founded in 1873 in Lugano as Banca della Svizzera Italiana, today BSI Bank is an institution that specialises in asset management and related services for private clients and external asset managers.

Capital One is a diversified bank that offers a broad array of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One has one of the most widely recognized brands in America. As one of the nation's top 10 largest banks based on deposits, Capital One serves banking customers through branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Lousiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Crédit Agricole S.A. (CASA) (Euronext: ACA) is the largest retail banking group in France, second largest in Europe and the eighth largest in the world by Tier 1 capital.

ING Group is a global financial company providing banking, investments, life insurance and retirement services. One of the 20 largest financial institutions worldwide Over 85 million customers worldwide in Europe, US, Canada, Latin America, Asia and Australia ING Group have over £1 trillion in assets.

Lloyds TSB Group plc was renamed Lloyds Banking Group plc in January 2009, following the acquisition of HBOS plc making the organization the largest retail bank in the UK with a number of leading market positions serving overthirty million people.

As a mutual organisation, Nationwide is owned by and run for its members. It is the UK’s fourth largest mortgage lender and second largest savings provider. With assets of over 120 billion and 11 million members, Nationwide is the world’s largest building society.

Natixis was created on Novembre 17, 2006 via the link-up of the financing, investment banking, asset management and financial services businesses lines of Banque Populaire Group (Natexis) and Caisse d’Epargne Group (Ixis-CIB).

We’re committed to achieving positive outcomes for our clients, through a robust investment process and the quality of our people. A strong track record and proven industry expertise underpin our determination to deliver on the promises we make to you. Our experience of different investment cycles and a variety of market conditions reflects our durability and resilience. Our unique, proven and repeatable Focus on Change philosophy affords us the freedom to think independently. While we listen to the same market noise and analyse similar data to our industry peers, it’s what we do with it that makes us different. Based in Edinburgh, we have a number of offices worldwide including Boston, Dublin, London, Montreal, Hong Kong and Sydney. We also have representative offices in Beijing and Seoul and a joint venture in India. Worldwide, over five million clients have entrusted us to look after assets of £143.0 billion*, based on our ability to meet their needs.

Swiss Life is a leading life and pensions provider in Switzerland and it is one of the top 10 European life insurance providers. As at the end of 2009, the Swiss Life Group employed a staff of around 8,200.

Operating in more than 20 countries, and with a presence on all continents, Swiss Re is one of the world’s largest and most diversified reinsurers. We complement our proven reinsurance portfolio for Property & Casualty and Life & Health with insurance-based corporate finance solutions and services for comprehensive risk management.

The RBS Group operates a wide variety of banking brands offering personal and business banking, private banking, insurance and corporate finance throughout its operations located in Europe, North America and Asia. In the UK and Republic of Ireland, the main subsidiary companies are: The Royal Bank of Scotland; National Westminster Bank; Ulster Bank; Drummonds; and Coutts & Co. In the United States, it owns Citizens Financial Group, the 8th largest bank in the country.Insurance companies include Churchill Insurance, Direct Line, Privilege, and NIG.

UBS draws on its 150-year heritage to serve private, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as retail clients in Switzerland. We combine our wealth management, investment banking and asset management businesses with our Swiss operations to deliver superior financial solutions. Headquartered in Zurich and Basel, Switzerland, UBS has offices in more than 50 countries, including all major financial centers, and employs approximately 65,000 people. Under Swiss company law, UBS is organized as an Aktiengesellschaft, a corporation that has issued shares of common stock to investors. UBS AG is the parent company of the UBS Group (Group). The operational structure of the Group comprises the Corporate Center and four business divisions: Wealth Management & Swiss Bank, Wealth Management Americas, Global Asset Management and the Investment Bank.

Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 119,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 25.4 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. We do this with the constant and deliberate commitment to ethical performance and integrity that has marked SAIC since its founding.

Siemens AG is a German engineering conglomerate and the largest of its kind in Europe. Siemens has international headquarters located in Berlin, Munich and Erlangen. The company has three main business sectors: Industry, Energy, and Healthcare; with a total of 15 divisions. Worldwide Siemens and its subsidiaries employ approximately 420,800 people in nearly 190 countries and reported global revenue of 76.651 billion euros for the year of 2009.

The network company Alliander is responsible for part of the power lines in the Netherlands. Our core business is to connect customers to our energy networks and the distribution of gas and electricity. These tasks are determined by law because our society is highly dependent on a reliable supply of energy.

Arizona Public Service (APS), generates, sells and delivers electricity and energyrelated products and services. APS serves more than a million customers in 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties, and is the operator and co-owner of the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) - a primary source of electricity for the Southwest. APS is an affiliate company of Pinnacle West who for more than 119 years have provided energy and energy-related products to people and businesses throughout Arizona.

A leading player in the global energy market, BG Group is a dynamic growing business with operations in more than 25 countries over five continents. While our headquarters are in United Kingdom (UK), over 60% of the talented professionals who make up the BG team are located outside the UK. We have a proud history in all aspects of the energy sector, particularly natural gas, where we have experience across the entire gas chain – from exploration to delivery to the consumer. BG Group is a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange and is also listed on the US over-the-counter market known as “International OTCQX”.

Eneco is one of the top three energy companies in the Netherlands, specializing in the production, trading, transmission and supply of electricity, gas and heat and related services. It was founded in 1995 through the merging of three energy companies - Rotterdam, The Hague and Dordrecht. Since then, the company has acquired a further 13 regional energy companies. Today, Eneco’s shares are held by 61 Dutch municipalities, the company has over 7,000 employees and serves two million business and domestic customers. The company aims to be the most futureoriented energy service provider in the North-West European market.

Eni operates in the oil and gas, electricity generation and sale, petrochemicals, oilfield services construction and engineering industries. In these businesses it has a strong edge and leading international market position. Every action will be more and more based on making the most of people, contributing to the development and well-being of the communities with which it works protecting the environment, investing in the technological innovation and energy efficiency, as well as mitigating the risks of climate change. Eni is active in 77 countries with a staff of about 78,400 employees.

Nuon is an energy company whose 6,000 employees serve around 2.6 million consumers, businesses and organisations in the Netherlands and Belgium. Nuon produces and supplies gas, electricity, heat and cooling and offers its customers a range of energy-saving products and services.

Repsol YPF, S.A. is an integrated Spanish oil and gas company with operations in 29 countries. The bulk of its assets are located in Spain and Argentina, as a result of the 1999 takeover of Argentine energy firm YPF by the Spanish conglomerate Repsol S.A. It is now the 15th largest petroleum refining company, employing over 40,000 people worldwide.

Schlumberger is the leading oilfield services provider, trusted to deliver superior results and improved E&P performance for oil and gas companies around the world. Through our well site operations and in our research and engineering facilities, we are working to develop products, services and solutions that optimize customer performance in a safe and environmentally sound manner.

Severn Trent Water serves over 8 million customers across the heart of the UK, stretching from the Bristol Channel to the Humber, and from mid-Wales to the East Midlands.

South West Water is part of Pennon Group plc. We provide reliable, efficient and high quality drinking water and waste water services throughout Cornwall and Devon and in small areas of Dorset and Somerset. South West Water came into being in 1989 with the privatisation of the water industry. We inherited a water system suffering from a century of neglect but, thanks to the tireless work of our 1,300 employees, have brought the region's drinking water, sewerage systems and bathing waters into line with the stringent UK and European Union standards.

Southern California Edison (SCE) is one of the largest electric utilities in California, serving more than 14 million people in a 50,000 square-mile area of central, coastal and Southern California, excluding the City of Los Angeles and certain other cities. Based in Rosemead, California, the utility has been providing electric service in the region for more than 120 years. SCE's service territory includes more than 180 cities.

We are the UK's largest water and wastewater services company. Every day, we supply 2,600 million litres of tap water to 8.7 million customers across London and the Thames Valley. We carry out over 400,000 tests per year to ensure our drinking water meets stringent UK and European standards. We also remove and treat 2,800 million litres of sewage for an area covering 13.8 million customers. Our 349 sewage treatment works include Beckton, in East London, which is the largest in Europe. Several of these works create renewable energy, making us the biggest generator of 'green power' within the M25.

With operations in more than 130 countries, Total engages in all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products).

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales covering an area of 145.9 sq miles.

Eurocontrol is the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation. With currently 36 Member States, our organisation has as its primary objective the development of a seamless, pan-European Air Traffic Management (ATM) system. Achieving this objective is key to the present and future challenges facing the aviation community, namely to cope with the expected growth in air traffic, while maintaining a high level of safety, reducing costs, and respecting the environment. CFMU - To develop and maintain the highest level of quality of ATFCM service on behalf of users within the agreed ATFCM policy and principles.

Europol is the European Union law enforcement organization that handles criminal intelligence. Its aim is to improve the effectiveness and co-operation between the competent authorities of the Member States in preventing and combating serious international organized crime and terrorism. The mission of Europol is to make a significant contribution to the European Union’s law enforcement action against organized crime and terrorism, with an emphasis on targeting criminal organizations.

The Export Credits Guarantee Department is the United Kingdom’s export credit agency. It was created in 1919 and was the world’s first export credit agency. We work closely with exporters, banks, buyers and project sponsors and have 90 years’ experience of supporting exports to, and investments in, markets across the world. We do this by providing guarantees, insurance and reinsurance against loss, taking into account the government’s international policies.

Belgium has six Parliaments and six Governments. Apart from the federal Parliament (consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate) and the federal Government, there are the different Parliaments and Governments for each of the three Communities and for two of the three Regions. In 1980 it was decided to merge the Flemish Community with the Flemish Region. As a result, Flanders has one Flemish Parliament and one Flemish Government with competence over community as well as over regional matters.

Hampshire is the fith largest county in England with a population of 1.26 million (1.66 million including the unitary authorities of Southampton and Portsmouth). Hampshire County Council employs more than 30,000 staff (including 10,000 teachers) in a range of full and part-time positions dealing with a variety of services ranging from Highways and Libraries to Registration Services and Adult Social Care. With more than 500,000 households, the County Council helps over 9,000 children and families at any point in time.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was formed on the 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. HMRC ensures the correct tax is paid at the right time, whether this relates to payment of taxes received by the department or entitlement to benefits paid.

The French Ministry of Employment

The Ministry of Budget, Public Accounts, the Civil Service and State Reform prepares and implements the policy of the government's fiscal and tax, public service and modernization of the state. The minister is responsible for all public accounts and multi-year strategy of public finances, as well as the general balance of accounts and financial measures of social protection. In association with the Ministry of Interior, Overseas and Territorial Communities Immigration, the Ministry develops and implements the rules for local finance.

Since its inception in 1958, NASA has accomplished many great scientific and technological feats in air and space. NASA technology also has been adapted for many nonaerospace uses by the private sector. NASA remains a leading force in scientific research and in stimulating public interest in aerospace exploration, as well as science and technology in general.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approximately 34,000 dedicated Civilians and Soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide. With environmental sustainability as a guiding principle, our disciplined Corps team is working diligently to strengthen our Nation’s security by building and maintaining America’s infrastructure and providing military facilities where our servicemembers train, work and live. We are also researching and developing technology for our war fighters while protecting America’s interests abroad by using our engineering expertise to promote stability and improve quality of life. We are energizing the economy by dredging America’s waterways to support the movement of critical commodities and providing recreation opportunities at our campgrounds, lakes and marinas. And by devising hurricane and storm damage reduction infrastructure, we are reducing risks from disasters. Our men and women are protecting and restoring the Nation’s environment including critical efforts in the Everglades, the Louisiana coast, and along many of our Nation’s major waterways. The Corps is also cleaning sites contaminated with hazardous, toxic or radioactive waste and material in an effort to sustain the environment.

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Committed to delivering innovation, Accenture collaborates with its clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. With deep industry and business process expertise, broad global resources and a proven track record, Accenture can mobilize the right people, skills and technologies to help clients improve their performance.

BearingPoint provides management and technology consulting services in various parts of the world. BearingPoint's history reaches back more than 100 years to Peat Marwick. After completing an initial public offering in 2001, the company changed its name from KPMG Consulting to BearingPoint in 2002.

Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of Consulting, technology and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, which it calls the Collaborative Business Experience. Through commitment to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, Capgemini helps businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 61,000 people worldwide and reported 2005 global revenues of 6,954 million euros.

We are the UK’s leading business process outsourcing (BPO) and professional services company. We deliver back office administration and front office customer contact services to private and public sector organisations across the UK and Ireland. Our flexible structure enables us to deliver multiple services to individual clients, and multiple services across multiple markets, highly efficiently.

A Fortune 150 company, CSC is one of the world’s largest and most respected providers of information technology services. Since 1959, the organizations that collaborate with us have benefited from every wave of IT innovation.

Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu is an organization of member firms around the world devoted to excellence in providing professional services and advice, focused on client service through a global strategy executed locally in nearly 150 countries. With access to the deep intellectual capital of 120,000 people worldwide, Deloitte delivers services in four professional areas - audit, tax, consulting, and financial advisory services - and serves more than one-half of the world’s largest companies, as well as large national enterprises, public institutions, locally important clients, and successful, fast-growing global growth companies. Services are not provided by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein, and, for regulatory and other reasons, certain member firms do not provide services in all four professional areas.

Gemserv is an expert provider of consultancy, assurance and advisory services, predominantly in utilities and environmental sectors. We have a strong background in the GB electricity market, having developed the arrangements for the competitive retail market under the MRA Service Company, and subsequently managing the ongoing governance. These arrangements support the smooth exchange of information that allows customers to switch suppliers. This expertise in regulation and the development of markets has proved directly transferable into other sectors, such as telecoms and postal services.

EDS, now HP, was established in the United Kingdom (UK) in 1984. Since then, the business in the region has grown substantially and HP Enterprise Services now serves more than 120 major clients across most industry sectors.

KPMG operates as an international network of member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. We work closely with our clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities. KPMG firms are some of the world’s leading providers of audit, tax and advisory services. We now operate in 150 countries and have 138,000 people in all member firms around the world.

PA Consulting Group is a leading management and IT consulting and technology firm. Independent and employee-owned, we operate globally in more than 30 countries and transform the performance of major organisations in both the private and public sectors. From initial idea generation and strategy development through to detailed implementation, we deliver significant and tangible results. We have outstanding technology development capability; a unique breadth of skills from strategy to performance improvement, from HR to IT; and strong expertise in communications, media and entertainment, defence, energy, financial services, government and public services, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and logistics. Whether you are looking for new opportunities through innovation, or practical solutions to complex business issues, from strategic advice and planning to detailed implementation, PA’s focus is on delivering the right result that brings lasting value to your organisation.

PwC firms provide industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to enhance value for their clients. More than 161,000 people in 154 countries in firms across the PwC network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice.

For more than 25 years, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient. Amgen has not only discovered and developed innovative human therapeutics, but has invested in cutting edge manufacturing capability and support services to deliver these exciting therapies to medical teams around the world. Amgen initiated the development of innovative products based on advances in recombinant DNA and molecular biology and launched the biotechnology industry’s first blockbuster medicines. Today, Amgen continues to be an entrepreneurial, science-driven enterprise dedicated to helping people fight serious illness. Amgen currently has nearly 50 product candidates in development for disease areas ranging from osteoporosis to cancer. Amgen scientists are continually working to find tomorrow’s medicines.

Founded in 1923, Astellas is a leader in manufacturing, marketing and the import/export of pharmaceuticals.

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a national federation of 39 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. Throughout our 80-year history, the 39 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies have provided millions of families with top-quality, affordable health insurance.

Eurapharma, the leading pharmaceutical distribution and medical promotion group in Africa and the French Overseas Departments and Territories .

Just as the skin is a unique system within the human body, dermatology requires specialized knowledge and unique skills. Galderma was founded with the goal of establishing a pharmaceutical company exclusively focused on the field of dermatology. For 30 years, all our resources have been channelled in a single direction: to provide innovative medical solutions that meet the needs of dermatology patients and physicians with a particular focus on acne, pigmentary disorders, skin cancer, rosacea, psoriasis and steroid-responsive dermatoses, onychomycosis and skin senescence. The skin conditions we treat can have strong psychological and social implications in the everyday lives of our patients. By treating these conditions, we help people preserve, restore and maintain a healthy skin and improve their quality of life. Today, Galderma has over 3,200 employees in 31 affiliates around the world with three manufacturing sites and the largest R&D facility dedicated exclusively to dermatology. Our global sales force coverage, strong image among healthcare professionals and significant commitment to research and development have positioned Galderma as a leader in dermatology.

The people from Laboratoires ANIOS have been fighting microbes for over a century. This fight requires full control over all the parameters of Disinfection, Antisepsis, and Detergency, as well as continuous innovation. To carry on this fight, we integrate all necessary means, from research to production, and from marketing to associated services.

Medi-Clinic Southern Africa represents the Southern African operations of Medi-Clinic Corporation, one of the largest private hospital groups in the world. Medi-Clinic Southern Africa has nearly 7,000 beds in more than 50 multidisciplinary hospitals in South Africa and Namibia. Medi-Clinic Corporation also has interests in Switzerland where it owns the largest private hospital group, Hirslanden as well as the Middle East, where it holds the controlling share in Emirates Healthcare, a private healthcare group in the United Arab Emirates.

From developing new therapies that treat and prevent disease to helping people in need, we're committed to improving health and well-being around the world. We are inspired by the difference we can make in the lives of people around the world through the innovative medicines, vaccines, and consumer health and animal products we discover and produce. Our products cover a broad range of areas, including heart and respiratory health, infectious diseases, sun care and women’s health. And we focus our research on conditions that affect millions of people around the world – diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cancer – while building strengths in new areas like biologics. While we work to develop innovative therapies, we also work hard to make sure they’re affordable. That’s why we offer assistance and discount programs to help make our medicines accessible to those who need them. At today’s Merck, we’re applying our global reach and strength in scientific research to do more of what we’re passionate about: working to ensure a healthier future for all – one person at a time.

Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive. The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. That principle remains at its core. With the exception of charges for some prescriptions and optical and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK. That is currently more than 60m people. It covers everything from antenatal screening and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care. Overview Since its launch in 1948, the NHS has grown to become the world’s largest publicly funded health service. It is also one of the most efficient, most egalitarian and most comprehensive. The NHS was born out of a long-held ideal that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of wealth. That principle remains at its core. With the exception of charges for some prescriptions and optical and dental services, the NHS remains free at the point of use for anyone who is resident in the UK. That is currently more than 60m people. It covers everything from antenatal screening and routine treatments for coughs and colds to open heart surgery, accident and emergency treatment and end-of-life care. Although funded centrally from national taxation, NHS services in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are managed separately. While some differences have emerged between these systems in recent years, they remain similar in most respects and continue to be talked about as belonging to a single, unified system. The NHS employs more than 1.7m people. Of those, just under half are clinically qualified, including 120,000 hospital doctors, 40,000 general practitioners (GPs), 400,000 nurses and 25,000 ambulance staff.

Pfizer Inc, founded in 1849, is dedicated to better health and greater access to healthcare for people and their valued animals. Our purpose is helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives. Our route to that purpose is through discovering and developing breakthrough medicines; providing information on prevention, wellness, and treatment; consistent high-quality manufacturing of medicines, consumer products; and global leadership in corporate responsibility. Every day we help 38 million patients, employ more than 115,000 colleagues, utilize the skills of more than 12,000 medical researchers, and work in partnership with governments, individuals, and other payers for healthcare to treat and prevent illnesses adding both years to life, and life to years.

Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life.

The Department of Health (DH) exists to improve the health and wellbeing of people in England.

UnitedHealthcare is an operating division of UnitedHealth Group, the largest single health carrier in the United States. As a recognized leader in the health and well-being industry, we strive to: Improve the quality and effectiveness of health care for all Americans Enhance access to health benefits Create products and services that make health care more affordable Use technology to make the health care system easier to navigate. Our family of companies delivers innovative products and services to approximately 70 million Americans. UnitedHealthcare's nationwide network includes 654,000 physicians and health care professionals, 80,000 dentists and 5,127 hospitals. Our pharmaceutical management programs provide more affordable access to drugs for 13 million people.

Ahold is an international retailing group based in the Netherlands, with powerful consumer brands in Europe and the United States. The foundation of our company is selling great food – this is what we are known for and is our core business. We provide customers with great value and a convenient and innovative shopping experience with a wide range of products and healthy choices.

B&Q is the largest home improvement and garden centre retailer in the UK and Europe and the third largest in the world. With more than 40,000 great-value products all under one roof, we strive to offer everything you need to successfully achieve your home improvement and DIY projects. More than three million customers walk through our doors every week

The Casino Group is one of the world's leading food retailers. Leveraging its close ties wtih customers, the Group has based its development on the ability to anticipate and support new consumer trends. Its multi-format strategy, private-label product ranges, and long-term commitment to corporate responsibility have made the Group a unique, highly differentiated player in the retail sector, both in France and in international markets. €29,1 billion euros in consolidated net sales 11,663 stores worldwide, of which 9,461 in France 7.5 million sq.m of sales surface 230,000 employees worldwide

With up to 50,000 products under one roof, Castorama stores offer everything that’s needed to make a better home and garden. The stores are aimed at the mainstream consumer and have a growing emphasis on style and inspiration, supported by an ongoing modernisation programme. Around half of the stores have been revamped and these continue to outperform. The stores are located in prime retail locations.

Conforama is a retailer of furniture and decorative items. The company is a subsidiary of Steinhoff International Holdings.

Over the past 40 years, the Carrefour group has grown to become one of the world’s leading distribution groups. The world’s second-largest retailer and the largest in Europe, the group currently operates four main grocery store formats: hypermarkets, supermarkets, hard discount and convenience stores. The Carrefour group currently has over 15,500 stores, either company-operated or franchises. During these tensed economic times, customers are determined to make the most of their purchasing power. The Carrefour Group and its Hard Discount banners continue to expand access to consumer products by offering low prices all year long. In France, Carrefour pioneered the hard discount concept in 1978 when it created the Ed banner, which now boasts over 900 stores. The Group is planning to bring new energy to this format in response to consumer demand.

Founded in 1946, this technologically advanced, innovative company has gained a worldwide reputation for elegance, luxury and superior quality. Our products come with a promise to uphold the finest standards of excellence. Through extensive research and stringent product evaluation, we are pleased to bring you skincare, makeup and fragrance products that are both gentle and highly effective

Fnac (originally Fédération nationale d’achats des cadres, or National Purchasing Federation of Managers) is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France. Its head office is in Ivry-sur-Seine near Paris.

Gucci Group is one of the world's leading multi-brand goods companies. The Group's well balanced brand portfolio includes prestigious and clearly defined luxury brands with a distinctive, specific role.

La Redoute is France's No.1 Fashion Collection and has also held a presence in the UK for 12 years. La Redoute is part of Redcats, which is part of the world's 3rd largest home shopping organisation. Together with two sister brands in the UK, we bring the best fashion choices from around the world straight to your door.

OfficeMax Incorporated (NYSE: OMX) is a leader in both business-to-business office products solutions and retail office products. The OfficeMax mission is simple. We help our customers do their best work. The company provides office supplies and paper, in-store print and document services through OfficeMax ImPress™, technology products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large, medium and small businesses. OfficeMax customers are served by approximately 35,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and more than 900 stores.

Pimkie is a ready-made fashion brand aimed at the teenage market. Pimkie employ 6,500 individuals and operate 900 stores in 20 countries across Europe.

Système U is a French retailers' cooperative, comprising about eight hundred independent hypermarkets, and supermarkets, headquartered in the Parc Tertiaire SILIC in Rungis, France.

Accor is a French multinational corporation, part of the CAC 40 index, operating in nearly 100 countries. Headquartered in Courcouronnes, Essonne, France,near Évry, Accor runs a hotels branch (Accor Hospitality)and formerly ran a corporate services firm (Accor Services). Accor Hospitality, the Accor hotels branch, has more than 4,000 hotels worldwide, ranging from economy to luxury. Through Accor Services, Accor also sold service vouchers to over 430,000 companies and institutions and 30 million users in 40 countries.The company demerged its Accor Services unit in 2010 under the name Edenred.

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) is a global leader specializing in business travel management. CWT is dedicated to helping companies of all sizes, as well as government institutions and non-governmental organizations, optimize their travel programs and provide best-in-class service and assistance to travelers.

From a modest start with a single shipyard in 1927, DAMEN has grown to acquire a leading position in modular shipbuilding based on standardized designs. This concept was introduced in 1969, giving us the ability to offer our customers well-proven vessels, very short delivery times and competitive prices. With more than 30 shipyards and related companies all over the world, we are involved in new construction as well as maintenance and repair activities. In addition, we provide a broad range of associated maritime services. In keeping with our ambition to serve our customers we have established a reputation for efficient post-delivery support. DAMEN shipbuilding activities include a wide range of products, such as tugs, workboats, patrol craft, cargo vessels, dredgers and even mega yachts and fast ferries. Product design and engineering are carried out in-house and a broad range of designs is available.

GEFCO sets the standard in logistics for industry. Through its five key areas of expertise – Logistics, GefBoxSystem, Overseas, Overland and Vehicle Distribution – GEFCO is able to deliver global, innovative solutions in both domestic and international and inbound and outbound logistics for a full range of industrial requirements. Present in some 150 countries, GEFCO ranks among Europe's top ten logistics groups, with turnover of €2.9 billion in 2009. The Group has 400 business locations worldwide and a workforce of 9,400. It is developing its activities in three key regions: Europe, Asia and South America.

A European global logistics provider with a worldwide dimension The Geodis Group ranks among the top five companies in its field in Europe and is renowned for its multi-business expertise and ability to coordinate all or part of its customers' supply chain processes, including Distribution (groupage and express), Logistics, Land, Air and Sea Freight Forwarding and Reverse Logistics.

Independent from the Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority, GMPTE carries out their policies either by providing and managing facilities itself or by contracting with bus, tram and train operators. GMPTE pays for bus services which are not provided commercially by bus operators GMPTE owns bus stations, shelters and stops in Greater Manchester and works to ensure all the information you'll see there is correct GMPTE subsidises concessionary fares and free travel facilities on buses throughout the region, including paying to keep non-profitable services running where you need them most GMPTE carries out the policies of Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority to ensure that local rail services meet local travel needs GMPTE owns the innovative and successful Metrolink system which carries over 19 million passengers a year GMPTE actively campaigns to promote public transport in Greater Manchester, to improve the environment and cut congestion.

LAN Airlines has more than 82 years of experience serving passengers and cargo clients. 45,000 people choose the company’s services every day, which means passengers can depend on our consistency and ability to stand out from the rest, providing the best possible travel experience.

Manpower, the leading private employment agency, has established its EMEA IT headquarters in Brussels. Each year Manpower EMEA manages more than 186 millions hours of employment for over 600.000 temporary workers across Europe.

Established since the 1960s, Masterlease is one of the UK’s most experienced and respected full service leasing fleet specialists. Based in the heart of the West Midlands, Masterlease UK provides funding and management solutions for 45,000 vehicles to a varied customer portfolio ranging in fleet size of 1 to 3,000 vehicles.

The Hyde Group is a leading provider of affordable housing, owning or managing over 40,000 homes, operating predominantly in London and the South East of England. We provide housing, regeneration and related services to over 120,000 people in London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire.

TfL was created in 2000 and is the integrated body responsible for the Capital's transport system. Its main role is to implement the Mayor's Transport Strategy for London and manage transport services across the Capital for which the Mayor has responsibility. These services include; London's Buses, London Underground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR), London Overground, Tramlink, London River Services and Victoria Coach Station.

Volaris first took off in 2003 when the Discovery Americas I and Columbia Equity Partners funds joined efforts with TACA Airlines to create a new low-cost airline to serve the Mexican market, in a cost efficient approach that would enable a greater number of Mexicans to experience air travel. Volaris first crossed the skies in March 13, 2006, on an inaugural flight from Toluca to Tijuana. On July 12, 2006, the World Bank – through their Latin American financial division, granted the company 40 million dollars in financing, thus consolidating the 130 million dollar investment. Today, the company’s stock is held by a diverse group of investors, with the participation of independent parties, Mexican, and foreign corporations.

AMT-SYBEX is a Consultancy and Systems Technology Provider focussed on enabling The Essential Industries. We provide the best solutions and services on business performance and change, delivered by the most committed people.

Business Connexion (Pty) Ltd. is a leading, black empowered Information and Communication Technology (ICT) company committed to adding real value to its clients. With offices throughout South Africa, Africa and the United Kingdom, our company employs over 4 000 people, more than thirty percent of whom are from previously disadvantaged backgrounds. Across our proud 29 year history, we have provided expertise to an impressive list of clients that includes high profile financial services companies, government, the petrochemical industry and the local automotive industry. We are a Proudly South African™ ICT company familiar with the challenges of the African continent. We are committed to building on the track record of excellence that has seen us deliver world class services and solutions to Africa’s most successful corporations and public sector clients. Today, Business Connexion is 20.01% black owned and has 50% black representation on its board. The company has a structured six-point transformation strategy that is closely aligned to the ICT charter.

International Turnkey Systems - ITS, a leading integrated information technology solutions and software services provider, offers superior products and services that enable organizations to keep pace with the evolving changes in today’s competitive business environment, and to meet future challenges and opportunities. In Telecom, ITS provides an innovative OSS/BSS platforms and set of business enablement professional services from inception to operations.

We believe that everyone should be free to get the most from technology -without intrusion or other security worries. Our crack team of specialists gives you the freedom to live your digital life without worrying about your personal information and assets. For 13 years, our team of experts has worked on exposing, analyzing and neutralizing IT threats. Along the way, we have amassed a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge about malware and how to deal with it. Today, Kaspersky Lab is firmly positioned as one of the world’s top four leading IT security software vendors for endpoint users (according to IDC). Kaspersky Lab is an international group that employs over 2,000 highly qualified specialists, has central offices in Moscow, as well as regional headquarters overseeing the activities of local representatives and partners in five global regions: Western Europe; Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa; North and South America; the Asia-Pacific region; and Japan. The company currently works in more than 100 countries across the globe and has its own territory offices in 29 countries. The company’s products and technologies provide protection for over 300 million users worldwide.

Magnasoft Incorporated in year 2000 combines the power of GIS technology with extensive subject matter expertise to implement powerful spatial technology solutions that integrate seamlessly with the IT framework of organizations. From Data capture and conversion, Application development, Enterprise Integration and Photogrammetry, covering the complete terrain in spatial systems.

Novell is a leader in the intelligent workload management market with our unique approach, called WorkloadIQ.™ Our broad portfolio of WorkloadIQ solutions and products offer you a flexible environment that you can control. With a combination of the best-engineered and most inter-operable Linux, identity, and IT management software, our solutions lower cost, complexity and risk on virtually every platform. Enterprise-wide Linux Systems Management Identity and Security Management Collaboration

Headquartered in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Sage (UK) Limited is a subsidiary of The Sage Group plc, a leading supplier of business software and services to 6.3 million customers worldwide. Formed in 1981, the Group was floated on the stock exchange in 1989 and now employs 13,400 people in its market leading companies worldwide. At Sage, we live and breathe business every day. Through our people, business software, services and our partners, we are passionate about helping businesses of all sizes achieve their ambitions by helping them to overcome the day-to-day practicalities of running a business, so that they can do business the way they want to. Our range of business software and services is continually evolving as we constantly innovate. The range includes software to manage your business' finances, run the payroll, manage customer and supplier relationships, plan the business and support your HR function. In the UK, we provide software and services to over 760,000 small and medium-sized businesses. This software ranges from accounts, payroll, forecasting and business intelligence to customer relationship management, e-business and help for start-ups. Our services include Excel Support, HR Advice, Health and Safety Advice and training courses. In addition, our award-winning SageCover service provides help for customers when they need it.

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A.is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France. The company has a worldwide presence with studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 28 countries. As of 2008, it was the third-largest independent video game publisher in Europe, and the fourth largest in the United States.As of 2009, Ubisoft employed more than 5,000 people, of whom over 4,000 are classed as working in production.

Wolters Kluwer is The Professional’s First Choice for information, tools, and solutions that help professionals deliver quality results more efficiently. At Wolters Kluwer, we excel at combining our superior information with the latest innovative technologies for use in the professional context our customers operate in. Our intelligent solutions incorporate open architecture networks in which we play a hub role, coordinating activities and enabling communication across a customer’s workflow. We ensure that our customers have the solutions they need, when they need them, and in the media best suited to their requirements.

Founded in 1994, Bouygues Telecom has 10.514 million mobile customers, 525,000 customers and 9000 employees Sets. The company is committed to do more each day to its customers for mobile telephony, fixed telephony, TV and Internet.

Cable&Wireless Worldwide aims to become the first choice communications integrator specialising in the mission critical needs of large users of telecoms. Today we are one of the world's leading international communications companies specialising in providing critical communication network and services in the UK and globally. We work with large corporates, multinational companies, governments, carrier customers and resellers providing a range of high quality managed voice, data and IP based services and applications across the UK, Asia Pacific, India, Middle East & Africa, Continental Europe and North America. We own the UK's biggest fibre network dedicated to business users of telecommunications and have an international cable network that provides connectivity to 153 countries, either directly or indirectly through partners, reaching across the Atlantic Ocean, through Europe and on to India and throughout Asia. Spanning approximately 500,000km in length, including interests in more than 69 major global cable systems, our next-generation network improves the quality and performance of telecommunications services through our use of advance optical and IP transmission. We also have a Multi-Service Platform that runs across our next-generation network, offering customers a single environment for all their telecommunications requirements. This platform provides the capability to integrate closely customer voice and data applications with the Cable&Wireless Worldwide network, reducing costs for both customers and Cable&Wireless Worldwide.

Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse’s extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries and covers over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers.

The European Radio Network Euranet - an amalgamation of international, national, regional and local European broadcasters – brings a whole new dimension to reporting in Europe. Instead of national perspectives, Euranet covers events in Europe from a transnational point of view. Euranet's aim is to set up better communication between European citizens and EU policy-makers. With its joint programmes and multi-lingual, interactive audio offerings, the new European network creates a sense of togetherness, improves European communication and further develops the much-debated European „public sphere“. This cross-border initiative is not only innovative, but also unique. It is potentially the key to solving European communication problems. Euranet’s joint broadcasts went on air at the beginning of April 2008.

Created in 2000, France Televisions is the first French broadcasting group. Each day, nearly 4 out of 10 people watch programs on our channels.

Whether your needs encompass broadband, voice, data or multimedia communications - including readily accessible audio, video or Web conferencing - Global Crossing can provide you the telecommunications solution to meet your needs. Our integrated, global IP-based network was designed for the convergence of voice, video and data, and delivers services virtually anywhere on the planet - quickly, securely, reliably. But more than that, we have a global team of telecommunications professionals dedicated to helping your business grow and succeed.

Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (“MTS”) is the leading telecommunications group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, offering mobile and fixed voice, broadband, pay TV as well as content and entertainment services in one of the world’s fastest growing regions. Including its subsidiaries the Group serviced over 102.4 million mobile subscribers in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia and Belarus, a region that boasts a total population of more than 230 million. MTS has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since July 2000 and trades under the ticker MBT. According to Informa Telecoms & Media’s World Cellular Information Service, MTS ranks as the 9th largest operator in the world by proportionate subscriptions at the end of 2009. The strength of the brand was recognized internationally in 2008, when MTS became the first and only Russian company to enter BRANDZ™ Top 100 Most Powerful Brands, a ranking published by the Financial Times and Millward Brown, a leading global market research and consulting firm.

Radio France is a French public service radio broadcaster

Telstra are Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, with one of the best known brands in the country. We offer a full range of services and compete in all telecommunications markets throughout Australia, providing more than 8.6 million Australian fixed line and 10.5 million mobile services, including 8.2 million 3G services.

Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare, science and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.

Zain is the newest player in the mobile telecommunication market of Saudi Arabia. We strive to become the preferred choice for voice, messaging, multimedia, call management, data and other services in the Kingdom. Building on the expertise of the Zain Group and the insights of our local team, we are building a trusted and effective telecommunication provider for the largest country in the Middle East.

Ziggo is the largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television (digital and analog), broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers The company is the result of the merger between Multikabel, @Home Network, and Casema and launched officially on May 16, 2008.