eXcelon Corporation is a leading provider of data management software designed to accelerate the performance of distributed applications built using XML, Java, or C++ and deployed on market leading software platforms. eXcelon's core products, XIS, Javlin and ObjectStore, deliver enhanced levels of speed, flexibility, scalability and run-time availability to Web services and distributed applications, which can result in substantial cost savings and significant competitive advantage for large and mid-sized enterprises.

deepwhite" is uniquely positioned to bring about the smart content revolution. Leveraging key assets acquired through 17 years of creating award-winning content creation products for text, graphics, spreadsheets, presentations, technical graphics, and enterprise process management.

deepwhite" also draws from a long and proud history of developing standards-based content solutions, and has been an active participant in open standards bodies such as OASIS and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Software AG is a leading global provider of infrastructure software and services for mission-critical e-business solutions. We provide a full range of XML-based solutions that help customers efficiently and cost-effectively evolve through all stages of e-business.

Inovis" (formerly Harbinger and Extricity) helps companies establish a digital dialog for conducting e-Business by automating and integrating the flow of information and business processes among buyers, suppliers and e-Marketplaces. From award-winning data transformation (EDI) software, to application integration and managed service offerings, Inovis solutions help companies make better business decisions, streamline business processes and increase profitability. These solutions leverage Inovis' Get2Connect(sm) global trading network, which processes more than 1.3 million e-Commerce transactions every business day.

Arbortext is the only global provider of XML-based software that enables the creation, editing and publishing of information to multiple media types Web, print, CD-ROM, wireless from a single source of content. Shipping since 1991, Arbortexts standards-based software supports technical publishing, reference publishing and catalog publishing applications that enable enterprises to provide more accurate, cost-efficient, complete, timely, consistent and usable information on all media. Arbortext is a founding member and active participant in the XML Activity of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

DataDirect Technologies is the industry leader in data connectivity. Our standards-based technology ensures consistent behavior and performance across diverse environments such as J2EE, .NET, Web Services, and client/server. With the most comprehensive support for ODBC, JDBC, and dynamic XML/relational data transformation, we provide the easiest experience connecting software to data. This helps customers bring applications to market faster by speeding development, integration and deployment-no matter what the standard, platform, or data source.

FileNET's solutions are designed for both the enterprise content management and collaborative commerce markets, enabling organizations to realize increased productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability by empowering customers, business partners, suppliers, and employees to engage in business processes and exchange relevant content. Headquartered in Costa Mesa, Calif., the company markets its innovative solutions in more than 90 countries through its own global sales, professional services and support organizations, as well as via its ValueNET® Partner network of resellers, system integrators and application developers.

StellentTM, Inc., headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minn., offers the award-winning StellentTM Content Management System, the industry's first end-to-end Web content management solution. Stellent provides rapid deployment of highly scalable Web sites. Stellent's products are used worldwide by more than 1,500 customers and 350 business partners including Agilent Technologies, Cargill Incorporated, GE Capital, CB Richard Ellis, Ericsson Telecom AB, Merrill Lynch and GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation. Stellent has offices throughout the U.S. and international offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Singapore.

Gauss is an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) market leader, providing a single, modular platform integrating Web content and document management,
portal development, and business process workflow. Co-headquartered in Irvine, CA and Hamburg, Germany, Gauss has over 2,000 customers worldwide
including BMW, IEEE, and Korean Air.

ISOGEN services include systems integration, information analysis, design and modeling, consulting, tools selection, process improvement, custom application development, all levels of XML training, and more.

Lightspeed Interactive, Inc. is a rapidly growing company. We've dedicated ourselves to reshaping the way businesses communicate, manage and deliver information. We've been very successful as a broad-based provider of sophisticated communications solutions and have gained our expertise by solving our customers' business problems. With this knowledge, we have also created a comprehensive assortment of technologically advanced products and services.

Based in Fort Washington, PA and Paris, France, Liquent is the leading provider of content access, transformation, and assembly and publishing solutions for the Life Sciences and Content Management Industries. Known for our leading PDF and XML rendering technologies, Liquent technologies are used companies the world over to normalize information into Liquid Content-information that can flow from one content format, consumer, and purpose to another.

www.XML.org was formed and introduced in June 1999 by OASIS, the non-profit Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems, to minimize overlap and duplication in XML languages and XML standard initiatives by providing public access to XML information and XML Schemas. Today XML.org has grown into a centralized portal and has emerged as a valuable and leading resource to technologists, developers and businesspeople developing purpose-built XML languages. XML.org attracts considerable traffic (12K page views from over 3.5K visitors a day).

Located in Menlo Park, California, the Global Technology Centre is apart of the PricewaterhouseCooper Global Thought Leadership organization and has a staff of researchers, technology analysts, and consultants with extensive experience in advanced applications of existing technologies and knowledge of the potential uses of emerging technologies. The Tech Centre offers integrated products and services that provide practical strategies to help you add and create value throughout your organization. Using the research embodied in the Technology Forecast, Paths to Value (a new model for understanding value creation in early-stage companies), and other original thought leadership publications as references, Tech Centre staff deliver presentations on technology trends, executive seminars and consulting services, focusing on information technology and business strategy issues.

We are the software integration company. We can help you integrate all the data and business applications in your enterprise and extend them to any location in the world. So you can improve efficiency while preserving your existing infrastructure investments.

XML.com features a rich mix of information and services for the XML community. The site is designed to serve both people who are already working with XML and those HTML users who want to "graduate" to XML's power and complexity. A core feature of the site is the Annotated XML Specification, created by Tim Bray, co-editor of XML 1.0 and a contributing editor for XML.com.

EContent magazine is the premier source for strategies and resources for the digital content industry. EContent is positioned as essential reading for mid- to senior-level executives involved in strategic issues related to content creation, acquisition, organization, and distribution in B2B or B2C environments or within their own organizations. Each issue offers timely news analysis, product, company, and executive profiles, feature articles, and regular columns analyzing the latest industry trends.

ITtoolbox is a global knowledge network reaching more than 80 countries and 7.8 million professionals annually. Because our network contains a distinct community/knowledge base for each segment of the IT industry, professionals who are buying, implementing, or supporting IT solutions find relevant information faster and better communicate with their peers.