Ruann Faye Ernst

Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. designs, manufactures & markets telecommunication access products and services. The solutions and services enable the connection between the central office switches of telecommunications service providers & their end users for voice and high-speed Internet, data & video communications. Its products include Integrated Multiservice Access Platforms, Multiservice Central Office Switching Platforms, Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers, Integrated Access Devices and network element management systems, cabinets. The customers of the Group include independent operating companies, large incumbent local exchange carriers and international carriers. The company was founded in 1992 and is located in Naperville, IL.

Digital Island, Inc. provides network services for e-business applications. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Ninth House, Inc. engages in provision of eLearning and employee training solutions. The company was founded in 1996 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

IHS, Inc. provides traditional and on-line critical information and consulting services. The firm renders its services to customers across global interconnected capital intensive industries including energy and natural resources, chemicals, technology, automotive, aerospace, defense, maritime, and trade. The company was founded by Richard E. O'Brien in 1959 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Part of Open Text Corp., General Electric Information Services is a diversified manufacturer of high-tech products. The private company is based in Fairfield, CT.