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Operates an integrated pulp and paper mill. pulp mill paper mill Operates an integrated pulp and paper mill. The Company has a capacity of ###,### tons and produces primarily uncoated wood-free writing/printing paper and newsprint, as well

Provides chef-prepared gourmet meals. food delivery Provides chef-prepared gourmet meals. The Company offers soups, appetizers, complete meals and desserts. Home Bistro uses a process developed in France for preparing gourmet meals, then vacuum sealing and flash-freezing them

Develops and wholesales data security software. data protection analysis tools antivirus technology Develops and wholesales data security software such as virus control, personal firewall, parental control and protection against spam and spyware. The Company develops technology for finding and removing

Manufactures integrated voice/data digital telephone systems. digital telephone service Manufactures an integrated voice/data digital telephone system for users with ## to ### stations. The system is based on a single module which can be used to carry voice

Manufactures turnkey sales force productivity systems. automation Manufactures turnkey sales force productivity systems. The Company#;s product consists of applications software tailored to the needs of salesmen, communications software, portable computers, a network data controller, and services and support for

Manufactures general purpose interactive computer systems and workstations. interactive computer systems workstations Designs, manufactures, sells, licenses and services on a worldwide basis, a compatible line of small and medium size general purpose interactive computer systems and workstations.

Provides integrated services to major U.S. pharmaceutical companies. pharmaceutical service Provides integrated services to major U.S. pharmaceutical companies including the design and manufacture of packages and the filling of the packages with drug-related products. The packages include

Mfrs image processing systems for publishing, printing, document markets. image processing systems Manufactures image processing systems for publishing, printing and document generation markets. The Company#;s non-impact page printer system can merge text and graphics on one page and

Custom producer of ion beam instruments/ion accelerator products. ion beam instruments ion accelerator nuclear physics research gallium arsenide Custom producer of ion beam instruments and ion accelerator products for nuclear physics research applications and the semiconductor fabrication market. Products

Produces, sells, and distributes milk and other dairy products. retail grocery operations Produces, sells, and distributes milk and other dairy products.

Produces, markets informational video tapes for the medical industry. informational video tapes Produces and markets informational video tapes for the medical industry. One product is a #;survival guide#; video tape for doctors facing malpractice suits. Another video tape, aimed at

Manufactures high density semiconductor memory devices. digital semiconductor modules military avionics Manufactures high performance, high density semiconductor memory devices for commercial, industrial, and military computer system applications, worldwide.

Manufactures fixed and removable media Winchester disk drives. Winchester disk drives Manufactures a # #/# inch fixed and removable media Winchester disk drives which offer #m bytes and #.#m bytes of storage.

Manufactures typographic laser printers. typographic laser printers plain paper output device Manufactures typographic laser printers. The Company#;s product is a high quality, plain paper output device with standard resolutions of ###x### or ####x#### dots per inch, and typeset-quality

Manufactures products and systems for the CAD/CAM/CAE applications. computer graphics CAD CAMN CAE Manufactures products and systems for CAD/CAM/CAE applications. The Company develops and manufactures software, hardware, and interactive graphics workstations. The products are used by

Formed to acquire and operate commercial television stations. television stations broadcasting A limited partnership formed for the sole purpose of acquiring and operating commercial television stations.

Manufactures high-speed digital wide area network access products. data communications equipment data communications software Manufactures a broad range of high-speed digital wide area network access products that enable its customers to build: (#) videoconferencing networks; (ii) remote LAN

Manufactures pharmaceutical packaging systems and products. pharmaceutical packaging microelectronics Manufactures pharmaceutical packaging systems and products that integrate existing packaging and microelectronics technologies. The systems are designed to prescribe medication and optimize patients#; use of the medication.

Provides test equipment for high speed telecommunication lines. RBOC DS# interexchange carriers telecommunications equipment Develops and markets high-speed embedded network monitoring and diagnostic test systems for "DS#" telecommunication lines. The Company#;s product, the T#AS, allows phone companies to

Develops pharmaceuticals for the health care and food industries. X-ray crystallography anti-psoriatic Develops chemical compounds for the pharmaceutical industry. The Company#;s technology involves the integrated rational drug design, rather than the fortuitous discovery of drug molecules, using

Distributes medical diagnostic products to physicians#; offices. medical diagnostic products pregancy test stool samples sexually transmitted disease Lyme disease Distributes medical diagnostic products to physicians#; offices. The products are designed to allow physicians to do more primary patient care in

Serves as a holding company that provides banking services. bank holding company Serves as a holding company that provides banking services.

Provides comprehensive home health care programs throughout New England. home health care programs outpatient care Provides comprehensive home health care programs to patients throughout New England under contracts with third party payers which reduce or avoid the need for more

Owns and operates child care and education centers. Owns and operates child care and education centers. The Company provides both full-time and part-time childcare, educational and developmental programs, workplace childcare, and Montessori schools.

Provides Dental Health Maintenance Organization services. eye care dental health Provides Dental Health Maintenance Organization, Preferred Provider Organization and indemnity plans as well as hybrid products that allow clients extra flexibility in structuring their benefit programs. The Company#;s Vision

Develops contrast agents for use by doctors in diagnosing illness. contrast agents magnetic resonance imaging injectable contrast agents medical diagnostics Develops contrast agents for use by doctors in diagnosing illnesses with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other methods. The Company

Provide long distance telecommunication services. long distance communications Provide long distance telecommunication services to the Caribbean and Latin American markets.

Transports and arranges the delivery of parcels from direct marketers. parcel delivery direct marketing Transports and arranges the delivery of parcels from catalog retailers and other direct marketers to the residences of individual consumers throughout the U.S. The Company

Develops reusable surgical instruments. minimally invasive surgery laparoscopy Develops reusable, laparoscopic surgical instruments for use in the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) market.

Develops Internet communications software software communications Internet Develops Internet communications software.

Provides transaction processing services to the hotel industry. leisure industry leisure services hotel reservation Provides transaction processing services to the hotel industry worldwide. The Company#;s THISCO and TravelWeb hotel services enable travel agents and individual travelers to electronically access

Manufactures protective enclosures for heavy industrial equipment. heaby equipment Manufactures protective enclosures for heavy industrial equipment.

Manufactures railway brake components. train components Manufactures railway brake components. The Company, through its subsidiaries, manufactures a broad range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles for original equipment and aftermarket usage. The company also builds new

Provides information services and application systems to healthcare market. application systems healthcare services Provides high volume information services and application systems to the healthcare and payment systems markets. The Company provides electronic claims processing and adjudication services, practice management systems

Develops computer enhanced peptide therapeutic drugs. human growth factor atherosclerosis protease inhibitor asthma Develops computer enhanced protease-based therapies. The therapeutic drugs target human inflammatory diseases and is based in the creation of oral mimetic versions of erythropoietin (EPO), human

Develops packet processing semiconductor technology. networking semiconductor packet Develops packet processing semiconductor technology. The processing power of the CiTera chipsets allows the same chip to be used in a variety of networking equipment such as: routing switches, firewall boxes, traffic

Supplies communications solutions and analog and mixed signal components. analog signal equipments Supplies communications solutions and analog & mixed signal components which can be embedded into today#;s System-on-a-Chip designs.

Provides a collector animation exchange over the Internet. Internet collector animation exchange art Provides a collector animation exchange over the Internet.

Develops an online procurement service for the industrial supplies market. Internet services industrial supplies online procurement Develops an online procurement service for the industrial supplies market. The company provides an online business-to-business hub for purchasing, supply management and

Develops cryptography and computer security consulting services. Internet security network management network vulnerability risk Develops cryptography and computer security consulting services. The Company analyzes aspects of a security system, from the threat model to the cryptographic algorithms, and from the

Provides online investment research database. e-commerce database investment financial information Provides online investment research database of sector-specific, qualitative and quantitative content of publicly traded companies. The Company#;s database supplies sector and group hierarchical classifications and shows how

Provides customer contact solutions. market research On-going Management database management e-Business Solutions Business Intelligence Services Teleservices Provides customer contact solutions. The Company#;s client profile spans many different industries, including telecommunications, automotive, financial services, consumer product and travel

Provides diagnostic products for the hemodialysis market. diagnostics dialysis monitoring devices medical devices monitor Provides diagnostic products for the hemodialysis market. The Company manufactures markets and distributes the CRIT-LINE system. The Crit Line monitor, manufactured by, the Company measures

Develops business process management (BPM) software. managed file transfers integration consulting service Develops business process management (BPM), business process analysis (BPA), and enterprise architecture (EA) software for aligning strategy with execution. The Company#;s enterprise portfolio offering includes three categories

Provides systems integration services for Unix based operating systems. information security services knowledge management integration management Provides systems integration services for Unix based operating systems in Poland. The Company#;s systems are used in applications requiring storage and processing of

Develops PC storage management software. storage-management software data management software data backup Develops PC storage management software and tools for files stored on removable media and on the Web. #Vision products and services, developed with the company#;s Persistent

Provides managed Internet security services. application services provider security software worms Provides managed Internet security services to commercial and government agencies. The Company focuses on the remote management of Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and firewalls. It provides ##/# surveillance

Manufactures embedded software. networking solutions IT enabled services video broadband Manufactures embedded software. The Company also provides networking solutions, IT enabled services, video and broadband, and other software products and services.

Provides supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors. audit trail voice-enabled communication Provides supply chain solutions for manufacturers and distributors. The Company#;s web-based software focuses on streamlining the flow of inventory and information from source through consumption

Provides local and long distance service to businesses in the Southeast US. account management colocation voice over internet protocol voice solutions Provides local, long distance and Internet services to businesses in the Southeast US. The Company provides telecommunications services to

Manufactures and markets equipment for the construction industry. construction mobile equipment materials processing equipment Manufactures and markets equipment for the road building and heavy construction industry. The Company divides its products into two primary categories, mobile equipment and materials processing

Operates a publishing company of ## community newspapers. holding company publication Operates a publishing company of ## community newspapers and shopping publications in eight clusters throughout. The Company Consolidates local and regional daily and weekly newspaper industry in Colorado, Maine

Distributes heating and sanitation products. sewer plumbing pipes Distributes heating and sanitation products. The Company manages a flow of goods between manufacturers and professional users of heating, ventilation and sanitation, water and sewer supply and pipe products. Subsidiaries exist in

Provides information on Japan. search engine online information Provides information on Japan. The Company offers information using ### Guides covering hundreds of topics ranging from Formula One Racing to Stock Trading. The Company#;s principal activity is to provide Internet

Venture capital fund. venture capital fund Venture capital fund.

Provides energy conservation services solutions. power plant Provides energy conservation services solutions. The Company is engaged in energy service company (ESCO) business and renewable energy business. Its ESCO business participates in energy saving facility installation projects, cogeneration projects for industries

Develops integration software and solutions. integration software Visual Network Object System networking investments Develops integration software and solutions that help its customers bring together existing networking investments, information and experiences so they can manage their operations more effectively. The Company

Manufactures and markets implants for invasive orthopedic surgeries. invasive orthopedic surgeries medical products orthopedic trauma orthopedic products Manufactures and markets expandable implants for minimally invasive orthopaedic surgeries. The Company#;s products are for use in lumbar spinal fusion procedures, for

Develops drugs in relation to cardiovasular research. natural science endothelial dysfunction Develops drugs in relation to cardiovasular research. The Company develops diagnostic and therapeutic applications for the treatment of cardiovascular and cerebal diseases based upon research conducted to understand the

Provides fluid purification solutions. fluid purification oil purification Provides fluid purification solutions. The Company#;s products are based on its patented Balanced Charge Agglomeration(SM) (BCA) technology. ISOpur markets its product line as ISOPur(TM) to OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers

Develops web-hosted applications for the reinsurance market. insurance technology reinsurance technology reinsurance negotiation Develops web-hosted applications for the reinsurance market by leveraging new Internet technologies in application architecture, network communication and information delivery. The Company offers a secure

Provides services to the iron mining industry. iron mining Provides services to the iron mining industry.

Manufactures self-adhesive labels. text labels printed cartons pharmaceutical packaging leaflet labels Manufactures self-adhesive labels. The Company produces specialized self adhesive labels for manufacturers in the toiletries, personal care and cosmetics, beverages and pharmaceuticals markets.

Develops and markets proprietary career development software. decision support software career development software Develops and markets proprietary career development software that provides education and career decision support solutions for the education community. The Company#;s products are designed to empower

Provides performance management software. platforms Provides performance management software which delivers the metrics, processes and systems used to monitor and manage an enterprise#;s business performance. The Company focuses on the intersection of people, process and performance, and provide the

Manufactures industrial products and services. safety hardware Manufactures industrial safety equipment. The Company provides safetly clothing and headgear for workers. Products include hard hats, goggles, industrial ear muffs, gas masks, torches, and health and safety kits. Operating units are run