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Airbiquity  Airbiquity provides software and services that allow data to be transmitted over cellular voice channels. Its aqLink software modem transmits data over both analog and digital networks. Customers include telematics service providers and original equipment manufacturers; OnStar uses the company's products in its GPS-enabled vehicle information systems. Airbiquity software is currently a key component of the GM On*Star service platform as well as the Telematics platforms of many other auto manufacturers.

Perlego Systems provides device management solutions to members of the mobile phone value chain, developing and marketing solutions that provide over-the-air provisioning, application installation and updating, data distribution, backup, storage, restoration, and remote control for consumer and business customers. 

PakSense  PakSense manufactures Smart Labels, which monitor temperature and time of a perishable item through distribution.  LEDs indicate if temperature abuse has occurred and all data collected by the label can be downloaded and graphed. PakSense labels provide incredible insight into what happens to products during distribution, enabling better food quality and safety decisions.

GIgOptix (NASDAQ:GGOX) is a leading provider of electronic engines for the optically connected digital world. We design and manufacture the high speed integrated circuits that connect the optical and electronic domains.

Pet Holdings is a holding company for a number of the web's most popular humor sites including LOLCats, FAIL and LOLCelebs.

Centricity Records is an independent record label whose mission is to nurture and sponsor the talents of emerging Christian music artists. Activities are focused largely in the Pacific Northwest, but Centricity also engages in worthy music projects of national or international scope.

SimplyFun  is a creator and direct-seller of  family-oriented games, learning and entertainment products. These products are offered exclusively through SimplyFun independent consultants, at a SimplyFun FUNdraiser, and online.

Reality Gap is a publisher of Massively Multiplayer Online Games located in Seattle, Washington, founded by video game veterans Michael Williams, J. Mark Hood, and Nolan Bushnell. The company is the innovator behind MetaTIX, a turnkey billing system for the virtual worlds.

 

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InfoSpace, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSP)is a leading developer of tools and technologies to help people discover and enjoy content and information -- whether on a mobile phone or on the PC. InfoSpace uses its proprietary metasearch technology to power a portfolio of branded Web sites and provide private-label search and online directory services to consumers on a global basis. The company's mobile platform and applications create revenue opportunities for carriers, while satisfying consumer demand for a highly relevant mobile user experience.

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Coinstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSTR) pioneered self-service coin counting to provide consumers a convenient and innovative means to convert loose coins into cash. Today, Coinstar, Inc. is a multi-national company offering a range of 4th Wall solutions for the retailers consisting of self-service coin counting, electronic payment solutions, entertainment services, money transfer and self-service DVD rental. The company's products and services can be found at more than 60,000 retail locations including supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, financial institutions, convenience stores and restaurants.