DSL.net lets others fight it out for the big fish in the pond. DSL.net provides high-speed Internet access and data communications to small and midsized businesses primarily over a digital subscriber line (DSL) network, as well as via higher capacity T-1 lines. Other services include integrated voice and data systems using voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Web hosting, virtual private networks (VPNs), and remote access to corporate networks. In addition to selling directly to customers, DSL.net uses third-party resellers such as GRIC Communications. DSL.net is a subsidiary of MegaPath Networks.

FriendFinder Networks (formerly Penthouse Media Group) owns and operates a variety of social networking websites, including FriendFinder.com, AdultFriendFinder.com, Amigos.com, and AsiaFriendFinder.com. All total, its sites are offered to some 245 million members in some 170 countries. The company also publishes the venerable adult magazine PENTHOUSE, and produces adult video content and images. It began focusing on the Web when it acquired Various (doing business as FriendFinder) in 2007. The following year the company changed its name from Penthouse Media Group to FriendFinder Networks. In 2010 it postponed plans to go public.

iPass was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California. iPass Inc. provides enterprise mobility services that facilitate network access from mobile devices. Its enterprise mobility services include iPass Mobile Office service, which delivers 3G mobile data, Wi-Fi hotspot, wired broadband, and dial-up access services; and network services that provide customers with a dial-up network coverage and broadband coverage. The company also offers iPass Mobile Connect, a service that collects and transmits usage data and statistics from the mobile device; iPass Mobile Insight to report and analyze mobile usage across networks, connections, and devices; iPass Mobile Control, a policy enforcement service; and iPass Mobile Network, a virtual network that offers broadband access. In addition, it provides site-to-site managed network services to enterprises through its iPass Branch Office that offers a managed wide-area network to connect small offices with corporate data centers; and iPass Retail Office, which provides wide-area networking for distributed retail locations to connect to a corporate data center. Further, the company offers iPass Virtual Office that provides managed fixed broadband for teleworkers, as well as offers professional services. iPass Inc. offers its services worldwide directly through its sales force, as well as through network service providers, telecommunications carriers, systems integrators, and value added resellers.

CBS Interactive was launched in 2005 as CBS Media Group. It became CBS Interactive in 2006. This business has its eye on the Internet. CBS Interactive oversees the online operations of media giant CBS Corporation, including such Web sites as CBS.com, CBSNews.com, and Sho.com (for Showtime Networks). It also operates CBSSports.com, a leading sports information site, and TheInsider.com for celebrity news, photos, and gossip. CBS Interactive additionally offers CBS Video, a broadband channel that streams CBS content and also features original series created for the Internet. In 2008 the company expanded when it acquired the technology-focused online content provider CNET Networks for about $1.8 billion.

Local.com Corporation provides local search services on the Internet. It operates Local.com, a local business directory site that provides information on approximately 14 million local businesses. Local.com Corporation also provides local search services on its local syndication network of regional media sites for which it offers business directories and associated services, as well as provides sales and advertiser services. Local.com Corporation offers proprietary search results using its patented technologies, as well as monetizes those search results by placing sponsored listings on the search results page. Its sponsored listings comprise subscription, cost-per-click, cost-per-call, and display ads from its own direct advertisers and third-party advertiser sources. Local.com Corporation was formerly known as Interchange Corporation and changed its name to Local.com Corporation in November 2006. Local.com Corporation was founded in 1999 and is based in Irvine, California.

Bandwidth.com has the capacity to carry on. Bandwidth.com, Inc. is a provider of business communications services such as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), broadband Internet access, conferencing, and managed networks. It acts as an online broker between small and midsized businesses needing broadband access and carriers (like Sprint Nextel or Verizon) selling it. Bandwidth.com also facilitates installation and servicing of the connection following the sale.

China Finance Online Co. Limited provides online financial and listed company data and information in the People’s Republic of China. The company provides various subscription-based services on a single information platform that integrates data and information from multiple sources with features and functions, such as data and information search, retrieval, delivery, storage, and analysis. It collects, processes, and provides financial analysis tools, historical data, news, research reports, and online forums to its subscribers in one integrated information platform, which allows them to make informed investment decisions with respect to various listed company stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and stock index futures. The company’s Website content and research tools also offer various services consisting of attracting visitors and market its subscription based service offerings; storing content and serving as an integral part of its information platform; serving as download platforms for its service offerings; and displaying online advertisements. In addition, its financial analysis tools provide securities market data, technical analysis, and fundamental analysis. Further, the company offers various brokerage and online advertisement services. It serves individual investors managing their own money; professional investors, such as institutional investors managing money on behalf of their clients and high net worth individuals; and other financial professionals, including investment bankers, stock analysts and financial reporters, and middle class individuals. The company markets service offerings through its Websites, jrj.com and stockstar.com, as well as through customer support personnel at its telemarketing and customer service centers. It has strategic alliances with China Telecom and China Center for Financial Research of Tsinghua University. China Finance Online Co. Limited company was founded in 1998 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

This company lives in a (young) man's world, and it would be nothing without games, gadgets, and girls. UGO Entertainment (pronounced "Yu-Ji-Oh") is an online publisher that targets 18- to 34-year-old men with content for video game fans. The site covers topics of interest for the "gamer lifestyle", such as technology, movies, and sports. Flagship sites UGO.com and 1UP.com and their network of related sites, which draw an audience of about 42 million monthly users, also offers streaming media entertainment and features on comics, TV shows, and music. Launched in 1997 as Unified Gamers Online, UGO Entertainment was acquired by publisher Hearst Corporation in 2007; it operates as part of Hearst Interactive Media.

Buzz Media, Inc. was founded in 2005 as Buzznet by chief creative officer Anthony Batt. The buzz surrounding Buzz Media is that this company's Web sites are for diehard music fans. The company's Buzznet.com site differentiates itself from other online communities by having users create their own programming. Members vote (build "buzz") on the interactive content that appears on the front page. Buzz Media cultivates relationships with artists who act as guest bloggers and promote their own work. Launched as a music site, Buzz Media has expanded to include a collection of entertainment sites. It has received funding from Redpoint Ventures and Anthem Venture Partners, both early investors of MySpace.com.

Tabor Communication was founded by CEO Tom Tabor in 2002. Tabor Communication provides media, research, market intelligence, and communication services for the computing industry. The company specifically focuses on the highly technical High Productivity Computing (HPC) market segment. Its flagship publication is HPCwire (www.HPCwire.com), an online news analysis and information source for the HPC community, including technical professionals, corporate management, and journalists. Tabor Publications also produces custom-published books, executive summits, industry showcases, and other special events. It sold its research and consulting business (Tabor Research) in 2009.

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