Alternet Systems, Inc. provides telecom services; education/healthcare application software and content solutions; and mobile transaction services to customers primarily in Latin America, North America, and the Caribbean. It designs and sells proprietary software and hardware systems, known as ‘SchoolWeb’ and ‘CommunityWeb’, which provide high speed Internet access to schools and rural communities; and provides Voice over Internet Protocol services. The company offers a portfolio of solutions for government, business, schools, hospitals, and residents. It also focuses on its electronic transaction products, targeting various industries, such as telecom, financial, utilities, and transportation sectors. Alternet Systems was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. provides services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the Internet in the United States and internationally. The company offers Application Performance solutions that improve the performance of dynamic applications used by enterprises to connect with their employees, suppliers, and customers. Its Application Performance solutions include Web Application Accelerator, which enables enterprises to run various applications; and IP Application Accelerator that is designed to address core Internet weaknesses to optimize the performance and real-time sensitivity associated with IP-enabled applications delivered over Internet-related protocols. It also provides Digital Asset solutions that enable enterprises to execute their large file management and distribution strategies. The company’s Digital Asset solutions include Akamai Media Delivery solution that delivers media content on behalf of its customers; and Electronic Software Delivery solution, which handles the distribution of software for its customers. In addition, it offers Dynamic Site solutions, which accelerate business-to-consumer Websites that integrate collaborative content and applications into their online architecture; Advertising Decision solutions that enable advertisers, agencies, publishers, and networks to buy and sell advertising; and custom solutions to commercial and government customers. Additionally, the company offers other solutions, such as EdgeControl tools that provide reporting and management capabilities; network data feeds and Website analytics, which provide customers with real time data about the performance of their content and applications over the Internet; and performance management services that help customers better understand their Web operations with tools that measure various aspects of an application’s performance. Akamai Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Started by Michael Kinsley in 1996, Slate Magazine is owned by The Washington Post. In 2008 the magazine became part of The Washington Post's newly created Slate Group. If you find mainstream journalism a dull, cold world, you might try this online publication. Slate Magazine operates a popular Web site offering news and commentary slightly skewed for hip and erudite readers. The Internet magazine covers the arts, business, politics, sports, travel, and technology and attracts an audience of about 5 million people. The Web site is supported through advertising and sponsorships.

Onyx stays (in the) black by helping other businesses keep moving. Onyx Internet is an Internet services provider and IT support firm serving businesses in North East England. Its Onyx Group does the ISP work while DataBanx offers data hosting, Aksaris network security, and Onyx Consult helps businesses sort out their information technology problems related to regulatory compliance, supply chain management, and network security. In addition to its clients in the UK, Onyx also works as a consultant for companies in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Clients have included Aberdeen Football Club, Bausch & Lomb, and Reg Vardy.

Allrecipes.com started out in 1997 with the site Cookierecipe.com. Allrecipes.com is a subsidiary of The Reader's Digest Association. Got Cravings? Allrecipes.com can help you satisfy them with one of their 40,000 recipes. The community-driven Web site not only offers recipes, but also meal- and diet-planning, and newsletters. Its advice section offers articles, cooking tips, step-by-step photo tutorials, glossaries, and reference charts. Users can search for recipes by ingredient, keyword, type of dish, or brand name. In addition, Allrecipes.com publishes cookbooks such as Allrecipes Cookbook, Dinner Tonight, and Best Brands.

CariNet shoulders some of the load for businesses with heavy data requirements. A "cloud" (or Internet-based) computing provider, the company provides managed data and hosting services for business and Internet service providers from its five data centers. CariNet also provides e-commerce services, as well as colocation and broadband Internet access to customers in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Southern California businesses through its Complex Drive division. Additional services and products include backup, firewalls and security, IP addresses, and switches.

YouTube was founded in 2005 by Steve Chen (former CTO) and Chad Hurley (former CEO). Today it is a subsidiary of Internet search giant Google. YouTube is definitely not your father's method of sharing video footage. The company has amassed a collection of more than 100 million video clips, many of which feature user generated content, which it broadcasts online via its Web site at YouTube.com. With about 70 million unique visitors a month in the US (and the sixth-largest audience on the Web), it has become the clear leader in online video sharing. YouTube earns revenue by selling advertising, and has partnership deals with content providers such as CBS, Warner Music Group, and the NBA.

Big Stick Media Corporation has made a business of serving the serious sports fan, sports bettor, and sports handicappers by providing fact-based information relating to scores, statistics, and opinion-oriented information (read: handicapping services). Information includes sports picks from professional handicappers, game stats, injury reports, scores, and lines from major sportsbooks. Catering to North American sports enthusiats, the company's portfolio of sites includes JimFeist.com, VegasOnlinesports.com, and ScoresLinesPick.com. Big Stick Media also engages the fantasy sports crowd with its rotoplay.com site. What are the odds? Big Stick Media has a slew of Web sites devoted to that very question.

Kelley Blue Book Co., Inc. was established in 1926 by car buff Les Kelley. In 2010 online automotive advertising company AutoTrader.com agreed to buy Kelley Blue Book. Kelley Blue Book helps steer people away from something yellow -- a lemon. The company publishes information on vehicle pricing, including automobile trade-in values, as well as car ratings and reviews. While the company still publishes the traditional print Blue Book Official Guide, it has shifted its focus to the Web, offering all of its information online. In addition, Kelley Blue Book owns CDMdata, which provides hardware and software for the auto industry, and CDM Dealer Services, which offers inventory-management software.

iBAHN drives communications on the Internet superhighway. iBAHN Corporation provides high-speed Internet access to the hospitality industry primarily in 40 countries. Over wired and wireless broadband connections, it provides digital entertainment and information services to hotel guests, small group meetings, and large industry events at about 2,000 hotels, conference centers, and meeting rooms. Its secure broadband service also enables videoconferencing for corporations and associations hosting meetings and training sessions. iBAHN's Speed Solution service lets hotels charge a higher rate for speedier Internet service. Clients have included Accor, Marriott, and Hilton. Privately held, iBAHN was founded in 1998.

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