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.

iVillage was founded in 1995. NBCU acquired the business for $600 million in 2006. iVillage offers a cyber retreat for the female Web surfer. The NBC Universal (NBCU)-owned network of websites aims to be the leading online destination for women. The iVillage Network blends expert opinion on a variety of topics (pregnancy and parenting, beauty and style, home and garden, entertainment, and food) with community features (message boards and blogs). In addition to its flagship portal, iVillage operates sites such as iVillage UK, the Health Video Network, GardenWeb, and Astrology.com. A majority of revenue comes from online advertising.

Vertro, Inc., an Internet company that owns and operates the ALOT product portfolio primarily in the United States. The company offers ALOT toolbar, homepage, and desktop applications, which are designed to make the Internet easy for consumers by providing direct access to affinity content and search results. It markets its products under the ALOT brand name. The company was formerly known as MIVA, Inc. and changed its name to Vertro, Inc. in June 2009. Vertro, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.

WGSN was founded in 1998 by former British textile entrepreneurs, brothers Julian and Marc Worth, and is owned by UK trade publisher Emap. Fashion buyers and designers don't need to leave their desks to see the latest collections -- they can do it right from their PCs through the Worth Global Style Network (WGSN). WGSN offers subscription access to apparel, style, design, and retail industry news, as well as reviews, trend reports, and market analysis. The service is targeted at buyers, designers, retailers, marketers, and industry analysts; it has some 36,000 customers. Sister site WGSN-edu.com offers a time-delayed version of the service to fashion and design students for free.

The Corporate Library is an independent investment research firm that provides business information focused on corporate boards of directors and officers. It covers more than 5,400 companies, including the largest North American public companies along with many international businesses. The company also offers company reports and risk assessment tools. Nell Minow (chairman and editor) and Robert A.G. Monks founded The Corporate Library in 1999. The company expanded its overseas coverage with the acquisition of GovernanceMetrics International (GMI) in 2010. The Corporate Library and GMI are together owned by Governance Holdings Co.

Yahoo! Inc. provides online properties and services to users; and marketing services to advertisers worldwide. Its integrated consumer experiences offerings include the Yahoo! Home Page, My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Toolbar, Yahoo! Local, and Connected TV over the Web, mobile, or TV; communications offerings comprise Yahoo! Mail and Yahoo! Messenger, which provide a range of communication services to users and small businesses across various devices and broadband Internet access partners; communities offerings consist of Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, and Flickr that enable users to organize into groups and share knowledge, common interests, and photos; search offerings include Yahoo! Search, a search technology, which provides users with a search capability with search results ranked and sorted based on relevance to the users’ search query. Yahoo! Inc. also offers media products and solutions comprising online media properties, such as Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo! Sports, and Yahoo! Entertainment & Lifestyles that are designed to engage users with the online content and services on the Web; and Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo! Travel, Yahoo! Real Estate, Yahoo! Personals, Yahoo! Autos, and Yahoo! Small Business that enable users to research specific topics, products, services, or areas of interest by reviewing and exchanging information, obtaining contact details, considering offers from providers of goods and services, or parties with similar interests. Its Internet marketing solutions for third-party developers, advertisers, and publishers include display of graphical advertisements, the display of text-based links to an advertiser’s Website, listing-based services, and commerce-based transactions. In addition, the company provides a range of tools for online display advertising, including rich media, video, and targeting. Yahoo! Inc. has a strategic alliance with Nokia Corporation. Yahoo! Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

BET Digital Media Group is a unit of Viacom subsidiary Black Entertainment Television. This company is hoping to create a cultural connection online. BET Digital Media Group operates the BET.com portal, a leading provider of Internet content and services targeted to African-Americans. Other digital assets include BET on Blast (broadband media player), BET on Demand (video on demand), and BET Mobile (a mobile content subscription service). BET.com offers information on such topics as news, health, music, and careers to an audience of more than 3 million registered users. It generates revenue from advertisements and sponsorships.

Fasthosts Internet is a division of Germany-based United Internet. Fasthosts Internet wants businesses to entertain customers fast. Fasthosts Internet Ltd. company offers Web hosting services and low-cost broadband Internet access to businesses, individuals, and resellers. Fasthosts automates its services using an online control panel that allows customers to set up and manage their accounts, including adding and managing domain names. Fasthosts Internet Ltd. company was founded in 1999 when schoolmates Andrew Michael and Alex Wilding could not find a suitable hosting service for a project Web site they were designing. Andrew Michael was succeeded as CEO in 2009 by Andy Burton, the former CEO of Centennial Software.

CGI Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services (IT) and business process services in Canada, the United States, India, Europe, and Asia Pacific. CGI Group provides systems integration and consulting services in the areas of business intelligence and data warehousing, business transformation, change management, collaborative technologies, compliance process and reporting, customer relationship management, data management services, enterprise content management, enterprise resource planning, enterprise risk management, management consulting, spend management, service oriented architecture, and supply chain management. It also offers application-specific services, including application development, application transformation and modernization, enterprise application integration, and enterprise testing and quality services. In addition, CGI provides managed application services covering service planning and monitoring, service management and support, service delivery, and contract administration areas; and technology management services principally comprising server consolidation and virtualization, storage and archiving solutions, remote access solutions, data center management and assessment, technology modernization, Web hosting, IT service management, managed security, regulatory management, policy and governance, and business continuity services, as well as various cost management solutions. Further, it offers business process services, which primarily include document management, payroll processing and human resources management, trade services, housing contract administration, and finance and administration, as well as billing, enrollment, and member services. CGI serves banking, healthcare, government, insurance, manufacturing, oil and gas, retail, telecommunications, utilities, wealth management, and distribution sectors, as well as credit unions. CGI Group Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Leisure Arts is a subsidiary of Liberty Capital Group. For those who have lost the art of leisure (or need a refresher course on how to sew a cross stitch) look no further than Leisure Arts. Leisure Arts publishes how-to information on creative lifestyle topics such as needlework, crafts, and decorating. Its collection of Web sites includes TheLeisureBotique.com, LeisureArtsLibrary.com, and TwoPeasInABucket. Leisure Arts also produces books and DVDs. In addition to publishing, Leisure Arts conducts manufacturing, distribution, and shipping activities from its 150,000 square foot warehouse facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. It creates its material in house, and works with third-party publishers and manufacturers.

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