Gordon A. Arthur

Pactolus Communications Software Corporation is devoted to providing telecommunications carriers and service providers with innovative solutions that drive down their cost of delivering enhanced subscriber services, while enhancing their flexibility. Its breakthrough IP communication service solutions offer a next-generation approach to delivering enhanced services that simply gives service providers a tremendous competitive advantage. Its RapidFLEX™ Service Creation and Delivery Creation Platform and SIPware™ applications enable service providers to leverage packet-based communications technologies and standards to dramatically reduce the cost and time-to-market required to launch new subscriber services. Made for the real world and designed for high-volume, highly available carrier networks, Pactolus solutions are handling billions of minutes of subscriber calls per month-and generating real revenues-for major tier one and tier two carriers around the world. And while providing carrier-grade scalability and reliability, the combination of multiple, key revenue generating services can be delivered with a very high degree of customization that is enabled by its industry-leading, object-oriented RapidFLEX™ Service Creation Environment. Pactolus is the recognized leader in the development and delivery of next-generation IP communication solutions for either converged TDM/IP and/or SIP-enabled VoIP networks. They have an impressive group of investors and an expanding list of technology partners they have deployed alongside in next generation networks. Its commitment to open standards is reflected in its products that comply with many of the latest standards specified by the Internet Engineering Task Force (www.ietf.org), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C - www.w3.org). Its adherence to standards has resulted in successful interoperability with well over 50 partner products that adhere to SIP protocol standards.

Voice Processing Corp. specializes in researching and developing speech recognition hardware and software for the telecom and software industry. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. Voice Processing was acquired by Voice Control Systems, Inc. on November 04, 1996 for $24 million.

Call Technologies provides personal communications management solutions to major telecommunications companies, Internet service providers and OEM providers, empowering them to build and retain their own client base with trend-setting features. On March 20, 2000 3Com Corporation acquired Call Technologies, Inc.

Part of EDCI Holdings, Inc., Open Development Corp. is a company that specializes in SEO software. The company is based in Norwood, MA. The company's software helps users find keywords they can rank for, links they can get, and on-page optimizations that are guaranteed to increase rankings. Open Development was acquired by Glenayre Technologies, Inc. on October 15, 1997 for $43.40 million.