Oracle Corp. is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company.

With annual revenues of more than $10.1 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world.

Sun Microsystems is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of network computing systems.

Recognized for quality and innovation, the company's products hold the highest UNIX market share in the following three important categories: workstations, datacenter servers, and database servers.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco's networking solutions connect people, computing devices and computer networks, allowing people to access or transfer information without regard to differences in time, place or type of computer system.

Cisco provides end-to-end networking solutions that customers use to build a unified information infrastructure of their own, or to connect to someone else's network. Cisco has set the standard for business transformation by using Internet technology to integrate its core processes and culture.

BEA Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of mission-critical Web and middleware solutions for the world's largest enterprises. BEA's product line enables end-to-end, integrated solutions for electronic commerce and business-critical systems.

BEA also provides a comprehensive suite of consulting, education, and customer support offerings to preserve and maximize technology investments in BEA products.