EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association whose mission is to advance higher education by promoting the intelligent use of information technology. www.educause.edu

Nuventive, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is an education-focused technology consulting company with a mission to provide institutions, faculty, and students with the tools and services they need to effectively examine, improve, and manage their life-long learning process. The product solutions offered by the company include TracDat, an institutional planning and assessment tool, and iWebfolio, an electronic portfolio. For more information, please visit www.nuventive.com.

WebCT has set the standard for e-learning systems in higher education. Based in Lynnfield, Mass., WebCT provides a highly flexible e-learning environment that empowers institutions across the educational spectrum with the ability to achieve their unique objectives. Thousands of colleges and universities around the world - from community colleges to large university consortia - have standardized on WebCT to expand the boundaries of teaching and learning. For more information, please visit www.webct.com.

Datatel is a leading provider of fully-integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has more than 725 client institutions throughout North America. For nearly 30 years, Datatel has focused exclusively on helping colleges and universities operate more efficiently, making it possible to provide the ActiveCampus Experience - the definitive state of personal productivity, collaboration, and institutional effectiveness. For more information, please visit www.datatel.com.

Sun Microsystems, Inc. has long been synonymous with leading edge technology. Now, after 18 years of telling the world "The Network is the Computer," Sun is poised to become the leader in the emerging network-driven economy. Forward thinking organizations are looking to Sun to lead them into the dot com future. Sun was founded with one driving vision. A vision of computers that talk to each other no matter who built them. A vision in which technology works for you, not the other way around. While others protected proprietary, stand-alone architectures, Sun focused on taking companies into the network age. As a result, Sun has become the dot in .com, providing systems and software with the scalability and reliability needed to drive the electronic marketplace. For more information, visit www.sun.com

NCS Pearson is a global provider of applications, services and technologies for education, testing, assessment and complex data management. The combination of NCS and Pearson Education has created a world leading integrated education company, combining strong market positions in educational content, online learning, assessment and enterprise applications for US schools and professional accreditation. NCS Pearson is a wholly-owned company of Pearson plc, the international media company. For more information, visit www.ncs.com

SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring and academic staffing to colleges and high schools, provides live, online, easy-access tutoring to students. SMARTHINKING works with schools, colleges, universities, textbook publishers and other institutions to help educators offer students outstanding academic support. SMARTHINKING's custom solutions improve faculty support and raise student performance by connecting students to qualified assistance anytime, from any Internet connection. SMARTHINKING clients include schools, colleges, libraries, education companies, individuals, and anyone seeking to increase student achievement. SMARTHINKING currently works with over 500 school clients and businesses.