Advanced Technology Directory

Advanced Technology

Directory

Advanced Technology Directory

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ABOUT THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION....................... 6

ADVANCED DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES.............................................................................. 7

ADVENT CORPORATION........................................................................................................... 8

AMDOCS........................................................................................................................................ 9

AMERICAN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES CORPORATION.................. 10

APL ENGINEERED MATERIALS............................................................................................ 11

APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC............................................................................. 12

ASTERTEK .................................................................................................................................. 13

BURUJ CONSULTING............................................................................................................... 14

CATERPILLAR ........................................................................................................................... 15

CAVITON..................................................................................................................................... 16

CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ................................................. 17

CHEMSENSING, INC. ............................................................................................................... 18

CMS IMAGE GUIDANCE DIVISION ...................................................................................... 19

COE-TRUMAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ................................................................................. 20

COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION (CASI, INC.)......... 21

CORVOX PARTNERS, INC ....................................................................................................... 22

CU AEROSPACE ........................................................................................................................ 23

DATA COMMUNICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, INC............................................................... 24

DISTANT FOCUS CORPORATION ......................................................................................... 25

DREAMSCAPE DESIGN, INC. ................................................................................................. 26

EKOS MATERIALS CORPORATION ...................................................................................... 27

ELECTRONIC COURSEWARE SYSTEMS, INC. ................................................................... 28

ENERGY VISUALS..................................................................................................................... 29

ENTERPRISEWORKS................................................................................................................ 30

EPIWORKS.................................................................................................................................. 31

EXPETEC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES.................................................................................... 32

FRASCA INTERNATIONAL, INC. ........................................................................................... 33


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FUSION BROADBAND.............................................................................................................. 34

G-CHEM ...................................................................................................................................... 35

GENE PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC............................................................................... 36

GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC................................................. 37

HAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION .......................................................................... 38

HUMAN KINETICS, INC........................................................................................................... 39

ICYT VISIONARY BIOSCIENCE & ICYT MISSION TECHNOLOGY, INC........................ 40

IGUANA ROBOTICS.................................................................................................................. 41

ILLINI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ...................................................................................... 42

INNOVATIVE SECURITY SYSTEMS/ARGUS SYSTEMS GROUP ...................................... 43

INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ................................................................................... 44

INTEL, A DIVISION OF INTEL AMERICAS, INC. ............................................................... 45

INTERSYMBOL COMMUNICATIONS.................................................................................... 46

ISOTECH LABORATORIES, INC. ........................................................................................... 47

ISS, INC. ...................................................................................................................................... 48

IT24............................................................................................................................................... 49

KIM LABORATORIES ............................................................................................................... 50

KORORA ...................................................................................................................................... 51

LABTHERMICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ............................................................................... 52

LIBRARY CHANNEL, THE....................................................................................................... 53

MAGNETIC RESONANCE MICROSENSORS CORP. (MRM).............................................. 54

MIMOSA ACOUSTICS............................................................................................................... 55

MOTOROLA MOBILE DEVICES SECTOR ............................................................................ 56

NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS.................................... 57

NEXTUMI.................................................................................................................................... 58

NEXVU TECHNOLOGIES ........................................................................................................ 59

NPL ASSOCIATES...................................................................................................................... 60

OJC TECHNOLOGIES, INC...................................................................................................... 62

ONE-TO-ONE SERVICE.COM ................................................................................................. 63


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OPAL KELLY .............................................................................................................................. 64

PEARSON .................................................................................................................................... 65

POWERWORLD CORPORATION ............................................................................................ 66

PRAIRIE CITY COMPUTING................................................................................................... 67

PRAIRIE PRODUCTION GROUP ............................................................................................ 68

PRAIRIENET COMMUNITY NETWORK................................................................................ 69

PRECISION GRAPHIC SERVICES, INC. ............................................................................... 70

PROJECTWIRE.COM, INC. ...................................................................................................... 71

PROMINIC.NET, INC. ............................................................................................................... 72

QUASAR STRATEGIES ............................................................................................................. 73

RAVE COMMUNICATIONS...................................................................................................... 74

RIVERWATCHER ...................................................................................................................... 75

ROUNDTABLE MEDIA INC. .................................................................................................... 76

SAFFIRE SYSTEMS................................................................................................................... 78

SAIC ............................................................................................................................................. 79

SCITEC, INC. .............................................................................................................................. 80

SIMPLIFIED COMPUTERS ..................................................................................................... 81

SMARTSPARK ENERGY SYSTEMS ........................................................................................ 82

SOFT MACHINES...................................................................................................................... 83

SOL TEC, INC. ............................................................................................................................ 84

SOMAT CORPORATION ........................................................................................................... 85

SOURCEGEAR LLC ................................................................................................................... 86

SPECTRAL DATA SERVICES, INC. ........................................................................................ 87

SPECTRUM CORP. .................................................................................................................... 88

STELLARTRON, INC. ................................................................................................................ 89

STRATA DECISION TECHNOLOGY, LLC ............................................................................. 90

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. .................................................................................................... 91

SYMBOLIC SOUND CORPORATION...................................................................................... 92

SYNERGY DATA SOLUTIONS, INC. ....................................................................................... 93


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TECHNICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATES, INC. .......................................................................... 94

TEKION, INC. ............................................................................................................................. 95

TELOGIX SYSTEMS INC. ......................................................................................................... 96

TRUSTED SYSTEM SERVICES, INC. ..................................................................................... 97

U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY (CERL) .............................................................................................................. 98

USERACTIVE, INC. ................................................................................................................... 99

VISBOX, INC............................................................................................................................. 100

VOLO BROADBAND................................................................................................................ 101

WOLFRAM RESEARCH.......................................................................................................... 102

HIGH-TECH PROGRAMS & SERVICES ......................................................................................... 104

For more information, please contact:.......................................................................... 106


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ABOUT THE CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION The mission of the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) is to promote economic development in Champaign County by creating a business climate that enables local companies to prosper, assists local companies to expand, and implements national and regional strategies to attract new and start-up companies to the area. The EDC focuses its efforts and programs/services on five main areas:

• Existing Business Expansion and Retention • Business Attraction • High Tech Programs/Services • Information Management • Marketing

The EDC acts as a resource to companies seeking to expand operations in Champaign County. The organization offers a wide variety of confidential and cost-free services and information, including community tours; assistance in establishing visitation itineraries with corporate, community, and government contacts; as well as serving as a liaison with service providers and public officials. The programs offered through the EDC are designed to ensure long-term economic growth for the high-tech community. The EDC is working to position Champaign County as a premier location for conducting high-tech business. To achieve this goal, the EDC is administering programs and services to specifically address the issues of this growing sector. Some of the services include hosting monthly networking events, facilitating high-tech roundtables and publishing regular periodicals and directories. The Champaign County Advanced Technology Directory is a biannual publication of the EDC containing information on the county’s high-tech sector submitted by companies. Champaign County, home to the University of Illinois, is defined by location plus innovation. Our central U.S. location, plus the scientific and technological innovation for which the community is noted, continues to make Champaign County a rapidly growing center for scientific and commercial breakthroughs, cost-effective operations and personal satisfaction.


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ADVANCED DIAMOND TECHNOLOGIES

Mr. Neil Kane Enterprise Works 60 Hazelwood Dr., Ste. 224 Champaign, IL 61820 Email: [email protected]

Phone: (217) 265-9824

Website: www.thindiamond.com

Headquarters: Champaign, IL

Year Established: 2005

Product:

• UNCD-processed mechanical pump seals • Hermetic coatings for retinal prosthetic implants • MEMS (micro-electrical-mechanical systems) • RF-MEMS • Cold-cathode electron sources (which can be used in flat panel displays) • Anti-stiction coatings for MEMS devices • Biosensors

Advanced Diamond Technologies, Inc. (ADT) was formed in December 2003 to commercialize Ultrananocrystalline™ diamond (UNCD™) technology from Argonne National Laboratory. ADT is the licensee to the Argonne portfolio of application and process patents for using and synthesizing UNCD films.

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ADVENT CORPORATION

Mr. Bob Cowie 2004 S. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 Email: [email protected]

Phone: (217) 244-7756

Fax: (217) 244-7757

Website: www.advent.com

Employees: 2

Headquarters: Urbana, IL


Product:

• Custom Software Development

Description: Advent creates solutions to information management, software engineering and specialized computer application problems. We have thorough knowledge of hardware and software integration and the necessary experience to maximize the performance of new or existing systems. Our core competencies include:

• Client-Server and Standalone Database Applications • Barcoding Systems Integration • Handheld, Desktop and Mainframe Systems Integration • Database Web Publishing, E-Mail and File Transfer Integration • Point-of-Sale and Inventory Management


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AMDOCS

Mr. Yossi Raveh 2109 Fox Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 239-8783

Fax: (217) 239-7996

Website: www.amdocs.com

Employees: 550

Headquarters: Israel

Parent Company: Amdocs, Inc.


Product:

• Telecommunications software and services

Description: Amdocs provides information solutions to the leaders of the communications and IP industry worldwide offering CRM, billing and ordering management systems for communication providers and business support systems for directory publishing companies.


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AMERICAN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORIES CORPORATION

Dr. Z. Charlie Li 711 Parkland Ct. Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 352-6060

Fax: (217) 352-6052

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.aaclabs.com

Employees: 14 Headquarters: Savoy, IL

Year Established: 1994 Product:

• Analytical testing Service

Description: Analytical testing service for nutrition and nutritional supplements, OTC, cosmetics, and environmental industry. Research and development service to nutritional supplement and pharmaceutical industry and research labs in the university.


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APL ENGINEERED MATERIALS

Mr. James L. Schoolenberg 2401 N. Willow Rd. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 367-1340

Fax: (217) 367-9084

Employees: 82

Headquarters: Solon, OH


• Lighting components

Description: Manufacturer of components for high intensity discharge lighting applications.


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APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.

Mr. Curt Beckemeyer 505 W. University Ave. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 356-4500

Fax: (217) 356-3088


Website: www.ara.com/transportation

Employees: 55

Headquarters: Albuquerque, NM Year Established: 1980 Product:

• Pavement and transportation engineering and consulting

Description: The ERES Consultants Division of Applied Research Associates, Inc. specializes in transportation engineering. The Division's principals, staff and primary consultants are the professional leaders in the fields of highway and airport pavement analysis, design, research, technology transfer, asset management, and transportation materials. Our research and training projects keep us at the cutting-edge of pavement technology and our evaluation, design and management projects keep us in touch with real-world concerns about the transportation infrastructure.


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ASTERTEK

Samuel Waheed Enterprise Works, Ste. 230N 60 Hazelwood Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 417-1836

Fax: (217) 333-4050

Website: http://www.astertk.com/contact.htm

Employees: 5

Headquarters: Champaign, IL Year Established: 2003 Product:

• Semiconductor manufacturing and constructions

Description: AsterTEK is making business processes more efficient and enhancing bottom line of traditional companies by developing and applying right technology at the right place. AsterTEK assembled talented core technology teams in US and in other parts of the world to deliver highly cost- effective and quality technology solutions for its clients. AsterTEK products are making positive business impact in different vertical markets including semiconductor manufacturing, construction, and retail industries. AsterTEK specializes in data mining and management fields and has established strong alliances with the leaders in the field. AsterTEK clearly understands the data security threats and the importance of "Zero tolerance" security policies in the present highly inter-connected Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer data storage.


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BURUJ CONSULTING Dr. Irfan Ahmad Illinois Technology Center 101 W. Tomaras Ave. Savoy, IL 61874-9547 Phone: (217) 351-4378

Fax: (217) 352-6655


Employees: 1



• Grain quality and security sensors • Crop sensors • Precision agriculture nanosensors

Description: Buruj Consulting’s vision is to design and develop information-laden nanosensors for Precession Agriculture that increases efficiency and enhances the ability of stakeholders to adopt and benefit from new technologies for an environment-friendly agriculture. The development of a vision sensor will allow for the successful elimination of soybean disease and for the conduction of very high-throughput soil analysis for precise crop management.


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CATERPILLAR

Walter Lohmann 1901 S. First Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 244-5296

Fax: (217) 244-4694


Website: www.caterpillar.com

Employees: 64

Headquarters: Champaign, IL Year Established: 1999

Description: By using today's advanced simulation and analysis technology, the Champaign Simulation Center makes it possible to test designs in a virtual proving ground. This allows problems to be discovered and designs revised before a physical model has ever been built.


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CAVITON

Mr. David Kellner Enterprise Works, Ste. 244 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 337-6445 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.caviton.com

Employees: 5

Headquarters: Champaign, IL Year Established: 1998 Product:

• Microsensors

Description: Caviton is a research and technology firm designing sensors for environmental monitoring. These sensors have been designed for applications including jet engine exhaust monitoring, pollution monitoring, and detection and identification of chemical warfare agent stimulants.


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CENTER FOR NANOSCALE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Irfan Ahmad 127 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab. 208 N. Wright St. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 333-3097

Fax: (217) 244-6375


Website: www.cnst.uiuc.edu

Employees: 3

Headquarters: Urbana, IL Year Established: 2001 Description: The center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) is engaged in facilitating nanotechnology research, education, outreach, and policy formulation on social, ethical, and environmental issues. CNST objectives are achieved by working in a collaboratory effort towards seamlesss integration of interdisciplinary research from atoms and materials to devices and systems. CNST is uniquely located to harness the entrepreneurial and technical spirit in downstate Illinois, with ongoing linkages with the University Research park, The Champaign Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois Coalition.


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CHEMSENSING, INC.

Dr. Kenneth S. Suslick Enterprise Works, Ste 104 & 106 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 328-3270

Fax: (217) 328-3207 Email: [email protected] Website: www.chemsensing.com

Employees: 8

Headquarters: Northbrook, IL


• Electronic sensors for chemical and odor detection • Biomedical diagnostic sensors

Description: ChemSensing manufactures systems for the detection of diseases through the sampling of breath or the headspace of urine. Recently the technology has been extended to sense enzymatic reactions in the presence of anti-bodies. Our technology uses a metalloporphyrin dye array that changes color in response to volatile organic compounds. A unique color change is determined after exposure to different analytes that present only during disease states and is used to accurately identify bacteria, cancerous tumors and hepatotoxins. An everyday example of color change is when the metalloporphyrins in venous blood (blue) change when exposed to oxygen (red). The technology is exceptionally sensitive because our proprietary metalloporphyrins are highly reactive to volatile organic compounds. ChemSensing is located in Northbrook and Champaign, IL, and has an exclusive license from the University of Illinois.


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CMS IMAGE GUIDANCE DIVISION

Dr. Everette Clif Burdette Corporate Park Centre 2110 Clearlake Boulevard, Suite 102 Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 239-0900 Fax: (217) 239-0905

Website: www.cms-stl.com

Employees: 10

Headquarters: St. Louis, MO


• Surgical visualization and guidance systems • Prostate cancer treatment devices and systems

Description: Burdette Medical Systems, Inc. (BMSI) has developed cutting-edge technologies for non-invasive cancer treatments. Through continual research they have vastly improved and enhanced the present technology for doing brachytherapy. BMSI holds several patents in therapy applications and is unique in several respects. The Interplant® system revolutionized brachytherapy by taking transperineal treatment planning into the operating room. The new I-Beam product is used to target external beam radiation for cancer treatment. These products are sold by CMS Inc., St. Louis, MO. BMSI offers integrated single source turnkey solutions for their applications. The company assists in managing many aspects of the implant program development and provides ongoing support including training.


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COE-TRUMAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Mr. David C. Johnson 206 Burwash Ave. Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 398-8594

Fax: (217) 355-0101


Website: www.ctt-inc.com

Employees: 16

Headquarters: Chicago, IL


• Custom software solutions and web-based products including OASIS (abstract processing for scientific, medical, and professional associations), Catapult(multimedia presentations), CollaborateNow (implementation of Microsoft SharePoint® collaboration tool) and Xcellerant (unified tools to automate business processes rapidly and retrieve value from unstructured and legacy data)

Description: Coe-Truman Technologies, Inc. is an international software consulting company contracting with organizations from a variety of industries. CTT designs and develops custom software solutions for business-to-business, business-to-consumer and e-commerce web applications, client/server systems and supporting Windows 9x/NT applications. CTT also licenses web-based products as an application service provider. These products currently include an online catalog, an abstract submission system and a virtual trade show, as well as, other products for the association industry and exposition industry.


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COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION (CASI, INC.) Dr. Anil Joshi 2001 S. First Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 244-7875

Fax: (217) 244-7874


Website: www.casicorp.com

Employees: 2



• Solver products including PCGLSS, ITEREIGENSOLVE, VSDLSS, SDSOLVE, and HMSLSS

Description: Computational Applications and System Integration (CASI) has been in business of developing and licensing very fast and high capacity iterative and direct solver engines for the solution of linear systems since late 1993. These are widely used in the areas of Engineering Analysis and VLSI Simulation. At CASI the focus is on products with a strong proprietary technical component. The other area of focus for CASI is Software Professional Services - both on-site and off-site. The software services division is the high growth division with over a 100% growth per year in the last two years. The division has several consultants who can be placed at the client site for short-term or long-term assignments at competitive rates. The division also undertakes on-site as well as off-site projects. It has the requisite manpower to handle not just generic software development and testing but also key issues such as scalability and performance.


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CORVOX PARTNERS, INC

Mr. Marshall Lipscomb 2504 Galen Dr., Ste. 104 Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 378-4100

Fax: (217) 378-4200


Website: www.corvox.com

Employees: 2



• Telecommunications, Wireline & Wireless

Description: Corvox Partners is a multi line telecommunications agent. We provide wireline and wireless solutions to our customers in central and southern Illinois. We focus on wide area network connectivity, internet access, cellular and wireless data connectivity.


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CU AEROSPACE

Dr. David Carroll EnterpriseWorks, Ste. 212 & 214 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 333-8274

Fax: (217) 333-4050


Website: www.cuaerospace.com

Employees: 11



• High energy lasers • Electric propulsion systems • Aircraft icing safety systems • Space systems • Planning software • Aerospace materials including smart materials

Description: CU Aerospace is a diversified aerospace company.


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DATA COMMUNICATIONS FOR BUSINESS, INC. Mr. Russell A. Straayer 2949 CR 1000E Dewey, IL 61840 Phone: (217) 897-6600

Fax: (217) 897-1331


Website: www.dcbnet.com

Employees: 20

Headquarters: Dewey, IL


• DSU/CSU • Ethernet serial servers • Remote management products • Multiplexers

Description: Data Comm for Business, Inc. (DCB) manufactures and distributes a broad line of data communications equipment including, SCADA, statistical multiplexers, modems, routers, wireless, remote access, FRADS, DSU's, RS-232 and LAN interconnection.


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DISTANT FOCUS CORPORATION

Mr. Ronald A. Stack EnterpriseWorks, Ste. 230B 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 384-8350

Fax: (217) 333-4050


Website: www.distantfocus.com

Employees: 3



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Description: Distant Focus provides innovative custom solutions for commercial partners, universities, and government agencies such as DARPA allowing these entities turn their ideas into realizable and practical solutions. We specialize in optical systems, camera prototyping, specialty sensors and sensor networks, and distributed processing environments. Distant Focus is located in University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, Illinois.


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DREAMSCAPE DESIGN, INC.

Derek Glusak One Henson Place Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 359-8484

Fax: (217) 239-5858


Website: www.dreamscapedesign.com

Employees: 8



• Custom DVDs, CDs, mini CDs, videos, and websites • Custom software development, • 3D Modeling/animation • High definition video acquisition and editing, • Website programming and design

Description: Interactive agency offering premier digital design and hi-tech marketing materials: website, intranet/extranet development, e-commerce, CD/DVD development, digital audio/video production, 3D animation, strategies and marketing consultation.


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EKOS MATERIALS CORPORATION

Dr. Chris Mangun 101 Tomaras Ave. Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 356-7162

Fax: (217) 352-6655


Website: www.ekos-corp.com

Employees: 4

Headquarters: Savoy, IL


• Activated carbon fibers • High-performance composites

Description: Ekos Materials Coproration develops tailored adsorbent systems for removal of contaminants from air and water. They work on the commercialization of aluminum metal matrix composites, thermosetting copolyesters and boron nitride composites for a range of applications such as, brakes, adhesives, coatings and electronic components.


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ELECTRONIC COURSEWARE SYSTEMS, INC.

Mr. David Peters 1713 S. State St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 359-7099

Fax: (217) 359-6578


Website: www.ecsmedia.com

Employees: 5



• Music education software

Description: ECS publishes instructional music software for all ages and skill levels. Areas of instruction include theory, ear training, rhythm skill development, music fundamentals, and music appreciation. ECS also has an expert design team and technical staff to provide quality multimedia software development services to other companies.


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ENERGY VISUALS

Mr. Tim Born 2004 S. Wright St., #120 Urbana, IL 61802 Phone: (217) 398-8035

Fax: (217) 333-4050


Website:

Employees: 1



• Energy visualization and consulting

Description: The focus of Energy Visuals™ is the development of visualization products to meet the needs of the energy industry. Developing one-line diagrams which can be used to provide simulation and analysis of the electric transmission grid by using PowerWorld Simulator. These one-lines and the underlying data also allow users to better visualize various geographic characteristics of the transmission grid, such as the flows on various lines, the magnitudes of the bus voltages, or contours of location marginal prices. Products such as our FirstRate generator cost product can be used to analyze Optimal Power Flow. Energy Visuals provides consulting services and custom development of one-line visuals for clients based on their power flow cases as well.


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ENTERPRISEWORKS

Mr. Scott Pickard 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 333-8324


Website: www.tech.com

Employees: 2



• High-tech business incubator

Description: EnterpriseWorks is a new high-tech business incubator at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The 43,000 square foot facility is located within UIUC's new Research Park at the south end of campus. EnterpriseWorks can accommodate up to 30 startup companies in a variety of space types that all include high-speed Internet access. Twenty-four of those spaces can be configured as full wet chemistry or life science labs. The building has five shared conference room facilities and a state-of-the-art video conference system. There are also two shared labs that have a range of scientific equipment commonly used in research lab environments.


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EPIWORKS

Mr. Quesnell Hartmann 1606 Rion Drive Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 373-1590

Fax: (217) 373-1591


Website: www.epiworks.com

Employees: 22



• Compound semiconductor epitaxial wafers

Description: EpiWorks, Inc. is a supplier of state-of-the-art compound semiconductor materials and technology for advanced wireless and wireline communications companies.


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EXPETEC TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Ms. Mary Quinn 352 Highland Dr. Rantoul, IL 61866-2221 Phone: (217) 493-2352

Fax: (312) 803-0735


Website: www.expetec1202.com

Employees: 2

Headquarters: Rantoul, IL


• Technology services

Description: Expetec provides web services, website design, and interactive prototyping and design. We have worked on systems ranging from simple marketing websites, to point of purchase kiosks, to interactive prototypes for usability testing. The Expetec franchise network provides a wide variety of technology services throughout the United States and Mexico. With more than 200 locations operating or in development, in 26 states and two countries, we have only begun to scratch the surface. Expetec also services more than 50 national accounts and provides warranty work for several major manufacturers.


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FRASCA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Mr. Rudy Frasca 906 E. Airport Road Urbana, IL 61802 Phone: (217) 344-9200

Fax: (217) 344-9207


Website: www.frasca.com

Employees: 112


Parent Company: Frasca International, Inc. Year Established: 1958 Product:

• Aircraft flight training devices • Aircraft flight simulators

Description: Frasca International designs and manufactures aircraft flight simulators and flight training devices used to train pilots. Our customers include universities, airlines, corporations, governments and military. Our company maintains diverse engineering and manufacturing skills. Engineering disciplines include electrical engineering, software engineering, aerodynamic engineering, graphics engineering, mechanical engineering and user interfaces.


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FUSION BROADBAND

Mr. Mark Scifres 1810 Woodfield Dr. Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 239-3647

Fax: (217) 239-1112


Website: www.fusionbroadband.com

Employees: 30



• Network administration consulting and high-speed Internet access for multi-dwelling unit housing throughout the United States.

Description: Since its incorporation in 1994, DMISI has quickly grown to be one of the nation's leading networking solutions providers for apartment complexes and student housing. Our proven reliability, networking expertise and exceptional service have also earned us the trust of colleges, school districts and commercial customers looking for turnkey networking solutions. DMISI's networking approach includes superior infrastructure installation, network management, systems administration and network support. Our customers are assured of reliable networking solutions and fast, knowledgeable service. Our networking partners include: Cisco, Hewlett Packard, 3 Com, WYSE and Citrix.


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G-CHEM

N'emeka Ogbozor 2004 South Wright St. Urbana, IL 61802 Phone: (217) 244-2045

Fax: (217) 244-7757


Employees: 1


Year Established: n/a Product:

• Specialty chemicals and minerals

Description: Chemical sciences, research and development and formulation of biological active compounds for both medicinal and agricultural purposes.


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GENE PROTEIN TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

Dr. Z. Charlie Li 711 Parkland Ct. Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 352-7856

Fax: (217) 352-6052


Employees: 9



• Genomics and proteomic services

Description: Gene Protein Technologies provide genomic and proteomic services to biotech and academic research laboratories. They develop technologies using proteomic tools that enhance the pace of discovery of traditional Chinese medicine as anticancer alternative medicines.


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GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC. Ms. Sheree Demith Trade Centre South 100 Trade Centre Drive, Ste. 301 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-1165

Fax: (217) 352-9307


Website: www.gist-inc.com

Employees: 13 Headquarters: Champaign, IL


• Computer-based training and distance learning software Description: Global Information Systems Technology (GIST) has been developing fully interactive multimedia training in Champaign for over 20 years. We develop creative training for a variety of highly technical fields, such as, aircrew training, aircraft maintenance, custom software applications, electrical systems and equipment operations for NASA, the Air Force, the Army, Boeing, Raytheon, DHL, AT&T and others. We produce Interactive Courseware (ICW) with a variety of authoring products and multimedia functionality including equipment simulation, VRML components, video and animation. Our ICW products have been delivered via CD-ROM, LAN and the Internet including multi-user applications. Over the many years we have been in business, GIST had developed cutting-edge techniques for developing effective ICW. These techniques have gained GIST national recognition for the development of highly interactive training while maintaining very competitive pricing. The U.S. Distance Learning Association selected one of our WEB Delivered Courseware products as the best DL in the government for 1999. Our award winning ICW approaches keep customers coming back for additional development, over 80% of GIST business is from our existing customer base.


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HAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Mr. George Henry 1201 W. Kenyon Rd. P.O. Box 365 Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 367-7373

Fax: (217) 367-1701


Website: www.halcomm.com

Employees: 7



• Modems for use with shortwave radio

Description: HAL Communications Corporation designs and manufactures data equipment for use with high-frequency (“shortwave”) radio communication systems.


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HUMAN KINETICS, INC.

Mr. Brian Holding 1607 N. Market St. P.O. Box 5076 Champaign, IL 61825-5076 Phone: (217) 351-5076

Fax: (217) 351-2674


Website: www.humankinetics.com

Employees: 286



• Books, Video, Software, Distance Education Courses

Description: Since 1974, Human Kinetic's mission has been to produce innovative, informative products in all areas of physical activity that help people worldwide lead healthier, more active lives. Human Kinetics is the premiere knowledge integrator in the physical activity field. They synthesize vast amounts of information into a constantly evolving array of products that utilize current technology to meet the needs of their varied audiences. Their annual sales, including international operations, surpass $25 million. A privately held company, HK's mission has been to meet the needs of teachers, coaches, professionals, researchers, sport participants, and fitness enthusiasts.


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ICYT VISIONARY BIOSCIENCE & ICYT MISSION TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Mr. Tim Hoerr 2100 S. Oak Street UI Research Park Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 328-9396

Fax: (217) 328-9692


Website: www.i-cyt.com

Employees: 25



• LYT Lasers • X-CYT Software • Rayica Software • Custom Cell Measurement Instruments

Description: iCyt Visionary Bioscience is a rapidly growing professional services firm specializing in the design and engineering of custom, high throughput, cell measurement instrumentation. The company was founded in 1995, and it is the first to graduate from the university's Technology Commercialization Laboratory to the UIUC Research Park. iCyt Mission Technology, Inc., a sister company, is a manufacturer, marketer and distributor of high technology products, including the Lyt 200S and Lyt 100S solid state laser systems, X-Cyt software for clinical and research cytometry labs and Rayica software for optical modeling.


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IGUANA ROBOTICS

Tony Lewis Enterprise Works, Ste. 230D,E,F&G 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 265-6408

Fax: (435) 518-0316


Website: www.iguana-robotics.com

Employees: 10


Year Established: n/a Product:

• Advanced robotic technology

Description: Iguana Robotics develops advanced robotics technology inspired by information processing in biological systems.


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ILLINI PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Mr. Stephan Seyfert 115 N. Neil Street, Suite 402 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (877) 248-IPS1 (4771)

Fax: (717)754-9827


Website: www.IlliniProfessoinalServices.com

Employees: 3



• Project Management • Market Research • Industry/Competitive Analysis • Financial Analysis • Website/Marketing material creation for small and medium sized business in the

Urbana-Champaign community.

Description: Illini Professional Services is a business services firm designed to help foster the growth and development of companies in the Urbana-Champaign community by offering high quality professional services at reasonable rates.


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INNOVATIVE SECURITY SYSTEMS/ARGUS SYSTEMS GROUP

Dr. Andrew Jones 1809 Woodfield Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 355-6308

Fax: (217) 355-1433


Website: www.argus-systems.com

Employees: 10



• E-commerce systems security software

Description: Innovative Security Systems, Inc., dba Argus Systems Group, is an international vendor of Internet security software and engineering services, providing E-commerce systems security solutions. Security technologies developed by Argus facilitate the use of the Internet as a platform for conducting real-time, direct commercial transactions, allowing users from the Internet to directly and securely interact with commercial back-end data systems. Argus' PitBull Intrusion Prevention technology presents new methods of implementing security, minimizing the need for typical security solutions like firewalls and intrusion detection systems.


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INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Jay Schreiber P.O. Box 3612 Champaign, IL 61826 Phone: (217) 832-2082


Website: www.innovative-tech.com

Employees: 1



• Safety transmitters

Description: Innovative Technology of America was formed to develop, produce and sell safety transmitters that form part of the highway information system called Safety Warning System® (SWS®). SWS® has been described as the perfect pathway toward the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) of tomorrow, a brilliant new tool for preventing accidents, injuries and deaths. SWS® employs our transmitters to generate messages in the tens of millions of receivers already in vehicles and alert drivers to the presence of dozens of specific hazards and unique traffic conditions they are approaching - school buses loading/unloading students, school zones, road work zones, hidden intersections, active rail crossings, responding emergency vehicles, utility crews at work and much more.


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INTEL, A DIVISION OF INTEL AMERICAS, INC.

Mr. Bob Kuhn 1906 Fox Drive Champaign, IL 61820-7345 Phone: (217) 403-4200

Website: www.intel.com

Employees: 48

Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA

Parent Company: Intel Corporation Year Established: 1968 Product:

• Software development technology, methodology and support service focusing on tools for high performance computing and multiprocessor parallel application development.

Description: Intel conducts targeted research in compiler technology that exploits the capabilities of complex computer systems and software development languages. The company also develops, markets and supports powerful products, methodologies and services. These offerings save time and cost when software developers create high performance applications for single and multiprocessor computers and networks of computers.


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INTERSYMBOL COMMUNICATIONS

Mr. Sanjiv Chopra 2004 Fox Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 351-1004

Fax: (217) 351-1004


Website: www.intersymbol.com

Employees: 9



• Communications integrated circuits

Description: Intersymbol is developing integrated circuits for 10GB/s metro and long haul optical communications. Intersymbol is a venture backed company founded in 2000 by Dr. Andrew Singer and Dr. Naresh Shanbhag who are on the faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.


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ISOTECH LABORATORIES, INC.

Dr. Dennis D. Coleman 1308 Parkland Ct. Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 398-3490

Fax: (217) 398-3493


Website: www.isotechlabs.com

Employees: 28



• Analytical services for oil, natural gas, environmental companies, government agencies and universities.

Description: Isotech is an analysis laboratory specializing in the isotopic analysis of gases, liquids, and solids. Isotopes are different forms of the same elements. For example, there are two stable forms of carbon, 12C and 13C, and one radioactive isotope, 14C. Isotopic analysis is widely used for such things as geochemical fingerprinting of natural gas (oil and gas exploration, identification of leakage from pipelines, gas storage reservoirs, and landfills),hydrologic studies and environmental studies. Our client base consists of about 50% major oil companies, 20% gas pipeline companies, 20% environmental companies and 10% government agencies and universities.


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ISS, INC.

Ms. Samantha Pearce 1602 Newton Dr. 61822 P.O. Box. 6930 Champaign, IL 61826-6930 Phone: (217) 359-8681

Fax: (217) 359-7879


Website: www.iss.com

Employees: 30



• Fluorescence and analytical instrumentation

Description: Analytical and Biomedical Instruments


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IT24

Dr. Irfan Ahmad EnterpriseWorks, Ste. 230 P 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 384-3005


Website: www.it24.com

Employees: 6

Headquarters: Houston, TX

Parent Company: IT24, LLC Year Established: 2001 Product:

• Software for advertising, e-commerce, education, entertainment, health care, human resources, legal and transportation logistics

• Outsourcing services

Description: IT24 is an information technology company, which specializes in providing outsourcing services for software development, database design and development, website design and hosting, and network design. Our strategic strength is our ability to rapidly assemble high quality development teams to deliver high quality product at short turn around in a cost-effective manner.


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KIM LABORATORIES

Dr. Myung Kim Enterprise Works, Ste. 204 & 206 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 337-6666

Fax: (217) 337-7777

Website: www.kimlaboratories.com

Employees: 7



• Detection and diagnostic system for pathogenic bacteria and virus detection

Description: Kim Laboratories, Inc. seeks to become the world leader in pathogen detection and diagnostic by providing rapid, ultra-sensitive, inexpensive and reliable systems for food processing facilities and health care organizations. Our system is based on innovative and novel technologies that will provide superior results rapidly at lower costs than existing detection methods. The Company will further develop its proprietary processes to develop tests for many other pathogens, ensuring food safety and healthcare benefits.


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KORORA

Mr. Euan C. Fernsler 101 Tomaras Ave. Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 356-7672


Website: www.korora.com

Employees: 3



• Web development and hosting for businesses around the country.

Description: Korora is a professional web development and hosting company specializing in fulfilling the needs of small business through full service support. We handle everything from domain registration to ongoing marketing and all the important design and hosting work in between. Our clients know, and are involved in, as much or as little about the process as they wish.


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LABTHERMICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dr. Ronald L. Johnston 701 Devonshire Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 357-7722

Fax: (217) 351-7705


Website: www.labthermics.com

Employees: 7



• Hyperthermia therapy equipment for cancer treatment

Description: Cancer therapy research, therapy equipment manufacture, therapy staff training and National Cancer Institute Grant research.


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LIBRARY CHANNEL, THE

Mr. Jim Zimmerman 1401 S. State St. Champaign, IL 61820-6564 Phone: (217) 352-5509

Fax: 217-352-8032

Email:

Website: www.thelibrarychannel.com

Employees:


Year Established: Product:

• Web archival software • Web design

Description: The Library Channel is the first Internet search engine, composed exclusively of Web sites selected by librarians, incorporating an on-line community service that unifies the entire community promoting it to the world, creating extraordinary advertising opportunities. They offer cost effective solutions for maintaining fresh web content, stunning Web design and gaining maximum Web value.


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MAGNETIC RESONANCE MICROSENSORS CORP. (MRM)

Dr. Timothy L. Peck 101 W. Tomaras Ave. Savoy, IL 61874 Phone: (217) 351-4359

Fax: (217) 351-4359


Website: www.protasis.com

Employees: 7

Headquarters: Marlboro, MA

Parent Company: Protasis Corporation Year Established: 1995 Product:

• Capillary-scale NMR detection probes and systems

Description: MRM designs, manufactures and sells systems that enable high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. MRM's product is differentiated from other NMR detectors in the size scale of operation. MRM probes and fluidic systems are designed to be capillary-based flow systems capable of microliter volume analysis. Customer markets include pharmaceutical research and production, biotechnology and chemical products.


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MIMOSA ACOUSTICS

Dr. Pat Jeng Enterprise Works, Ste 209 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 367-9740

Fax: (217) 367-9741

Email: n/a

Website: www.mimosaacoustics.com/

Employees: 7


Parent Company: Mimosa Acoustics Year Established: 1996 Product:

• Audiological research and development, manufacturing, distribution

Description: Mimosa Acoustics, Inc. was created in 1994 by Dr. Patricia Jeng. The company was formed to take advantage of research done on cochlear nonlinearity by the Acoustics Research Group of Bell Laboratories, from 1985-1992. What has now become a standard audiological tool, Dr. Jeng and her collaborators (including Etymotic Research) were responsible for the development of one of the earliest available Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE) measurement systems, CUBeDIS. Mimosa Acoustics continues this innovative tradition today, by developing new technologies that put modern research results into the hands of clinicians. Mimosa Acoustics is responsible for the latest generation of OAE measurement tools, marketed in the United States through Starkey Laboratories.


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MOTOROLA MOBILE DEVICES SECTOR

Ms. Nancy Rabe 1800 S. Oak St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 384-8500

Fax: (217) 384-8550


Website: www.motorola.com

Employees: 215

Headquarters: Schaumburg, IL

Parent Company: Motorola, Inc. Year Established: 1977 Product:

• Software for cellular phones

Description: Motorola develops and manufactures electronics and communications equipment. Specifically, the firm makes cellular phones, semi-conductors, two-way radios, pagers, computers and networking peripherals. The Motorola Urbana-Champaign Software Design Center develops software for cellular phones.


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NATIONAL CENTER FOR SUPERCOMPUTING APPLICATIONS

Ms. Karen Green 1205 West Main Street Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 244-0072

Fax: (217) 244-7396

Website: www.ncsa.uiuc.edu

Employees: 400

Headquarters: Urbana-Champaign, IL

Parent Company: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Year Established: 1986 Product:

• Research facility—software production and new technology

Description: The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) is a leader in defining the future's high-performance computing infrastructure for scientists and society. NCSA creates the hardware, software and tools that will comprise the grid. This grid will assemble the country's most advanced technologies into a single system that will advance science beyond what is possible today. The center partners with other institutions and American industry to ensure that the social and economic benefits of NCSA's research and knowledge are transferred to everyone.


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NEXTUMI

Mr. Tim Schigel 60 Hazelwood Dr., Enterprise Works Champaign, IL 61820-7460 Phone: (513) 774-9368

Fax: (513) 774-9369


Website: www.nextumi.com

Employees: 10

Headquarters: Cincinnati, OH

Parent Company: Nextumi/Blue Chip Ventures Year Established: 2004 Product:

• Web infrastructure

Description: Nextumi’s mission is to change the nature of interaction on the web by making the user, not content, the central navigation paradigm; thereby turning the web inside out. Nextumi was founded with the premise that consumers trust other like-minded consumers, and, by enabling consumers to navigate the web via the trusted networks of like-minded persons, Nextumi has created a web experience that is more relevant, timely and useful – more like real life.


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NEXVU TECHNOLOGIES

Mr. Mark Scott 2009 Fox Dr., Ste. 2 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-4000

Fax: (217) 352-2405

Website: www.nexvu.com

Employees: 8

Headquarters: NEXVU Business Solutions, Inc.

Parent Company: Schaumburg, IL Year Established: 2002 Product:

• NEXVU Command Center & Analyzer

Description: Nexvu is in the business of providing usability management solutions to help organizations analyze, monitor and improve the performance of their business applications. Whether you're a CIO wanting to improve business performance without adding significant costs to your IT investment, or a Network Engineer interested in monitoring your applications and ensuring they are operating at a level you require, let NEXVU be your source for Application Performance Management.


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NPL ASSOCIATES

Dr. George H. Miley 912 W. Armory Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 356-5402

Fax: (217) 356-4272


Website: www.n-plasma.com

Employees: 4



• Consulting and research on energy related problems

Description: NPL specializes in industrial applications involving plasmas. This includes high or low temperature energy systems and components involved with energy production, conversion and use in distributed power. Current projects include a rechargeable fuel cell (I-Charger), an ion beam processing tool (I-Beam), and a neutron source (IEC).


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OJC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Ms. Lori Gold Patterson 115 W. Main St., 2nd Fl. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 278-3933

Fax: (217) 278-7171


Website: www.ojctech.com

Employees: 15



• Information technology consulting

Description: In the same spirit as the origami craft, OJC Technologies, Inc. employs the precise processes of the engineer and produces the beautiful result of the artist. OJC Technologies, is a software development and web design company which has been producing high-quality software, identity and marketing services, web and print design and creative solutions for clients for 5 years. Our offerings to our clients include an ever-growing platform of tools coupled with customized solutions to provide the most comprehensive, cost-effective creative solutions to our clients' specific, unique challenges.


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ONE-TO-ONE SERVICE.COM

Mr. Scott Whitsitt 211 West Springfield Ave. Suite 203 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 398-6245

Fax: (217) 351-8512


Website: www.1to1service.com

Employees: 10



• Customer service and marketing software • Internet solutions

Description: One-to-One Service.com provides a web-based email management system (iService) that is easy for companies to implement and enhances customer interactions. iService routes and manages customer email inquiries, provides a powerful self-help web site, and captures a complete history of every customer interaction in its CRM system. The company provides the most advanced email marketing system available (iCentives) in an easy to use hosted environment.


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OPAL KELLY

Mr. Jake Janovetz 2605 Rolling Acres Dr. Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 391-3724


Website: www.opalkelly.com

Employees: 2



• Computer hardware • Consulting services

Description: Opal Kelly is a hardware design company that utilizes the latest advances in technology to provide innovative, low-cost, hardware solutions to such areas as test and measurement, signal acquisition, signal processing. Opal Kelly also has the expertise to solve challenging problems in a variety of system areas and to design and build custom hardware solutions.


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PEARSON

James Quissenberry 125 W. Church St., Ste. 300 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 403-8000

Fax: (217) 378-7399


Website: www.pearsondigital.com

Employees: 70

Headquarters: Mesa, AZ

Parent Company: NCS Pearson Year Established: 1989 Product:

• Educational software

Description: Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. The Champaign office includes employees from Pearson School Technology, Pearson Digital Learning and Pearson Technology who are focused on school administrative and curriculum products delivered online and corporate IT support.


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POWERWORLD CORPORATION

Dr. Mark Laufenberg 2001 South First Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 384-6330

Fax: (217) 384-6330


Website: www.powerworld.com

Employees: 9



• PowerWorld Simulator (Software for large-scale electrical power system analysis)

Description: PowerWorld Corporation develops, markets and supports an integrated family of power system engineering applications software products. It also offers consulting, training and support services to supplement the use of its software products by its customers.


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PRAIRIE CITY COMPUTING

Christopher Alix 115 W. Main St., Ste. 400 Post Office Box 1006 Urbana, IL 61803-1006 Phone: (217) 344-4660

Fax: n/a


Website: www.prairiecity.com

Employees: 4



• Software development and consulting

Description: Prairie City Computing, Inc. provides software development, technology consulting and related services to select clients, with emphasis on scientific and medical applications.


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PRAIRIE PRODUCTION GROUP

J. Steven Main 604 N. Country Fair Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 359-4675

Fax: (217) 359-4689


Website: www.prairie-production.com

Employees: 6



• Audio, video and multi-media production and duplication services

Description: Prairie Production Group combines the expertise and technology available in much larger markets to provide broadcast quality audio-video and multi-media productions at central Illinois prices. They are a full service production house handling a wide variety of projects from concept to final editing including corporate, industrial and training videos as well as radio and television commercials and duplication services. The AVID Media Composer and Avid Xpress digital editing systems provide a level of creativity and efficiency that has become the industry's gold standard for video production. Working in real time broadcast resolution with 3D warp effects and integrated graphics layers, PPG can incorporate all video and on-screen graphics formats into a seamless, polished product. PPG prides itself on the personalized service it provides its clients. They encourage clients to sit in on all aspects of their project from editing and graphics creation to music selection and posting.


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PRAIRIENET COMMUNITY NETWORK

Mr. Paul Adams 501 E. Daniel St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 333-5218

Fax: (217) 265-8424

Email [email protected]

Website: www.prairienet.org

Employees: 5

Headquarters: Champaign-Urbana, IL

Parent Company: University of Illinois Year Established: 1993 Product:

• ISP, tech support, computer training, and web development

Description: Prairienet is a member and donation support community network representing central Illinois. We empower individuals by providing access to information and the tools to use it. Prairienet has a national reputation as a comprehensive community network based on its wide array of programs and services. Core activities include ISP, computer training, recycling computers back to the community, circuit rider support, repository of community information and community content support.


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PRECISION GRAPHIC SERVICES, INC.

Jason Berg 106 S. Neil St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 359-6655

Fax: (217) 398-3037

Email [email protected]

Website: www.precisiongraphics.com

Employees: 35



• Graphics and production-oriented services for publishers of print and electronic media

Description: Precision Graphics offers expertise in graphic design, strategic marketing, web design, and brand development, in both print and electronic media. They can help you develop both corporate and brand presence that help you stand out from the pack and effectively communicate the unique benefits of your product or service. Whether it's introducing a new product, repositioning your company or service, or enhancing your market effectiveness, PG can guide you through every aspect of the marketing process.


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PROJECTWIRE.COM, INC.

Dan Maloney Enterprise Works 60 Hazelwood Dr., Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 356-8426

Fax: (630) 604-8013


Website: www.projectwire.com

Employees: 2



• ProjectPlace web software

Description: ProjectWire.com, Inc. is company which develops powerful, customizable project collaboration software utilities. We have developed a suite of innovative Web-based technologies that help teams of all types to achieve their goals. Our Web-based project collaboration tools enable members of a team to centralize project information, such as tasks, discussions, documents, and more, regardless of when and where the members access the site - thereby improving efficiency, communication exchange, and overall productivity.


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PROMINIC.NET, INC.

Mr. Jon E. Schultz, II P.O. Box 7301 Champaign, IL 61826 Phone: (217) 356-2888

Fax: (217) 356-3356


Website: www.prominic.net

Employees: 4

Headquarters: Rantoul, IL

Parent Company: Prominic Technologies, Inc. Year Established: 1998 Product:

• Lotus Domino Hosting and Dedicated Server Hosting

Description: Prominic.NET, Inc. is an IBM Business Partner focusing on Lotus Notes and Domino server/web hosting. Prominic runs one of the most advanced data centers in Central Illinois, with high speed internet redundant Internet connections, backup power generators and UPS systems, redundant cooling systems and multiple alarm sensors. Prominic can provide dedicated server hosting /outsourcing as well as corporate e-mail services.


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QUASAR STRATEGIES

Mr. Brendon M. McGinty 1713 S. State St., Ste. 102A Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 351-4303

Fax: (312) 224-8246


Website: www.quasarstrategies.com

Employees: 1



• Public relations, marketing, advertising, graphic design and web design,

Description: Quasar Strategies is a corporate training and communications firm focused on helping companies operate with efficiency and grow. Our training efforts focus on e-learning, blended learning, needs assessment, process improvement, instructor-led training, instructional design, and learning management. In communications, we specialize in public relations, marketing, advertising, graphic design, web design, and multimedia. Our management has worked with some of the largest companies in the world, a result of our abilities to design sound and effective materials using superior teams from our vast network.


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RAVE COMMUNICATIONS

Mr. Ed Thomson 201 W. Springfield Ave., #706 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 378-5042

Fax: n/a


Website: www.ravecomm.com

Employees: 1


Year Established: 1996 Products:

• Web development • Web hosting • Network administration

Description: Complete network solutions for businesses Network setup and maintenance; Web development; Web hosting; Server co-location


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RIVERWATCHER

Mr. Tron Fu 223 N. Neil St. Champaign, IL Phone: (217) 355-1555

Fax: (217) 355-0379


Website: www.riverwatcher.com

Employees: 6



• Web site design and programming

Description: Riverwatcher Studios is a web design and programming firm located in downtown Champaign. We focus on the clients' business goals to guide the development of the business-centric web sites we design for them. The process begins with the strategic development of your site and follows through to testing and releases. Our clients include small-large businesses, not-for-profit organizations and educational institutions. We design website managers that are very user friendly that require no HTML knowledge, no licenses, and no waiting for newer versions.


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ROUNDTABLE MEDIA INC.

Ms. Katherine Wright 116 N. Chestnut, Ste. 300 Champaign, IL 61820-4038 Phone: (217) 367-6028

Fax: (217) 367-6029


Website: www.otable.com

Employees: 13



• Multimedia marketing • SpeedEdit web design software

Description: Roundtable provides a specialized blend of consulting, marketing, Internet, and advertising services that we call "convergence marketing". By combining the speed and efficiency of the Internet with the power of traditional media, Roundtable helps clients develop marketing strategies and messages that reach audiences and get results. Roundtable's premier technical support is SpeedEdit, a web-based content management system that allows nontechnical personnel to keep their corporate websites up to date. Roundtable's technical services include the design and development of websites, web applications, and data bases. Our marketing services include research and strategic planning; print, broadcast, and outdoor advertising; and media planning and buying. Roundtable has applied its expertise to high tech clients ranging from local start-ups to multinational corporations.


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RSGORHAM & COMPANY, AIA

Rob Gorham 1002 West Healey Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 352-9848

Fax: (217) 352-9847


Website: www.buzz-card.com

Employees: 5



• Virtual-Tour software • Buzz-Card software

Description: RSGorham's proprietary software integrates 2-D and 3-D digital photos with audio, video and other digital files to be read on any browser-enabled computer. It’s software helps publish dynamic information about a particular event, building or location using websites, email and Buzz Card CDs.


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SAFFIRE SYSTEMS

Ms. Michelle A. Ruppel P.O. Box 11154 Champaign, IL 61826 Phone: (217) 359-7763

Fax: (217) 359-8753


Website: www.saffiresys.com

Employees: 1 Headquarters: Champaign, IL


• Information security consulting

Description: Saffire Systems specializes in providing consulting services for the stringent security required by international financial institutions and the US Federal Government. We offer technical support and project management services for information security departments. Many clients have commended our professional approach in evaluating security software for use in corporate environments, integrating security software into the existing system architecture and deploying security software internationally. We have managed and acted as technical lead in the international deployment of advanced encryption products and Public Key Infrastructures in the financial sector. Saffire Systems is proud of our successful track record in architecturing and developing multilevel operating systems and security products and in producing evaluation evidence for security product evaluations. We are aware of the many major technical, management, integration, deployment, support and training issues involved in secure systems development. Due to our unique experience in secure systems development and evaluations, we will expedite the development and evaluation schedule for security products.


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SAIC

Mr. Dennis Andersh U of I Reserach Park 1901 First St., Ste. D-1 Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 337-0142

Fax: (217) 337-4302


Website: www.saic.com Employees: 55

Headquarters: San Diego, CA


• Xscene, Xpatch, AntFarm, and Urbana software

Description: SAIC/DEMACO (formerly DEMACO, Inc.) is a division of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). We are recognized as one of the best computational electromagnetic centers in the country, with technical expertise in electromagnetic scattering, antennas, propagation and automatic target recognition, software development and 3-D visualization. We are the developers of the "best in class" tool for radar cross-section, signature, and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) estimation and prediction: Xpatch. We have since adapted the Xpatch 3-D modeling technology to support high fidelity tools for antenna analysis, SAR scene modeling and wireless network propagation analysis. Xpatch is an integrated prediction and analysis tool suite for complex computer-aided design models of vehicles, building and clutter objects. Xpatch is the baseline radar signature code used at the Air Force Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The current Xpatch user base consists of approximately 421 organizations within the United States.


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SCITEC, INC.

Mr. John A. Grubb 1212 E. University Avenue Urbana, IL 61802 Phone: (217) 384-6041

Fax: (217) 384-6501


Website: www.scitecinc.com

Employees: 25



• Telephones

Description: Scitec, with world headquarters in Urbana, Illinois, is a leading global IP telephony solutions provider of VoIP-In-A-Box (SM), IP-PBX, and IP-Centrex VoIP systems, wireless indoor/outdoor high speed Internet access networks, and more than 50 IP, SIP, USB, and analog telephone models. For more information on Scitec visit www.scitecinc.com, e-mail: [email protected] or call 217-384-6041.


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SIMPLIFIED COMPUTERS

Mr. Daniel J. Moison 901 S. Neil Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-5000

Fax: (217) 352-6350


Website: www.simplifiedcomputers.com

Employees: 13



• Quality new and used computer systems • Networking solutions

Description: Simplified Computers was founded in 1995. Since its inception, SC has provided quality new and used systems, and networking solutions throughout the East Central Illinois area. Our customers are our most important asset and it shows.


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SMARTSPARK ENERGY SYSTEMS

Mr. Philip T. Krein 60 East Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 344-6044

Fax: n/a


Website: www.smartsparkenergy.com

Employees: 3



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Description: SmartSpark Energy Systems, Inc. was formed to advance technologies in power electronics, the processing of electrical energy through electronic circuits. The company's goal is to promote a 21st century energy revolution through fundamental breakthroughs in power electronics technologies. These technologies can be found in everything from personal computers to automobiles. The company's initial product lines include battery management for cycle life extension, long term unattended power sources, and power systems for fuel cells and solar cells.


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SOFT MACHINES

Mr. Bob Rubendunst P.O. Box 14 5 Dunlap Woods Street Sidney, IL 61877 Phone: (217) 688-3317

Fax: n/a


Website: www.softmach.com

Employees: 1

Headquarters: Sidney, IL Year Established: 1981 Products:

• Software consulting • Autolog serial communications software • Folders Disk Organizer (AMOS only) • Contract programming

Description: Soft Machines create custom software solutions for businesses. Recent projects for clients were: a synchronous router using uClinux, embedded device and software to enhance wireless connectivity of animal tracking devices, communications for 3-axis motor controllers, Windows and Linux GUI firmware downloaders for various products. Primary languages used are C, C++, and assembler, on hardware as old as PDP-11s to as new as MSP430 ultra-low power microprocessors.


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SOL TEC, INC.

Ms. Lanette Cannady 223 N. Neil St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 355-7659

Fax: (217) 355-0379


Website: www.soltec.net

Employees: 23



• Internet Service Provider

Description: Sol Tec offers many reliable high-speed internet access services including T1, DSL and ISDN. We also offer web hosting, e-mail co-location, web development and network/security consulting services. We work with individuals, business managers and owners to help make the Internet a useful tool in their lives and a profitable tool in their business. Sol Tec's staff specializes in this process and is passionate about providing Internet solutions for businesses, small and large. SolTec, locally and independently owned, has been providing Internet solutions since 1994.


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SOMAT CORPORATION

Mr. Jim Kirk 702 Killarny St. Urbana, IL 61801-1015 Phone: (217) 328-5359

Fax: (217) 328-6576


Website: www.somat.com

Employees: 30

Headquarters: Detroit, MI

Parent Company: nCode Year Established: Product:

• Data acquisition systems • Data analysis software

Description: SoMat Corporation develops portable and rugged data acquisition systems and software tools for fields and lab data analysis. Used around the world by test and design engineers, SoMat's suite of products can be found in many Fortune 500 companies in the automotive, off-highway, aerospace and defense industries. SoMat markets its products through a network of sales reps and distributors in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia.


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SOURCEGEAR LLC

Mr. Eric W. Sink 3200 Farber Dr. Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 356-0105

Fax: (217) 356-0135


Website: www.sourcegear.com

Employees: 15



• SourceOffSite and Vault software

Description: Founded in 1997, SourceGear is a leading provider of tools for software developers in the Windows world. SourceGear's products are used by over 60,000 people at companies of all sizes all over the world.


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SPECTRAL DATA SERVICES, INC.

Dr. Gary L. Turner 818 Pioneer Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-7084

Fax: (217) 352-9748


Website: www.sdsnmr.com

Employees: 6



• Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data acquisition capabilities and data analysis

Description: Spectral Data Services, Inc. provides contract NMR data acquisition services, following good laboratory practice (GLP) and good manufacturing practice (GMP) under EPA and FDA regulations.


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SPECTRUM CORP.

Mr. Daniel J. Maxwell 2003 Round Barn Road, Suite B Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 356-5770

Fax: (217) 356-5714


Website: www.spectrum-corp.com

Employees: 3



• Software consulting • Custom software applications • Database design • Software applicable to the medical transportation, trucking, and social services industries

Description: We are software consultants, that can do any business software needed, starting from scratch, software already started by your company or starting with some of our products for a complete custom package for small to medium sized businesses.


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STELLARTRON, INC.

Dr. Wayne H. Choe 1401 Interstate Dr. Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 355-0216

Fax: (217) 355-0259


Website: www.stellartron.com

Employees: 4



• Ultrananocrystalline Diamonds • Plasma Chamber Manufacturing • Etchers

Description: StellarTron, Inc. manufactures diamond film products used in super-high speed machining, optical data transmission, MEMS and IR transmission windows.


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STRATA DECISION TECHNOLOGY, LLC

Ms. Janet Carbary, CPA 2212 Fox Dr., Suite G Champaign, IL 91820 Phone: (217) 359-8422

Fax: (217) 359-8688


Website: www.strata-decision.com

Employees: 33



• Software for the healthcare industry

Description: Strata Decision Technology is committed to providing features and capabilities that match our clients' information technology strategies. At the same time, we are determined to help our clients get the most from their current system investment. Our team of skilled professionals is uniquely qualified to support rapid development efforts while providing existing clients with a smooth evolutionary upgrade path, steadily adding useful features and capabilities while protecting their current system investment.


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SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Mr. Tom Lockman 701 Devonshire Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 359-1164

Fax: (217) 359-0853


Website: www.sun.com

Employees: 3

Headquarters: Palo Alto, CA


• Computing hardware • Software services

Description: Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision--"The Network is the Computer™"--has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc., (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at www.sun.com.


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SYMBOLIC SOUND CORPORATION

Dr. Carla Scaletti P.O. Box 2549 Champaign, IL 61825-2549 Phone: (217) 355-6273

Fax: (217) 355-6562


Website: www.symbolicsound.com

Employees: n/a



• Digital audio software and hardware

Description: Symbolic Sound Corporation produces the Kyma™ sound design environment—graphical software controlling a multi-processor sound computation engine called the Capybara™. Symbolic Sound's customers are using Kyma to create special sound FX for film, music, advertising, computer games, websites, installations and other immersive environments. Kyma is a general-purpose sound manipulation software and is also being used by speech and hearing science researchers for both experimental and developmental projects (for example, the development of the next generation of hearing aids).


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SYNERGY DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Mr. Guatam N. Achanta 1104A South State St. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 356-2522

Fax: (217) 356-2622


Website: www.synergydata.com

Employees: 5



• Computer hardware and software • Network design and implementation • Corporate Internet access • Web hosting

Description: Synergy Data Solutions is a one-stop provider of PC-based information technology solutions for institutional clients. Synergy assists clients with network design, hardware and software selection, solution implementation for local/wide-area networks and ongoing administration and maintenance. Synergy provides remote network monitoring services and full scale security solutions from the gateway to the desk top. Synergy is an authorized partner for Compaq, HP, Cisco, 3COM, Novell, Microsoft and Business Works hardware/software products, and is an HP Authorized Warranty Delivery Partner.


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TECHNICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATES, INC.

Mr. Steve Zahos Enterprise Works, Suite 230 60 Hazelwood Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-1725

Fax: (217) 352-1781

Email: n/a

Website: n/a

Employees: 1

Headquarters:

Parent Company: Year Established: Product:

• Technology commercialization • Plastics brokerage • Technical and business consulting

Description: TSA is a multifunction 14 year old company with a focus on new technology commercialization, plastics brokerage, technical and business consulting. Over the past 1.5 years we have worked closely with UIC OTM to evaluate candidate technologies, and have decided to execute an option on a medical device, and collaborated on a UDSA grant request (UIUC). It is expected that the future will bring several more opportunities that will have sufficient merit to consider licensing and commercialization


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TEKION, INC.

Neil Huff EnterpriseWorks, Stes. 218 & 248 60 Hazelwood Dr. Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 328-9850

Fax: n/a


Website: www.tekion.com

Employees: 1


Year Established: Product:

• Fuel cell technology

Description: Tekion Solutions Inc. is an electrochemical power company, pioneering fuel cell energy pathways in the milliwatts to kilowatts range. Our experience in the fuel cell industry has led us to believe that a single fuel cell technology is not a panacea for all applications. Rather, we believe in matching fuel cell systems to the appropriate applications and products. Tekion’s purpose is to build an end-to-end electrochemical power technology family such that we can offer a portfolio of fuel cell solutions to meet the customer’s needs. The first fuel cell technology we will commercialize is the direct formic acid fuel cell (DFAFC), through our subsidiary, Renew Power, Inc. Renew Power, located in Champaign, Illinois was established to develop DFAFC products in the milliwatts to watts sector, powering portable devices ranging from sensors to mobile phones.


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TELOGIX SYSTEMS INC.

Ms. Terri Lipscomb 2504 Galen Dr., Ste. 104 Champaign, IL 61821 Phone: (217) 355-4400

Fax: (217) 355-4700


Website: www.telogix.com

Employees: 3



• Voice and data networking

Description: Telogix Systems, Inc. is a telecommunications distributor. Telogix's focus is local, long distance, wide area networking and Internet connectivity in central and southern Illinois.


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TRUSTED SYSTEM SERVICES, INC.

Mr. Steve Sutton 1107 S. Orchard St. Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 344-0996

Fax: (708) 401-0396


Website: www.trustedsystems.com

Employees: 2



• AdvancedChecker security scripting language • SuperCACLS suite of security utilities

Description: Trusted Systems Services Inc. is a software company that develops Windows NT/2000 security tools. AdvancedChecker is a complete security scripting language for Windows NT/2000 network management. SuperCACLS is a suite of command line security utilities for managing Windows NT/2000 Access Control Lists (ACLs).


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U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS' CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY (CERL)

Dr. Ilker Adiguzel 2902 Newmark Drive P.O. Box 9005 Champaign, IL 61826-9005 Phone: (217) 352-6511

Fax: (217) 373-7222

Website: www.cecer.army.mil

Employees: 400

Headquarters: Washington, DC


• Technology for military installations

Description: CERL conducts research to support sustainable military installations. Research is directed towards increasing the Army's ability to more efficiently construct, operate and maintain its installations and ensure environmental quality and safety at a reduced life-cycle cost. Excellent facilities support the Army's training, readiness, mobilization and sustainability missions. An adequate infrastructure and realistic training lands are critical assets to installations, which serves as platforms to project power worldwide. CERL also supports ERDC's R&D mission in civil works and military engineering.


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USERACTIVE, INC.

Mr. Scott Gray 302 East John Street, Ste. 1501 P.O. Box 2305 Champaign, IL 61825-2305 Phone: (217) 344-7261

Fax: (217) 328-2788


Website: www.useractive.com

Employees: 8



• Online information technology training

Description: UserActive, Inc. provides a distinctive on-line IT training environment that delivers training courses in sophisticated programming languages for businesses and technical professionals looking to expand their professional capabilities. Through UserActive's unique Learning Sandbox™, students receive hands-on training through courses in such technologies as Linux/Unix, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CGI/Perl, Unix, SQL, C and PHP. Though a relationship with the University of Illinois, UserActive students are eligible for Continuing Education Units and Certificates from the University of Illinois's Office of Continuing Education.


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VISBOX, INC.

Mr. Paul Rajlich 602 South Staley Rd., Unit C Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: n/a

Fax: (217) 355-0994


Website: www.visbox.com

Employees: n/a



• VisBox™, VisWall™, VisDuo™

Description: Visbox, Inc. provides affordable projection display systems for virtual reality and visualization applications. Visbox, Inc.'s products include the VisBox™ turn-key projection-based VR system and the VisWall™ scalable high-resolution tiled display wall.


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VOLO BROADBAND

Mr. Peter Folk 312 W. Springfield, Suite 200 Opera House Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: (217) 367-8656

Fax: (877) 691-0389


Website: www.volo.net

Employees: 4


Parent Company: Gargoyle Technologies, Inc. Year Established: 1996 Product:

• Internet service • Web hosting

Description: Volo Broadband is a fixed wireless Internet value provider. We offer cutting-edge broadband technology solutions for residential and business customers. Our services eliminate the frustrations of traditional Internet service by allowing users to talk on the phone and surf the web at the same time. Our basic service includes an always-on, high-velocity connection with a built-in router and firewall for only $28/month.


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WOLFRAM RESEARCH

Dr. Stephen Wolfram 100 Trade Center Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 398-0700

Fax: (217) 398-0747


Website: www.wolfram.com

Employees: 300



• Mathematica software and related applications

Description: Wolfram Research's leadership in technical computing stems from its ability to set the direction for new technology. The Wolfram Group is characterized by an individualistic approach, a deep respect for the Mathematica user base and users' suggestions, as well as, the constant search for good general approaches rather than quick fixes or purely cosmetic "solutions." With our lively, informal atmosphere and our flat organizational structure, we are more like a research department than a typical company. Under the leadership of Stephen Wolfram, scientist, entrepreneur, and inventor, the Wolfram Group consists of four companies: Wolfram Research, Inc. and Wolfram Media, Inc. in the United States, Wolfram Research Europe Ltd. in the United Kingdom, and Wolfram Research Asia Ltd. in Japan. While remaining privately held, Wolfram Research has been continuously profitable and has thus been able to fund unusually long-term R & D projects and to port Mathematica, its flagship product, to a wide selection of operating systems.


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ZELTECH IT SERVICES, INC.

Mr. John Zelle Senior Partner 415 Devonshire Drive Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: (217) 352-1916 Fax: (217) 352-8233 Email: n/a

Website: www.zeltechit.com

Employees: 9 Headquarters: Champaign, IL Year Established: 2001 Product:

• Technical education • Business support services • Enterprise design and network management

Description: Driven by a mission to provide clients with the highest quality information technology and business skills training and consulting, Zeltech IT Services assists clients by designing and implementing technological changes that enhance business processes and productivity. Zeltech IT Services' staff of professionals is comprised of technical communicators, who have the necessary technical knowledge, as well as the communication skills to effectively transfer knowledge to clients. Senior staff of Zeltech IT Services have worked together as a team and have been leaders in the IT training and consulting industry since 1987.


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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HIGH-TECH PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Business Visitation Program Due to the large concentration of high-tech companies in Champaign County, the EDC has developed programs and services to specifically address the issues of this growing sector. One of the most important of these for high-tech companies is through the Business Visitation Program. Under this program, representatives from the EDC, University of Illinois and local municipalities jointly visit more than 100 companies in Champaign County annually to gather information, strengthen relationships and identify the issues which may be inhibiting business growth and expansion. To assist in business development and expansion opportunities, the EDC also serves as the key agency to facilitate meetings for local companies to meet other businesses and organizations in Champaign County and abroad. Bi-monthly meetings are hosted to bring members of the business, educational and research communities together to review and develop countywide, high-tech initiatives that will result in additional research funding for the community. The EDC provides assistance and guidance at all stages of proposal development and procures support for these initiatives at the local, county, state and federal levels of government. Other EDC high-tech programs and services focus on:

Facilitating monthly networking events Distribution of a monthly newsletter Retention of the highly skilled and technical workforce Representing the interests of and advocating on behalf of the high-tech community Coordinating regular meetings to address challenges facing the high-tech sector Providing information on professional development and funding opportunities Marketing the technologies, research and high-tech industry in Champaign County

Advocacy & Professional Development The EDC, in conjunction with the University of Illinois and Parkland College, is working to identify and facilitate resolutions for issues facing the high-tech sector of Champaign County. Programs available for participation range from quarterly high-tech roundtables to forums organized to assist developing curriculum to serve the professional and development needs of high-tech companies. In addition, the EDC is working with professional and entrepreneurial development businesses and organizations to develop a directory of services available to high-tech companies in Champaign County.


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Monthly, the EDC provides an informal, social atmosphere for creative minds to come together under one roof. Whether you are looking to network with area high-tech entrepreneurs, meet business consultants and representatives

from the local banking community or needing a break from your daily routine, techMix serves up high-tech interaction with complimentary food and spirits. techMix is sponsored each month by various financial institutions, consulting firms, community organizations and others looking to collaborate with and provide beneficial services to the high-tech community.

The eTech (Eye on Technology) Update highlights news that affects the high-tech community in Champaign County, announces upcoming events and

features a monthly overview of local high-tech companies. The newsletter is distributed regionally and statewide via email at the beginning of every month.

The Mentoring Program is designed to introduce selected University of Illinois students to the business world and to build the local business community. The

program provides the opportunity for MBA, engineering and other students to interact, in a mentoring relationship, with local business leaders. The students have the opportunity to learn more about local companies, business opportunities and the community. The goals of the program include strengthening ties between the local business community, the University of Illinois colleges and their students, and to retain University students in the area after graduation.

One event that provides the highest visibility for the high-tech community in Champaign County is techShow. This event annually showcases the high-tech companies in the county along with the research, programs and services

available at the University of Illinois and Parkland College. techShow will be marketed locally, regionally and statewide to attract the attention of members of the consulting, venture capital, banking attention of members of the consulting, venture capital, banking and high-tech communities in Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. In addition, a private exhibition session is scheduled prior to the public exhibition for V.I.P.s to meet and network with the exhibitors and sponsors.


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For more information, please contact:

Jeanne Gustafson Executive Director

1817 South Neil Street, Suite 201 Champaign, IL 61820-7269

phone: 217 359-6261 Email: [email protected]

Liz Davis Deputy Director


phone: 217 359-6261 Email:[email protected]

Tony Millenbine High-Tech Manager


phone: 217 359-6261 Email: [email protected]

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