The Consortium

INTRASOFT International S.A. is a leading European company in the area of Information and Communication Technology services. As a subsidiary of the INTRACOM SA HOLDINGS, INTRASOFT International was established in October 1996. It has a broad portfolio of activities addressing a wide range of international and national public and private organisations. Its extensive service exposure offers innovative and added-value solutions of high quality with measurable results for its clients.

Since its establishment in 1996, it has focused on helping EU International Institutions to support and implement their policies while at the same time interact with their targeted user communities. In doing so, it has gained valuable experience and a thorough and rare understanding of the complexities and sensitivities of EU Institutions. This has enabled it to gain a strong competitive advantage and lead the competition. Its EU government business activities have allowed it to acquire specific skills such as the ability to deal with large, trans-governmental, multilingual and geographically dispersed systems, and the comprehension and utilisation of specific vertical technologies and outsourcing of entire business activities under elaborate Service Level Agreements (SLA). These skills have enabled INTRASOFT International to become a major provider of IT services to the EU Institutions. The Luxembourg department of Intrasoft International S.A. will implement the EU-USA EEN Bridge.©

NineSigma partners with Global 1000 companies to help transform their innovation capabilities and overcome business and technology challenges by connecting them with solutions not readily available in the public domain. NineSigma's proprietary process for Open Innovation enables companies to dramatically improve speed to market while lowering product development costs. NineSigma's open network of innovators is the largest of its kind and spans industries, geographies and technical disciplines. Companies such as Xerox, GlaxoSmithKline, DuPont, Kraft, P&G, and Unilever engage NineSigma to build new innovation capabilities that leverage research and innovation globally to deliver greater value to their customers. NineSigma is a private company with offices in the United States, Belgium and Japan. For more information visit: www.ninesigma.com.©

Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. With projects in more than 40 countries and a staff of more than 2,600, RTI offers innovative research and technical solutions to governments and businesses worldwide in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, democratic governance, economic and social development, energy, and the environment. RTI maintains corporate headquarters on a 180-acre campus in Research Triangle Park, N.C., plus seven regional offices in the United States, six international offices, and two international subsidiaries.©

EABO The European-American Business Organization, Inc. (EABO) is a consulting firm specializing in transatlantic business development and international tax services. It offers a multitude of services such as early stage venture funding, market expansion strategy, international trade show planning, public relations strategies, and legal assistance. The EABO team comprises decades of experience in these fields and speaks the majority of the European Union's principal languages.©

© The text describing the four organisations was taken from their respective web sites.