IdeaBlade, Inc. EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA www.ideablade.com   Achieved Profitability and Microsoft Gold Partner Status Build better apps—faster. IdeaBlade’s application server and development framework accelerate the development of Microsoft .NET enterprise applications—enabling developers to focus on delivering ...

  ScreenTonic SA Paris, France www.screentonic.com   Ranks as Leading Mobile Ad Platform, Works With Major European Carriers, Acquired by Microsoft 2.5 billion mobile phones in use around the world—and still growing. By 2011, advertisers will spend $14.4 billion on mobile media—or one-fifth of global spending on ...

  NewsGator Technologies, Inc. DENVER, COLORADO www.newsgator.com   Moving Beyond Outlook to Social Networks, Enterprise 2.0, and More Chew on this: RSS feeds and social media tools are more than a trend, they have ...

    Sling Media, Inc. FOSTER CITY, CALIFORNIA www.slingmedia.com   Earns Emmy Award, Sells Products Worldwide — Acquired By EchoStar for $380 Million Play ball? Perhaps not ‘play,’ but Sling Media founders ...

  Parlano Inc. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS www.parlano.com Chatting Up Sales, Customers, and Microsoft Attention Picture this, or rather, chat it up: IM on steroids. That’s how Nick Fera, Chairman and CEO of Parlano, refers to the company’s product. Parlano has turned chatting and instant messaging into a powerful business tool ...