Initial Sponsors 0

Bootstrap Institute 1

Bootstrap is the leader of the Bootstrap Alliance, and a recognized pioneer in research and development for Collective IQ and collaboration technologies in high performance organizations. 1A
Dr. Douglas C. Engelbart, Director
510-713-3552
engelbart@bootstrap.org 1A1

Sun Microsystems 2

Sun, with annual revenues of more than $6 billion, provides products and services that enable customers to build and maintain open network computing environments. Widely recognized as a proponent of open standards, the company is involved in the design, manufacture and sale of products, technologies and services for commercial and technical computing. Java, Sun's platform-independent programming language, provides a comprehensive solution to the challenge of programming for complex networks, including the Internet. 2A
Dr. Johns F. Rulifson, Director
Technology Development Group
415-786-6365
jeff.rulifson@eng.sun.com 2A1

Netscape Communications Corporation 3

Netscape is a leading provider of open software for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for next-generation, live online applications. Netscape Navigator, with an installed base of more than forty million users, is the world's most widely-installed PC application. 3A
Martin Haeberli, Director
Technology
415-937-6994; 415-528-6904
martinh@netscape.com 3A1

Educational Testing Service 4

ETS is the world's largest private educational measurement institution and a leader in educational research, including the development of new approaches to computer-based adaptive learning and assessment. ETS develops and administers achievement, occupational and admission tests, such as the SAT for the College Board, for clients in education, government and business. Headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, ETS is a nonprofit organization with eight national field service offices and administers more than 7.8 million exams in the United States as well as 170 other countries. 4A
Dr. Henry I. Braun, Vice President
Research Management
609-734-1239
hbraun@ets.org 4A1

ISX Corporation 5

ISX provides advanced technology management and builds deliverable intelligent systems that leverage advanced computing technology to solve real-world operational problems. This practical focus distinguishes ISX from other advanced technology companies that are research centers, and from other engineering companies that sell conventional systems services and solutions. ISX was established in 1988 by former principals and staff from Teknowledge Federal Systems, Inc. (TFS) through the purchase of key TFS contracts and assets. ISX works primarily in government research. ISX's success over the past six years builds on over four years experience as a separately managed and consistently profitable subsidiary of Teknowledge, a publicly held corporation providing world class artificial intelligence technology to Fortune 50 companies. ISX's staff of employees and world class consultants represents one of the largest concentrations of intelligent systems engineering experience in the world today. 5A
Charles Culbertson, Sr. Vice President
703-351-6420; (703) 558-7800
cculber@isx.com 5A1