Michael D. Perry

General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM), one of the world's largest automakers, was founded in 1908, and today manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries. With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 244,500 people in every major region of the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries. The company brands are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn, Vauxhall and Wuling. GM's largest national market is the United States, followed by China, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia and Germany. GM's OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services. GM is the majority shareholder in GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. of South Korea, and has product, power train and purchasing collaborations with Suzuki Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. of Japan. GM also has advanced technology collaborations with Chrysler LLC, Daimler AG, BMW AG and Toyota Motor Corp. and vehicle manufacturing ventures with several automakers around the world, including Toyota, Suzuki, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. of China, AVTOVAZ of Russia and Renault SA of France. Genuine GM Parts and accessories are sold under the GM, GM Performance Parts, GM Good wrench and ACDelco brands through GM Service and Parts Operations, which supplies GM dealerships and distributors worldwide. GM engines and transmissions are marketed through GM Power train.

Part of Comcast Corp., Women.com Networks, Inc. operates a website dedicated to women. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company was founded in 1992. Women.com Networks was acquired by iVillage, Inc., part of Comcast Corp. from May 15, 2006 on June 18, 2001 for $21.55 million.

Vitria Technology, Inc. develops software platforms for real time e-business. It offers VIA IoT analytics platform, IoT analytics paaS, operational intelligence and businessware as products. It provides enterprise application integration software that works to integrate dissimilar software platforms and computer hardware with the Internet. The company was founded by JoMei Chang and Dale Skeen in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Belo Corp. owns and operates daily newspapers. It owns and manages the various websites associated with these properties and other niche products. The firm also owns and operates commercial printing, distribution, and direct mail service businesses. In addition, it owns and operates television stations and cable news channels. The company was founded in 1842 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Exodus Communications used to provide secure internet access services to business and private individuals. The company also offers internet management services and Internet solutions for business. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Siperian, Inc. provides master data management software platforms. It helps companies unify critical data about customers, products and organizations that is fragmented across systems to deliver reliable, complete views of this data within existing business processes. The firm specializes in master data management enterprise software provider. The company was founded by Ken Hoang in 2000 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace engages in the analysis and development of policy ideas and engagement and collaboration with decision makers in the government, business, and civil society. It refers to issues such as climate and energy, defense and security, democracy and governance, economy, foreign polocy, global governance, nuclear weapons, political reform, society and culture, and technology. The company was founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1910 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BidCom, Inc. provides real estate services. The American company was founded by Daryl Magana.