Every second of every day, consumers are initiating electronic payment transactions in bricks and mortar points of sale, on the Internet, via their PCs or mobile telephones. Twenty billion times a year, ACI software is used to process these transactions, powering the world's online payment systems. ACI was founded in 1975 and pioneered the development of applications and networking software for online transaction processing. Today more than 2,400 customers in 78 countries use ACI supplied software. Visit ACI Worldwide on the Internet at www.aciworldwide.com.

Bluefish Technologies is a wireless telecommunications smart card company, supplying advanced 'SIM card technologies' and services to wireless network operators. Bluefish are the only smart card company to specialise exclusively in mobile communications and already have a team in place with over 150 years concentrated experience in the GSM sector.

GSM operators have always suffered from what is currently on offer from traditional card manufacturers in terms of SIM card supply, slow application development and too many proprietary platforms. Bluefish Technologies addresses these problems by offering a 'virtual' manufacturing approach. With 'virtual' manufacturing Bluefish provide the expertise, platform, and quality processes while its partners are concerned with the manufacturing operation.

By co-operating closely with carefully chosen business partners Bluefish are in the position to react dynamically to the needs and desires of their customers. They offer a full range of SIM card products from simple to more sophisticated platforms such as Java and Multos, along with class leading levels of service. Bluefish are also at the cutting edge of application and value added service provision. They are ideally placed to take advantage of WAP and 3rd Generation technologies, which lie behind the move from voice to data, and provide the consumer driven services and applications demanded by a world dominated by wireless devices. Visit www.bluefish-tech.com for further information.

Giesecke & Devrient is a world leader in the production of cards, components and complete multifunction smart card systems for electronic payment, mobile telecommunications and identification systems.

G&D was instrumental in creating the global standards for mobile telecommunications (in GSM and the 3rd Generation) and is now one of the leading suppliers of GSM cards world-wide. G&D's products bridge the gap between 2nd and 3rd generation of Mobile Telecommunications.

The product spectrum encompasses solutions for a wide range of cutting-edge services in 2G and 3G such as complete service platforms and sophisticated tools for the development, testing and administration of your services.

More information at : www.gi-de.com

Landmat develops and markets location based applications for deployment on wireless internet (mobile phones). Landmat currently employs over 30 people and has offices in Reykjavik, Stockholm and Singapore, and about to launch a new office in London.

While data and content are always local, the Landmat applications are global - combining Landmat technology with local data makes the products applicable anywhere such local data is available. Landmat teams up with strong brand names for local data such as Time Out Guides.

Relevance is a suite of personalised location-based infotainment applications for wireless Internet. Central to the workings of Relevance applications is the assumption that a mobile user is interested in a specific set of information while he is at a specific location at a specific time, using his own profile as a reference. The Relevance applications include DateTrak, StartTrak and TravelTrak.

More information at : www.landmat.is

Maskina is the industry leader in enabling end-user generated mobile services, empowering the end-user to create, distribute and use simple but valuable mobile services. Maskina's flagship product, The Wizard, supports existing technology and is easily deployed on and integrated with existing mobile value added service platforms already installed on mobile operators' networks. The Wizard has proven to be a significant revenue generator with very limited cost of ownership on the mobile operator's behalf. End-users have already created hundreds of mobile services using The Wizard since launch in the Nordic territory in June 2001.

Maskina is a private company owned by leading Scandinavian wireless venture funds and the company's management team.

More information at : www.maskina.com

VIPMobile, based in the San Francisco Bay area, is a mobile application software company developing enhanced messaging-based services and applications for network operators leveraging all generations of mobile handsets. With the launch of VIPMobile Write-Up!tm application in 2002, VIPMobile is the market leader in personalized and secure mobile messaging sites created directly from phase 2+ mobile phones.

By leveraging network operators' existing network infrastructure, services and phase 2+ handsets today, VIPMobile will drive messaging traffic and increase average revenue per user (ARPU). Our VIPMobile Write-up!tm application offers mobile subscribers increased choice and personalization of content and information, thereby strengthening customer loyalty and building barriers to switching.

VIPMobile will demonstrate, VIPMobile Write-Up! This is the world's first patented mobile service and value-added application for GSM networks that allows mobile subscribers, enterprises and content providers to:

• Create personalized and secure VIPMobile Sitestm and domain names directly from phase 2+, non-WAP mobile phones or via the Internet

• Easily access VIPMobile Sitestm of their friends and favorite topics

• Search VIPMobile Sitestm and WAP sites in SMS format

More information at : www.vipmobile.net