DFKI GmbH - The German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH), with facilities in Kaiserslautern, Saarbrücken, Bremen and a project office in Berlin, is the country's leading research center in the area of innovative software technology for commercial application. In the international scientific community, DFKI is recognized as one of the most important „Centers of Excellence“ in the world for its proven ability to rapidly bring leading edge research to commercially relevant application solutions. DFKI was founded in 1988 as a nonprofit organization by several renowned German IT companies and two research facilities. Since then, DFKI GmbH has established a reputation for proactive and customer oriented work and is known both nationally and internationally as a competent and reliable partner for commercial innovation.

ART+COM - ART+COM, with its interactive projects in the digital media has a clear and definite orientation. ART+COM covers the entire spectrum of services from consultation at the conceptual stage and advice on design and feasibility to support and back-up for the new media. ART+COM has a holistic approach to the conception, planning and realisation of projects. ART+COM creates screen applications, websites, terminals and installations, multimedia facades, functional spaces and sensory experiences for industry, culture and the research sector. Their projects are to be found on the internet, in museums, showrooms and visitor and science centres as well as at trade fairs and events.

ART+COM Technologies - ART+COM Technologies was founded in 2007 in order to focus ART+COM's technological competency, to offer our customers one stop access to technological products and services, and to open up new business opportunities. Our product portfolio comprises innovative software and hardware solutions for multimedia and interactive installations like Touchmaster, Y60-Platform, timescope und Presentation System. In addition ART+COM Technologies offers services for the following sectors: distributed multimedia systems, innovative input/output devices, media planning, hosting and support.

Charamel - Since 1999, Charamel develops sophisticated applications for internal and external communication. In the areas Mobile, Entertainment, Interactive and Engineering Charamel offers contents and applications to address a user personally and multimedially by using virtual characters (avatars).

SVOX -SVOX, a leading supplier of embedded speech solutions, has a reputation for quality and customer focus. SVOX drives adoption of speech user interfaces in automotive and mobile device industries. The company offers Speech Recognition (ASR), Speech Output (TTS) as well as complete Speech Dialog solutions. SVOX focus on quality and the use of flexible software architectures allows for optimized embedded speech solutions that can be easily tailored to customers' technical requirements and market needs. For more information, please visit: www.svox.com.

Nuance - Nuance is a leading provider of speech and imaging solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with information and how they create, share and use documents. Every day, millions of users and thousands of businesses experience Nuance's proven applications and professional services.

Telenet - Telenet GmbH Kommunikationssysteme with headquarters in Munich is one of the leading specialists in the German-speaking region for interactive voice dialogues and solutions for testing video and voice applications, VoIP networks and Contact Centres. Founded in 1982, Telenet is an experienced and well-established player in the market and cultivates a strong network of partnerships and strategic alliances with numerous companies in the voice and telecommunications industries. For more information, please see: www.telenet.de

Microsoft BizSpark - Microsoft® BizSpark™ is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources in the fields of software, support and visibility.

homesystem S.A.R.L. - This young company is developer and provider of innovative home control systems. These systems contain a controller put inside a switchboard as well as a weather station and a touch-screen terminal, all of them already programmed for any house with up to 32 rooms. The independent system works with standard switches and only needs one extra cable per room. More information on  www.homesystem.com.