Ativo Research

Ativo Research, formerly known as Callard Research, is a Chicago based securities research firm that has been producing independent equity research since 1971. Ativo Research applies financial theory to company analysis based on its proprietary quantitative methodology. This proprietary research analysis relies solely on published data and integrates discounted cash flow return on investment, cost of capital, as well as growth and life-cycle theory. Ativo`s goal is to identify firms that earn well in excess of their cost of capital. Each week nearly 40,000 companies are analyzed.

URL: www.ativoresearch.com

Georgia Tech Broadband Institute

The Georgia Tech Broadband Institute is a multidisciplinary center that seeks to understand and advance the ever-evolving array of broadband technologies and services. The Institute brings together the best minds in academia and industry to define significant research problems in all aspects of broadband communications. Areas of expertise span wireless and optical systems and multimedia communications, including the contemporary themes of sensor networks, cognitive radio, information security, distribution of personalized content, mobile gaming, and residential applications such as aging in place. Leading-edge facilities enabled by seed funding by the Georgia Research Alliance provide practical training to students while promoting compelling versions of industry relevant research. Industry investments in our programs are leveraged by significant funding of broadband research from federal agencies.

URL: www.broadband.gatech.edu

Dollar General

Dollar General is the largest discount retailer in the United States by number of stores with more than 8,400 neighborhood stores located in 35 states. Dollar General helps shoppers Save Time. Save Money. Every Day.(R) by offering quality private label and national branded items that are frequently used and replenished such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood stores. Dollar General is among the largest retailers of top-quality products made by America's most trusted manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly Clark, Unilever, Kellogg's, General Mills, Nabisco, and Fruit of the Loom.

URL: www.dollargeneral.com

Emory Woodruff Health Sciences Center

Named for the legendary leader of the Coca-Cola Company, The Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University is an academic health science and service center focused on missions of teaching, research, health care and public service. Its components include schools of medicine, nursing, and public health; the Yerkes National Primate Research Center; the Emory Winship Cancer Institute; and Emory Healthcare, the largest, most comprehensive health system in Georgia. The Woodruff Health Sciences Center has a $2.3 billion budget, 17,953 employees, 2,487 full-time and 1,561 affiliated faculty, 4,384 students and trainees, and a $5.5 billion economic impact on metro Atlanta.

URL: whsc.emory.edu/home

General Motors

General Motors Corporation (GM) and its subsidiaries engage in the development, production, and marketing of cars, trucks, and related parts worldwide. It offers small, midsize, sports, and luxury cars; and pickup, van, utilities, and medium duty trucks. GM markets its vehicles through a network of independent retail dealers and distributors. Further, it engages in the development of alternative fuel vehicles. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

URL: www.gm.com

J. Mack Robinson College of Business (Georgia State University)

The largest business school in the South and part of a major research institution, the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, an epicenter of business and a gateway to the world. With programs on four continents and students from 150 countries, the College is both worldwide and world class. Its part-time MBA program is ranked number five in the nation and has been in the top 10 for 13 consecutive years. The College has 200 faculty, 7,400 students and 65,000 alumni. Noted for an emphasis on educating leaders, the Robinson College and Georgia State have produced more of Georgia's top executives with graduate degrees than any other school in the nation.

URL: robinson.gsu.edu/index

IBM

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) develops and manufactures information technology products and services worldwide. IBM serves banking, insurance, education, government, healthcare, life sciences, aerospace and defense, automotive, chemical and petroleum, electronics, distribution, telecommunications, media and entertainment, and energy and utilities, as well as small and medium sized business.

URL: www.ibm.com

Lockheed Martin Aeronatics

Lockheed Martin Corporation engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services in the United States and internationally. The Aeronautics segment provides military aircraft, air vehicles, and related technologies. This segment’s products and programs include the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter-multi-role coalition fighter, the F-22 Raptor-air dominance attack and multi-mission stealth fighter, the F-16 Fighting Falcon-multi-role fighter, the C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft, and the C-5M Super Galaxy strategic airlift aircraft. It also supports P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft; produces components for the F-2 fighter; and serves as a co-developer of the T-50 supersonic jet trainer.

URL: www.lockheedmartin.com/aeronautics/

Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Doctors from every medical specialty work together to care for patients, joined by common systems and a philosophy of "the needs of the patient come first." More than 3,300 physicians, scientists and researchers and 46,000 allied health staff work at Mayo Clinic, which has sites in Rochester, Minn., Jacksonville, Fla., and Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. Collectively, the three locations treat more than half a million people each year.

URL: www.mayoclinic.com

National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $6.06 billion, we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

URL: www.nsf.gov

Naval Postgraduate School

The Naval Postgraduate School is an academic institution whose emphasis is on study and research programs relevant to the Navy's interests, as well as to the interests of other arms of the Department of Defense. Located in Monterey, California, the Naval Postgraduate School campus covers 627 acres of land and houses state-of-the-art laboratories, numerous academic buildings, a great library, government housing and impressive recreational facilities. Nearly 1,500 students attend the Naval Postgraduate School. The student body consists of officers from the five U.S. uniformed services, officers from approximately 30 other countries and a small number of civilian employees. Selection of officers for fully funded graduate education is based upon outstanding professional performance as an officer, promotion potential and a strong academic background. The faculty is drawn from a broad diversity of educational institutions and represents a prestigious collection of scholars. The Naval Postgraduate School offers classes leading to advanced degrees in a variety of fields.

URL: www.nps.edu

Northern Light

Northern Light has been providing strategic research portals, business research content, and search technology to global enterprises since 1996. During that time, it has built and deployed over 200 custom research portals and enterprise search applications for large enterprises. Northern Light's clients include one or more of the top five companies in each major technology sector of the Fortune 1000. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a development center in St. Petersburg, Russia, Northern Light Group LLC is a profitable, privately-held, self-funded company with more than 50 employees.

URL: www.northernlight.com

SAIC

Founded by J. Robert Beyster, Ph.D., and a small group of scientists in 1969, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a FORTUNE 500(R) scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets.

URL: www.saic.com

Tecnológico de Monterrey

The Tecnológico de Monterrey is a Mexican private educational institution that was founded in 1943. At the present time it has campuses distributed throughout the country, and academic centers in Mexico and other Latin American countries; it also has international offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Through its Virtual University it is present all over the world, by means of learning networks and advanced information technologies.

URL: www.itesm.edu

U.S. Air Force Surgeon General

The Air Force Surgeon General along with the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) works in close coordination with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the major air command surgeons, the Departments of the Army, Navy and other government agencies to deliver medical service for more than 2.63 million eligible beneficiaries. Beneficiaries include active duty, family members and retirees, during both peacetime and wartime. The AFMS consists of approximately 40,000 officers, enlisted and civilian personnel, plus an additional 20,000 members assigned to the Air Force Reserves and the Air National Guard. The AFMS has an annual budget of approximately $6.9 billion and runs 75 military treatment facilities, including 24 hospitals and medical centers.

URL: www.sg.af.mil

U.S. Army CIO G/6

The vision of the U.S. Army CIO G/6 is to deliver a joint net-centric information enterprise that enables warfighter decision superiority. Its mission is to provide architecture, governance, portfolio management, strategy, C4 IT acquisition oversight and operational capabilities to enable joint expeditionary net-centric information dominance for the Army.

URL: www.army.mil/ciog6/index