Hardware OEM & OS Vendors

	HP Covalent jointly markets and promotes Covalent's enterprise open-source Apache solutions with market leading HP ProLiant servers. HP is a leading global provider of enterprise technology and solutions that designs, develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software, solutions and services, including industry-leading enterprise storage and computing solutions, fault-tolerant business-critical solutions, communication products, and desktop and portable personal computers that are sold in more than 200 countries. For more information on these Apache solutions, go to http://hp.com/solutions/covalent.
	IBM Covalent is a member of IBM's Partner World for Developers alliance program. PartnerWorld for Developers is a worldwide program that supports commercial developers who build solutions using IBM technologies. Covalent also works closely with IBM's services arm, IBM Global Services. IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more information about IBM, visit their Web site.
	Intel Covalent works with Intel on porting its industry leading security solutions to Intel's Itanium processor platform. Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at their Web site.
	Microsoft Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
	Novell Novell, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOVL) is a leading provider of information solutions that deliver secure identity management (Novell Nsure®), Web application development (Novell exteNdTM) and cross-platform networking services (Novell NterpriseTM), all supported by strategic consulting and professional services (Novell NgageSM). Active in the open source community with its Ximian® and SUSE LINUX brands, Novell provides a full range of Linux products and services for the enterprise, from the desktop to the server. Novell's vision of one Net a world without information boundaries helps customers realize the value of their information securely and economically. For more information, call Novell's Customer Response Centre at (888) 321-4CRC (4272).
	Red Hat Red Hat, the world's leading open source and Linux provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with satellite offices spanning the globe. Red Hat is leading Linux and open source solutions into the mainstream by making high quality, low cost technology accessible. Red Hat provides operating system software along with middleware, applications and management solutions. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide and through top-tier partnerships. Red Hat's open source strategy offers customers a long term plan for building infrastructures that are based on and leverage open source technologies with focus on security and ease of management.
	SafeNet | Rainbow Technologies SafeNet is a global leader in information security. Founded more than 20 years ago, the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications, intellectual property and digital identities, and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware, software, and chips. ARM, Bank of America, NetGear, the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, Adobe, Samsung, Texas Instruments, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to SafeNet.
	Sun Microsystems Covalent is a certified SunTone solution provider as well as a licensed distributor of Sun's Java Standard Edition development environment. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer[tm]" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to the nth. With $18.3 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web.