The developers of MAS® would like to thank the following for their support:

"The London Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1904, and was the UK's first independent, self-governing orchestra. It is now the resident orchestra at the Barbican in London, where it gives about 90 concerts per year. The Orchestra tours extensively, performing concerts to audiences all over the world and collaborating with artists of the highest calibre. The LSO is also noted for the extraordinary number of film soundtracks it has recorded, and for its award-winning education and community programme, LSO Discovery." Contact the LSO online at www.lso.co.uk

From the way companies process information to the way they share information. From the way they create ideas to the way they sell ideas. From processing stock trades in the financial world to selling hits in the music world. From tracking packages to tracking spending. We provide high-speed microprocessors, scalable systems, robust software, network storage, mission-critical support, and comprehensive professional services. Not to mention innovative, platform-independent JavaTM and JiniTM technologies. In short, all the key components that drive the Internet as well as corporate intranets and business-to-business extranets… …Which explains why we're the dot in .com." See Sun online: www.sun.com

X.Org is the worldwide consortium empowered with the stewardship and collaborative development of the X Window System technology and standards. X.Org is an organization of The Open Group dedicated to maintaining the existing X Window System code base and engineering appropriate enhancements driven by current and future market requirements. X.Org periodically provides official X Window System update releases to the general public free of charge. X.Org governs the evolution of the X11R6 specifications, working with appropriate groups to revise and post updates to the standard as required. Visit X.Org online at www.x.org

Wrq Reflection and Verastream Software provide Web to Host, Access Integration, and Web Services, that extend the value of existing host systems. For more than 20 years, we have been helping Fortune 500 and Global 500 companies access and integrate information to transform the way they do business. With more than 26,000 customers representing over eight million users worldwide, we are one of the top software companies in the U.S. and are consistently recognized for our award-winning products. A privately held company, we are ranked as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for" by Fortune magazine. Our software and services are offered in 51 countries through a global network of corporate offices and business partners. For more information about WRQ products, contact WRQ, Inc. in Seattle, WA at (206) 217-7500, 1-800-872-2829 or www.wrq.com.

"VXI Connecting People to a Digital World. Celebrating the Human Voice: Since 1989, VXI has delivered innovative products, designed by top engineers, to expand the capabilities of people who need to use the human voice to communicate more effectively. An ISO 9001 certified manufacturer, VXI meets the highest global standards for product and service quality. VXI Parrott TalkPro headsets incorporate the Gentex® microphone, a voice band optimized, nose-canceling electret specifically designed for speech applications..." Find out more about VXI and Parrott TalkPro™ headset systems at www.vxicorp.com.

"The development of audio technologies is a science - but it is also an art. To merge both concepts together during loudspeaker design requires ingenious technical skill and passionate creativity. Since its inception in 1978, EAW has successfully displayed its mastery of this conceptual merger through our highly acclaimed and technologically superior product offerings. Year after year, we lead the professional audio industry in technical audio advancement and creative loudspeaker design. As a result, EAW has become the worldwide technological and market leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, professional loudspeaker design." Find out more at www.eaw.com.

"At IBM, we strive to lead in the creation, development and manufacture of the industry's most advanced information technologies, including computer systems, software, networking systems, storage devices and microelectronics. And our worldwide network of IBM solutions and services professionals translates these advanced technologies into business value for our customers. We make over 40,000 products using the world's most advanced information technologies -- see what we can deliver for you." Find out more about IBM at www.ibm.com

"The new HP is a leading technology solutions provider for consumers and businesses with market leadership in fault-tolerant servers, UNIX® servers, Linux servers, Windows® servers, storage solutions, management software, imaging and printing and PCs. Furthermore, 65,000 professionals worldwide lead our IT services team. Our $4 billion annual R&D investment fuels the invention of products, solutions and new technologies, so that we can better serve customers and enter new markets. We invent, engineer and deliver technology solutions that drive business value, create social value and improve the lives of our customers." Learn more online at www.hp.com

"Mapleshade is a label by - and for - people who love fine jazz and blues and who appreciate excellence in recorded sound. We design and build, or custom-modify, all of our electronics from microphones to tape recorders to wires. All must meet standards well beyond commercial state-of-the-art. We record live to two-track analog, transfer to digital at a rate 100 times faster than the CD standard, and use no add-on EQ, reverb or noise reduction electronics…" Contact Mapleshade online at www.mapleshaderecords.com

"Compass Records is one of the nation's leading independent labels and home to a highly respected group of folk, roots and world music artists including Victor Wooten, Kate Rusby, Alison Brown, Paul Brady, Pierce Pettis, Fairport Convention, Lunasa, Drew Emmitt, Leftover Salmon, Fiddlers 4 and many others… …Compass has released well over 100 albums worldwide…" See Compass Records online at www.compassrecords.com

Crown is a member of the Harman International family of Pro Audio companies, producing quality and cost-sensitive amplifiers, the IQ-USM 810 digital mixer/digital processor, "an eight-input, ten-output, all digital 'system in a box,'" and the IQ-PIP-USP2/CN, which, "when added to a PIP2 amp, creates the industry's first CobraNet™-compatible amplifier." Crown is online at www.crownaudio.com

Founded in 1987 as a spin-off from GN Danavox (the current GN ReSound), GN Netcom is among the leading and fastest growing suppliers of hands-free communications solutions, focusing specifically on three market segments: call centers, offices and mobile. GN Netcom has facilities on four continents, and its products are sold in more than 80 countries worldwide. GN Netcom is part of GN Great Nordic, a Danish-based technology group, traded on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange (Reuters: GNTC.CO; Bloomberg: GGNDF). Find out more at www.gnnetcom.com