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Intel

Since its founding in 1968, Intel Corporation has grown into the world’s largest semiconductor company (based on revenue). Intel’s products and technologies are at the heart of computing and communications systems that have become essential parts of businesses, schools, and homes around the world; and are being used to tackle some of the world's most complex problems - in areas that include education, healthcare, economic development, and environmental sustainability. The company’s products include microprocessors, chipsets and other semiconductor products that are integral to computers, servers and infrastructure powering the Cloud, as well as consumer electronics, mobile phones and connected “embedded” products that include cars, shopping kiosks and bank ATMs. Intel’s focus is not solely on the products it delivers. From primary schools to leading universities, Intel is committed to improving the quality of education around the world, which serves as the foundation for future innovation and well-being. Over the past decade alone Intel has invested over US$1 billion and Intel employees have donated over 3 million hours toward improving education in more than 60 countries. Intel is headquartered in Santa Clara, California (USA). Additional information about the company is available at blogs.intel.com and www.intel.com.

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Microsoft

At Microsoft our mission has never wavered, and today we continue to help people and businesses around the world reach their full potential. It's a tremendous challenge, because what we create has to be the best for every business owner, family, IT manager, developer and partner...not for just a few. But it lets us drive a scale of innovation unmatched in the world. More than a billion people choose us every day to be part of their dreams and daydreams, their successes today and tomorrow. It's more than we ever imagined...so just imagine what's next. Additional information about the company is available at www.microsoft.com.

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Accenture LLP

Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 261,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments.The company generated net revenues of US$27.9 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2012. Its home page is www.accenture.com.

AMD

AMD (NYSE: AMD) is a semiconductor design innovator leading the next era of vivid digital experiences with its ground-breaking AMD Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) that power a wide range of computing devices. AMD's server computing products are focused on driving industry-leading cloud computing and virtualization environments. AMD's superior graphics technologies are found in a variety of solutions ranging from game consoles, PCs to supercomputers. For more information, visit http://www.amd.com.

VMware

VMware, the industry-leading virtualization software company, pioneers the use of virtualization and automation technologies to simplify IT infrastructure across the entire data center to the virtual workspace.

www.vmware.com

Citrix

Citrix is the company transforming how people, businesses and IT work and collaborate in the cloud era with market-leading cloud, collaboration, networking and virtualization technologies. For more information go to www.citrix.com.

Deloitte

The Deloitte-HP Alliance combines the HP technology portfolio with Deloitte's world-class consulting methodologies and industry acumen. Blending our strengths, we are revolutionizing our clients' IT with groundbreaking analytics, cyber security, web content management and cloud solutions. Deloitte was awarded three HP Partner of the Year awards in 2012.

www.deloitte.com

PwC

PwC's Advisory professionals help organizations improve business performance, respond quickly and effectively to crisis, and extract value from transactions. We understand our clients' industries and unique business challenges, and look across the entire organization focusing on strategy, structure, people, process and technology, to help clients build their next competitive advantage.

www.pwc.com

Veeam Software

Veeam® Software develops innovative solutions for VMware and Hyper-V backup and virtualization management. Its flagship product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, is #1 VM Backup™ and delivers Modern Data Protection — Built for Virtualization™. Organizations of all sizes rely on Veeam's patented technology to eliminate risk and protect their virtual environments.

www.veeam.com