Benjamin P. Chui

Founded in 1996, Investrend, Inc. is a research firm headquartered in Forest Hills, New York. The firm specializes in an integrated, interdependent approach, pulling together research, broadcast, forums and information platforms as needed to create a cohesive platform to enhance events, conferences, research, publications and information distributions worldwide with services skewed toward shareholder empowerment.

Founded in 1997, American Pegasus Investment Management, Inc. is hedge fund manager located in San Francisco. they manage the American Pegasus Fixed Income Fund Series II, the American Pegasus Fixed Return Fund, the American Pegasus Long Short Fund, the American Pegasus Perpetual Income Fund, the American Pegasus Fixed Income Fund Series IV Plus, the American Pegasus Auto Loan Fund, the APW Fund, the American Pegasus Auto Loan Fund (Dist.) and the AP Life Fund Segregated Portfolio.

Smith Barney, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. The firm provides an array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research

Barra LLC provides investment analytics, trading solutions and software to investment professions. The company provides risk management technology for investment professionals. Barra was founded by Barr Rosenberg and Andrew Rudd in 1975 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Silicon Valley Venture Fund invests in companies located in Sillicon Vally. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of information technology, health science and financial services. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements.

Pariveda Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of information technology consulting services. It delivers both consulting services and technical solutions where systems interface with people and with other systems. The firm also offers customer relationship management, enterprise integration, and software services. The company was founded by Bruce Ballengee and John Humphrey in 2003 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.