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The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange, Inc. operates internet business and marketing association. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

W2 Group, Inc. provides marketing services. It builds brands, deepen customer and partner relationships and drive demand for products and services. The firm helps marketing executives leverage new media, such as the Internet and mobile devices, to promote their products and focuses on unpaid media, versus advertising and is particularly helping their clients build and influence web-based communities. The company was founded by Vernon Lawrence Weber and Marijean Lauzier in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corp. engages in the development and mining of non-ferrous metal resources. Its products include copper foil, sputtering targets, compound semiconductors, surface treatment agents, metallic powder, precision rolled products, cathode materials and precision fabricated products. The company was founded in December 1905 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. provides enterprise content, technology optimization, and cloud services. The firm offers business solutions, production print systems, industrial inkjet, and measuring instruments. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Japan Association of Corporate Directors (JACD) is an association that includes top management, experts, academics, independent directors, and institutional investors. The non-profit company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The association is the only organization in Japan where management, experts, outside directors, institutional investors, etc. are gathered for the growth of Japanese companies. Since its establishment in 2001, JACD has been active in spreading and enlightening corporate governance. The Japanese company holds seminars specified in the corporate governance code to help people understand their roles and responsibilities, acquire necessary knowledge, and study appropriate updates. Anyone can participate in these seminars, even if they are not members.

Part of Konica Minolta, Inc., Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company provides various products and services such as photocopiers, printers, multifunctional peripherals, and digital printing systems. The company also offers solutions for document management, IT services, and healthcare. Konica Minolta Business Technologies has a global presence and serves customers worldwide.

Part of Accenture Plc, Accenture Japan Ltd. is a Japanese company that provides strategic and operational consulting services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan and was founded in 1962.

Nishimura & Asahi provides legal services. It offers legal solutions to corporate, finance, real estate, international trade, wealth management, technology, life sciences, and media. The company was founded by Toshiro Nishimura in December 1966 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc. designs and manufactures printers, fax machines, and other document production equipment. The firm offers scanners, wide format printers, three-dimensional (3D) printers, and information management. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Ramsey, NJ.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

Mynavi Corp. engages in business of newspaper and magazine publishing. Its services include advertising; PR (Public Relations) business; providing employment information magazines; consulting on recruiting and recruiting activities; worker dispatch business; paid employment placement business; planning, and implementation of events such as seminars, lectures, and workshops; human resources development; business management consulting; education and training; providing information on entrance to schools and consulting on recruiting students; operation of various certification tests; provision of bridal information; rental and brokerage of real estate; mediation services; information services on travel and accommodation; planning, development, production and sales of computer software and game software; and others. The company founded on August 15, 1973 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Norinchukin Bank operates as a financial institution for agricultural, forestry and fishery cooperatives in Japan. It operates through the following divisions: Food and Agriculture, Retail, and Investment. The Food and Agriculture business provides risk money through capital investments and human resources development; provides support services for agriculture-related technologies and management improvement; and promotes export support of agricultural, fishery and forestry products. The Retail business provides a range of financial functions as a member of JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The Investment business manages funds entrusted with JA Bank and JF Marine Bank. The company was founded in December 20, 1923 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

v2 Ventures Group LLC provides on-line advertising services. It offers ad formats, data analysis, targeting algorithms and creative approaches, providing advertisers with leads from hard-to-reach places on the web across multiple channels, including social networks, display, games, mobile, apps and email. The company was founded by David E. Zinman, Thi Thumasathit and Scott W. Lynn in 1999 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Part of Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc., Weber Group, Inc. is a public relations firm. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Vernon Lawrence Weber. Weber Group was acquired by McCann-Erickson Worldwide, Inc. on December 05, 1996 for $15.87 million.

Part of W2 Group, Inc., Racepoint Global, Inc. is an independent communications agency that helps brands define their authentic story and builds channel-agnostic communication strategies to engage their target audience. Racepoint Global is headquartered in Boston, MA, with offices in San Francisco, Raleigh, and Washington DC, and its European headquarters in London. The agency specializes in driving conversations that matter for innovative brands, whether an enterprise brand or emerging category disruptor, to own the conversations and coverage that matters. The company's mission is to help clients navigate and succeed in the new communications landscape by shaping the conversations that matter, establishing competitive differentiation, and driving business impact. The company was founded by Marijean Lauzier, Vernon Lawrence Weber, and Larry Weber has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

IPG DXTRA, Inc. provides public relations services. It offers strategic marketing communications, media relations, public affairs, reputation, issues management and corporate communications counseling services. The firm also offers web relations, advocacy advertising, market research and visual communications services. The company was founded by Vernon Lawrence Weber in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vertro, Inc. provides online advertising and Internet marketing services. It offers products through one division ALOT which offers homepage, desktop application and Internet browser toolbar products under the ALOT brand. The company was founded in October 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Share Rocket, Inc. designs and develops software platform used for rating and tracking feedback of viewers from broadcast content. It offers social media rating and marketing software products. The company was founded by Chris Kraft in 2013 and is headquartered in Addison, TX.

Racepoint UK Ltd. engages in public relations services. The company was founded on October 16, 2006 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.