The Certified AIM Application Program establishes a business and technology relationship between AOL LLC. and leading software vendors and integrators. As part of this relationship, the parties work together to both build the next-generation of presence-enabled applications and to enable authorized connections to the AIM Network. Authorizing use of the AIM Network helps to preserve network integrity and protect user privacy. In addition this partner program ensures that AIM presence and integration in partner products will be fully supported by AOL.

	Akonix Systems, Inc., is the leading provider of enterprise-class software solutions that help companies secure and manage the use of instant messaging (IM) and other real-time communications technologies. As an AIM certified partner, Akonix works with AOL to provide customers with an end to end IM management solution that addresses management, security, compliance and integration. In addition, Akonix is provided the opportunity to provide direct input into the AIM development process which ensures the successful growth of the AIM service for our mutual customers.
	FaceTime Communications is the leading provider of security and management solutions that address network and information security and regulatory and corporate compliance for IM, P2P and other real-time communications. FaceTime's award-winning solutions are used by over 500 customers, with over 50 percent of the largest global 100 financial institutions, including seven of the eight largest U.S. banks. Hundreds of customers worldwide, including Chicago Stock Exchange, Dominion Energy, NCR, Southern Company, Standard Bank London, Thomas Weisel Partners, USAS Technologies and Wachovia Securities among others rely on FaceTime solutions. FaceTime solutions help companies secure, manage, and extend IM and P2P to protect technology and intellectual assets, comply with corporate and regulatory requirements, optimize business value from existing systems, increase productivity, lower costs, and protect the network against worms, viruses and sophisticated workarounds. FaceTime and AOL have partnered to offer:   – Certified access to the AIM network through FaceTime's IMAuditor   – AIM Identity Services through unique integrated Local Authentication in IMAuditor   – Development of “bots”, alerts and presence-based applications on the AIM network with FaceTime's RTMatrix development platform
	IMlogic, Inc., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., is a pioneer in delivering enterprise-class infrastructure software that enables companies to control and leverage the use of instant messaging (IM), the world's fastest growing communications medium. IMlogic's strategic vision provides organizations a comprehensive approach for incorporating IM capabilities in business-critical communications and applications. The company's first offering, IMlogic IM Manager, lets enterprises secure, control and report on IM usage, while satisfying regulatory and compliance requirements set by HR and government agencies (SEC, HIPAA). IMlogic is backed by leading venture capital firms Venrock Associates, General Catalyst Partners, Kodiak Venture Partners, and Goldman Sachs.

The AIM Enterprise Federation Partner (EFP) Program allows Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM) vendors to federate their EIM solutions with the AIM Messaging community including federation of Instant Messages and Presence traffic within the partners application. For example, an AOL screen name JSmith can connect to stevejones@anybank.com via this program. Our EIM Federation Partners benefit from enterprise control and public IM community, a single client for all IM communications, assurance that professional naming conventions are utilized, and elimination of unsanctioned IM application usage. Our partners are provided with use of the AIM Certified Partner logo.

	The Antepo Open Presence Network™ (OPN) System offers a non-disruptive way to connect to your business contacts within the AIM community, while still meeting business-critical requirements for security, compliance, policy enforcement, and overall system control. This makes OPN System an ideal solution for enterprises seeking to migrate from using the free AIM client while still maintaining sanctioned AIM connectivity. And, because OPN System supports both XMPP and SIP/SIMPLE standard-based protocols, enterprises still have the flexibility to adapt or extend their networks to endure within an ever-evolving IT landscape.
	Jabber, Inc. is a leading provider of real-time messaging and presence solutions. More than seven million users, representing hundreds of organizations worldwide, have licensed the Jabber Extensible Communications Platform (Jabber XCP) commercial server to underpin a wide variety of real-time, presence-powered applications, including government intelligence systems, transactional financial trading systems, enterprise instant messaging, and more.
	Live Communications Server 2005 Public IM Connectivity provides organizations with the capability to connect their existing base of Live Communications Server-enabled users to the top public instant messaging (IM) service providers (MSN, AOL, and Yahoo!). The tools supplied in Live Communications Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) allow corporations that wish to use public IM services to communicate with customers and partners outside their corporate network, the ability to do so while utilizing the enterprise-grade encryption and optional logging features offered by Live Communications Server 2005.
	Omnipod is the leading On-Demand provider of Enterprise Instant Messaging. Omnipod addresses the security and management concerns of IT Security and Network Managers who want to provide their user with real time messaging. Omnipod's Professional Online Desktop (POD) is designed for enterprise use and seamlessly integrates collaboration features such as persistent chat, global SMS, WebEx online conferencing, Salesforce.com, file sharing and transfer capabilities, as well as numerous other communications functions into a secure presence-based messaging infrastructure. Hundreds of Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, state and local governments and small-to-midsize firms across virtually every industry segment rely on Omnipod for secure IM.
	Parlano, Inc. is the leading provider of intelligent enterprise instant messaging solutions. MindAlign, Parlano's flagship solution, provides presence management, secure instant messaging and persistent group chat to improve the visibility of, and access to, people and information. MindAlign's federation with the AIM Messaging Network enables individuals throughout the world to communicate with their complete AIM buddy list from within the intelligent MindAlign client application. By applying advanced message management capabilities including filters, preferences and alerts to both internal and external communications, MindAlign helps you determine how to best manage your real-time communications and information flow.
	Reuters the global information company, provides indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Its trusted information drives decision making across the globe based on a reputation for speed, accuracy and independence. Reuters has 14,500 staff in 91 countries. This includes 2,300 editorial staff in 196 bureaux serving 129 countries, making Reuters the world's largest international multimedia news agency. In 2004, Reuters Group revenues were £2.9 billion. .Reuters and the sphere logo are the trade-marks of the Reuters group of companies.
	Markit is the leading provider of independent data, portfolio valuations, and OTC derivatives trade processing, including its groundbreaking real-time Markit Desktop and Markit Connex Real-Time Messaging to the global financial markets. Markit Connex supplies: ID management and directory services, AIM chat using ID based on their domain, business critical forums, and real-time data delivery. Markit receives daily data contributions from over 85 dealing firms, and its services are used by almost 1,000 institutions to enhance trading operations, reduce risk, and manage compliance.