Etelos is a technology-driven platform that enables the distribution of Web-based business applications. For traditional software manufacturers, Etelos represents a cost-effective, one-stop shop to seamlessly migrate software applications to the user, by offering services for architecting, packaging, distributing, hosting, billing and supporting their Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Businesses and organizations try then buy applications from Web App Marketplaces distributed by Etelos channel partners, and powered by the Etelos Platform.

First Data is the global technology leader in information commerce. The company serves more than 5.4 million merchant locations, over 2,000 card issuers and their customers and millions of consumers worldwide. Approximately 27,000 employees around the globe provide credit, debit, private-label, gift card issuing, payroll card, and merchant transaction processing services; Internet commerce solutions; and check guarantee and verification services. The STAR® Network offers PIN-secured debit acceptance at 2.1 million ATM and retail locations.

Bank of America Merchant Services, in partnership with First Data, is a premiere global payments company providing the technology, innovative products and industry track record of First Data with the relationship strength, geographical coverage and prominent global brand of Bank of America to serve existing and future clients.

St. Louis-based Maritz is a sales and marketing services company, which helps companies achieve their full potential through understanding, enabling, and motivating employees, channel partners and customers. Maritz provides market and customer research, communications, learning solutions, incentive initiatives, rewards and recognition, effective meeting, event and incentive management services and customer loyalty programs.

RAZR Marketing, a marketing services agency focused on strategy, was established in 2005 with the core differentiator of creating sustainable behavior change through the application of proven marketing practice. RAZR provides a variety of marketing services to a broad array of clients, ranging from those in the financial services industry to retail companies.

Think Strategies is a strategic consulting company, founded in 2001, to help clients capitalize on the migration of the technology industry from a product-centric to a services-driven business model.  THINKstrategies is the only consulting firm dedicated to helping enterprises make better sourcing decisions, IT solution providers make better marketing decisions, and venture investors make better investment decisions to capitalize on the business benefits of today’s on-demand services, including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing and managed services.