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2 SME INFORMATION GUIDE Foreword FOREWORD In April 2003, and following an initiative by the then President of, Mr. Jorge Sampaio, COTEC was set up as a not for profit association by 100 companies established in. The statutes of COTEC were then written on the basis of three underlying principles: To promote a culture of innovation as a crucial source of company competitiveness To foster the practice of innovation by all the agents of the National Innovation System (NIS) To stimulate both Government and economic agents to join their efforts in approving and implementing strategies favouring the development of new products, new processes, new organisations and new marketing strategies, under two clear conditions: To challenge both public and private organisations of the NIS to share their knowledge with COTEC and its associate companies; To accomplish the COTEC mission with a small and competent team and a limited budget (around 2.5 M euro); COTEC must also invest a reasonable amount of management time as well as some lead capital in order to develop sectorial studies financed by COTEC members and some other institutions. Although the membership of COTEC is made up of some of the largest companies operating in, soon it was detected a strong will of smaller companies to join the project. However, on the one hand such companies were unable to pay the COTEC annual fee and, on the other, COTEC small team was unable to interact fully with a larger membership. This led to the idea of setting up an Innovation Portal, a COTEC Network of Innovative SMEs and also to set up an annual Innovative SME Award. At a recent joint meeting of the Committee that supervises the COTEC Network of Innovative SMEs, which I am honoured to chair, and the Panel of the Innovative SME Award, it was decided to edit a Guide to the SMEs that belong to the network and to include in such a Guide a brief presentation of each company and its main economic and financial indicators. This Guide was supervised by Professor Rogério Carapuça and I hope that it will become a useful tool for sharing the SMEs common knowledge and to inform the general public, economic and financial bodies and also public bodies on their contributions to our economy. Belmiro de Azevedo Porto, April 30th

3 SME INFORMATION GUIDE Index SME INNOVATION NETWORK 8 E-Chiron Gestão de Aplicações, SA João Ribeiro da Costa, PhD [email protected] 36 Alert Life Sciences Computing, S.A. M. Jorge Guimarães, MD. PhD [email protected] 10 Ecoprogresso Consultores em Ambiente e desenvolvimento, S.A. Ricardo Moita, Dr. [email protected] 38 Altitude SGPS, SA Gastão Borges Taveira, Eng. [email protected] 12 Edigma.com Gestão de Projectos Digitais, S.A. Miguel Peixoto de Oliveira, PhD [email protected] 40 Ambisig Sistemas de informação Geográfica, Lda. Vasco Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] 14 Edisoft Empresa de Serviços e Desenvolvimento de Software, SA Sérgio Parreira de Campos, Dr. [email protected] 42 Biotecnol - Serviços e Desenvolvimento, SA Pedro Noronha Pissarra, PhD [email protected] Bluepharma Indústria Farmacêutica, SA Paulo Barradas Rebelo, Dr. [email protected] Cachapuz - Equipamentos para Pesagem, Lda. Filipe Rodrigues, Dr. [email protected] EID Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica, S.A. Sérgio Parreira de Campos, Dr. sé[email protected] Enabler Informática, SA António Pacheco Murta, Eng. [email protected] Eurotrials Consultores Científicos, S.A. Maria João Queiroz, MD. [email protected] CEI - Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda. Fernando Sousa, Eng. [email protected] Collab, S.A. Pedro Quintas, Eng. [email protected] Controlvet Segurança Alimentar, S.A. João Rebelo Cotta, Dr. [email protected] CPCHS Companhia Portuguesa de Computadores Healthcare Solutions, S.A. Alexandre Gomes / Rui Rangel Henriques [email protected] Frulact Ingredientes para a Indústria de Lacticínios, S.A. João Evangelista Sousa Miranda, Eng. [email protected] Haut de Gamme Mestre em Mobiliário, Lda. Fernando de Jesus Lourenço [email protected] ICC Indústrias e Comércio de Calçado, S.A. Teófilo Ribeiro Leite, Eng. [email protected] iportalmais Serviços de Internet e Redes, Lda. Raúl Oliveira, PhD [email protected] Critical Software, SA Gonçalo Almeida Quadros, PhD [email protected] 30 ISA Instrumentação e Sistemas de Automação, Lda. José Basílio Simões, PhD [email protected], [email protected] 58 Dão Sul Sociedade Vitivinícola, SA Casimiro de Almeida Gomes, Eng. [email protected] 32 Janela Digital Informática e Telecomunicações, SA Abílio Martins, Dr. [email protected] 60 DigiUtopikA, Lda. Pedro M. L. Branco, Eng. [email protected] 34 Link Consulting S.A. José Alves Marques, PhD [email protected]

4 SME INFORMATION GUIDE Index M.A.R. Kayaks, Lda. Nuno André Santos 64 Siscog Sistemas Cognitivos Lda. João Pavão Martins, PhD 94 Microfil Tecnologias de informação, S.A. Manuel Antunes, Dr. Mind Software Multimédia e industrial, S.A. João Bernardo, PhD [email protected] Mobbit Systems, infocomunicação, Lda. Henrique Couto Martins, Dr. [email protected] MobiComp Computação Móvel, SA Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Eng. [email protected] Skysoft Software e Tecnologias de Informação, SA Alberto de Pedro Crespo, Eng. [email protected] Stab Vida Investigação e Serviços em Ciências Biológicas, Lda. Orfeu Flores, PhD [email protected] Stap Reparação, Consolidação e Modificação de Estruturas, SA Vítor Cóias, Eng. [email protected] Movensis Serviços de Apoio a Comunicações SA Vasco Pinto Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] Multicert Serviços de Certificação Electrónica, S. A. Francisco Velez Roxo, Dr. [email protected] Nautilus Indústria e Comércio de Mobiliário, S.A. Vítor Barbosa, Eng. [email protected] Necton Companhia portuguesa de culturas Marinhas, S.A. Vítor Verdelho Vieira, Dr. [email protected] Newvision Sistemas Inteligentes para Soluções de Atendimento, Lda. Paulo Carvalho Costa, Eng. [email protected] OutSystems, SA Paulo Rosado, Eng. [email protected] Plasdan Máquinas para Plásticos, Lda. Paulo Silva Araújo, Eng. [email protected] Priberam Informática, S.A. João Prieto, Eng. [email protected] TEandM Tecnologia e Engenharia de Materiais, SA Augusto Vaz Serra, Eng. [email protected] Tecmic Tecnologias de Microelectrónica, SA Fernando Moreira, MSc [email protected] Viatecla Software Software Solutions and Telecommunications, S.A. Pedro Seabra, Eng. [email protected] Vortal Comércio Electrónico, Consultoria e Multimédia, S.A. Rui Dias Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] WeDo Consulting - Sistemas de Informação, SA Rui Paiva, Eng. [email protected] Wintouch Sistemas de Informação, Lda. Carlos Pacheco Veiga, Eng. [email protected] WIT Software, Consultoria e Software para a Internet Móvel, Lda. Luís de Moura e Silva, PhD [email protected] Primavera Business Software Solutions, S.A. José Dionísio, Eng. [email protected] 90 YDreams, SA António Sousa da Câmara, PhD [email protected] 116 Quidgest Consultores de Gestão, Lda. Cristina Marinhas, Dra. [email protected]

5 Addresses of COTEC : Headquarters Rua de Salazares, Oporto Phone: Fax: [email protected] Delegation Rua Joshua Benoliel, 6-2.º B Lisbon Phone: Fax: [email protected] COTEC is a not for profit association of private companies. Its main purpose is to promote innovation as a source of competitiveness in the Portuguese Economy. COTEC endorses a ground-breaking network of some of the largest companies operating in (namely around 100 companies, equivalent to approximately 18% of Portuguese GDP) as well as an expanding Innovative SMEs Network (currently consisting of 54 companies) based in but operating internationally and in alliances through a culture of growth, results and good practices. The priorities of COTEC within the scope of such SME Network are: to promote and gain public recognition for this group of companies that reflect, through innovation and competence, the right market attitude and the value creation skills needed to succeed in today s changing world, and to encourage cooperation between COTEC associate companies and the SMEs based on innovation and skills, so that business opportunities can flourish and the innovation market in expand and prosper. This SME Information Guide was structured and built up in such a way that it can be a presentation tool for the companies belonging to the Innovative SME Network. It aims to gather useful information for potential clients, entrepreneurs and investors in general. This presentation tool will be updated with the increasing number of member companies and in such a way as to respect the evolution of each individual SME. The corresponding profiles were prepared by COTEC and validated with the management of each company. Aggregated data was compiled by COTEC services. COTEC-BPI SME INNOVATION AWARD COTEC and the bank BPI (one of its associate members), with the support of the daily newspaper Público, give annually an award aimed at distinguishing a Portuguese SME for its innovative attitude and performance SME Innovation Award: Chipidea Special Mention: Critical Software Special Mention: YDreams 2006 SME Innovation Award: Primavera BSS Special Mention: WeDo Consulting Special Mention: EDISOFT Special Mention for Traditional Sectors: Dão Sul AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 4% DISTRIBUTION OF THE SMEs INCLUDED IN THE INNOVATIVE NETWORK BY ECONOMIC SECTOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICS 10% BOAT BUILDING INDUSTRY 2% CONSTRUCTION 4% ELECTRONICS 2% ENGINNEERING AND STEEL 2% ENVRONMENTAL 2% FOOTWEAR 2% FURNITURE 4% INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT 6% INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 62% Sector Agriculture and Food Biotechnology and Pharmaceutics Boat Building Industry Construction Electronics Engineering and Steel Environmental Footwear Furniture Industrial Equipment TOTAL COTEC SME Innovation Network Aggregate Indicators 2006 Human Resources Turnover ( ) Total Assets ( ) Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Investment/ Turnover (%) 3,715 (a) 285,921,566 (b) 287,965,652 (c) 47.2 (d) 11.6 (d) (a) Data provided by 51 companies (b) Data provided by 50 companies (c) Data provided by 45 companies (d) Data provided by 42 companies 8 9

6 ALERT LIFE SCIENCES COMPUTING, S.A. Healthcare Software Solutions Provider M. Jorge Guimaraes, M.D. Ph.D. Phone /1 Fax Address Rua António Bessa Leite, 1430, 2º, PORTO PORTUGAL Founded in 1999 Share Capital 1,500,291 USA Belgium Croatia France Holland Italy Luxembourg Slovakia Switzerland Statement: ALERT is an innovative suite of integrated clinical software solutions with a widely demonstrated capacity to produce true paper-free environments. Indonesia Who we are: ALERT Life Sciences Computing, S.A., a Portuguese company, is the founding member of The ALERT Group of Companies, which also includes ALERT Life Sciences Computing, Inc. (USA), Innova Auria, S.L. (), and mypartner Healthcare, Software Solutions, S.A. (). ALERT Life Sciences Computing, S.A is headquartered in Oporto,, and began its activity in December What we do: Mission: Mission: Enabling Healthcare through Integrated Paperless Clinical Solutions. The company s core business is the development, implementation, and worldwide distribution of the ALERT clinical software. How we do it: ALERT was designed to support real-time entry of data by healthcare professionals using touch screen monitors. The activities of all healthcare professionals are interconnected through workflow concepts. For security and privacy, ALERT provides biometric user identification for clinical data access control. The ALERT Data warehouse allows statistical analysis of clinical and financial information, in order to boost efficiency, reduce costs, identify trends, and minimize errors. During implementation, ALERT On-site Facilitators ensure a smooth and successful transition from a paper-based to a paper-free environment. Who we do it for: ALERT provides an all-inclusive suite of clinical software to hospitals and clinical settings. It can be implemented throughout an entire healthcare facility or in a single department. The ALERT suite of products is comprised of: ALERT PAPER FREE HOSPITAL (for entire hospitals computerization), ALERT EDIS (Emergency Department Information System), ALERT OUTPA- TIENT (for Outpatient Units), ALERT ORIS (Operating Room Information System), ALERT INPATIENT (for Inpatient settings), ALERT PRIVATE PRACTICE (for Private Practices), ALERT PRIMA- RY CARE (for Primary Care Centres), ALERT REFERRAL (for consultation management and tracking), and ALERT WAITING ROOM (for management of waiting rooms). Products from the ALERT suite have been adopted by more than 76 hospitals and more than 100 primary care centres. ALERT software has never been uninstalled. What makes us innovative: ALERT includes intuitive features and functionalities that allow for real time entry of clinical data. In addition, all healthcare workers are interconnected through workflow mechanisms, enabling the production of true paper-free environments. ALERT is increasingly enriched with content, and it will provide artificial intelligence in the near future. ALERT is available in 6 languages. Certification and Quality Control: ALERT is a proud participant in the IHE (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise) initiatives, under which it has published 3 IHE Integration Statements, and proved interaction with other software solutions using HL7 interfaces. ALERT is undergoing the certification process for an integrated quality and environmental management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, EMAS and OHSAS 18001/ NP 4397). International Operations and Alliances: ALERT is distributed in Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Croatia, Italy,, France, Switzerland, Slovakia, Indonesia, and USA. ALERT is Carnegie-Mellon University industrial affiliate. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,671,299 5,931,791 12,553,570 Total Assets ( ) 2,061,719 3,059,468 14,855,483 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Consolidated results for The ALERT Group of Companies Awards: ALERT was nominated for the 2006 IST Prize. Hospital Distrital de Chaves and Hospital Espírito Santo (Évora) won in 2006 and 2007 the innovation prize for public services by implementing ALERT Paper-Free Hospital and ALERT Referral, respectively

7 ALTITUDE SOFTWARE Contact Centre Solutions Provider Gastão Borges Taveira, Eng. Phone: Fax: : [email protected] Address: Alameda Fernão Lopes, nº 16-4º Algés : Founded in: 1995 Equity Capital: 5,237,380 Brazil Canada Mexico USA Belgium Dubai France UK China India Israel Philippines statement: Our market space is now truly global. Contact Centres are becoming virtualized and tend to operate seamlessly in multiple locations around the globe as companies seek to optimise costs, skills and quality of service. We are a major driving force behind this trend by providing state of the art technology and optimised processes by our 15 subsidiaries employing 240 people from 20 nationalities. South Africa Who we are: Altitude Software is a leading independent contact centre vendor, the only pan- European one ranked by Gartner Group in their Magic Quadrant. What we do: The Altitude uci is a suite of customer interaction management solutions for customer service, help desks, collections, order desks, proactive marketing, sales and service, and business process management. It manages and improves customer relations in every new interaction, in a wide range of contact centres, from SMEs to large multi-site organisations. How we do it: Altitude uci is a cost-effective application suite designed to improve the overall productivity of the contact centre. Since Altitude uci was engineered to integrate easily with enterprise frontoffice and back-office systems, Altitude uci delivers significant cost benefits, revenue benefits, and intangible benefits with a limited upfront investment. Altitude uci allows users to achieve return on investment within a limited time frame, and provides a successful solution to their customer interaction and organizational efficiency strategies. Altitude Software is known for speeding up changes in operations, being agile in delivering fully functional smoothly working processes to their customers, and is considered visionary by industry reviews. Who we do it for: Altitude Software solutions serve companies that view effective customer relations management as a critical factor for a successful business. The ability to manage and leverage valuable customer information from across all the organisation s touch points, enables companies to increase customer revenues and reduce service costs, while simultaneously providing world-class customer satisfaction. Altitude Software has customers in all industries and is especially focused on the CRM Service Provider industry and on Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Services, the early adopters of Contact Centres in industrialized economies. More than 700 companies in nearly 60 countries around the world have purchased 170,000 licenses to use Altitude Software products, with typical implementations ranging from 20 to 2,000 users. What makes us innovative: Continuous commitment towards innovation allows Altitude IP Contact Centre to include all previously supported PBX platforms plus additional support for new media. The new Altitude uci 7.5 release includes a number of innovative features that strengthen the contact centre ability to accommodate industry-wide change. Its IP nature natively supports distributed operations - including home-based and remote agents streamlining IT investments and optimizing human resources. Certification and Quality Control: Altitude Software performs both internal and external certifications of all product releases. It has been certified by third party labs for integration with Alcatel, Avaya, Cisco, Ericsson, Microsoft CRM, SAP, Siebel and Siemens. International Operations and Alliances: Altitude Software operates directly in 15 countries with fully owned subsidiaries and is present in others through partners such as British Telecom, Atos Origin, Siemens Business Services, Fujitsu Services, Mellon Technologies and GTL. We employ close to 240 people of which half in our international subsidiaries and our staff is composed of 20 different nationalities. Being platform independent, Altitude Software has development partnerships with the leading technology vendors that are complementary to our solution such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Siebel, Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, Alcatel, Siemens, Human Resources Turnover ( ) 16,600,000 19,280,000 22,391,000 Total Assets ( ) 16,979,000 17,331,000 17,429,000 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Our product Altitude uci earned more than 30 top international awards since 1995, the most recent of which were: Call Centre Product of the Year 2007 from Network Computing Magazine(UK) 2006 Product of the Year from Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine(US) 2006 Best Multi Channel Contact Centre Solution from ContactCentreWorld (UK) See for others

8 AMBISIG Ambiente e Sistemas de Informação Geográfica, Lda. Software Developer Vasco Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Av. Infante Santo nº 68-H, Lisboa Founded in 1994 Share Capital 100,000 Angola Statement: Ambisig is a world class one-stop-shop company for egovernment solutions including Document Management and Workflow, Online and Multi-channel Services, CRM, ERP, GIS, Quality Management and BI systems. Ambisig, as a concerned environment company, is also developing and implementing a line of products aiming at resources preservation. More recently we ve used our IT knowledge to help financial institutions to solve risk management issues, financial markets integration and real estate fund evaluation. W ho we are: AMBISIG is a Portuguese software house, specialized in egovernment solutions for public and local administration. Since 1994, we develop specialized Geographic Information Systems integrated applications, environment preservation products and tailor-made software, being one of the first companies in to use ASP.NET technology in all product development since What we do: Development of egovernment solutions integrating Document Management, Workflow, Online and Multi-channel Services, CRM, ERP, Quality Management, Business Intelligence and Geographic Information Systems. The integration of geographic component on our systems, allowed us to develop a geo-referenced market view. This gave us the opportunity, to develop solutions for the financial market regarding risk management and real estate fund evaluation. Our automatic data acquisition solution for public spaces and road inventory is becoming a referenced standard on public adminis- tration. We developed a major focus on environmental solutions. Within this scope we ve developed SmartRain, an automatic irrigation system that receives weather forecast information through RDS saving water in public parks. SmartRain integrates the icity Solutions family product, concerning intelligent city management providing energy and water savings. How we do it: AMBISIG has been developing a technical framework allowing the fast and easy deployment of innovative applications. With more than 80 specialized professionals, we ve developed a high level of knowledge of governmental issues and an accurate view on the public and local administration challenges becoming one of the best and most innovative companies in this sector. Who we do it for: Public and local administration, governmental companies, financial institutions and private companies. Among our best customers are to be found BRISA, Estradas de, Ferconsult, Hidroprojecto, CGD, Ana Aeroportos, Ministery of Public Works and Transport, and many Town Halls. What makes us Innovative: An earlier adoption of web based solutions, leveraged by ASP.NET technology; Development of a process-oriented product family; Association of geographic dimension to our databases allowing implementation of more efficient tools on decision support and information analyses; Development of automatic data acquisition tools for public road inventory. The belief in the importance of the environment as a major opportunity for running and implementing new business areas. Agenda XXI and Kyoto inspired us to conceive icity line of products where SmartRain is included. Certification and Quality Control: AMBISIG is certified under ISO 9001:2000 regarding Geographic Information Systems development and portals, Geographic Portals, Workflow and Document Management. We are also a certified Microsoft Gold Partner, Oracle Partner and Intergraph RSP. International Operations and Alliances: Since last year, AMBISIG is working with several multinational consulting companies. We are currently working on several new markets side by side with our partners. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,874,589 1,896,485 2,300,639 Total Assets( ) 1,706,053 2,023,687 2,218,955 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A 2.6 Awards: AMBISIG has received two Honourable Mentions on the Public Sector Best Practices Prix for our implementations on Câmara Municipal da Horta and Maiambiente, E.M. in

9 BIOTECNOL Serviços e Desenvolvimento, S.A. Biotechnology Biopharmaceuticals Pedro Noronha Pissarra, PhD [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Lagoas Park, Edifício Porto Salvo-Oeiras Founded in 1996 Equity Capital 139,663 USA Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Holland Italy UK India Statement: When I arrived in, there was nothing at the biotechnology level, and only recently biotechnology had its first greenshots. In my opinion, biotechnology is not a science but rather an industry, providing innovative products and high-level employment and stimulating the development of f ast-growing companies, thus being a key driver for any economy s growth. Creating and developing Biotecnol to what it is today was a fantastic e xperience for me and for my co-workers, and I m glad to know that we are an acknowledged worldwide reference for the biotech sector in. Australia Who we are: Biotecnol is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of biopharmaceutical products with special emphasis on the development of antibody-based therapeutics to treat life-threatening diseases such as cancer. What we do: Biotecnol applies its patented technologies, product development and manufacturing experience to generating, supporting and potentially licensing human antibody products. Biotecnol is committed to building value by developing a varied pipeline of antibody products to address unmet healthcare needs. Biotecnol also leverages its business income by establishing inhouse partner-led programmes. How we do it: Biotecnol has in-house capability for developing biopharmaceutical products up to the pre-clinical stage. That includes scale-up and transfer of well characterised processes to cgmp facilities with whom Biotecnol has established collaborations over several years. This is a valuable asset for Biotecnol to be able to quickly develop its pipeline of products. Biotecnol leverages its business income by establishing in-house partner-led programmes. Biotecnol uses its proprietary expression technology, cell line development capabilities, upstream and downstream processing, analytics and QC experience for delivering GMP/GLP compliant processes for biomanufacturing. Who we do it for: Biotecnol has several internal development programmes in oncology and a strong client-based activity with an established trackrecord. Biotecnol collaborates with large-pharma and medium and small size Biotech companies. What makes us innovative: Patented technology in the antibody engineering field adds value to Biotecnol to support the development of Biotecnol own product can- didates. Biotecnol is actually developing three types of proprietary monoclonal antibody formats against various cancer targets. Biotecnol applies its antibody technologies, product development and manufacturing experience to generate, support and potentially license human antibody products. Certification and Quality Control: Biotecnol has its own Quality Manual according to ISO It is also certified by the Portuguese Ministry of Environment. International Operations and Alliances: Operations in Baltimore (USA). Lawyers office in London (United Kingdom) and New York (USA). Corporate Alliances with IDM Pharma, Inc (USA), Crucell/DSM (Holland), VIB (Belgium), University ofnaples (Italy), Turku University (Finland), with Pharmis Group (), Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc (USA), IPATIMUP, (), Digna Biotech, (). Human Resources Turnover ( ) 987, , ,326 Total Assets ( ) 1,433,454 1,008,112 1,153,811 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A Awards: Inovação 2002 Cap Gemini-Ernst & Young Innovation award; Case study at Clarckson University NY (USA), INSEAD (F), Auckland (NZ) Entrepreneurial and Innovation Distinction award awarded by Nature during Biovision Lyon EU award for Bioentrepreneuship Medal of Honour & Merit for services to the region awarded by Oeiras City Council

10 BLUEPHARMA Indústria Farmacêutica, S.A. Biotechnology Biopharmacy Paulo Barradas Rebelo, Dr. Phone Fax Address Rua da Bayer, São Martinho do Bispo, Coimbra Founded in 2001 Equity Capital 1,250,000 France Germany UK Statement: Our mission is to market the highest quality products at competitive prices. It fits the Government s objective of rationalising expenses in the health sector while simultaneously improving the quality of life. To achieve this, our vision is to be the leading contract manufacturing organisation in. Who we are: Bluepharma is a Portuguese pharmaceutical contract manufacturing company which acquired the former Bayer plant in February The merging of former organizational standards and technology with our entrepreneurial and flexible capacities has established the basis of our corporate culture. Our well-designed and advanced facilities allow us to target the European market with quality, competence and innovation, providing high standards at competitive prices. We wish to be recognized as a company fully committed to the values of quality, competence and innovation. What we do: Bluepharma has three main activity areas: Contract Manufacturing, Manufacturing and Marketing Generics, and Research & Development of new medicines. The plant produces non-sterile solid, semi-solid and liquid dosage forms for the Portuguese market and also for export to more than 20 EU countries. The R&D laboratory offers services ranging from galenical and analytical development to design of novel non-based technologies for drug delivery. To be more competitive, Bluepharma is investing in a modern R&D Laboratory, which is one of the most up-to-date in. How we do it: Bluepharma supports its operations on one of the most modern R&D laboratories. Bluepharma provides a full-service to its clients, developing, registering and manufacturing medicines. Skills available at the unit are supplemented by protocols with recognized research centres both at home and abroad. We have the capacity to package solid dosages from bulk product and have up-to-date equipment and automatic packaging lines for solids with strict in-process controls. Adequate procedures ensure GMP compliance in all relevant aspects. Who we do it for: Our clients are the main international pharmaceutical companies which operate in the generics area. What makes us innovative: The location of Bluepharma in Coimbra, a globally recognized scientific centre for life-sciences, is one of the key-factors in the development of the company. Bluepharma has established close partnerships with recognized local and international Research Centres ensuring a continuous technical and scientific input. The best example is the recent recognition of the X-Prot project by the European Regional Innovation Award. The Portuguese Government considers the pharmaceutical industry a strategic sector, which certainly adds value to our international policy. Certification and Quality Control: Bluepharma is the first Portuguese company in the health sector to receive Integrated Certification of the following areas: Quality, Environment, Occupational Health and Safety (NP ISO 9001/2000; ISO and OHSAS 18001). It was the first pharmaceutical enterprise, and the eighth in the industrial sector, located in to be granted EMAS certification, one of the most demanding certifications in Europe. Quality Control includes 3 laboratories, 2 for physical and chemical analysis and a third for microbiological analysis of raw materials, packaging materials, semi-finished and finished product in compliance with GLP and GMP. International Operations and Alliances: Over recent years, Bluepharma has built new partnerships with national and international Research Centres. One successful example is the X-PROT project, which was set together with AIBILI - Association for Biomedical Research and Innovation on Light and Image and CNC - the main biomedical research centre in central (two centres of excellence located in Coimbra). Human Resources N/A Turnover ( ) 4,881,352 6,750,708 N/A Total Assets ( ) 4,800,611 6,751,073 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A 0.1 N/A Awards: APCRI (Portuguese Association of Venture Capital and Development) and IAPMEI Award (2002); X-PROT was nominated by the European Commission and won the "European Regional Innovation Award" (2004)

11 CACHAPUZ Equipamentos para Pesagem, Lda. Industrial Equipment Weighing Solutions Filipe Rodrigues, Dr. Phone Fax Address Parque Industrial de Sobreposta, Apartado Braga Founded in 1950 Equity Capital 605,397 Angola Ivory Coast Mozambique Tunisia Statement: Our mission is to contribute to reinforcing the competitiveness of the companies operating in the industrial weighing sector, through the automation of weighing transactions and associated services, while taking into consideration the particulars of each business sector and taking clients satisfaction as our ultimate goal. Cachapuz is facing the future with confidence in its chosen direction, anchored on the investigation and implementation of highly technological innovative solutions, to accomplish its corporate goal: To be the most innovative and technology-based automated industrial weighing solutions supplier. W ho we are: A leading Portuguese company in the design, development and manufacture of weighing equipment and in the design and implementation of software and automation solutions for industrial weighing. Cachapuz is the automated industrial weighing solutions supplier that provides the highest level of innovation and technology integration. What we do: The automation of weighing transactions and associated services, complying with the particular specifications of each business sector, aiming at full customer satisfaction, through a management-led philosophy of continuous development and improvement, supported by highly skilled personnel. Innovative solutions with a high level of technology-driven concepts adapted to meet the dynamic demands and the management requirements of today s modern industries. How we do it: With a view to achieving full customer satisfaction, Cachapuz relies on a highly qualified, widely experienced team complemented by a continuous training programme dedicated to studying and developing new weighing solutions. Who we do it for: Companies involved in industrial weighing, through the automation of weighing transactions and associated services. What makes us innovative: The constant focus on innovation, which we see as the only continuos way to provide robust, reliable and technologically evolved solutions in the marketplace, has allowed Cachapuz to become part of the internationally recognised Bilanciai Group, renowned as the world s leading industrial supplier of technological solutions in the field of weighing and process automation. Certification and Quality Control: Cachapuz is a pioneer company in the industry with its quality system certificated in The Cachapuz Quality Management System is in accordance with the requirements of the standard NP EN ISO 9001:2000 as in Certificate PT , and covers all the stages of its activity. The Production Quality Assurance System is also certified according to the requirements of Annex II.2.3 of Directive 90/384/CEE and later amendments; and its competence was recognised as an ISV/Software Solutions provider, in the Microsoft Partner Program, thus becoming a Microsoft Certified Partner (2006). International Operations and Alliances: The goal is to expand internationally over the next three years: conventional weighing with electronic technology in the PALOP (African Countries with Portuguese as the Official Language) markets, as a way to achieve greater visibility in the CEDAO (Economic Community of West African States) markets and in the markets of Southern Africa; increasing investment in the Spanish market, becoming an attractive option to Spanish technicians and salesmen, preferably and directly targeting large Spanish companies, whose high supply standards are determined by their quality and performance requirements. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 4,709,173 4,309,870 4,923,845 Total Assets ( ) 6,099,567 6,002,144 6,781,906 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

12 CEI Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda. Industrial Equipment Footwear, Automotive and Stone Processing Industries Fernando Sousa, Eng. Phone Fax Address Rua dos Açores Nº 278, Zona Industrial Nº 1, S. João da Madeira Founded in 1995 Equity Capital 149,639 Brazil Mexico USA Czech Republic France Italy Monaco Turkey UK Cape Verde Tunisia China Indonesia S. Korea Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Australia Statement: CEI Companhia de Equipamentos Industriais, Lda. produces industrial equipment for the footwear, automotive and stone processing industries. CEI has developed a number of international R&D (research and development) projects related to new technologies, either on its own or in partnership. Who we are: We develop and produce technologically advanced and innovative equipment in the area of water jet and laser cutting or engraving, and other industrial practices such as welding (the footwear, automotive and stone processing sectors are our main markets). The company is 100% Portuguese-owned. What we do: We manufacture machinery for footwear, leather goods or car seats. CutterJET, SintexJET or SampleJET are examples of leathercutting equipment using water jets with computer vision systems and automatic nesting for prototypes and samples, or high-volume productions. Our machines can also cut eva, rubber, glass fibre, composite materials, foams, gaskets, among other materials. We also manufacture laser technology machines to cut or to engrave leather or synthetic materials. For the footwear industry, we have developed an innovative Laser Roughing System. For the automotive industry, we also provide robotized cabi- nets for laser beam and ultrasonic plastics welding, robotized centres for plastics or composites trimming using a CO2 laser beam and robotized systems for plastics, composites or glass fibre trimming using water jets. Our portfolio also includes several customer-specific projects. For stone processing or for the metal industry, we produce water jet cutting machinery. For the tone processing industry, we also produce diamond blade cutting equipment and an innovative system combining diamond blade and water jet technologies. How we do it: CEI has several registered industrial patents; it has developed more than 140 pieces of equipment with built-in technological solutions for several needs, mostly using water jet, laser technologies other than CAD/CAM, computer vision, automatic nesting, robotics and NC controllers. Who we do it for: Today, more than two hundred companies are using high technology equipment developed and manufactured by CEI in countries such us Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Indonesia, Italy, Mexico,, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea,, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, U.S.A. and Vietnam. What makes us innovative: Innovation and high technology are a basic feature of our daily activity. Our company develops, produces and trades high-technology equipment for cutting materials used in the automotive and footwear industries, aeronautics and stonework (granite, marble). Certification and Quality Control: CEI is a business partner of CTC, APICCAPS, CEVALOR and CTIC, as well as other Quality and Technology Centres. Our partner company ZIPOR develops and manufactures Quality Control Equipment for physical tests, which is sold worldwide. International Operations and Alliances: CEI has taken part in partnerships and R&D investment projects in national, European and overseas development projects for a number of years. Human Resources N/A Turnover ( ) 2,736,066 2,896,750 N/A Total Assets ( ) 3,106,732 2,796,884 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A 33.4 N/A Awards: CEI has received several GAPI (Institute for the Promotion of Industrial Property) Awards for Innovative Equipment, namely in 2002, 2003, 2004 and

13 COLLAB, S.A. IP Multimedia Contact Center solutions Pedro Quintas, Eng. Phone Fax Address Torre Fernão de Magalhães Av D. João II, Lote º Lisbon Founded in 2003 Share Capital 50,000 France Germany Slovenia Statement: The adoption of standards like SIP and the emergence of new ways of communicating is shattering the Contact Center (CC) industry landscape and value chain. COLLAB s track record and customer references place us in a good position to take a leading role in the world of the Next Generation CCs. Who we are: COLLAB was founded by experienced call centre technology professionals, rooted in a vision of the changes in the telecommunications arena and its impact on the Contact Center (CC) world. What we do: We provide solutions that enrich the communication between companies and their customers, taking advantage of the opportunities in a changing environment. The main trends we identify are: That the way people communicate is changing - videocalls, s, SMS, MMS, file sharing, web collaboration and presence information are becoming commonplace. We are witnessing the death of traditional telephony, as companies switch to VoIP. Telco operators will eventually evolve into IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) architectures. How we do it: We invest in R&D in OneContact, our award-winning software-only IP Multimedia Contact Center solution, to continuously anticipate the market s needs and exceed our customers expectations. Who we do it for: The four segments we are currently addressing are: a) Contact centre outsourcers, eager to reap the benefits of cost reductions and flexibility in capacity and geography (multi-location CC); b) 3G mobile operators in Europe and Asia; c) NSP - Network Service Providers - who use OneContact to provide their corporate customers with the CC infrastructure as a service in a hosted model; d) Large entreprise Contact Centers. What makes us Innovative: One Contact, as an IPbased CC solution, developed several innovations vis-a-vis the previous generation products: 1. Full integration of video, and IM in the contact centre, with single queue management, full call control, and centralized logging, reporting and supervision. Tools to explore the value of the video in the CC, such as push of pre-recorded videos and conferencing. 2. Enables new business models, such as hosted CC. The CC service, with sophisticated functionalities such as ASR, TTS or video-push, is delivered by the Network Service Provider (usually a telco) to their corporate customers. Initial investment is very low and costs become variable, in a pay-per-use basis. 3. Enables new models for customer service, such as partial outsourcing. The perfect tasks split between the company and the outsourcer can be achieved, by seamlessly integrating the two CCs. 4. Standards-based, open architecture. Customers may select best-of-breed components, vendor-independent. Lower installation and maintenance costs. International Operations and Alliances: Besides local operations (directly and through partners) in the markets pictured above, we have a global partnership with HP for the marketing of contact centre solutions. Human Resources N/A N/A N/A Turnover ( ) N/A N/A N/A Total Assets ( ) N/A N/A N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A 41 Awards: Winner of the Siemens IC / APDC (Portuguese Association for the Development of Communications) Innovation Award, open to all players in the ITC industry, Dec 06. Best Product 2006 by INTERITIS, the Association of Contact Centre and Speech Technology Providers in, Nov 06. Best Technological Innovation (in partnership with Vodafone ), Troféu Call Center 2006 awarded by IFE, the foremost prize in the Contact Center industry in, Nov

14 CONTROLVET Segurança Alimentar S.A. Biotechnology and Pharmaceutics Laboratory Testing, Consultancy, Auditing and Training Services João Rebelo Cotta, Dr. Phone Fax Address Zona Industrial de Tondela, ZIM II-Lote Tondela Founded in 1999 Share Capital 125,000 Statement: We are an innovative biotechnology, Iberian company, leader in, committed to our values, promoting food safety, working with talented people and supported by the best technological solutions. More than testing we care about our customers and their success in the market. Who we are: ControlVet started its activities in 1999, with 5 workers. We invested strongly in our own biotechnology laboratory and our growth was exponential. We now have more than 70 highly qualified people, 85% with university degrees. We develop a wide range of services to improve food safety and the efficiency of our customers organisations and technical solutions that respond in advance to the future needs of companies. ControlVet is the leading company in and we are now expanding into. In we have more than companies as customers. At all levels of the food chain, the main companies are ControlVet customers, assuring the quality of our services and our technicians. What we do: We develop services to promote food safety, from the farm to the fork. Laboratory control, consultancy, technical auditing and training are the main services that ControlVet provides. ControlVet has a strong R&D department that develops innovative services, closely adapted to our customers needs. How we do it: We have our corporate values, the people, the technological resources and the strategic vision to anticipate the services that the market needs. ControlVet is an incubator of talented people with an attitude of hardwork, dedication and leadership. This highly qualified team undergoes an intense training programme to guarantee the sustainable growth of ControlVet. The investment in high tech equipment is fundamental and ControlVet already provides a wide range of services with PCR technology. Who we do it for: ControlVet has more than 1800 customers in. McDonalds s, Ibersol, Auchan, Modelo/ Continente, Makro, El Corte Ingles are some of ControlVet s customers in. ControlVet also has some customers in Angola and Mozambique and is going to invest in as a natural market. What makes us Innovative: We have a very talented, motivated and well trained technical team who listen to customer needs. ControlVet has two departments involved in the innovation process. The R&D department develops the solutions requested by the Innovation Department, to have new products and services available for the market. We also developed the Controlvet Webservice, which allows every customer to have his own private area in the ControlVet site. We launched the Food Safety Express Service and we are going to launch b-learning training programmes to spread technical knowledge among our customers. Last year we also launched ControlVet Applied Research Funding for biotechnology projects that can develop new products or services. ControlVet has a close relationship with Minho and Aveiro Universities and with Biocant. Certification and Quality Control: ControlVet laboratory is certified by IPAC under the ISO since Training services are certified by IQF, a government department that validates the quality of our activities. Soon consultancy services will be certified under ISO International Operations and Alliances: The company s strategy includes internationalisation. We intend to establish a joint-venture with a Spanish company. In the medium term we also intend to expand into Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,489,010 2,041,539 2,744,260 Total Assets ( ) 1,208,081 1,565,950 2,415,206 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

15 CPCHS Companhia Portuguesa de Computadores Healthcare Solutions, S.A. Conception, Development and Implementation of IT for the Health Market. Alexandre Gomes / Rui Rangel Henriques [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua das Oliveiras, nº 72, Oporto Founded in 2001 Share Capital 1,992,000 Angola Statement: The confidence we have in our solution is equivalent to the quality we recognize in our own team. We now have over 90 employees with in-depth knowledge of the health sector. In addition, we have the support of various consultants who work with us in implementing projects. And we know that one of the major factors for success is perfect cooperation with clients teams. Who we are: Companhia Portuguesa de Computadores - Healthcare Solutions, S.A. works exclusively in the HEALTH market, with a team of more than 140 co-workers. Nowadays, as the result of a long investment in this market, we re consolidating the extensive knowledge acquired in several projects carried out in this area since What we do: CPCHS mission is the development and conception of TI and Communication Solutions, as well as its implementation, strategic consultation and project management, especially focused in the Health and Hospital Clinical and Management areas. How we do it:: We offer a complete and integrated solution for our customers needs. Notwithstanding this, the integration and complementarity with other HIS is also a concern. The consolidation of true partnerships with significant added value, allowing us to enhance those established with our customers, is of major importance. Our products support standard medical interfaces (e.g., HL7, DICOM). CPCHS has established a set of strategic partnerships that privilege the market development and the innovation of its solutions: suppliers of the base technological platforms - Oracle and Microsoft - with which CPCHS has a partnership agreement to access and support the new technologies, staff certification and product certification; entities of the Scientific and Technological National System (ESCTN) - Univ. Aveiro (IETTA Electronic and Telematic Engineering Institute of Aveiro) INESC-Porto, Department of Engineering of Porto University and Porto School of Management (logistic Department) - with which CPCHS has partnerships and resorts to when complementary techniciantechnological abilities are required. Who we do it for: With an experience of more than 10 years in IT for the Health Industry, CPCHS counts with more than 90 costumers, including all main public and private Portuguese hospitals and has reference partnerships with these same customers, who allow and guarantee a constant and permanent evolution of CPCHS solutions. What makes us Innovative: R&D is a strategic option for CPCHS, both on technology and software solutions. R&D activities represent our largest investment with a permanent annual growth. We want to play an active role in improving health care provided to patients. We are concerned with functionalities, high levels of usability, technological evolution, best practices implementation, effective support to clinical activity, yield of human resources and material and healthcare professionals satisfaction. The participation of CPCHS as leader-promoter of the "Tecnovoz" National Collaborative R&D Project, in the Speech technology area is an example. Certification and Quality Control: CPCHS is in a certification process for ISO 9001:2000. International Operations and Alliances: since 2007, CPCHS is strategically focused on internationalisation, mainly on and Angola. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 4,600,000 6,100,000 7,800,000 Total Assets ( ) N/A N/A N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A 28 29

16 CRITICAL SOFTWARE, S.A. Software Engineering Gonçalo Almeida Quadros, PhD. Phone Fax Address Parque Industrial de Taveiro, Lote Coimbra Founded in 1998 Equity Capital 1,000,000 USA UK Statement: Innovation is essential for a company like Critical Software. As a matter of fact, for any technology-based SME company, knowledge and creativity are fundamental challenges that have to be successfully faced if competitiveness is to be maintained and better products and services are to be offered in the market. To cope successfully with such requirements, we need to operate in a dynamic innovation environment, one where challenging and stimulating references are in place, best practices are well understood and top industries, SMEs and universities are involved. COTEC SME Innovation Network is a fantastic opportunity to create the right environment. Who we are: Critical Software SA is an international systems and software company providing solutions, services, and technologies for mission and business critical information systems. What we do: Critical has developed strong expertise in several areas of competence, such as enterprise Application Integration & Database, dependability & embedded, ground Segment Software, networking, HPC High Performance Computing, MIS Millwide Information Systems. How we do it: Critical brings together the combined expertise of these areas in order to engineer solutions for the most complex, demanding, and multidisciplinary problems. Our solutions cover the whole software life-cycle, from planning and analysis, to design, development, integration, testing and maintenance. They are applied across a number of sectors. Who we do it for: Critical Software supports customers across several markets including telecoms, public sector, industry, aerospace, and defence; it has customers worldwide such as: Siemens, ESA, NASA, EADS, Astrium, TUV, Terma, Eumetsat, Alcatel Space Industries, ChevronTexaco, VCS, and Honeywell, among many others. What makes us innovative: Critical Software s success lies in bringing quality and innovation to its customer s information systems in a timely and costeffective manner. The company has a solid track record of on-time and on-budget projects and has successfully released technologies and products worldwide in specific niche markets such as dependability and high-performance clustering. The company invests a significant amount in R&D (around 12% of its revenues) and works in close partnership with R&D institutions worldwide. By using innovative and pioneering technologies, we add value to the solutions delivered to our customers and stand out from the competition. Certification and Quality Control: The focus on Software Quality has driven a continuous improvement of the Software Development Process (SDP), conducted by the internal Quality Management (QM) department. The strong Quality foundations have enabled Critical Software to become a technology and solution provider for renowned customers in the industry, telecoms, and aerospace sectors such as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA), Siemens, or Soporcel. Quality processes are built over ISO15504 / SPICE) and ISO9001:2000-Tick-IT. International Operations and Alliances: A global market focus and a multinational culture have taken Critical Software into markets worldwide, adapting to the most demanding contexts and better understanding customer needs and business requirements. Offices in Coimbra, Oporto and Lisbon, ; Southampton, UK; and San Jose in CA, USA. Associations with AFCEA, FAC, PEMA, ANJE, ANETIE, DANOTEC, CABERNET, ACIC, Associação ProEspaço. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 4,450,461 6,117,183 8,607,351 Total Assets ( ) 3,528,554 4,588,075 6,446,166 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: Critical Software achieved CMMI-SE/SW Level 3 (2006), Critical's edgebox received 2005 IEC Infovision Award, for the best Broadband Appliance (2006). Gonçalo Quadros was awarded the Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2006 Prize. See others: software.com/ 30 31

17 DÃO SUL Sociedade Vitivinícola, S.A. Agriculture and Food Wine Industry Casimiro de Almeida Gomes, Eng. Phone Fax Address Quinta das Sarzedas - Apartado Carregal do Sal Founded in 1990 Equity Capital 2,000,000 Brazil Statement: According to our defined targets at Dão Sul, exports must account for half of our revenue by the end of 2007 and reach as high as to represent 70% of it in 2010, without compromising our operation in the domestic market. We want to be the leading company in the Dão region in partnership with Casa de Santar from 2007 onwards. Who we are: Dão Sul produces quality wines. It also invests in appropriate infrastructure, including a restaurant, reception rooms, large and excellent dining rooms for groups and wine shop, among other facilities in the area of wine tourism. What we do: Dão Sul produces quality wines in a newly designed winery, equipped with the most modern vinification equipment, incorporated in structure that also comprises a cellar for staging oak barrels, a cellar for staging bottles, an analytical chemistry laboratory and a sensory analysis laboratory. White wines and red wines are produced every year. Sparkling wines, distilled spirit wines and the liquor wines of Quinta de Cabriz are selected in fortunate years. Aware of the importance of wine tourism, Dão Sul acquired new estates to increase the production (percentage) of certain regional varieties of greater enological interest, exploit the winery and cellar fully, and achieve the company s full potential. How we do it: Besides the commitment to provide customers with Portuguese wines, winemakers also have to be present at tasting events to explain how the wine is produced and what other processes the wine goes through before reaching the consumer s table. Who we do it for: Clients all over the world particularly the EU countries, Norway, USA, Canada, Brazil, China and Japan, among others. What makes us innovative: Dão Sul is well aware of the importance of research and innovation, and has therefore created a department responsible for setting guidelines for present and future research and innovation microbiology, wine chemistry or vegetable physiology. An internal evaluation system is being delineated for every anomaly. We are also developing kits designed to evaluate a specific wine s capacity to contain elements that negatively affect its aging (KITPRO project). Another project currently underway is the plantation of new vineyards with Portuguese grape varieties in Brazil, which will allow for the production of high quality wines (LUSOCAS- TAS project). Certification and Quality Control: Investments in R&D were submitted for certification, for fiscal benefits, under the SIFIDE (Tax Incentives System to Business R&D). Douro Wine Certification granted by the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto. The ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certification process is currently in progress. International Operations and Alliances: Innovation projects are developed in partnership with entities such as the Agricultural College and the Innovation Agency. Besides our partnerships in, we have also entered into partnerships in Brazil with Vinibrasil and Embrapa. For the past 5 years, the commercial activity of Dão Sul has strongly targeted the international market, by taking part in the major international wine fairs and by promoting the organisation of several actions by national institutions (ANDOVI, ICEP). Human Resources Turnover ( ) 5,802,562 7,142,255 9,609,737 Total Assets ( ) 9,268,114 13,057,358 16,309,806 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Revista de Vinhos Company of the Year (2001); Special Mention Traditional Sector SME Innovation Network Award (2006); Revista de Vinhos Company of the Year (2006); See for others

18 DigiUtopika Desenvolvimento de Software Unipessoal, Lda. Research & Development Pedro M. L. Branco, Eng. Phone Fax Address Urbanização Casal Labrusque, Rua do Moinho,Lt 30, Areia Branca Lourinhã Founded in 2002 Share Capital 5,000 Holland Statement: After several years of strong investment in Research and Development activities, DigiUtopikA Lda is now evolving to the next stage of it's strategical plan: the sustainable increase in size, fields of activity and turnover of the company. Who we are: DigiUtopikA provides solutions, services, and technologies for mission and business critical information systems, supporting customers across several markets including telecommunications, public sector, industry, aerospace, and defence. What we do: DigiUtopikA's most relevant products are two software suites: HorizoN and Virtual Office. HorizoN is an in-house developed Software Development Kit (SDK) and related tools focused on 3D Interactive Visualization with spatial sound; used in systems like flight simulators, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) visualisation or Command, Communication, Control and Intelligence (C3I) Systems. The Virtual Office platform consists of a set of customised tools designed to optimise the financial and technical management of enterprises by optimising processes and reducing decision times by means of dedicated modules like a project management tool, a document management system and a scheduling system. Virtual Office is currently being used by several international institutions. How we do it: The Company has a solid track record of on-time and on-budget projects and has successfully released technologies and products worldwide in specific niche markets such as dependability and high-performance computing. In the last few years, DigiUtopikA's commercial strategy has been focused on investment in research and development activities in relevant fields like medicine, telecommunications, civil protection and navigation systems among others. Who do we do it for: DigiUtopikA customers include the European Commission, European Space Agency, Galileo Joint Undertaking (GJU), European GNSS Supervisory Authority (GSA) among many others renowned throughout the world. What makes us Innovative: DigiUtopikA s success lies in bringing quality and innovation to its customer s information systems in a timely and cost effective manner. Certification and Quality Control: DigiUtopikA develops its activity based on a quality system that follows ISO 9001:2000 specifications, combining high development and quality service provision, with competitive costs. International Operations and Alliances: Some strategic partners: DLR German Aerospace Center, the Frauhnofer Institute (Germany), Virtual Angle (The Netherlands), and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (). Most relevant projects: LTMS- Long Term Medical Survey Device (ESA Aurora Program), SHADE (Special Hand-held Applications in Difficult Environments); WICOR Multifunctional Wireless Communications Router (ESA Telecom ARTES 4 Program) and an agreement made with ESA-ESOC. It s the coordinator of the VASER (Visual Awareness System for Emergency Response) project. Partner in the European Commission R&D Frame Program 6 (MAMMI-Mammography With Molecular Imaging). Has two on-going projects partially funded by the European Commission via the Portuguese Ministry of Economy, within PRIME in the fields of Electronic Security and Commerce. Human Resources N/A N/A N/A Turnover ( ) N/A N/A N/A Total Assets ( ) N/A N/A N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A 41 Awards: DigiUtopikA Lda. was nominated for the Best Portable Navigation System category in the Telematics Awards 2007 among company's such as TomTom and Microsoft

19 E-CHIRON Gestão de Aplicações, S.A. Managed Services Provider João Ribeiro da Costa, PhD. Phone Fax Address Alameda Fernão Lopes, nº 16-10º Lisbon Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 925,454 USA Statement: I foresee considerable growth in business lines likely to procure outsourcing contracts. If we bear in mind that the IT outsourcing volume in falls significantly below European and American averages, the enormous potential to be found in this area is clear. Who we are: Based in, Chiron was created in 1996 as a spin-off of UNINOVA, an Institute of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, as a direct result of a project developed with NASA Kennedy Space Centre. In 2000, Chiron joined forces with Logoplaste, a leading Portuguese Industrial Company, to create the first Application Service Provider (ASP) in, named echiron. Between 2000 and 2004, echiron has built a sophisticated IT operation and became a leading Managed Services Provider (MSP). What we do: Two-thirds of echiron s turnover comes from long-term Managed Services Contracts. MS contracts range from hosting complex systems (SAP, Oracle Applications, custom information systems) to complete outsourcing of an entire company s IT (security management, help-desk, database operation and administration, etc.). MS Contracts are SLA (Service Level Agreement) based and include strict evaluation metrics and indicators. The remaining revenue comes from Software Development (Integrated Information Systems, Entreprise Content Management, Document Management, Internet and Intranet Sites, Mathematical models, etc.). How we do it: Our services cover 4 major lines: Scope & Quality of Services: we provide a wide range of high quality services, based on a flexible case-by-case approach; Reliability and Responsibility: stemming from a reliable infrastructure, the application of best practices, clear and detailed SLAs and risk sharing with the customer through financial penalties when SLA s are not complied with; Transparency: providing the customer with real-time access to the information systems that support the entire operation, through a Customer s Portal; 24x365 Central Monitoring System covering all services; Efficiency & effectiveness: providing services from a Shared Infrastructure, relying on a highly skilled and motivated team, and using a large pool of technical resources. Who we do it for: NASA is client number one. We serve mainly large Portuguese companies and organisations like Abrantina, Santogal, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, LUSA, AECOPS, etc., the public administration like the Criminal Investigation Police, the Water Institute, the Environmental Institute, the Heritage Institute, and multinationals like BMW, Accenture and Vallstein. What makes us Innovative: Anticipating the expansion of IT services into the web environment, in 2000, Chiron created the first Application Service Provider (ASP) in, named echiron, and developed into a Managed Services Provider to take full advantage of market opportunities. Certification and Quality Control: NP EN ISO 9001:2000 quality certification, granted by APCER (Portuguese Certification Association) to E-chiron s entire business activity. ISO certification currently in progress. International Operations and Alliances: Project with NASA Kennedy Space Centre. Partnerships with Oracle (offers strong database technology and ERP and CRM specific software), Computer Associates (E-Chiron has 1500 software licences of Unicenter Service Plus Service Desk), PT PRIME (E-Chiron has its own infrastructure in a PT Data Centre,) and Sun Microsystems (understands E-Chiron s specific hardware needs) and Microsoft. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 3,537,841 4,239,557 4,543,009 Total Assets ( ) 4,097,239 4,554,808 5,253,924 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: SISCO (Administrative Offence Supporting Information System), developed by E-Chiron for DGTTF, received Fernandes Costa s Award (2005)

20 Ecoprogresso Consultores em Ambiente e Desenvolvimento, S.A. Consultancy on Climate Change Carbon and Energy Ricardo Moita, Dr. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Avenida da Igreja, º Dto Lisbon Founded in 2002 Share Capital 50,010 Brazil Statement: It is extremely exciting to be in the forefront of a totally new and emerging market [ ] that requires all the energy and commitment of a young, professional and fully motivated team [ ] Ecoprogresso is market leader in and has already entered the Brazilian market [ ] our objective is to be known and develop work world-wide, after all, Climate Change and Energy are global concerns and will be on top of the world s priorities for the coming decades. Who we are: Ecoprogresso is the first Portuguese consultancy company to have its core business centred in Carbon and Climate Change. What we do: Ecoprogresso has work in all areas related to the new carbon economy namely: European and Portuguese Energy Policy, Carbon and Climate Change Policies; European Emissions Tradind Scheme; Voluntary Carbon Management; Carbon Asset Management; Carbon Investment Projects (CDM and JI) and more generally, Sustainable Development. How we do it: Ecoprogresso has a vast experience in areas relating to climate change, carbon management and energy. It has inherited from its origin, a very strong experience in dealing and negotiating internationally within the EU and the UN. Ecoprogresso aims to transmit this knowledge to its clients in order to internalize the new Carbon variable reducing risks and increasing the return of investments. Ecoprogresso holds strong technical and economical expertise in carbon and energy projects. This know how and know why allows it to be permanently attentive to new opportunities, helping clients carry out technical and economic evaluations and assisting them with legislation and regulations, thereby setting a complete framework for project management. In addition, Ecoprogresso created Ecotrade, a service to help and advise Portuguese industrial companies to participate in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme. Who we do it for: Ecoprogresso has clients in both public and private sectors. Since 2002 Ecoprogresso has been advising the Portuguese Government on international negotiations related to the Kyoto Protocol and its national implementation. It has been chosen by the Ministry of Environment to support Portuguese European Union Presidency on climate change issues during the second half of More than one hundred private companies have chosen Ecoprogresso as its business partner. Ecoprogresso was selected by reference finance companies as technical advisor for the first private Portuguese carbon fund, the Luso Carbon Fund. What makes us Innovative: Ecoprogresso is on the cutting edge of this new carbon industry. Within such a new and fast paced industry, Ecoprogresso has been able to offer quick and effective responses to its clients ever changing needs. The basis for this success is the strong, flexible, multi-disciplinary, dynamic and highly qualified team. Employees are offered training courses on carbon and energy issues, at national level and abroad. Parallel to this, Ecoprogresso possesses a strong conference culture, participating frequently both as attendees and speakers. Certification and Quality Control: Ecoprogresso is a Carbonfree Company meaning it offsets its carbon emissions annually. International Operations and Alliances: Ecoprogresso works with Climate Change Capital in target markets, such as Brazil. Climate Change Capital is a leading investment banking group specialising in the commercial opportunities created by the low carbon economy. Ecoprogresso is currently the only Portuguese member of Powernext Carbon, the European reference exchange for trading carbon allowances. It has opened an office in S. Paulo (Brazil) to work locally in partnership with companies to create and purchase carbon credits from projects that reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. It has also recently taken a strategic equity position on SDC Sair da Casca, SA a leading Portuguese company on Sustainability Development. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 213, ,034 1,031,614 Total Assets ( ) 65, ,730 1,987,673 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A 38 39

21 EDIGMA.COM Gestão de Projectos Digitais, S.A., DISPLAX INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS Miguel Peixoto de Oliveira, PhD. Phone Fax Address Centro de Negócios Empresariais, Parque Ind. De Adaúfe, Lote C3, Braga Founded in 2000 Share Capital 50,000 Canada USA Mexico Brazil Colombia Peru Austria Czech Republic Denmark Cyprus Greece Holland Italy Russia Turkey Israel UAE New Zealand Malaysia Taiwan South Korea Statement: EDIGMA.COM is a young fledgling company which holds TECHNOLOGY and MARKETING as its distinctive DNA. INNOVATION is more than EDIGMA.COM s core business, innovation is EDIGMA.COM s LIFESTYLE. South Africa Who we are: EDIGMA.COM is a global player on interactive systems, providing cutting edge innovative interactive systems. WHAT WE DO: DISPLAX INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS are a range of new ways of contents displaying and interacting. Using a highly precise and clean technology, DISPLAX INTERACTIVE WINDOW was the first step of EDIGMA.COM into the interactivity world. Unveiled in 2004 it allows anyone to impersonate Tom Cruise in Minority Report, as this technology simulates Steven Spielberg s special effects in that movie. Technically DISPLAX INTER- ACTIVE WINDOW is a transparent interactive display, where multimedia contents can be browsed by touch, in a very intuitive and attractive way. EDIG- MA.COM s R&D lab ontinued to develop new ways of interactivity and presented DISPLAX INTERAC- TIVE LCD/DISPLAX INTERACTIVE PLASMA. This system allows any flat monitor to become interactive, by applying DISPLAX touch technology into the monitor. Another system announced is DISPLAX INTERACTIVE FOIL, which allows applying the touch technology in static surfaces, with great acceptance by the retail market, allowing people to browse multimedia contents on shop windows, hence creating the interactive window shopping. The latest interactive system presented by EDIGMA.COM is DIS- PLAX INTERACTIVE FLOOR, the most advanced, realistic and precise body movement detection technology that allows amazing interactive environments to be set up. Besides the outstanding precision and the realistic contents allowed, DISPLAX INTERAC- TIVE FLOOR provides also the multitouch concept applied to body movement, which equals to say that several persons can interact with the contents at the same time. HOW WE DO IT: The main vision for this entrepreneurial technologic nest is that useless technology isn t innovative hence the focus on providing usefulness to their products. The internal R&D team, FUTURELAB, is connected with international research networks, promoting and benefiting from human resources and intellectual property exchanges with the most advanced investigation labs in the world creating channels of excellence knowledge. EDIGMA.COM s lasting quest for technological innovation corroborates the company s claim to be TOUCHING THE FUTURE! Who we do it for: Agência da Inovação (AdI), Vodafone, Rabobank, Bank of Cyprus, BES, TAP, Tourism of Malaysia, RTP, PT, Claro, Cuatro, La Sexta, among others on more than 20 countries spread throughout the world. What makes us innovative: EDIGMA.COM has proven, since the early days, a zealous commitment towards R&D. The eagerness energy of FUTURE- LAB is the key to sustain and augment the technical vanguard of DISPLAX INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS. The focus on R&D is crucial to carry on developing and improving interactive systems to enhance today s interface and create tomorrow s technology. EDIGMA.COM s vision is to establish new trends on innovative communication and anticipate future human machine behaviour. With this posture the company will not only continue TOUCHING THE FUTURE but consequently will represent a significant leap towards INSPIRING THE FUTURE. Human Resources N/A N/A N/A Turnover ( ) N/A N/A N/A Total Assets ( ) N/A N/A N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A Awards: Invited by the President of the Portuguese Republic to serve as counterpart of skills in technology field (2007); studied as a case-study for the MBA of Instituto de Empresa () due to its successful growth strategy outside Silicon Valley (2007). Biggest interactive display in Europe, for a TV channel to present the weather (2007); interactive shop window (DISPLAX INTERACTIVE FOIL) in the world s biggest shopping center (Dubai) (2006); 1º Prize at COMTEC (technology fair) for DISPLAX INTERACTIVE WINDOW (2004)

22 EDISOFT Empresa de Serviços e Desenvolvimento de Software, S. A. Consulting and Software Engineering Solutions Sérgio Parreira de Campos, Dr. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Quinta dos Medronheiros - Lazarim, Apartado Monte de Caparica Caparica Founded in 1988 Equity Capital 500,000 Canada Venezuela Belgium France Greece Germany Holland Luxembourg Poland Turkey Morocco Bangladesh S. Korea UAE Statement: There are half a dozen companies in Galileo, and one of them i s EDISOFT. Perhaps the Government could take a look at EDISOFT s path. It began in the sea and rapidly conquered Space, an evolution that should also be the country s own route. Who we are: EDISOFT is a specialised Portuguese software engineering company that is the national leader in the areas of military command and control systems, information integration systems in naval platforms, military logistic systems, collective security systems and space systems. What we do: EDISOFT offers advanced software solutions and highly qualified IT consultancy for the design, development and integration of critical command, control and communications systems, being a reference in the defence industry, in space systems and in the collective security field. How we do it: EDISOFT s professionals have real indepth knowledge of the military and civilian software applications markets, providing flexible solutions for systems development and integration, as well as valuable technology consultancy thus offering global support to business strategy and the implementation of reliable software engineering solutions. Who we do it for: EDISOFT has specialised knowhow and an in-depth understanding of military and civilian customers needs, ambitions, specifications, activities, and quality standards, delivering advanced software engineering solutions to customers around the world. What makes us innovative: Using specialised knowhow, state-of-the-art technology, open systems, commercial off-the-shelf applications and certified and standardised processes and protocols, EDISOFT s solutions are reliable, robust and costeffective, deliver excellent performance and are supplied on time and on budget. EDISOFT s innovation commitment towards yet uninstalled ambitions ensures the company s leadership, reinforces its core activities and builds its future in the face of new challenges. Certification and Quality Control: EDISOFT was the first Portuguese company to be recognised with a CMM Level 2 appraisal and to reach the Certified Solution Partner level in the Oracle Partner Programme. EDISOFT upholds the ISO 9001:2000 Certification and the IEEE/EIA Software Lifecycle Processes regulations, the US DoD-STD- 2167A and MIL-STD-498 standards, TNL s HSV Software Development Process (CMM Level 3), ESA s PSS-05 Software Engineering Standards and the ECSS-E/M/Q Engineering, Management and Quality standards. Additionally, EDISOFT was granted the Portuguese Ministerial Authorisation to the Exercise of the Commercial and Industrial Armament Activity and the Portuguese Ministerial Authorisation to the Exercise of Trading Activities of Military Goods and Technology, while withholding NATO, EU and National Secret Security Clearances. International Operations and Alliances: EDISOFT s international drive is consolidated through partnerships with Indra, NATS, NLR, Thales, Rolls-Royce, Turbomeca, Alenia, Airsys, Eurocopter, Alcatel Space Industries, Toulouse s Centre d Éssais Aéronautique ESA, EDA, JRC, EU and EUMETSAT. EDISOFT is part of the following international organizations: OREGIN, EARSC, GALILEO Services Association, TIPS and NCOIC. EDISOFT s systems are present in,, France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Morocco, Canada, Venezuela, South Korea, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Arab Emirates and Malaysia. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 5,518,627 5,212,866 6,425,380 Total Assets ( ) 4,077,059 3,899,470 5,857,429 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: "Information Society Mission" Award (1997), "Netie" Award (1998), "Special Mention in COTEC Innovative SMEs Network" Award (2006)

23 EID Empresa de Investigação e Desenvolvimento de Electrónica, S.A. Electronics and Communications Development and Production of Communication equipment and systems for defence Sérgio Parreira de Campos, Dr. sé[email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Quinta dos Medronheiros-Lazarim P.O Box Caparica Founded in 1983 Share Capital 11,000,000 Brazil Austria Belgium Germany Holland UK United Arab Emirates Thailand Statement: Our mission is to design, manufacture and supply technologically advanced, innovative, reliable, high quality solutions that meet the Customers needs in the fields of electronics, communications and information systems and equipment; to keep up with technological evolution through a strong and consistent investment in R&D; to achieve a more and more relevant position in international markets in the company s fields of expertise; and to be responsible vis-à-vis the environment and the stakeholders - customers, suppliers, partners, shareholders, employees and institutions. Who we are: EID is a private company, with a proven record and solid know-how in the areas of electronics, communications and information technology. The company s main shareholders are EMPORDEF the Portuguese holding of the Defence Industry Rohde & Schwarz and Efacec. What we do: EID designs, manufactures and implements communications equipment and systems, particularly in the defence and professional markets. How we do it: EID strives to achieve excellence in its field of activity. Countless installations and deliveries, both at home and abroad, brought us unquestionable prestige, which has resulted in a growing access to new markets, both in Europe and in other continents. Export quota is already a significant share of the company turnover, thanks to the stateof-the-art technology and innovative character of its products, to their competitiveness and to the company s willingness to supply solutions that meet its customers specific requirements. EID s ultimate goal is to provide full customer satisfaction and so we are proud of having developed long lasting relationships with our business partners. Facing future challenges with optimism and confidence, we are committed to go on providing Communications for Outstanding Performance. Communications for Outstanding Performance. Who we do it for: EID s main customers are the Armed Forces and Defence contractors. Besides the Portuguese Army, Navy and Air Force, the following stand out: Royal Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, Spanish, Lithuanian and United Arab Emirates navies; Brazilian Armed Forces; Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Lisbon, Setúbal and Leixões Harbour Authorities; Viana do Castelo, Navantia and HDW shipyards; Steyr-Daimler-Puch; Rohde & Schwarz. What makes us Innovative: The demanding market where EID develops its business requires a perma- nent attitude of innovation. Business growth and the company s sustainability in the future strongly depend on the ability to develop and launch in the market, technologically evolved, innovative products and solutions. Such a strategy demands a consistent and strong investment in R&D, in order to be sure that emerging technologies are incorporated into the development of new products. Another key factor for achieving such a goal is the quality and skills of the company s human resources. That is the reason why over 50% of EID s workforce holds university degrees in engineering. Certifications: EID Quality Management System is certified according to ISO 9001:2000, since The company and about half of its employees have NATO Secret clearance. International Operations and Alliances: The export market represents a major share of the company s turnover, but the growth of international sales is still one of EID s most important and strategic goals. Consistently, EID is developing business partnerships worldwide and is particularly active in exploring new, non-traditional markets, either by itself or through alliances with local partners. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 9,597,306 11,443,157 9,830,942 Total Assets ( ) 23,450,364 18,837,334 20,663,587 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

24 ENABLER Informática S.A. Retail Business António Pacheco Murta, Eng. Phone Fax Address Avenida da Boavista 1223, Oporto Founded in 1997 Equity Capital 51,390 Brazil France Germany Italy UK Statement: has turned into a critical toolset for the organised retail industry worldwide. Retailing is the third largest industry for, after telecommunications and banking. Time and pace, not size, will determine the future success of many organised retailers. Who we are: Enabler was born out of a planned separation of the IS/IT department of s leading retailer (Modelo Continente a division of the Sonae Group). Building on the knowledge acquired during a revamping of Modelo Continente s information systems, Enabler was spun off to become a specialised independent IS services company. What we do: Enabler is an international IT and business services company that delivers measurable value to the world s best-known retailers. The company works with retailers on their business and IT transformation programmes to achieve a competitive advantage. Enabler s knowledge, retail and IT experience help retailers reduce risk when deploying critical projects. How we do it: Our passion for our work reflects in the quality of our well-engineered solutions, delivered to the highest standard, on time and on budget. Our dedication translates into talented and reliable staff, whose competence and results-orientated attitude enable international retailers to maximise their IT and IS operations. Who we do it for: Enabler invests strongly in the establishment of long-term relationships with customers, allowing a deeper understanding of the business, joint deployment of the best solutions and increasing value over time. The company s figures for 2006 reveal that Enabler is strongly orientated towards the international market: 80% of sales and profits come from clients abroad. Enabler is proud to serve leading international retailers and wholesalers including Sonae Distribution, Tesco, Nisa-Today s, Despar, Galeries Lafayette, Marktkauf (AVA), Esprit, Monsoon, Arnotts, Dubai Duty Free, Fabio Lucci/Tati, Cortefiel, A.S. Watson, amongst others. What makes us innovative: We see a long-term trend in retailing towards a convergence of tech- nologies and the growth of end-to-end solutions. That is why we continuously invest in our working knowledge in areas such as data warehousing, RFID, process and commercial optimisation. We are determined to translate complex technologies so that they can be employed by users to add real bottom-line value. Certification and Quality Control: Enabler has implemented a Quality Management System based on ISO 9001: 2000 regulation. Internal audits are performed quarterly by an internal audit team with the purpose of identifying improvement opportunities. Annual external audits ensure another degree of system compliance validation and the identification of further improvement opportunities. Project-based client surveys are another valuable source of feedback regarding the company and its procedures, and are taken into consideration on a regular basis by the management team. International Operations and Alliances: Enabler s portfolio includes top retailers in the United Kingdom, France, Italy,, Germany, Hong Kong, USA, Czech Republic, Turkey, Dubai, Kenya, Kuwait,, amongst others. Our strategic vision is based on a partnership approach, working with best of breed solution providers, including Oracle, Sterling Commerce, Sun Microsystems, Blue Martini, Mobicomp, Freeborders, IntelliQ and Profimetrics. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 20,737,947 17,538,499 19,106,220 Total Assets ( ) 12,130,828 10,173,436 19,409,366 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

25 EUROTRIALS Consultores Científicos, S.A. Biothecnolgy and Pharmaceuticals Clinical Research Services and Scientific Consulting in the Health Sector Maria João Queiroz, MD Phone Fax Address Rua Tierno Galvan, Torre 3, Piso 16, Lisbon Founded in 1995 Share Capital 50,000 Brazil Statement: After its first decade of existence, Eurotrials has established itself as the reference partner for Clinical Research and Scientific Consulting in the Health Sector in the Portuguese speaking countries, and is now expanding its activities to Latin America. Our aim is to consolidate our position in these markets, by continuously providing innovative solutions in our services, and establishing strong and durable partnerships with our clients. Who we are: Eurotrials, Scientific Consultants, SA is a private independent company founded in 1995 in Lisbon, by members of Academia, the Medical Community and the Pharmaceutical Industry, providing services in R&D and general consulting in the Health sector. The company is also present in Brazil since 1998 from where it is currently expanding its activities to other countries in Latin America. It is also present in projects in Africa, namely in Angola and Mozambique. What we do: With a solid record of working with both industry and Academia, the company s services span from Clinical Research to Epidemiology, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Health economics, Evidence based Medicine, Data Management and Biostatistics, covering the whole spectrum of competencies needed to establish the link from basic research to the market. This link represents a crucial part in the conducting of the innovation process that results in the development of new biopharmaceuticals or alternative therapeutic solutions. Eurotrials is also at the forefront of the development of the new concept of translational research in its projects with research institutions. How we do it: A team of over 70 professionals, both in and Brazil, with complementary competences, assures our capability to cover the multidisciplinary needs of our services. The company invests in an on-going programme of internal and external training and promotes individual initiative, both in the creation of new solutions or services to our clients and in the launching of new areas of business. Building strong and durable relationships with our clients has also been a factor of our success which is highly recognized and valued by the market. Who we do it for: Pharmaceutical companies, through their international R&D operations or their delegations in, National Pharmaceutical companies, Public and private R&D organizations, Foundations interested in Health research, Public Institutions, Universities. Throughout its existence the company also has established partnerships with several national and international Universities. These relationships can range from pure commercial relationship within R&D projects to the establishment of partnership sharing of acquired know-how. What makes us Innovative: Promoting an attitude of innovation in the development of projects. The innovation process is organized around multidisciplinary working groups that cover the main strategic development objectives of the company. Constant investment in training and new technological solutions is made. Developing applied, new IT solutions and applications is one of Eurotrials major investments. Certification and Quality Control: Eurotrials is certified under ISO 9001:2000 since 2002 by the Lloyd s Register Quality Assurance with the UKAS. International Operations and Alliances: Eurotrials started its internationalization in 1998 in Brazil. Since then the company as been conducting clinical research projects in several South-American countries and Portuguese speaking countries in Africa. The company has Master Agreements with major international R&D Companies or Institutions in the Biomedicine area, including global CRO s like PAREXEL and MDS. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,485,744 3,048,592 3,831,569 Total Assets ( ) 1,148,033 1,674,004 2,067,112 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A 48 49

26 Frulact, S.A. Food Fruit based preparations for food industries João Evangelista Sousa Miranda, Eng. Phone Fax Address Rua do Outeiro, Gemunde, Maia Founded in 1987 Share Capital 3,250,000 France Algeria Morocco Statement: Our success is the success of our Customers. We work in tight partnership to continuously look for differentiated processes and products, trying to anticipate market trends; always with the same objective to offer natural, healthy and high quality products to millions of consumers. We also have a compromise with the environment. We interact with Nature, so we do our utmost to preserve it, choosing environmental managing policies in all our processes. We select the best from what Nature provides, the best manufacturing processes, the best working teams. Everything to give the best to everyone. Who we are: A family owned company that started a business idea twenty years ago, and managed to achieve the recognition of its management strategy and client orientation by the main players of the market. Frulact management still based on the premises of commitment to client s goals and corporate responsibility. What we do: Frulact produces fruit-preparations in a tailor-made basis for food industry and is one of the top 5 European players. The product portofólio covers a wide range of food applications, like dairy product, ice-creams juices & beverages and also industrial pastry. How we do it: Sourcing worldwide, and trying to anticipate customer s needs in order to supply our clients with innovative solutions. Who we do it for: Our main clients are the multinational corporations in Food Industry like Danone; Nestlé; Yoplait; Senoble; Lactalis, Novandie, Leche Pascual, Iparlat, Emmi, Lactogal, Unilever among others. What makes us Innovative: Thinking outside the box in a daily base is the challenge that our R&D people face. Finding the most innovative and effective products solutions in markets that are among the most demanding in terms of Innovation. As an example of it, Frulact developed the first preparations with vegetables for yogurt application. Certification and Quality Control: HACCP and NP EN ISO 9001:2000. International Operations and Alliances: Frulact is currently present in, France, Morocco and Algeria with industrial units. In the short term, Eastern Europe will be also targeted for expansion. Frulact s main commercial coverage:,, France, Morocco, Algeria., Tunisia, Egypt, Iran, Saudit Arabia. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 16,008,714 20,114,081 23,231,174 Balance Sheet ( ) 15,404,831 17,549,377 23,504,648 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: PME Excelência, from IAPMEI/CGD between 1998 and 2002; Prémio Inovação Agroindustria by the Ministry of Agriculture in 2003; Óscar Exportação 2005, by the Câmara de Comércio e Industria Luso-Francesa in 2005, Honoured mentions entrepeneurship and innovation INSEAD and Ernest & Young / Fortis Bank, both in

27 Haut de Gamme Furniture Furniture for the Home and Health Industry Fernando João Jesus Lourenço Phone Fax Address Z.I. Mira, Lt. 39, Mira Founded in 1997 Share Capital 500,000 Belgium France Cyprus Luxembourg Italy Sweden China Statement: We place particular emphasis on developing the flexibility of our products in order to meet the most exacting needs of the end consumer. Who we are: Haut de Gamme is a company that specialises in manufacturing the highest quality furniture for the home and hospitality industry. What we do: Haut de Gamme has two furniture lines that stand out for their quality and design: Colonial Club, aimed at a younger public; and Haut de Gamme L Esprit Nouveau, which was born out of a desire to attract a more discerning and wealthier clientele. Our range of products is varied, with the emphasis on modern retro, new Victorian and new romantic styles aimed clearly at a contemporary look of sophisticated yet elegant and personal ambiances. How we do it: We focus on furniture that combines noble materials such as wood, metal and glass so that we can better respond to market demand. One of our greatest assets is our permanent feedback on new market trends. What sets Haut de Gamme apart from the great majority of companies in the sector is our major use of subcontractors, personalizing our furniture by virtue of its design through distinct finishing, both in conventional terms, via painting, and by means of other techniques based on new technologies, particularly laser, applied to glass, metal and wood. Who we do it for: Haut de Gamme provides great flexibility in order to satisfy the end consumer, allowing customers to choose the most suitable match of colours and accessories. What makes us innovative: Innovation is the cornerstone of our company s strategy, influencing not only the engineering of our products, but also the engineering of the process itself. The company innovates in design terms, by combining different stylistic influ- ences, thereby responding to the main trend in modern day decoration. This translates into a fusion of styles from different eras and sources for use in various types of living areas, with particular focus on furniture for social areas, rest areas and working in the home. Certification and Quality Control: We would like to highlight the fact that Haut de Gamme will soon begin the process to acquire ISA 9001:2000 certification. International Operations and Alliances: Haut de Gamme is a 100% Portuguese owned company that is heavily focused on expansion and export sales. The company innovates at the distribution level and by establishing partnerships with sales companies. An important goal is to move into the emerging Chinese market with its top of the range furniture and its position as suppliers to the luxurious five-star Asian hotel chain Shangrila through its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary based in Milan. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,887,879 2,998,551 2,741,473 Total Assets ( ) 4,161,856 4,360,684 4,607,275 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Various design awards

28 ICC Indústrias e Comércio de Calçado, S.A. Footwear Production of Professional Footwear Teófilo Ribeiro Leite, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Sol - Pinheiro Guimarães Founded in 1986 Equity Capital 1,416,495 Statement: Since it was created 20 years ago, ICC has devoted its entire knowledge, commitment and resources to putting the findings of the latest scientific studies in the field of podology (foot care) into place as well as to complying with any national and community standards and rules on the use of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Best for you and your feet. Who we are: Lavoro it's a trade mark of ICC Indústrias e Comércio de Calçado, S.A. specialized in the production of professional footwear. What we do: Specialized in the production of professional footwear for professionals of several sectors, including electronics, transport, hospitals, construction, mineral extraction, agriculture, and military forces. Lavoro offers a wide range of models whose built-in advanced technology, solutions and design attempt to constantly ensure security. How we do it: Maintaining a permanent design and research department constantly engaged in the search for new materials and techniques for the footwear manufacturing process, LAVORO has kept its position in the front line of new podology developments, and has kept up-to-date with the progress made in footwear manufacturing. Ten years ago, this department was responsible for the introduction of the Clima Cork System, for the developments in the dual density sole technology, and the perfection and comfort of natural products, free from any chemical products. LAVORO is permanently advised by leading university podology experts. Currently, LAVORO is developing complete protection and safety equipment for fire-fighters, in partnership with Minho University. Who we do it for: Lavoro encourages a close relationship with its customers, and therefore, our commitments are consistently complied with. We promote active and joint cooperation, ensuring the commitment of all the involved parties. Research and development is our number one priority for the perfection of our response to our customer s requirements. What makes us innovative: The CLIMA CORK SYS- TEM (exclusive patent system) improves the environmental management of the feet inside footwear: the layer of cork between the insole and the outsole isolates feet from environmental cold and heat. Realflex, an innovative technology inspired by the natural movement of the foot, uses two types of material, Kevlarcture-resistant ballistic material) and composite (polymer compounds offering rigidity) that allow the combination of each product s advantages into a technology that follows the natural movement of the walking foot, and provides the lateral stability required to prevent foot sprains. Our REBOUND CONTROL TOE CAP is totally free of electric conductivity, non magnetic (therefore undetectable by metal detectors), and ensures perfect thermal insulation of the most sensitive parts of the foot. LightFlex is produced using non-magnetic materials (consequently, undetectable by metal detectors) and ensure the perfect thermal insulation of the most sensitive parts of the foot. TOE BOX is a non-metallic compound featuring full safety requirements: impact, compression and penetration resistance, according to EN 12568:1998. Certification and Quality Control: LAVORO has its own laboratory and duly accredited technicians. It runs daily tests on produced items (from tests on safety toe caps and safety insoles to sole resistance, flexion resistance, anti-slip properties and many other parameters), in order to check products for their conformity with internal quality standards and regulatory requirements. Several other tests are run in external institutions, universities and footwear technical labs. The company is certified and accredited by several international institutes related to safety footwear, such as: SATRA United Kingdom, ITS United Kingdom, PFI Germany, and CSA Canada. Certification and Quality Control: LAVORO has alliances with Bata Best, Arco and notified bodies like Satra, PFI, CSA. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 11,839,925 11,973,604 11,636,503 Total Assets ( ) 4,332,926 4,444,110 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) 0.8 1,3 0.6 Awards: 3rd position in National Turnover Ranking

29 iportalmais Serviços de Internet e Redes, Lda. Network Operation Systems, Document Management and Workflow Raúl Oliveira, PhD [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Santos Pousada, n.º º - sala Oporto Founded in 2000 Share Capital 39,000 Argentina Brazil Chile France Greece Germany Angola Algeria Cape Verde Mauritania Mozambique Singapore Australia Statement: Today, iportalmais has partners in several countries covering a population of 480 million inhabitants. The company s major investment relies on R&D. Our ambitious team gives its full energy to improve products based on working standards. iportalmais tools transfer knowledge to build more efficient networking business solutions to our partners and their customers. Who we are: iportalmais develops and distributes knowledge through: networking operating systems based on Linux, security solutions supported on Kaspersky Lab software, and document management solutions, aiming at a simplified and cheaper IT use in business and public organizations. Our main business is to sell our knowledge to our partners to make sure that they are able, like us, to enjoy all the Linux OS benefits with their customers, without the need for being Linux experts. What we do: The iportalmais R&D resulted in two major products iportaldoc and IPBrick that became the worldwide recognised company s front door. Several branches of these products enhanced different solutions to deal with full featured communications integration in a secure and intuitive electronic environment, reaching the organization level with networking service for document management and workflow. Our R&D became a solid asset that made possible a venture with a stronger international brand Kaspersky Labs, including the development of shared products for Internet security. How we do it: iportalmais develops really affordable tools and solutions that simplify and speed up the installation and configuration of networking operating systems solutions to our partners, as well as their customers. We introduced three new concepts in the networking operating systems field: automatic installation, functional configuration and disaster recovery. Our goal is to boost our partners business and process efficiency, allowing the allocation of limited computer resources and almost no training. Who we do it for: Around 2000 companies (which represent a universe of more than 50 thousand users on a daily basis), use iportalmais Communication solutions to perform their electronic digital activities, and also better organize and manage their business processes. iportalmais products reach almost every sector of activity: Local Public Administration, National Public Organizations, Industrial Enterprises, Health Care Organizations, Small and Large Private Associations and Other Services Enterprises. Main business partners: Siemens, BULL, Mactek, Acidados, Peoples Conseil, Megaflop, Decsis. Main Users: Efacec Águas do Douro e Paiva, Mota Engil, BRISA, BP, National Administration Institute (INA), Ministry of Economy of, Hospital Santo António (Porto), and several Portuguese City and Town Halls. What makes us Innovative: The creation of solutions that are easy to install, configure and recover. Providing a high level of integration between Intranet and Communication services, so the same technology can be used end to end in the enterprise. Our national and international partnerships with vendors, distributors and resellers gives us a major R&D advantage and allows the production of the most competitive and up-to-date solutions in the market. International Operations and Alliances: iportalmais has its products in more than 14 countries in 4 continents. iportalmais has local presence through distributors in:,, France, Germany, Singapore, Australia, Brazil and Angola. We also have a strategic partnership with Kaspersky Lab for security solutions, which is important for our products, but also for our internationalization through the Kaspersky Lab distribution channel. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 468, ,313 1,152,081 Total Assets ( ) 264, , ,586 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A 1 4 R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

30 ISA - Intelligent Sensing Anywhere, S.A. Electronics and Telemetry and Remote Management José Basílio Simões, PhD [email protected] [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Carlos Seixas, Coimbra Founded in 1990 Equity Capital 300,000 Brazil Estonia France Germany Poland Slovenia Turkey Australia Statement: The company s strengths are: extensive experience and know-how in the areas of electronics and instrumentation, automation, monitoring and telemanegement; and hardware and software development capacity, allowing us to integrate various pieces of equipment and to build complete solutions tailored to each client s requirements. Angola Who we are: ISA is a global telemetry company that is a leader in different market segments, providing a broad range of applications for the gas, oil, chemical products, water and sewer networks, industry, environment and domotics sectors. What we do: Products and Services in Gas & Oil Telemetry (igas Telemetry system for LPG tanks; igasamr Remote Automatic Meter Reading system (gas meters); iloggeroil Telemetry system for Oil tanks; igasweb Web based application for Data Collection, Analysis, Reporting, Storage and Remote Maintenance of Gas Infrastructures); Environment Water quality (TeleMet Telemetry system for alarm management and control); Environment Air quality (ATMIS Air Quality and Meteorological Data Collecting and Processing); Industrial Automation (ilogger Battery-powered telemetry system managed by SMS; Munda SCADA RCW are compatible I/O modules for data acquisition and transfer to the company s ERP); Video Surveillance and Domotics (Look@it Digital video surveillance system with domotic interface, SMAlert SMS operated Data Collection and Alarm Management system). How we do it: Based on its know-how and state-ofthe-art technological expertise in the field of electronics, software development, telemetry and industrial control, ISA has developed several globally recognized products and solutions in the areas of Remote Management, Automation and Control. Who we do it for: European Space Agency, worldwide nuclear fusion laboratories, multinational industrial and gas companies. Areas of application and main customers: Gas (Shell/ BUTAGAZ, BP, Repsol, SHVGas/PrimaGaz, Galp, Gascan); Environment Air, Water and Sewers (Regional Environment Directions, EDP, Cimpor, Valorsul, Luságua); Industry Automation (Local industries for turn-key solutions and export market for ilogger and Munda products); Video Surveillance and Domotics (Sonae.com, industries, public and private service buildings and end customers). What makes us innovative: Several competitive advantages, such as: 20-year experience and a record of continuous innovation; ability to quickly implement innovative turnkey and customer-tailored solutions; dedicated R&D team with links to several universities and scientific communities; know-how in electronics, instrumentation, telemetry, hardware and software (real-time embedded systems, web applications for MS Windows and Linux); high quality, worldwide recognized products; permanent innovation; Quality Management System. Certification and Quality Control: ISO 9000 certification process that will warrant the quality of the entire chain. This complete design and manufacture control chain contributes to meeting deadlines and guarantees our customers are delivered top quality products. International Operations and Alliances: Close link to the University of Coimbra and to the local research laboratory Instituto Pedro Nunes, establishing a bridge for technology transfer; multiple partnerships with other companies, including sometimes the acquisition of shares in those companies; involved in a variety of consortia together with other companies, universities and European research laboratories. Agents like: SYNA Gmbh, EspaceCom in France and ESTA in Turkey. Business Partners like: Vodafone, Orange, Ericsson and Siemens R&D partners like: Univ Coimbra, IST and Univ Minho. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 966,865 2,034,705 2,292,163 Total Assets ( ) 1,245,788 1,684,615 1,814,286 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Innovation Award (first prize) Business Performance Award (second best) at the European Utility Awards (2006); IT Internationalization award by ICEP ( Foreign Trade Institute) and ANETIE (National Association of Information Technology and Electronics Enterprises)

31 JANELA DIGITAL Informática e Telecomunicações, S.A. ERP and CRM Software and Real Estate Services Provider Abílio Martins, Dr. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Manuel Matos e Sousa, nº Caldas da Rainha Founded in 1999 Equity Capital 254,508 Argentina Brazil Chile Czech Republic Hungary Poland Slovakia UK Statement: Enterprise and innovation are the key-words. When these two factors are brought together and encouraged, the results are excellent. The Internet illustrates quite clearly the kind of impact innovation can have on promoting enterprise, and projects such as PT Schools, SAPO classified advertisements, or even Janela Digital are some good examples of that phenomenon. Mexico Who we are: Janela Digital is an Iberian company, providing leading technological solutions for the real estate sector. It was created in 1999 as an Internet start-up company and after one year, entered into a partnership with the leading telecommunications company in, PT ( Telecom). What we do: We develop and trade ERP and CRM software solutions, as well as Internet-based real estate advertising solutions. Janela Digital offers: Kiosks (e.g., Window Kiosk 17 Monitor, and Room Kiosk 19 Monitor ), pockets, software (e.g., Imoguia CRM and Imoguia SME), web design (like Imoguia Messenger, and Web Report), Casa Sapo, and Extras (like Imoguia SME Branch, and Pocket Imoguia Software), and Services (Imoguia CRM Training and A Technician in Your Company for a day ). How we do it: In, Janela Digital develops and trades Imoguia SME and Imoguia CRM software, as well as SW+HW complementary integrated solutions. The company develops and manages Casa Sapo (the national real estate portal). Since 2004, Janela Digital has been commercialising Inmofocus Pyme and Inmofocus CRM software, as well as complementary solutions for sector professionals in. From 2006, Janela Digital has been commercialising Interevo, the English version of the latter. Who we do it for: Our clients portfolio in April 2006 included over 1400 real estate mediation and promotion companies in the Iberian Peninsula. What makes us innovative: For Janela Digital, innovation is vital in its Web-based activity and in software development. Solutions have to meet both clients and users needs, and keep up with the development of the technology sector, anticipating future solutions and the moves of our competitors. Certification and Quality Control: Internal quality auditing. International Operations and Alliances: Skyscraping development, focused on countries expected to have high potential in the future (like Eastern European and Latin American countries), countries whose experience of convergence and real estate market evolution are considered similar to the Portuguese and the Spanish markets. Partnerships with: TMN, Salão Imobiliário de Lisboa, Barcelona Meeting Point, SAMI, Telephone Exchanges and Telecommunications Centres. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,902,177 2,379,616 3,028,284 Total Assets ( ) 1,879,043 2,395,380 2,467,554 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Inovaleiria Award (2003), by ANJE (National Association of Young Entrepreneurs), in the Research and Development category

32 Link Consulting, S.A. Consulting and Engineering Services José Alves Marques, PhD Phone Fax Address Av. Duque de Ávila, 23, Lisbon Founded in 1999 Share Capital 1,750,000 Brazil Belgium Israel Angola Cape Verde Marocco Mozambique Statement: Link is focused on creating value through innovation and close partnership with its clients and business partners. This approach sets the course of our internationalisation. For the SmartCITIES and Interactive Emotions concepts we are active directly or through partnerships in Europe, USA, Brazil and Israel, actively supporting the internationalisation of our clients in Brazil,, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. S. Tome and Principe Who we are: Link Consulting is a Portuguese company whose main mission is to create value through technological innovation in and Communications. The company was created in 1999 as a spin-off of INESC, capitalizing on the knowledge and human assets developed within this important Research & Development Institute. What we do: The offer is currently structured around 4 main vectors: SmartCITIES for improvement in several aspects of the daily life of populations in large metropolitan areas, through the interoperation of a single identification device, with different backend systems, which work standalone up to now. Internet of Things Link in conjunction with its clients has developed integration strategies focused on ERP, business processes, SOA, identification devices RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and position systems to support several value chains in logistic and distribution. Internet of Services The virtual enterprise concept, where electronic channels such as the Internet, mobile devices and phones streamline the relationship of the organisations with their customers and business partners, is becoming a reality today. Interactive Emotions Through a partnership with Beactive, Information Technology has been used to create and boost up communities of people motivated by a theme. How we do it: Link Consulting has structured its Services, Solutions and Products offer based on a very close collaboration with clients facing complex challenges frequently in international operations. Who we do it for: In its list of customers, Link Consulting proudly counts with the majority of the large Portuguese companies, with a special emphasis on the sectors of Telecommunications, Transportation, Banking and Insurance, Logistics and Distribution, as well as several important State organizations. Recent examples include Vodafone, Telecom, Sonaecom, Vivo, Telefónica, ICEP, Carris, Israel Railways, Société des Transports Intercommunaux Bruxellois, INEM, Cimpor, Wyeth, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Banco de Fomento de Angola, Banque européenne d'investissement, BCI Fomento de Moçambique, Governo Regional dos Açores, Câmara Municipal do Funchal e Sonae Modelo Continente. What makes us Innovative: The flat hierarchy structure of Link is favourable to communication and generation of innovative ideas. As a consequence, each year Link launches dozens of R&D projects developed inside the business units. Such pipeline keeps feeding competences and refinement of ideas within business units. Most of the R&D projects are partially financed by R&D agencies. However, to ensure that good projects get financed, an internal contest is promoted each year. One of the fundamental aspects of innovation is the identification of the key drivers that sustain the innovation cycles within each business line. R&D projects are done in close synergy with wide research network of partners including private companies, Research Institutes and Universities. INESC and IST are Link natural and privileged partners. Certification and Quality Control: is certified under ISO 9001:2000, recognizing its competences. Link is also certified in Security and Safety in the working place under OHSAS18001/ NP4397. International Operations and Alliances: Link is present with a subsidiary in Brazil and currently has activities in Belgium, France, Israel,, Morocco, Cape Verde, Angola and Mozambique. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 8,876,000 9,650,359 12,486,873 Total Assets ( ) 8,289,905 9,454,700 11,259,611 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A 62 63

33 M.A.R. KAYAKS, LDA. Boat Building Industry Design and Manufacture of Kayaks and Other Boats Nuno André Santos Phone Fax Address Rua das Alminhas, Canidelo VCD Founded in 1979 Share Capital 250,000 Canada USA Mexico Venezuela Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Greece Germany Holland Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Norway Poland Slovakia Sweden Switzerland South Africa Israel China Japan Singapore South Korea Japan Australia Statement: As the sport was growing in the company increased its size. After years of accumulating experience and knowledge, Nelo started its international adventure. Today we are one of the biggest companies in the world and without doubt one of the best producing kayaks and canoes. Who we are: With over 3 decades of experience in kayak designing and production, Nelo is the world s best-known boat builder for canoe/kayak racing. What we do: We design the boats for Olympic and world champions use in competition, and manufacture them in advanced composite materials, at our m2 factory located in Vila do Conde,. How we do it: Designing the best kayaks involves boat engineering skills, the use of CAD software and several hydrodynamics tests and simulations. Prototypes and matrices are built on our CNC machine so that they can be tested in live conditions. The boats are made of epoxy resin, glass, carbon and/or kevlar fibres and other materials, by hand lay-up lamination, followed by a heat curing cycle in a vacuum that takes 16 hours. Who we do it for: Athletes from all over the world, national teams, clubs and canoeing enthusiasts. Products are customized for the specific needs of the athlete, often including small changes in the boat s shape. This demand for quick adaptation and flexibility the basis of our innovation needs. What makes us Innovative: Our own design, which evolved from decades of experience and still is being improved, our unique manufacturing process, deriving from different composite techniques, and the use of CAD/CAM technologies in this specific industry, allowing us to respond rapidly to athletes specific needs. International Operations and Alliances: Besides all national teams and our own dealers, we are an official partner of the International Canoe Federation, a contributor to its development programme, were the official equipment supplier for the previous Olympic Games, and we have already an agreement with Beijing organizing committee to be designated once more. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,744,079 2,027,039 2,345,030 Total Assets ( ) 1,256,968 2,014,257 2,720,962 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: About two-thirds of the medals won in the 2004 Olympics kayaking events were in Nelo boats. Last year, 13 of the 18 gold medals of the Flat Water World Championships went to athletes using Nelo. These medals are the best proof of our leadership; we take each new victory in major competitions as an award for our work

34 MICROFIL Tecnologias de Informação, S.A. Integrated Information Management Systems (IIMS). Manuel Antunes, Dr. Phone Fax Address Largo das Praças 46, Apart. 77, Cortegaça Ovar Founded in 1985 Share Capital 2,750,000 Canada Mexico USA Angola Mozambique Statement: Our success is the result of a deeply held belief in the evolution of the information society and involvement with all those whom we wish to serve better. The secret of our growth is being a company built up through the efforts and dedication of a team founded on values and competences Who we are: Microfil Tecnologias de Informação, S.A. is a Portuguese company acting in the Information Technologies industry. The company aims to be in the forefront of Innovative Technological Solutions in order to offer Efficiency, Competitiveness and Excellence in products and services in a global market. What we do: We develop and implement Integrated Information Management Systems (IIMS). These solutions are designed to improve the management, rationalisation, automation of organisational and decision support processes. Who we do it for: Governmental departments, medium and large organisations such as industrial companies, health institutions, financial services and utilities. What makes us Innovative: Considering the innovation of products and the services internal processes a strategic commitment; promoting an internal innovative company culture; investing in R&D activities; investing in the younger generation without overlooking the more experienced one; and investing in the intellectual capital of each employee. How we do it: Bringing added value to any organisation enabling all digital information (documents or records generated electronically and/or analogue documents converted to digital format) to be centralised in a structured, organised way, controlling the entire information flow, thereby significantly improving the efficiency of the processes of information production, processing, exchange, capture, dissemination and storage. Certifications and quality Control: ISO 9001:1995 since 1998; ISO 9001:2000 since 2002; and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner since International Operations and Alliances: The internationalisation strategy of the company is focused on the PALOP (African Countries of Official Portuguese Language) markets. Microfil has recently implemented a reference project at the Ministry Secretary of the Angola Government in cooperation with a local partner. Additionally, Microfil developed a prototype for the NUIC Project (Civil Identification Personal Single Number) in Mozambique. This project is similar to the Portuguese Cartão de Cidadão (Citizen ID Card), but uses a single ID number. It has been successfully presented to the local official authorities in the beginning of this year. To support this strategy Microfil is about to finish the incorporation of two local companies to be prepared to operate directly in these two markets. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 4,849,253 4,910,119 4,188,329 Total Assets ( ) 5,015,999 5,764,028 5,556,814 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Aplauso Award 2005 EGP (Oporto Business School) / Millenium BCP; Aplauso Award 2006 EGP (Oporto Business School) / Millenium BCP

35 MIND Software Multimédia e Industrial, S.A. Interactive Media, Industrial Systems, Information Management, Consultancy João Bernardo, PhD [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Cintura do Porto de Lisboa, Bloco B, 4º D, Lisbon Founded in 1997 Share Capital 370,000 Statement: MIND represents a clear success story in the ever-challenging mission of converting the results of applied research into reliable, innovative products and services capable of succeeding in today s competitive IT market. After building and consolidating its leadership position in several Portuguese niche markets, MIND is now embarking on the challenge of internationalization with remarkable success. W ho we are: A dynamic and innovative company sponsored by a group of researchers and university lecturers. It was founded entirely upon private domestic capital, and has been tied to the Novabase Group since Today it has around 35 highly specialized staff members divided between its two branches in Lisbon and São João da Madeira. What we do: Design, develop and market innovative products and services in the areas of Interactive Media, Information Management, Industrial Applications (CAD/CAM), Monitoring and Control Systems and IT Consulting. How we do it: Our creative and innovative approach is focused on constantly reinventing the best possible solutions for our target markets. We encourage close customer dialogue, anticipating customer problems and opportunities, deploying innovative strategies and technologies, and offering solutions with competitive advantages and added value. Who we do it for: We have built a vast assortment of IT systems to address the most critical design and production needs of footwear manufacturers. Currently more than 150 Portuguese footwear companies together with several dozen others around the world have purchased and incorporated MIND solutions in their production processes. We are successfully adapting these same solutions for other industrial sectors such as the clothing industry, technical textiles, furniture and the automotive sector. We have designed and developed management tools for municipal and school libraries, local and central government agencies, and companies with large archives and document centres. Finally, we pursue a broader market in the areas of Interactive Media and IT Consulting. What makes us Innovative: MIND was founded on innovation, which is part of the company today, and will certainly be part of its future. The company was established in March 1997 as a spin-off of AITEC, the Business Incubator Centre of INESC, adopting a business plan in line with the academic, scientific and professional profile of its sponsors from the very outset. This innovation potential has been sustained by recruiting highly specialized staff, participating in research and development projects, and maintaining solid partnerships with the scientific and technological community. Certification and Quality Control: MIND is a long-time partner of Microsoft, and is endorsed as a Gold Certified Partner. It is in the final stages of implementing its Quality Management System aimed at obtaining certification in standard NP EN ISO 9011:2000 at the start of the second half of International Operations and Alliances: Following an internationalization strategy based on distribution agreements with multinational partners, our industrial systems have been successfully distributed throughout the worldwide market. MIND solutions can now be found in Brazil, Colombia, USA, Denmark, Romania, Indonesia, China and Taiwan. The first steps are being taken to internationalize solutions for digitalizing and managing large document archives. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,243,647 1,758,447 2,203,855 Total Assets ( ) 2,676,381 2,679,674 3,323,185 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Microsoft Software Competition , Project: RIOS: Water Resource Surveillance System for the Portuguese Water Institute (INAG) ; ANETIE Award, 2001 IT Companies, Category: Innovation, Product: ShoeCAD 3D; Digital 2001 MIND chosen as one of the 5 most innovative Portuguese IT companies

36 Mobbit Systems Infocomunicação, Lda. Information Technologies IPTV e Interactive Multimedia Systems Henrique Couto Martins, Dr. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Av. Do Forte nº 8, Carnaxide Founded in 2003 Share Capital 5,000 Statement: The wide solutions portfolio enables an expansion of the customer base, together with very good prospects on product cross selling. Also the maturity of our IPTV solutions will make possible the deployment of the Corporate TV concept for the small and medium enterprise segment, at a very low cost. Who we are: Mobbit Systems is a Software House and a Multimedia Solution Developing company. With a strong focus on innovative systems, but always with a clear business objective, our motto is Business Focused Innovation. Owned by its founders, and completely debt free, Mobbit Systems plans now to invest strongly in the internationalization process. What we do: Development and Integration of Multimedia Solutions for Communication and Marketing. Insight Software, Mobbit Systems flagship product, is a cutting edge IPTV and Corporate TV software for medium and large companies. Mobbit Systems also developed several interactive multimedia devices for outdoor facilities. How we do it: Mobbit Systems assures the end-toend control of all developed solutions. Open hard- ware platforms together with Open Source support software solutions, and full development in-house, enables a very competitive approach to the market. The partnerships with academic institutions enabled the access to the most innovative human resources as well as highest-level know-how. Who we do it for: Although still a recently created company, Mobbit Systems already has close to one hundred customers, most of them users of Insight IPTV software. Mobbit Systems plans to deploy, in a large scale, as of the third quarter of 2007, its new solution, Inline, for Point of Sale customer management. The Mobbit Systems customers include some of the most important communication companies in, as well as many others: Media Capital, Sic, Telecom, Galileo, Hospital da Luz, Prológica, Refer, Cemusa, JCDecaux. What makes us Innovative: Strong investment in R&D, taking advantage of recently available hardware platforms, and the willingness to prepare the prospective customer base for new multimedia solutions are some of the differencing factors that make Mobbit systems an innovative company. However, we believe that what really marks the difference is our complete independence from third parties. As an example, the Insight Software solution is fully compatible with the three main operating systems available on the market Windows, Mac OS and Linux. This independence has enabled Mobbit systems to tailor its offers and solutions to each customer needs, regardless of its computing and network environment, or any other special requisites. International Operations and Alliances: Mobbit Systems is establishing contacts with several organisations with a strong presence outside with the purpose of jump starting the internationalization process for its main products. As in all its activities, this process will be well planned, self sustained and with clear business goals. The first markets to be targeted are Brazil, and African Countries of Official Portuguese Language. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 228, , ,293 Total Assets ( ) 208, ,549 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

37 MOBICOMP Computação Móvel, S.A. Mobile Computing and Wireless Solutions Carlos Alves de Oliveira, Eng. Phone Fax Address Rua Peão da Meia Laranja, 43 R/C Dto Maximinos, Braga Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 200,000 UK Dubai Statement: Innovation is the company s DNA and a key factor to a successful business strategy. Our market leadership is sustained by coming up with innovative products, which provide quality and value added to our customers, and which stand out as the outcome of a long research and development process. Who we are: MobiComp is a mobile solutions provider that creates value for mobile operators and service providers through the protection, sharing and discovery of mobile contents. Through its MobileKeeper family of integrated products, MobiComp provides a comprehensive service that is unmatched in the marketplace, helping operators to get maximum value from 2.5G and 3G networks by providing value-added data services that users find genuinely useful and are willing to pay for. What we do: MobiComp creates value for service providers and operators by developing real solutions to meet the genuine, everyday challenges faced by their customers. Our products forge stronger relationships between operators and users, improving customer management capabilities and increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction. Most importantly, they drive usage of sophisticated data services - creating new, sustainable and scalable revenue streams. How we do it: Protect it: MobileKeeper Backup & Restore is the most comprehensive over the air mobile backup and restore solution in the marketplace. It can protect any kind of content held on a mobile device from contacts, calendars, text messages, photos, videos, music, bookmarks, ring tones and applications to business files like Microsoft Word and Excel. The backup takes place automatically, directly to a secure web site, so that data can be easily recovered and managed - via a simple, secure web interface. Share it: MobileKeeper Sharing & Communities is the perfect tool for the burgeoning trend of mobile social networking. Users can create, share and download contents for personal communities and networks or publish contents directly to blogs and social networking sites such as Flickr, Blogspot and Hi5. Discover it: MobileKeeper service discovery includes the latest product in the suite, the Active Mobile Ticker - a zero-click application that pushes aggregated, personalised information to subscribers via an always-on, scrolling ticker that runs along the bottom of the screen when the device is in idle mode. It s a win-win that provides a direct and powerful channel for: Operators to push personalised, high-value contents and services (as well as advertising) directly to customers; Customers to discover and subscribe to new services and products from RSS feeds to blogs and Mobile TV. Who we do it for: MobiComp s customers include TMN (Portuguese mobile market leader and third European operator to introduce UMTS services); Vodafone; Optimus; Al Jawal (Saudi Arabia); Optimus (); Cellcom (Israel); Esprit (a leading global apparel and accessories retailer); Millenium BCP (the largest private financial group in ) among others. What makes us innovative: By using leading edge technology and methodologies, MobiComp is able to implement advanced mobile solutions on schedule. Due to sound development methodologies, its solutions are designed for flexibility and low maintenance costs, so that they can work now and in the future. These two issues are extremely important in mobile computing due to the fast pace of technological change, and the rapid evolution of industry standards and mobile devices. Certification and Quality Control: ISO 9001:2000 certification. Microsoft certified partner. International Operations and Alliances: MobiComp has a track record in partnering for the development of business solutions. Partners include: Ericsson, Gemalto, Nokia, HP, Microsoft, Symbian, Sun Microsystems, Enabler, and OMA. Human Resources N/A Turnover ( ) 1,388,439 1,573,087 N/A Total Assets ( ) 1,134,478 1,248,900 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A Awards: Prémio de Soluções Empresariais de Mobilidade 2006 ( Mobile Business Category). Prémio TI Inovação ( Most Innovative Company ) by ANETIE (National Association of Information Technology and Electronics Enterprises) in

38 MOVENSIS Serviços de Apoio a Comunicações, S.A. Mobile Solutions Market Vasco Pinto Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Edifício Qualidade B2 Av. Prof. dr. Aníbal Cavaco Silva, n3-2a - Porto Salvo Porto Salvo Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 500,000 Brazil Georgia Angola Marocco Statement: 2006 was a turning point for Movensis. We prepared for the new coming year, 2007, by increasing our operations abroad, namely in Angola, Brazil, and Georgia. We became prepared to support and endorse our services beyond national borders. Our goal is to achieve global positioning in Mobile Solutions for Banking and Financial markets and to promote networking to increase economies of scale. Any company, regardless of its size or business, is a potential client for Movensis. Who we are: Movensis has been focused on the mobile solutions market since it started in September Movensis is fully committed to developing mobile solutions for its customers. What we do: Movensis delivers complex, sophisticated state-of-the-art mobile based services and solutions (SMS, MMS, WAP, GPRS, PDAs, UMTS and Bluetooth technologies). Some of our products, such as the SMS Bank, SMS Mail and SMS4all are now considered a market reference. SMS Bank is also recognized as one of the most successful mobile solutions in the financial market and is now being extended to support a payment gateway: Movipaga. Mass Market user solutions include SMS4all News, SMS4all Fun&Friends, SMS Business Manager and the newest product - SMS4all Community Edition. How we do it: Movensis has developed a wide set of competencies and skills based on multidiscipli- nary teams: software development, testing, consulting services, process re-engineering and tailored software solutions. Movensis has implemented a set of platforms using its infrastructure to offer the most sophisticated Mobile Marketing solutions, targeting both mass market users and specific controlled groups. These solutions are provided on an ASP (Application Service Provider) model basis. For whom we do it: Movensis s mission is to enable the success of our customers through the design and implementation of mobile solutions that simplify their business and improve profitability. Movensis s products and services address real customer needs. Currently, Movensis has customers in 13 countries covering all five continents: Assembleia da República Portuguesa, BAI (Investment Bank in Angola), BPI (Portuguese Investment Bank), BMCE Bank (Bank in Marroco), CP, Clix, Inesting, Millennium BCP (Major Portuguese Bank), Nestlé, Optimus, Público and Vodafone (Major Portuguese operator). What makes us innovative: Movensis s competitive strengths are based on a combination of human resources expertise, state-of-the-art technology, consistent innovation and strong market focus. Being strongly committed to innovation, Movensis has a dedicated R&D team and has created strong industry partnerships. Through the implementation of unique projects, such as Mobile-TV, M-Value consulting services, SMS Bank, Movipaga, or massmarket products such as SMS4all, Movensis covers all mobile world solutions. Certification and Quality Control: The company encourages its personnel to identify opportunities to improve internal and external processes. This information is then used to improve Movensis s global efficiency. International Operations: Movensis currently takes part in partnerships that assure it s leading competitive position. Some examples of such partnerships are: IST (Public University in Lisbon), Ericsson, Microsoft and Oracle. More recently, Movensis has established partnerships with other Portuguese institutes and universities. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,487,138 1,573,040 2,535,912 Total Assets ( ) 1,473,214 1,566,476 2,322,365 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: Optimus Award 2005 for Business Mobility Solutions ( Public Utility Services category)

39 MULTICERT Serviços de Certificação Electrónica, S.A. Information Security Industry Francisco Velez Roxo, Dr. Phone Fax Address Pólo Tecnológico de Lisboa, Cid Lote Lisbon Founded in 2002 Share Capital 2,250,000 Statement: MULTICERT solutions use emerging and mature technologies (PKI, smartcards, biometrics) that increase data and transaction security and enable strong authentication for public and private e-services, in order to optimize the business performance of our customers. MULTICERT creates value for its customers by innovating and developing secure e-solutions for the genuine everyday challenges that our customers face moving information and processes from the physical World to the IT e-world. Who we are: MULTICERT Serviços de Certificação Electrónica S.A. is a company broadly connected to the new information and communication technologies, focused in electronic certification and electronic communication / transaction security. Specialized in this area the company began its activity in 2002, having CTT (Portuguese Post Office), SIBS (Portuguese ACH and inter-banking services operator), INCM (Portuguese Mint) and Telecom as stockholders. MULTICERT is committed to providing electronic certification services for security in the electronics business, and to valuating, diffusing and stimulating the development of the Digital Economy, in and in Europe. What we do: MULTICERT range of products and services goes from the issuance of digital certificates (individual, web server, codesigning and others) to PKI Systems for Enterprise and Government. But the company's core lies in its larger projects/solutions. Besides the Portuguese Citizen Card, the Portuguese Electronic Passport and the Electronic Vote, the company retains an integral part of the EMV/CAP Authentication Platform and of the Electronic PostMark (MDDE) and Electronic Invoice services/solutions. How we do it: Our technically skilled and entrepreneurial human resources have been supporting and developing innovative electronic commerce and electronic based business solutions, for a long time. As our market is moving fast towards new Information Security opportunities, we are continuously and pro-actively providing new solutions to actual and future demands, and also extending our existing services and solutions to provide state of the art functionality, each backed by our unrivalled experience and resources. From the innovation experiences we have successfully achieved in the past, we are building new solutions based on emerging and mature technologies (PKI, smartcards, biometrics) that increase data and transaction security and enable strong authentication for public and private e-services. Who we do it for: The widespread potential of MULTI- CERT services and solutions is perceived from actual and developing nation-wide projects. Prominent clients include the Portuguese Government, Direcção Geral do Tesouro, INCM, Ordem dos Advogados, CTT, Sindicato dos Bancários de Sul e Ilhas, SIBS, AutoEuropa, PT, among others. What makes us Innovative: MULTICERT is a pioneer in the development of new services and solutions needed in a trusted and secure e-information / e- transaction environment (MDDE is one of the first Electronic PostMark services in the World, and is a case study of the Universal Postal Union; our Electronic Voting platform has already been a case study of several MSc thesis). The constant investment in new technologies, involvement in research programs and collaboration with universities and research centres contribute to the continuous improvement of our services and solutions. Certification and Quality Control: MULTICERT is starting an ISO certification of two own developed and managed solutions (Citizen Card and Electronic Passport). International Operations and Alliances: MULTICERT has not yet defined its internationalization strategy. However through a local partner (Safeweb), MULTI- CERT has already entered the Brazilian market. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,341,564 1,505,680 2,514,199 Total Assets ( ) 1,641,816 1,833,775 3,422,062 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Innovation APDC/Siemens IC Award (2005 final shortlist with the MDDE Electronic PostMark service)

40 Nautilus Indústria e Comércio de Mobiliário, S.A. Furniture School Furniture Vitor Barbosa, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Senhora da Livração, nº1250 Foz do Sousa Gondomar Founded in 1996 Share Capital 1,650,000 UK Statement: Nautilus has had annual growth of over 30% since 1999, the year the current management team took over. On the one hand, this has allowed the company to invest in innovation and the research & development of new products, while, on the other, to consolidate the internal market on almost all business fronts and explore external markets. We are currently expanding Nautilus United Kingdom and preparing to open Nautilus, where there exist excellent opportunities, above all in the schools sector. W ho we are: We manufacture furniture for different segments of the market: schools, training facilities, auditoria, libraries, kinder-gardens, social centres and for the designer furniture market. Nautilus specializes and focuses its core business on the education segment, aiming to base its development on intelligent furniture and providing products based on its Interactive School concept, which comprises both hardware and class management software and contents. What we do: Development and conception of integrated products/solutions and concepts for education and space solutions for libraries and similar facilities. Our aim has been increasingly focused on innovation for export into different markets, using the Interactive School concept as a lever, a concept which has been fully developed in, by Portuguese, and awarded the WORLDDIDAC AWARD 2006, the world s most prestigious education sector award. As a certified company, quality is also a major focus. How we do it: By encouraging our prescribers, comprised mainly of teachers, and supporting our staff and partners. We also foster research into new solutions and technologies. Nautilus already has a training room equipped with new technologies for innovative teachers. Alongside this, we visit schools interested in using our ideas to demonstrate to both teachers and students the potential for a school managed with contents rather than with books and to transmit the joy of learning in a more active and dynamic way. Who we do it for: We mainly focus on those involved in the educational system, i.e., teachers, decision-makers, institutions, private and vocational schools, universities and public schools. The most recent examples of institutions using Interactive Schools are: the Faculty of Psychology in Lisbon, the Vocational School in Tábua, the Vocational School in Arganil, the kinder-gardens in the Oliveira do Hospital Municipality and primary schools in Albufeira. What makes us innovative: We have launched Uni_Net, which includes a class management software that allows teachers to interact with each individual student or with the entire class, and vice-versa, and we have improved the Interactive School concept to encourage students and teachers to create their own content. At Nautilus there are two main departments: NITEC, Research and Development of New Products, and NIPE, the Innovation for Education Department, which surveys the opportunities which lead to an improvement in education through new content and new learning methods. In this area we have already promoted the International Innovation Meetings for Interactive School which will take place at Exponor, included in Eduk@ - Cidade do Conhecimento. Additionally, a nationwide contest will be launched aimed at promoting the creation of content in schools throughout the country. We will also be launching the Itinerant Interactive School and relaunching the Dar à Língua project, to support the Portuguese language in the Portuguese-speaking communities. Certification and Quality Control: Nautilus was awarded ISO 9001 certification in March We have also established special partnerships with J.P. Sá Couto, Porto Editora, Promethean, Decitrel Inovação and Ludomédia. International Operations and Alliances: Nautilus is well positioned to consolidate its position in the UK and and to operate in the rest of the EU, United States and Canadian markets. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,056,000 2,483,000 3,381,000 Total Assets ( ) 4,226,000 4,558,000 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: Uni_Net - Worlddidac Award

41 NECTON Companhia Portuguesa de Culturas Marinhas, S.A. Biotechnology; Agriculture and Food Microalgae Biotechnology, Traditional Marine Salt, Marine Biotech R&D. Vítor Verdelho Vieira, Dr. Phone Fax Address Belamandil Olhão Founded in 1997 Share Capital 150,000 Brazil USA Belgium Denmark Germany Italy Norway Russia Switzerland Japan Statement: Our mission is to market innovative products from scientific knowledge in Marine Technologies. Who we are: Necton is devoted to the exploitation of natural resources through marine technologies. The main business areas are traditional sea salt production and microalgae production. Necton started as a spin-off of the Biotechnology College from the Catholic University of Oporto. What we do: Specialised since 1997 in the production and processing of compounds from microalgae, Necton was able to achieve a leading position in the sector of microalgae applications for aquaculture. The company is also involved in the large scale production and commercialization of traditional salt and flower of the ocean, for retail and fine food markets. How we do it: The company is backed by a strong R&D effort, either internal or through a cooperation network with a wide range of partners. The current staff includes PostDocs and MSc's, and several visiting researchers also support the R&D activities. Who we do it for: In the microalgae market, Necton serve several hatcheries in,, Norway and Ireland; we sell our microalgae product also to aquariums all over Europe. In the certified hand harvested sea salt market, Necton is in the retail market, serving clients as Modelo/Continente and Pingo Doce and as well, Kaufhof in Germany and MIGROS in Switzerland, in the gourmet market, Necton have importers in more than 10 countries all over the world. What makes us Innovative: Necton is a leading company in the field of microalgae biotechnology. The available scientific, technological and market knowledge involves applications for the Feed, Aquaculture, Agrofood, Health Food and Cosmetic Sectors. The company has a large scale microalgae production technology using photobioreactors that range from the small scale (50 litres plastic bags) to flat-plate advanced photobioreactors 5000 litres. The proprietary technology of the company makes it possible to cultivate freshwater, sea salinity and hyper saline microalgae of many genera. Current production species available are: Nannochloropsis, Phaeodactylum, Porphyridium, Haematococcus, Odontella and Dunaliella. Others may be produced upon request. There is also a wide expertise in carotenoids (beta-carotene, astaxantin...), poli-unsaturated fatty acids and phycobiliproteins. In the field of Sea Salt, Necton is the main responsible for the introducing of the product Flor de Sal in ; our main innovation is related with product diferentiation that came from the quality, origin and methodology certification and packaging; with the help of the famed portuguese chef, Vitor Sobral, Necton is developing new added value salt products designed to be used on specific applications. Since late 2006, Necton have a R&D department that is being built in the frame of ADI (Portuguese Innovation Agency) NEOTEC program; this department aim to concentrate the R&D effort in a way to bring new products to both biotech and agrofood company activities. Certification and Quality Control: Necton s products have Nature & Progres, Certiplanet, Kosher, and Ecogarantie certification. The company is currently involved in the ISO 9001 and HACCP certification process. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 750, ,000 1,000,000 Total Assets ( ) 670, ,000 1,150,000 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A Awards: In 2001, Necton won the Slow Food award. In 2003, Necton won the prize Company of the year from the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture. In 2006, Necton won an innovation prize BES- Inovacao for a R&D project in the field of renewable energies, biodisel production from microalgae

42 NEWVISION Sistemas Inteligentes para Soluções de Atendimento, Lda. Queue Management and Self-Service Solutions Paulo Carvalho Costa, Eng. Phone Fax Address Pólo Tecnológico de Lisboa Edificio Empresarial 3, Lisbon Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 500,000 Mexico Angola Cape Verde Morocco Mozambique Tanzania Belgium Greece Germany Italy Norway Russia Serbia Slovakia China Singapore UAE Statement: Our mission is to lead the introduction of new concepts and technologies into the market by providing innovative, value-added integrated services and solutions and associated services, while responding to the specific specifications of each sector, business and customer. Our ultimate goal is total customer satisfaction in the aim of reaching global market leadership. Who we are: NEWVISION is a Portuguese technology-based company that offers a wide and global range of solutions and products focused on the public services sector. What we do: Solutions for several areas of activity such as mail delivery, central administration, education, local government, healthcare, transport, utilities, telecommunications, and leisure. Our development strategy includes interaction with the public, channel management and unified-channel management. How we do it: NEWVISION has technical competences and experienced staff specialized in areas like industrial design, mechanics, electronics, firmware, software and databases, so that our solutions are developed considering all the options required to deliver a better quality final product. We encourage teamwork in order to implement projects in harmony with our customers needs. Our development strategy includes: interaction with the public, through all the different channels available (web, call-centres, face-to-face, self-service), through Queue Management System Solutions, Corporate TV, and Self- Service Equipment; channel management such as branches network (face-to-face channel) and equipment network (self-service channel); unified multi-channel management, where we can pull unified data from all the service channels with a global view. Who we do it for: Our relationship with our customers is one of the essential reasons for our existence. Our client portfolio includes: Angola Telecom (Angola), Belgium DePost (Belgium), Banco Comercial do Atlântico (Cape Verde), ABN AMRO (UAE), Águas de Canarias (), Governo de Hidalgo IBM (Mexico), Hospital S. Pedro de Logroño (), Posten Norge (Norway), Poste Italiane (Italy) and Correos y Telégrafos () and Àguas de Moçambique. What makes us innovative: NEWVISION provides attendance solutions for the global market, and is a technology-based enterprise with the main goal of providing attendance global systems based on its own line of quality products and designed for several service areas. Being a strongly innovative company, at every step of the way, NEWVISION provides an example of how a compa- ny can improve its efficiency and competitiveness by being committed towards environmental quality, innovation and competence. Certification and Quality Control: NEWVISION ensures continuous knowledge upgrading for new products and working methods, in order to turn acquired knowledge into the development and production of solutions that, on the basis of their innovating power, functionality and opportunity, can protect and guarantee a healthy return on a customer s investment. NEWVISION maintains high service levels in after-sales support; ensures the right conditions for operating profitability, based on a commercial policy of respect, equity and justice for customers and suppliers; ensures compliance with the legal requirements relevant for the company s activity; and is committed to the effective fulfillment of all the points in its Quality Manual, by involving all staff in the Quality System. International Operations and Alliances: Relies on networking with its partners. The company shares common values such as integrity, honesty and passion for new ideas and solutions with its partners, which can represent added value for customers. It has partnerships with companies like: TOBE (Angola), Wincor Nixdorf (networking), Papelaco Cabo Verde Lda., IECISA and Telefonica (), Q-Matic Norge AS (Norway), ARCUS (Poland), Ibis-Sys Siemens (Serbia) and ISKRA (Russia). Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,783,826 3,290,762 3,379,975 Total Assets ( ) 4,499,546 3,586,571 4,560,684 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: Profitability ANETIE (National Association of and Electronics Enterprises) Awards (2002); Innovation BPN Award (2004); Internationalization Performance AIP (2004)

43 OUTSYSTEMS, S.A. Software Solutions Paulo Rosado, Eng. Phone Fax Address Rua Central Park, Ed.6 2ºA Linda-a-Velha Founded in 2001 Equity Capital 2,317,931 USA Holland UK Statement: We focus on speeding up the IT delivery process. We help IT personnel to deliver business applications into the hands of business users much faster, while accepting their feedback as part of a natural organic process. Enterprises need to change fast and operate in real-time. We allow the IT organisations that support them to also operate in real-time. Who we are: OutSystems is a multinational software company that provides an agile software platform to build, change and operate enterprise applications that integrate with existing systems and reach users via web browsers, and mobile interfaces. OutSystems operates directly in the US, UK, Holland, and, having established global partnerships for other regions. What we do: OutSystems helps IT departments become highly effective service organisations where applications are deployed in half the time, and constant organizational changes and user feedback can be reflected in hours or days. Applications are created quickly and can be easily modified during any phase of the project with very limited risk. Total operation costs are reduced by at least 30% when compared with traditional alternatives. How we do it: By combining the productivity offered by visual modelling tools with the level of extensibility and customization found in integration suites or custom development frameworks, the OutSystems Platform is helping a diverse range of businesses deliver their applications in weeks, instead of months or years. Who we do it for: The combination of OutSystems all-in-one application delivery platform and agile methodology provides an innovative approach for multiple business process integration scenarios. Customers worldwide are reducing the risk of building, and the total cost of ownership of, enterprise applications. Some examples: Consumer goods (BSH, Compal, Fima-Lever- Iglo); High Tech (SonaeCom, SurfControl); Insurance (Crédito Agrícola, Van Ameyde Group); Life sciences (BMS, Sanofi-Aventis, Tercica); Telecommunications (Oi, Oni, Optimus, Telefonica); Transport & Infrastructure (ANA, Brisa, REFER); Utilities (EDP, Eneco, E.ON Benelux, Oxxio). OutSystems has a total of 66 customers in six countries and operates in 11 different industries. What makes us innovative: The OutSystems Platform enables enterprises to build, change and operate applications that integrate with existing systems easily in order to reach new users. OutSystems reduces the TCO of business applications, provides full control with centralized management, efficiently aligns IT with the business, removes the risk of building business applications, leverages existing systems and allows companies to operate applications with no headaches. Certification and Quality Control: OutSystems provides a complete support model, with clear SLAs and support levels. A complete support certification process is in place to ensure the quality of the resources providing this support to customers. International Operations and Alliances: OutSystems has Solutions Partners that extend our offer with industry specific solutions; Value Added Resellers who market business solutions that include OutSystems software; Services Partners who help customers implement their own business solutions; Business Consulting Partners who partner with our customers to create the best solution for their needs and Education Partners who deliver high quality training in OutSystems technology. Some examples: Accenture, Altran-CIS, Arquiconsult, Capgemini, Darwin, Getronics, Gigsoft, Infosistema, Keep it Simple, Logica CMG, Novabase, Roff, Timestamp, VCS-Group, Viadata, Wedo Consulting and Zero70. Human Resources Turnover ( ) N/A N/A N/A Total Assets ( ) N/A N/A N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A N/A N/A Awards: Red Herring 100 Europe Award Finalist: 2005, 2006 and 2007; GESVENTURE award, Category "Internationalization", 2003; ANETIE (National Association of and Electronics Enterprises), "Companies Award" - Information Technologies,

44 PLASDAN Máquinas para Plásticos, Lda. Industrial Equipment Plastic Industry, Project Management, Tooling and Packaging Solutions Paulo Silva Araújo Phone Fax Address Rua 52, nº 44 Trutas, Marinha Grande Founded in 1989 Equity Capital 1,247,000 USA Benelux Denmark India Statement: The company s goal is to create added value for the customers through the supply of flexible and cost-effective manufacturing systems in order to maximize productivity in the plastics industry. The key to Plasdan s success is our development of options aimed at using customers existing equipment for new products for which they would normally be forced to invest in new high-cost machines. Therefore, a lot of experience, know-how, engineering and R&D is required. One of the best examples is the multi-component area, where we enable our customers to inject multi-component on their standard machines using our equipment as injection units, rotary tables or C-Frames. Who we are: Plasdan has its headquarters in Marinha Grande and is present through own companies or agents in the Benelux, Germany, Scandinavia, USA and India. We supply the plastics industry with turnkey engineering, project management, tooling and multi-component & packaging solutions. What we do: Plasdan provides the automotive, houseware, packaging, medical, etc. industries with integrated engineering and tool-making expertise: engineering, project management, prototyping, rapid tooling, tool-making, multi-shot and packaging solutions. Examples of manufactured tools: 1) automotive industry: interior (door panels, venting systems, handles, glove compartments, etc.) and exterior (bumpers, lighting,etc.) parts; 2) houseware industry: kettles, coffee machines, vacuum cleaners, lighting parts, etc. 3) packaging industry: Food & Beverage packaging solutions, Pharmaceutical packaging solu- tions, Injection Stretch Blow moulds (PET), Injection Blow Moulds (PP-PE), Thin and Normal wall moulding, and Caps & Closures; 4) Medical industry: Induo diabetes test strips, containers, speculum, etc. How we do it: Our team has developed flexible manufacturing solutions for maximum productivity. In the multi-component area, we turn a standard machine into a multi-shot capable machine through our tools, injection units and rotary tables. Plasdan has developed a new stack mould rotating device. The assembly shaped like a letter C and thus referred to as a C-Frame rotary table - allows interchangeability between multiple moulding machines, along with the ability to hold any appropriately designed mould. The system is currently pending patent. In the packaging area, we have developed rotary injection-stretch-blow moulds, which can function in traditional injection machines. Who we do it for: Among others, we supply turnkey solutions for the automotive, houseware and packaging industries. What makes us innovative: We provide our customers with cost-effective and flexible solutions by investing in R&D. Innovation based on our competitive and comparative advantages in tooling and mainly multi-component technology makes use of our vast experience & know-how in the tooling business. We also invest strongly in patent registration. Certification and Quality Control: The Company invests in highly qualified technical staff and continuous training. Plasdan is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards and bases its Quality Policy on several fundamental parameters, such as efficient management of human resources and raw materials, a permanent commitment to innovation and partnerships with suppliers and clients, with a view to producing product excellence. International Operations and Alliances: Plasdan has signed cooperation protocols with several universities and research units. Currently, among others, the company is taking part in the following projects: Pegasus, Eurotooling, Greenmoulding, SimeI&DT. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 10,395,931 8,380,124 11,775,811 Total Assets ( ) 14,227,145 15,845,283 15,317,603 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

45 Priberam Informática, S.A. Software Development João Prieto, Eng. Phone Fax Address Alameda D. Afonso Henriques, 41 2.º Lisbon Founded in 1989 Share Capital 60,000 USA Brazil Czech Republic Ireland Norway Poland Angola Mozambique Statement: With a very strong presence in the field of Natural Language Technology & Law Knowledge Management Systems, Priberam is consolidating its presence in Brazil and has partnerships in the emerging East European markets, the new EU members Poland and the Czech Republic. The company continues its mission, started nearly 18 years ago, of building useful systems to help people be more productive in their tasks. Who we are: Priberam Informática, founded in 1989, was one of the first spin-offs of the IT industry. Currently Priberam has a multidisciplinary team including software engineers, linguists and lawyers producing a range of products and services that made the company the world s leading supplier of proofing tools for the Portuguese language and the market leader in the law-knowledge management systems field in. What we do: The company s core business is the Natural Language Technology development and Law Knowledge Management Systems. Priberam is focused on the development of productivity tools, from proofing tools to law information systems that help individuals and organisations achieve more quality and productivity in their work. The main company products and services are FLiP and LegiX. How we do it: We develop leading edge technologies and products that are sold worldwide directly and through business partners namely Microsoft that licensed Priberam s linguistic technology to use in its products. Who we do it for: A huge number of people use our systems, namely the tens of thousands of Microsoft customers that use Office on a daily basis, the leading twenty law firms operating in and the millions of users of the Portuguese Online Dictionary available on What makes us Innovative: The urge to constantly improve Priberam s products and services by incorporating state of the art technology, content and features in a creative way, making them the best tools for the job. This goal is accomplished by a strong and con- tinuous investment in highly trained human resources, participation in European and national R&D projects as well as established connections with the best groups in academia, research institutes and companies. Priberam is a CMU- Industrial and Institutional Affiliate participating in the long term collaboration program between Carnegie Mellon University and the Portuguese Government. Certification and Quality Control: Priberam pioneered the certification of software products and was the first Portuguese ISV achieving the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status. International Operations and Alliances: In 2000 Priberam became one of the few Microsoft linguistic tools suppliers. The company is also co-founder of the Natural Language Understanding Consortium. Czech, Norwegian and Polish companies successfully used Priberam s technology to develop tools for their languages. In 2007 a stronger presence in the Brazilian market will be made effective through the partnership with one of the biggest publishers in Brazil. Priberam also has business partners in Angola e Mozambique. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 970,824 1,144,652 1,094,619 Total Assets ( ) 640,518 1,273,254 1,277,399 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

46 PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions, S.A. ERP and CRM Software Supply José Dionísio, Eng. Phone Fax Address Edifício Olympus II Rua Cidade do Porto, nº Braga Founded in 1993 Equity Capital 850,000 Brazil Angola Cape Verde Guinea-Bissau Mozambique S. Tome and Principe Statement: With a very strong presence in the PALOP (African Countries with Portuguese as the Official Language) markets, PRIMAVERA BSS is now turning to more demanding markets like. Over the next five years, the company intends to build a global brand supported by competitive software solutions for the building sector, in which it is a leader in, and for some parts of the manufacturing sector. W ho we are: PRIMAVERA BSS develops avantgarde solutions that respond in advance to the future needs of companies. PRIMAVERA BSS is one of the 500 largest European companies with greatest growth potential, a ranking promoted by Growth Plus. What we do: Development and marketing of management solutions and platforms for the integration of business processes in a global market, providing solutions to small, medium and large organizations, and to the public sector. How we do it: We encourage entrepreneurs and decision-makers to adopt new working models, supported by technologically advanced solutions that enable business management optimisation. PRI- MAVERA BSS offers a vast array of solutions for organisations to place innovation at the service of competitiveness, thus providing a decisive contribution to business management optimisation. We focus on the needs of each business, covering the whole value chain, which allows each company to adopt the best management practices, based on highly productive and dynamic organizational mechanisms. Who we do it for: Around 35,000 companies (representing a universe of more than 100,000 users on a daily basis) use PRIMAVERA BSS s management solutions to organize and manage their business processes better. PRIMAVERA BSS s customers include companies from various sectors: human resources, commercial management, CRM, business intelligence, enterprise portals, mobile sales, as well as specific solutions for the civil construction and public works or industry sectors. Recent examples: Universidade dos Açores, FDO, Reagro, Euro Atlantic Airways, Leirisport, Uchiyama, Jacquot, Rentilusa. What makes us innovative: The incentive to adopt electronic mechanisms based on Web- developed platforms, which enable digitalisation of business processes, has been one of the company s cornerstones. Through our management solutions, we seek to place innovation at the service of business competitiveness. Constant investment in new technologies, involvement in research programs and collaboration with universities and research centres contribute to the continuous improvement of our products. Certification and Quality Control: PRIMAVERA has been ISO 9001:2000 certified since International Operations and Alliances: In addition to innovation, our strategy encompasses a move towards international expansion. Since 2005, this has been the company s main development driver, with solid plans for the PALOP (African Countries with Portuguese as the Official Language) and entry into the Spanish and Brazilian markets. The company also hopes to become in the medium term a reference for all Portuguese companies involved in international expansion and that require a computer solution for integrated management. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 5,974,509 7,109,382 7,915,692 Total Assets ( ) 3,740,939 4,539,157 7,613,479 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: COTEC/BPI SME Innovation Award (2006)

47 QUIDGEST Consultores de Gestão, Lda. Software Engineering Cristina Marinhas, Dra. Phone Fax Address Rua D. João V, 2-6º Esq Lisbon Founded in 1988 Equity Capital 24,939 Angola East Timor Statement: At Quidgest, innovation is a permanent commitment. We improve our software creation process on a daily basis. Through higher quality information systems, we are playing an important role in the technological revolution of our time and contributing to a society based on more intelligent and more rational productive structures. W ho we are: Quidgest is a software engineering company implementing a disruptive strategy for the IT sector, based on the creation and improvement of automatic code generation processes. What we do: Quidgest develops enterprise solutions, namely for: enterprise resource planning, supply chain management, asset management, customer relationship management, financial management, human resources, balanced scorecard, strategic management and health care. All these solutions, currently more than 200, are: Built to make a difference: Exclusive information systems provided by Quidgest are the key to retain unique competitive advantages reflecting company s own core competencies; Built to fit: Quidgest development method is designed to adapt to companies procedures, rather than forcing their business to adapt to packaged software impositions; Built to change: Quidgest solutions evolve according to the customer s needs and priorities, without effort. Instead of months, we take days to add new modules and functionalities whenever it is necessary. How we do it: From its early beginnings, the company has dedicated its R&D resources towards software automatic generation. This led to the creation of Genio, a highly productive platform that has been used since 1991 for the production of all our information systems. With Genio, Quidgest dramatically reduces the time needed to develop software, with ten times faster implementations. Who we do it for: Quidgest clients are government institutions (our solutions are present in all Portuguese ministries), supranational organisations and mid- to large- sized companies, aware of the importance of achieving competitive advantages through flexible and exclusive information systems. What makes us Innovative: A unique software engineering process. Genio Technology is the result of Quidgest R&D project to identify patterns present in every information system and match these pieces, like a construction game, to build complex solutions. Genio is a strategic tool of the highest importance, either to Quidgest or to its clients, providing six core benefits: speed; integration; user participation; cumulative experience; continuous improvement; zero errors. Certification and Quality Control: Quidgest is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. The company is also preparing its Quality System for the ISO 9001:2000 certification. International Operations and Alliances: Quidgest is building a worldwide network of partners that share Genio s automatic generation capabilities. QuidNet is structured to deliver technology and services that provide competitive and cost-effective business solutions. Currently, Quidgest already has development poles in Barcelona and East-Timor. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,076,189 1,138,238 1,654,247 Total Assets ( ) 927,423 1,060,689 1,697,118 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

48 SISCOG Sistemas Cognitivos, Lda. Transportation João Pavão Martins, PhD. Phone Fax Address Campo Grande Lisbon Founded in 1986 Equity Capital 50,000 Denmark Finland Holland Norway UK Statement: SISCOG aims at creating innovative solutions that meet the needs of its clients on a continuous basis, leading the market for decision-supporting systems for resource planning and management. Who we are: SISCOG is a software company that provides decision-supporting systems for resource planning and management for transportation companies. SISCOG is specialised in the field of railways. What we do: SISCOG develops both products and projects. SISCOG offers two products, CREWS and FLEET, that address staff and rolling stock resources, respectively. These products include a powerful optimizer and cover in an integrated manner all the phases of the resource planning cycle, particularly long-term planning, short-term planning, real-time dispatching, and control. Integration is achieved through seamless data flow and a unified person-machine interaction. The products are used for the development of systems customized to the needs of specific clients. How we do it: SISCOG has in-depth knowledge of resource planning in transportation companies. SISCOG s addresses one of the most important issues companies face today: productivity. SISCOG understands that just a black box optimisation algorithm is not satisfactory for resource planning and management as it cannot provide explanations about the decisions placed in the solution, and solutions cannot be manipulated in order to be adapted to changing circumstances or ill-represented constraints. SISCOG approached the solution to the problem by providing three integrated operation modes: the manual mode, where planners make all decisions; the semi-automatic mode, where the system suggests possible ways of solving the problem, but the planner decides which one is best; and the automatic mode where the system does it all by itself. This flexibility is one of the key factors separating SISCOG s solutions from those of the competition. Who we do it for: SISCOG s clients include major national railways and underground rail systems in Europe: NS Reizigers (Dutch Railways), NSB (Norwegian State Railways), CP (Portuguese Railways), Lisbon Underground, DSB S-tog (Copenhagen), DSB (Danish Railways), VR (Finnish Railways), and London Underground. What makes us innovative: The founders of SISCOG had just completed PhDs in artificial intelligence in the US when they decided to create the company. Innovation was therefore one of the driving forces behind the company from the very start. SISCOG decided to build a product to handle the resource-planning problem in transportation companies. Although several companies were working on a solution to this problem, SISCOG s approach was unique. It proposed a decision-supporting product, based on a white box approach heavily reliant on the use of computer graphics. The use of the product allows full interaction between the planner and the system where the system, coupled with a powerful optimizer, provides solutions and accepts suggestions. Certification and Quality Control: SISCOG has implemented ISO 9001:2000 compliant Quality Systems. International Operations and Alliances: In 1993, SISCOG became the first Portuguese software company to begin exporting. In the last ten years, the percentage of turnover generated by export sales has been over 90% of the total. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,068,379 2,570,043 3,184,757 Total Assets ( ) 1,313,237 1,725,475 N/A Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Innovative Application Award by the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (both in 1997 and in 2003). Computerworld Honours Medal (2006)

49 SKYSOFT PORTUGAL Software e Tecnologias de Informação, S.A. Aeronautics, Space, and Telematics Markets Software Alberto de Pedro Crespo, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Av. D. João II, Lote , Torre Fernão Magalhães - 7º Parque das Nações Lisbon Founded in 1998 Equity Capital 1,400,000 Europe Statement: Skysoft acknowledges that keeping up to date with the progress of cutting-edge technology is the key to the future, and relies on continuous research activities and on a talented, skilled and motivated team to keep its major commitment of offering innovation through the development and use of value-added technologies to its clients and partners. Who we are: Skysoft is a technology and systems provider in the areas of Aeronautics, Defence, Space and Intelligent Transport Systems. What we do: The Aeronautics, Security and Defence (ASD) business area works with highly qualified engineering know-how and a strong R&D investment orientation, with specific knowledge of state-of-the-art avionics architectures and associated test systems. Mobility, Telematics & Business Solutions, business with investments on R&D, specially in real-time computing, communication protocols, testing techniques, web solutions, intelligent transport systems, mobility, telematics, business intelligence, business process management, location-based systems, as well as development and certification standards. The Space business area includes Satellite Communication Systems, Satellite Navigation Systems, Earth Observation and Scientific Missions. How we do it: Aeronautics: Development of high integrity and critical safety systems for modular avionics, air/ground data-link communication, and airline operations; On-Board software: Product development for onboard certifiable software (aircraft, space systems); Security: Research & Technology development of security and crisis management solutions; Defence: Development and supply of engineering solutions for the defence industry. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS): Road, Rail, Maritime; Mobility: Location-based Services (LBS), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Fleet Management Solutions (FMS); Information and Communication Systems: Web Solutions, Business Process Management, Quality Management. Who we do it for: As a competitive supplier of softwareintensive systems, Skysoft assists players such as Airbus Industries, Alcatel Space, BAE SYSTEMS, Thales Avionics, the European Space Agency, and many others, meeting technology development objectives. What makes us innovative: By building new generation aircraft avionics systems based on modular and standardized components, Skysoft contributed early on to the definition and validation of some of the standard avionics computing platforms with companies such as BAE SYSTEMS Avionics, Airbus, Thales Avionics, and Smiths Aerospace. Certification and Quality Control: Skysoft pursued and achieved ISO 9001 certification in 2001, from the internationally-recognized certification body BVQi. In mid-2003, the company improved its Quality Management System to comply with the new ISO 9001:2000 standards, and obtained the new certification. Skysoft's Quality Management System (QMS) incorporates international industrial software standards like RTCA 178 B and ESA ECSS standards in its process provisions. International Operations and Alliances: Cooperates and works with some of the major European players, such as AXA, the European Space Agency, TMN, SIBS - Sociedade Interbancária de Serviços, Thales Avionics, BAE SYSTEMS Avionics, EADS Airbus; and plays an important role in both national and international consortia for breakthrough projects. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,551,781 3,147,329 4,582,342 Total Assets ( ) 2,104,216 2,617,619 5,484,087 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A 9 N/A 96 97

50 STAB VIDA Investigação e Serviços em Ciências Biológicas, Lda. Biotechnology Biomedicine Orfeu Flores, PhD. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Av. da República, Estação Agronómica Nacional, Edif. ITQB, 7º piso, apartado 89, Oeiras Founded in 2001 Equity Capital 150,000 Argentina Brazil Chile USA Italia Australia Statement: The main advantages of STAB VIDA are: its deep knowledge of the medical and scientific market, its close relations to some of the best national research teams, its capacity to turn ideas into profitable products and services, its highly qualified and motivated team, capable of providing services and providing clients with customised support throughout the entire process. Who we are: STAB VIDA is a genomics and proteomics company, with a strong science-tocommerce focus and backed by PME Capital SA and Caixa Capital, SA. What we do: STAB VIDA was created with the intent of developing new products and services for the life sciences research and clinical areas. Currently it provides genetic services including DNA sequencing, oligo synthesis, DNA arrays, genotyping, and small genome sequencing, as well as human and veterinary genetic testing. How we do it: R&D, validation and commercial exploitation of new products and services to the global market. R&D is performed by STABVIDA s research team, in an joint effort with national and European research teams, leading two European Consortiums. These European Consortiums have led to the creation of a genomics and proteomics unit (Euromics) aimed to the provision of new products and highly qualified services in the areas of molecular biology. By expanding its sales and marketing efforts and its e-commerce platform, STAB VIDA intends to take advantage of the many cross-selling and cross-utilization opportunities that exist in the market and rapidly expand internationally. Who we do it for: STAB VIDA aims to be THE HOME FOR GENE TECHNOLOGY and earn a reputation in Europe for high quality genetic research and services upon which it can expand to additional profitable markets. The company operates from an established customer base in the life sciences community, governmental institutions, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals. With the increasing demand for genetic testing in animals, humans, as well as in other specialized genetic services, the company is well positioned for the future. What makes us Innovative: our capacity to harness innovation and adopt new technologies in biotechnology through research and development, technology transfer, and proper commercialization of products and services in the global market. Certification and Quality Control: Patents like PT102282, PT102305, PCT/PT00/00004, PT102306, PCT/PT00/00005, PCT/ES97/00179, PT102773, and PT International Operations and Alliances: Projects and R&D Consortiums like UE-Hipersolutos, UE- Infogenmed, UE-hotsolutes, Adl-PYM, Adl-Iberoeka, Adl-Internationalization. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 173, , ,609 Total Assets ( ) 818, ,751 1,108,943 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

51 STAP Reparação, Consolidação e Modificação de Estruturas, S.A. Construction Structures Rehabilitation Vítor Cóias, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address R. Marquês de Fronteira, 8-3º Dtº Lisbon Founded in 1980 Equity Capital 1,555,000 Statement: We are like surgeons working on structures. In our country, people are much more interested in constructing completely new buildings than in recovering old ones, and soon we started to go against the stream. In total, the company has already completed more than 1300 rehabilitation projects for top customers. W ho we are: STAP seeks to respond effectively to market needs by providing specialised construction and structural services. The company is strongly focused on knowledge and innovation. What we do: Provide high quality structural rehabilitation services that meet our Clients' needs and expectations, using our specialised knowledge effectively and efficiently. STAP upholds an integrated approach to structural and foundation problems. When different intervention strategies for rehabilitating a building or a structure are possible, finding the best one and establishing the ensuing corrective measures require, in each case, a preliminary diagnosis that allows for a complete understanding of the significance of the problems to be dealt with. Resorting to its qualified personnel, advanced equipment and materials, STAP is then capable of applying a wide range of advanced rehabilitation techniques. Currently, STAP provides services in three major areas: recent constructions, ancient constructions, and foundations and underground structures. In order to maintain and strengthen its leadership and to improve its competitiveness, the company makes a constant effort of organisation and specialisation, with particular attention to technological developments. How we do it: With our specialized crews, state of the art technology and almost three decades of experience in solving problems involving the pathology, restoration of buildings and infrastructure, STAP is fully qualified to apply the most suitable techniques in each situation. Who we do it for: Main clients comprise Industrial Plants, Maritime Facilities, Existing Buildings and Structures, Bridges and Overpasses and Ancient Buildings and Structures. Main clients are such as Repsol, Petrogal, CIMPOR, EDP, APS, Docapesca, Lisnave, BES, CGD, CTT, Multi Development Corporation S.A., BRISA, Refer, EP, IPPAR and City Councils. What makes us Innovative: The search for the best solutions requires the ability to innovate, supported by the continuous monitoring of the international renovation market and the company's own research and development efforts. Certification and Quality Control: Due to the specific nature of techniques and materials used, STAP implements its Quality Management System throughout its projects to ensure the effectiveness of the intervention and the durability of the results. Since 1996 the company has been making organization and structuring efforts to establish a Quality Management System (QMS). The QMS obtained its APCER certification (1999) for "structure repair, consolidation, and alteration", completing its transition to the NP EN ISO 9001:2000 standard in International Operations and Alliances: LESSLOSS Project, involving a large number of European participants, aiming at seismic upgrading of existing structures (about 47 participants consisting of companies and R&D units). The LICONS Project, in which several European companies and research units took part, regarding conservation systems for timber structures. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 11,300,798 10,612,513 9,450,761 Total Assets ( ) 7,073,991 6,891,775 7,726,637 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

52 TEandM Tecnologia e Engenharia de Materiais, S.A. Engineering and Steel Materials Engineering Augusto Vaz Serra, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Parque Industrial de Taveiro, Lotes 41 e Taveiro Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 1,250,000 Germany Statement: TEandM, S.A. provides high performance coatings. Our aim is to ensure client satisfaction and trust, by delivering high standard performance solutions. Developing new solutions, improving existing techniques, ensuring the development of our own personnel and a socially responsible practice, are TEandM s essential values. Who we are: We started in the 80 s with advanced coatings, developing surface resistance properties, in order to improve materials subject to wear by abrasion, erosion and friction, corrosion and oxidation; and to improve electrical, electromagnetic and thermal behaviour, optical properties and biocompatibility. We are materials and surface engineering experts. What we do: Application according to client s requirements aeronautics industry/ automotive industry /electrical industry / electronics industry and others. We can comply with customer specifications or improve/develop new and innovative solutions/products. We deliver, via an international network, top products to more than 10 of the world s most competitive economies (Germany,, Sweden, France, England, USA, Canada, Israel, etc.). How we do it: Carrying through a strategy to support the incorporation of value into products for the different industrial sectors, TEandM gives critical empha- sis to research and development, as essential factors in innovation, the engine of economic growth. This unique know-how is then incorporated into products for national and international industries. Who we do it for: Our team is comprised of qualified technicians in mechanical and materials engineering with a solid technical, technological and scientific knowledge of product, production and maintenance in different industrial sectors, allowing strong technical support to be provided. Furthermore, pre and post support services are provided to clients, covering from component design to the end of the solutions/products life cycle. Clients include ITP (ROLLS-ROYCE), TYCO ELECTRONICS, NESTLE, PARMALAT, SEW EURODRIVE, REPSOL, CEPSA, DANONE, CROWN CORK, GESTAMP, SODECIA, GENERAL DYNAMICS, GROHE, UNICER, COMPAL, PORTUCEL, SOPORCEL, AUTOEUROPA. What makes us innovative: Technological leadership is one of our values. It allows for the development of innovative solutions for our clients, based on new coating materials and design. Continuous product development, performance improvement, and strong commitment to meeting customer demands are the company s goals. The development of customized products tailored to customers needs leads to strong partnerships with clients, and allows for the development of a higher quality experience in the joint creation of unique value-added products. Certification and Quality Control: TEandM has a Bureau Veritas certified Quality Management System. Applicable quality standards are: in the aerospace series: EN9100:2003 and AS9100 rev B. The scope is: COATING AND PRODUCTION OF PARTS AND MECHANICAL COMPONENTS FOR AEROSPACE, MEDICAL AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS including also BS EN ISO 9001:2000. International Operations and Alliances: Research & Development: new advanced products and services are the result of a successful relationship between the TEandM team, technological infrastructures, universities and industry. Strategically, one of TEandM s values is the establishment of agreements and partnerships with companies and national/ international R&D institutions with relevant know-how in materials engineering. We also benefit from the international network (mainly in Europe and South America) of our associate DURIT Corporation. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 957,819 1,053,477 1,400,356 Total Assets ( ) 988,935 1,303,740 1,360,630 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn.. (%)

53 TECMIC Tecnologias de Microelectrónica, S.A. Electronics Fernando Moreira, MSc Phone Fax Address Taguspark Av. Prof. Cavaco Silva, Edifício Ciência II, Nº13 3ºA Porto Salvo Founded in 1988 Equity Capital 231,620 Statement: Our products are configured to clients specific requirements. Other success factors are the investment of one fifth of our revenue in Research and Development and a network of 10 commercial, development or systems integrator partners, allowing for the supply of integrated solutions. Who we are: Tecmic develops professional applications for fleet management and remote equipment management and access control, allowing substantial cost reductions and optimum resource management for many different types of companies. Tecmic has been part of the Aitec group one of the largest in the IT field - since What we do: We provide complete hardware and software solutions that allow for substantial reductions in operating costs and for resource optimisation, which translates into greater profit margins and improved success, empowering companies to thrive in the most adverse market conditions. Tecmic provides integrated products and solutions, systems development, consultancy, engineering, and after sales services. Tecmic provides fleet management, remote equipment and vending machines, monitoring of recycling points, waste collection management, access control and clock point systems. How we do it: The entire development cycle (from the basic idea to final implementation) is performed entirely in-house, using our own human and technical resources. Best practices are applied to the development of hardware and software: controlled and documented development flow; compliance with formal or "de-facto" standards (programming languages, operating systems, database management systems, PC-based hardware architectures, etc.); interconnection between modules or subsystems based on standard interfaces (physical links or buses, communications protocols, interfaces between software modules); components sourced from suppliers who are leaders in their markets and who provide the best guarantees; major re-use of modules for the creation of new systems and products, which improves functionality while providing the most up-to-date implementation possible; developed modules that are scalable, providing easy future upgrades at marginal costs. Who we do it for: Tecmic offers fleet management for: sea and land-based passenger transport (taxis, buses), land-based transport for goods/valuables/deliveries and for distribution and logistics; land-based transport for security forces like public security forces, fire brigades and paramedics; and land-based transport for product support. What makes us innovative: Through continuous innovation, Tecmic is now the market leader in the solutions it provides. Tecmic provides companies with automatic and real-time information on all relevant activities undertaken outside their facilities. Certification and Quality Control: Tecmic is currently awaiting ISO 9001:2000 certifification. International Operations and Alliances: Motorola Tetra System Application Partner; other partners include VODAFONE, INOV, ZAPP, LINK, Vision- Box, Tele Atlas. To further this goal, we are currently taking part in SENSATION Advanced SENsor development for ATtentION, stress, vigilance & sleep/wakefulness monitoring, TECNOVOZ, managing machine through command voice, OIL- PRODIESEL, sensor monitoring development for oil recycling containers. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 2,276,596 2,385,850 2,046,905 Total Assets ( ) 5,105,694 5,064,310 5,684,825 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

54 ViaTecla Soluções Informáticas e Comunicações S.A. High-Availability Business Critical Solutions Development for the Enterprise Market Pedro Seabra, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Torcato José Clavine 11-A Piso Almada Founded in 1996 Share Capital 50,000 Statement: The know-how in developing critical business solutions for customers, deeply understanding the business model, with strong customer-oriented professionals, led ViaTecla to referral solutions in. Now we are moving into the large international markets, in order to expand globally the brand of our products, like the tourism management suite KEYforTravel Server, leader in for its concept that disrupts the traditional travel business operating model, delivering new business opportunities. Who we are: ViaTecla's commitment is to keep a strong focus on developing agile, critical solutions to support customers' needs by deep understanding customers' own business models and rules, and doing that with a very dedicated, customer oriented team with only one goal in mind: to get the customer fully satisfied and with the right tools to carry on its own business. What we do: ViaTecla is focused on developing software using Web technology stack, based on a strong knowhow and understanding of the new Web business models challenges. To support this approach, we continuously investigate new technologies, and new working methods for the development and implementation of vertical management solutions and customized platforms built to always give the customer the best answer: value. Furthermore, our services coverage the endto-end technical business cycle, from conception and implementation to maintenance of all operations performed through our solutions. How we do it: ViaTecla has a costumer oriented professional team, with strong technical skills on new Web technologies, and deep know-how of the emerging Web business models. This is possible only due to continuous R&D investment. We face each project as an opportunity to deliver competitiveness through business management optimization, offering global solutions covering the whole value chain. This positioning thus allows each organization to adopt the best management practices, based on a highly trustworthy and dynamic information flow, in real time. This implies rigorous planning together with the client, understanding its real needs for today and tomorrow. ViaTecla Software is focused on the concepts and logical architectures of the solution, beyond its technologically advanced components. ViaTecla Software structures in three main specialized areas, i.e., vertical projects, software development, and operations. Who we do it for: Our main customers are Medium and Large Organizations, including the Public Administration sector, in the most diverse economic sectors (Media; Financial Services; Telecommunications; Heavy Industry; Travel Industry). For instance, the two major Portuguese tourism groups use our systems to support completely the whole operation performed through the internet and physical stores. ViaTecla Software s main objective is to develop reliable products and implement successful projects. What makes us Innovative: ViaTecla constantly invests in new technologies, having an internal department full-time focused on investigating, testing, and deploying the new knowledge basis for the operational structure. Since 1996 our solutions and platforms strictly rely on Web technology, having installed a strong commitment to be a reference player, with reference products world-wide, through continuous improvement responding to, and inducing market needs. ViaTecla actively establishes partnerships with R&D centres and Universities to improve the team skills. Recently, ViaTecla and Universidade de Évora signed a cooperation protocol. International Operations and Alliances: The strategy of internationalization is considered the critical engine for company growth, and includes the presence in in the short-term, having already business partners to work in each of those markets locally. Collaboration is the keyword for projects and organisations to succeed in today's competitive business environments. ViaTecla Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, having demonstrated a level of technical expertise and proven capacity to build solutions (ISV) on the Microsoft technology stack. The company is certified in three competencies, apart from ISV, that support its focus: Information worker, Integrated e-business Solutions, and Database management. The early adopter positioning is a threshold to sign NDA agreements with international, global software houses, granting both new technology awareness, and new business opportunities, namely WEBTV/ MSTV. The company develops also partnerships with main customers and specific global providers like GDS Galileo, to incorporate business know-how into the platforms of the business. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 916,666 1,543,047 1,883,285 Total Assets ( ) 824,708 1,038,381 1,553,405 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: GALILEO: Innovation Award (2005, 2006)

55 VORTAL Comércio Electrónico, Consultoria e Multimédia, S.A. Development and Management of Electronic Markets (emarketplaces) Rui Dias Ferreira, Eng. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address Rua Julieta Ferrão n.º 12-12º Lisbon Founded in 2000 Share Capital 2,500,000 Statement: Having grown continuously since 2001 and achieved two billion euros in transactions, Vortal operates Europe s most dynamic e-purchasing platform for the construction sector through econstroi. We will continue to build our Vision in this way: to be the leader in the electronic marketplaces where we do business, and to be recognised for our innovation, quality, distinction and contribution to our customers competitiveness. W ho we are: Vortal is a Portuguese information technology company. It has more than 20 shareholder companies, including the Mota-Engil, PT and BES Groups. What do we do: We develop and operate innovative multi-sector e-business platforms that enable companies and the public sector to carry out the entire negotiation process and corresponding electronic contracting, from requisition to payment. of whom are university graduates, along with a network of agents covering all of and. Who do we do it for: More than 3,300 companies do business in our e-marketplaces, including 70 of the 100 largest construction companies, major oil companies and major public transport and infrastructure management companies. A significant number of municipalities and public institutions launch their public tenders electronically. focus on R&D enabled Vortal to file patent applications within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2006 for its new Guaranting service, an electronic guarantee of payment system brokered by financials institutions for improved purchaser/supplier cash management. Certification: Vortal is currently pursuing certification in ISO Standard (Information Security). nents (Europe, Asia and Africa). Vortal s business platforms and customer service are multilingual (English, Portuguese and Spanish) to better handle requests from other regions. How do we do it: Targeting the construction, industrial, energy, utilities, office supply and public sectors, these platforms are used by companies of different sizes, structures and profiles. With a strong focus on the market and company competitiveness, Vortal identifies and develops new products and services to enhance the electronic contracting process. Vortal has a staff of 70 professionals, 70% What makes us Innovative: Vortal invests 13.5% of company revenues in R&D. We develop innovative solutions aimed at complete electronic business integration through our research laboratory on the campus of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa s Faculty of Science and Technology, and by cooperating with a number of other entities in the National Technical/Scientific System. Its strong International Operations and Alliances: Vortal has partnership agreements with leading international consulting firms and leading ERP software manufacturers. Its internationalisation began in 2004 opening an office in Galicia, with a local team. It expanded its scope through a partnership with a local partner with customers throughout all. The company has customers on 3 conti- Human Resources Turnover ( ) 3,095,020 4,072,237 4,480,438 Total Assets ( ) 5,057,134 4,611,617 4,017,412 Exports/Turnover (%) N/A N/A N/A R&D Invest./Turn. (%)

56 WeDo Consulting Sistemas de Informação, S.A. Consulting Rui Paiva, Eng. Phone Fax Address Edifício Picoas Plaza, Rua do Viriato, nº13e, núcleo 6, 4º andar, Lisbon Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 250,000 Brazil France Germany UK Malaysia Egypt Statement: Although we are working in an extremely competitive market, we are currently recognized as leaders in Revenue Assurance and our solutions have been selected by several fixed and mobile operators in Europe and Latin America Who we are: WeDo Consulting is a consulting company in Information Systems with competencies in the areas of Relationship Management, Business Intelligence, Net-business and Corporate Solutions, and one of the world s leading Revenue Assurance solution providers. What we do: WeDo Consulting can play a crucial part in the development of your organization. Our commitment translates into the value of the services we provide and what it represents for the construction of our customers future business. We focus on products that meet the particular demands of business operation and efficiency, including: Customer Knowledge Solution, Commission Management System, Integrated Collections System, Revenue Assurance Integrated Driller, Roaming Management System and ideal Alliances Management. How we do it: Relationship Management: Consulting, development, and implementation of Relationship Management solutions for management of relationships and contact channels unification front-office, service, support, marketing and sales. Business Intelligence: consulting, development and implementation of Business Intelligence solutions, with information models (adjusted to the different needs of each company s business areas) providing managers with information and indicators needed for business knowledge, enabling suitably based decision-making. Net-business: design and implementation of transactional systems for Internet and Intranet applications, in their front-end, back-end and integration components. Development of e-business products, aligned with the specific reality of different markets and technologies, to support project and consulting areas through specific licensing. Corporate solutions: consulting, analysis and support for process definition, development and implementation of business supporting solutions in areas of process automation, resource management and control, billing, collection, revenue assurance and management, with emphasis on the operative capabilities of activities, resources management and optimization. Who we do it for: Market knowledge, consultants seniority, projects accumulated experience. Customers like Brisa, Via Verde, Açoreana, Vodafone, Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, Vimpelcom, Amena, Auna, TeliaSonera, Oi, Telemar, Telefonica, Brasil Telecom, Optimus, Novis, and AIS. What makes us innovative: Facing market challenges, launching new services enabling customers to differentiate operators; maintaining customer loyalty by differentiating initiatives to support customers and providing innovative and quality services on a continuous basis; controlling the efficiency of operators, maximizing revenue in order to improve financial performance, freeing and channelling funds to the aforementioned initiatives. Certification and Quality Control: WeDo Consulting is an ISO9001: 2000 certified organization, and a member of the GSM Association, as a provider of billing applications and systems. Additionally, it is internationally certified on SAS technology. It has obtained Microsoft Certification CRM and consequent Certified Soft Advisor (CSA) status. International Operations and Alliances: International strategy based on service provision to the telecommunications market (fixed and mobile telecoms operators, cable TV, Internet service providers). WeDo Consulting develops projects with companies such as Informatica Corporation, Oracle, Microsoft, SAS, Hyperion, and Siebel Systems. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 20,771,000 24,569,000 25,729,000 Total Assets ( ) 14,622,000 17,305,000 21,756,000 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) Awards: Special Mention COTEC SME Innovation Network Award (2006); Data Warehousing Institute Best Practices Award in the category of Right Time Business Intelligence (2005)

57 WINTOUCH Sistemas de Informação, Lda. Retail Software and ERP Solutions Carlos Pacheco Veiga, Eng. Phone Fax Address Rua José António Cruz, Braga Founded in 1999 Share Capital 44,892 Luxembourg Angola Cape Verde Mozambique Statement: A focus on retail and hospitality software, providing simple and intuitive software, as well as 24-hour support to customers, are the reasons for our growth over the years. Who we are: Wintouch is one of the major players in software development for the Portuguese market. Focusing mainly on solutions for the retail and hospitality industries, the brand Wintouch has now become one of the de facto standards for these markets. What we do: Developing solutions for the Retail and Hospitality sectors / industries has been our main activity for the most recent years. Inevitably and gradually, the company has been pushed towards more general purpose markets such as ERPs, thus enlarging our portfolio with a broader range of solutions. However, we are still strongly committed to our traditional markets, which today account for the majority of our income. How we do it: Simplicity and usability above all could be the motto for our solutions. With an in-depth knowledge of the markets we target, the key factor for success is the attention we pay to delivering the most intuitive solutions to our clients. Our Point-of- Sale solutions are amongst the most complete and easiest to use, available on the market. The technological effort we put into the development of our products, together with the skills and will of 200+ resellers in six countries, result in a strong portfolio of solutions. This allows our product users to attend to the needs of tens of thousands of clients, day in day out. Who we do it for: Undercolors of Benetton, Fuji Films, Sporting Club de Stadium, Burger King, Pans&Company, Escuela de Hostelería de Leioa, are some of our clients. Ranging from small businesses to some major companies, our customer base is now spread over 10 different countries, mainly,, Angola and Mozambique. What makes us innovative: We could highlight the following reasons: Technologically updated products. We strive to use the most up-to-date technologies in our products. The recent shift to Microsoft.NET platform is a major example of how we embrace new technology visions. Simplicity at your fingertips. The focus on simplicity of use is one of the most distinguishing attributes of our products. We aim to supply the easiest to use software on the market, without any concession regarding the completeness of the solution. One market-one solution. Instead of adapting already made products to fulfil the needs of new markets, our vision is always to start from a new foundation for each new solution. Based on a common set of tools, the building of each new product starts almost from scratch, in order to fulfil 100% those market requirements. International Operations and Alliances: We now have solid relations with partners located in our main markets abroad:, Angola and Mozambique. These companies account for the local representation of our brand, promoting and developing our solutions in these countries, with high growth expectations in the markets for which we develop our solutions. With the current local resellers as the foundation, the main goal is to gradually develop a network of resellers, since we do not intend to promote a direct local representation of our company, for the near future. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 786, , ,204 Total Assets ( ) 514, , ,055 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

58 WIT SOFTWARE Consultoria e Software para a Internet Móvel, Lda. Software Development Luís Moura e Silva, PhD. [email protected] Phone Fax [email protected] Address EN1/IC2, Km 185,6, Banhos Secos - Santa Clara Coimbra Founded in 2001 Equity Capital 5,000 USA Brazil Germany Africa Statement: Our mission is to remain focused on the technologies for mobile telecommunications and to gain recognition in the market as a leader in specific software applications. The ultimate goal is to reach the global market through the marketing of innovative products. W ho we are: WIT-Software is a software company that creates mobile applications and services for telecommunications operators, and provides technical consulting and software development for any company interested in exploiting the mobile Internet business. WIT-Software was founded in March 2001 as a spin-off company from the University of Coimbra. Most of our staff have been working in software for the telecommunications industry since What we do: We develop software products and services for the mobile consumer market; we provide consulting and engineering for EAI and we target the development of application servers that complete the VAS mobile infrastructure. Our excellence in these areas has led to strong strategic partnerships with companies like Vodafone, for whom we have been working since How we do it: We rely on a team of highly-skilled people with excellent expertise in mobile technologies. Our expertise includes: Mobile Internet Technologies; SMS and MMS Messaging Platforms; Mobile Multimedia ; Location-based Services (GSM, GPS); Mobile Portals (Web, WAP, PDAs and TV); Programming in Palm OS and Pocket PC; SIM Toolkit and Smart Cards; J2ME and Symbian Applications; Bluetooth, WiFi, WiMax; Micro-payments Solutions; Mobile Content Delivery Platforms; IMS-based solutions; Voice and Video over IP solutions. Who we do it for: Our major clients include the Telecommunications sector (Vodafone, Vodafone Global, Panasonic USA and Airborne Entertainment); the Banking sector (Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Banif); the Retail sector (Procter&Gamble); Media & Entertainment (SIC/ Impresa); and Space (European Space Agency). What makes us innovative: The company s background is based on strong links to the university. This means we have built a reputation in R&D activities and we have qualified resources for that. We maintain an internal laboratory, where we prototype new ideas and technologies in order to gain a time-tomarket advantage and in the innovation aspects of our solutions. Certification and Quality Control: WIT-Software has obtained ISO 9001:2000 certification granted by Bureau Veritas Quality International. International Operations and Alliances: WIT-Software products are used in many markets including several European countries, North Africa and North America. Strategic partnerships have been established with the following companies: Airborne Entertainment (North-American Mobile Consumer Market), EF-Tecnologias (Banking sector), Alcatel (Telecommunications sector), ICS (Chile), Numidia (Tunisia) (Content/Application Provider sector), Brisa (Motorway operator). Human Resources Turnover ( ) 811, , ,028 Total Assets ( ) 791, , ,941 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A

59 YDREAMS, S.A. Technology Solutions António Sousa da Câmara, PhD. Phone Fax Address Madan Parque, Caparica Founded in 2000 Equity Capital 604,717 USA Brazil China Statement: In order to be able to compete on a global basis, when we recruit, we look for highly qualified people, with an international vision, who can adapt to an environment where new opportunities are continuously pursued and explored. The process of creating and developing this company has been an ongoing adventure. Today we have innovative products worldwide. W ho we are: YDreams is a Portuguese technology solution provider founded by internationally renowned specialists in several technological areas. What we do: YDreams develops pioneering, patentpending technology that focuses mainly on user and interface design for a variety of fields ranging from ubiquitous computing and interactive media, to augmented reality and biometric sensors. Over the past six years, YDreams has worked with global corporations such as Adidas, Vodafone and Nokia, and continues to operate in markets including advertising, mobile gaming, edutainment, life quality. How we do it: With a team of internationally renowned specialists in telecommunications, information technology, image processing, geographic information systems and environmental engineering. The company crafts products, services and solutions, which are marketed through the following four commercial divisions: YDreams Advertising works in close collaboration with clients to develop creative, high-tech solutions for marketing and advertising. YDreams Entertainment develops and publishes fresh, fun-packed mobile entertainment products using the latest hardware and software capabilities in mobile devices and networks (games portfolio includes several award-winning massively multiplayer, location-based and cross-media titles which are currently available around the world through multiple partners). YDreams Education and Culture develops tools which open up exciting possibilities for interacting with culture and knowledge. YDreams Quality of Life crafts products and services aimed at making every day life easier for users through the use of technology in fields as varied as geographic information, data-mining, augmented reality and biometrics, to create practical and intuitive tools. Who we do it for: YDreams has worked with global corporations such as Adidas, Vodafone, Nokia, the BBC and Carat. We stand by old, time-proven standards in quality, dedication and long-term vision, and have customers in,, UK, Brazil, USA and China. What makes us innovative: Our innovation derives from the fact that YDreams is geared towards the paradigm of Reality Computing. Reality Computing seeks to integrate the digital universe into the real world by creating systems that envelop the user s senses and establish new approaches for interacting with technology without the conventional use of wires and keyboards. Certification and Quality Control: Activity based on YNET (including a bookmarks system), and quality control is ensured by endogenous and exogenous market variables. Companies like BBC, Nokia and Vodafone require excellence on a consistent basis. International Operations and Alliances: Partners include BLIP Systems, Dot One SGPS, Endemol, Geodan, Geodan Mobile Solutions, IGP, Image Sensing Systems Inc., JDCecaux, Lagos Sports, Microsoft, NDD Group, Nokia, Optimus, Portuguese Communications Foundation, Prole Inovação, Siemens, Teatro Aberto, TIM w.e., Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Évora University, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Vodafone. Human Resources Turnover ( ) 1,192,773 1,909,673 2,354,089 Total Assets ( ) 1,156,351 2,597,172 9,473,740 Exports/Turnover (%) R&D Invest./Turn. (%) N/A Awards: In 2005, YDreams was distinguished as one of Europe s emerging companies in the field of telecommunications and selected to be profiled and broadcast on CNBC Europe. In 2006, the company s, Prof. António Câmara, was awarded the prestigious Pessoa Award

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