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majority of our database systems run on Oracle database applications and we use Oracle financial and human resources management applications
for internal administrative purposes. We license Sun Microsystem’s Java technology for our client and server software applications. Our
accelerator services use software technology components licensed from SlipStream Data Inc. We license VoIP technology from a number of
vendors, including CrystalVoice Communications and Ubiquity. These licenses generally have terms ranging from seven additional years to
perpetual.
Our VoIP service shares a considerable portion of the access service infrastructure, notably the data center networking facilities, Oracle
customer databases, email system, and billing facilities, as described above. Software to support PC to PC calling is licensed from CrystalVoice
for both the server and subscriber PC-resident portions. Calls involving the public switched telephone network, as well as a variety of other
services, are supported by software licensed from Ubiquity, Inc. Audio media support is provided through software licensed from Brooktrout.
All three licenses provide perpetual rights. Devices to protect the internal network were purchased from Netrake. Internally developed software
is written in C++ and Java. Redundant service is provided by deployment in multiple data centers with a variety of fail-over logic.
We also maintain infrastructure to support our PhotoSite photo service, our Web-hosting services, and our Classmates social-networking
service.
Our photo business principally utilizes internally developed and acquired software. The server components are written in C++ and Java, and
run on Microsoft Windows 2003 and IIS platforms, with an Oracle database. The photo client is made available to subscribers at no cost, is
written principally in Java, and executes on various versions of Microsoft Windows. Various other third party licensed components are
employed, with most terms being perpetual. All production systems are hosted in a commercial co-location center.
Our Web-hosting business utilizes both internally developed and licensed software, exclusively running on Unix and Linux systems. Most
of the internally developed software is written in Perl. Most third party software licenses are perpetual or open source. Billing is done through
open source software, or in some cases uses Portal’s application.
Support for our social-networking business and its Web services is provided by a combination of open source, internally developed, and
licensed software. One of the principal internally developed applications uses Art Technology Group’
s Dynamo software environment, which we
license. Internally developed software is principally written in Java, C++ and, in some cases, Perl. Web pages are served via the Apache open
source software system. User information is stored in an Oracle database, which is also used to support Web sites, target advertising, and prepare
email campaigns. MySql is also employed for certain data. These various packages are run on Unix systems provided by Sun Microsystems,
Hewlett Packard and others, principally hosted in an outsourced data center. Customer support is provided through an outsourced system,
Talisma. Billing is handled by a combination of ATG software, internally built software, and processing through TrustCommerce. Third party
software licensing terms vary from yearly renewable to perpetual.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
Our trademarks, patents, copyrights, domain names and trade secrets are important to the success of our business. We principally rely upon
patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and contract laws to protect our proprietary technology. We have filed numerous patent applications
relating to a variety of business methods and technologies. We generally enter into confidentiality or license agreements with our employees,
consultants and corporate partners, and generally control access to, and distribution of, our technologies, documentation and other proprietary
information. We consider our NetZero, Juno and Classmates trademarks to be very valuable assets, and we have registered all of these
trademarks in the United States and certain of them in some other countries.
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