The Coastal Group

Mr. Gordon Flatt
Advisory Board

Mr. Flatt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Coastal Group, a Winnipeg based,privately owned organization focused on providing equity capital and management services to Canadian Businesses.

SoundView Technology Group

Contact: Paul Mejean, Managing Director
Address: Investment Banking
1700 East Putnam Avenue
Old Greenwich, CT 06870 USA
Phone: (203) 321-7416
Fax: (203) 321-7329
Website: www.soundview.com

SoundView Technology Group is an investment banking firm exclusively focused on high technology companies. For our corporate clients, we provide a full range of capital raising and merger and acquisition services.

BCE Capital

412 - 1545 Carling Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Z 8P9
www.bcecapital.com

BCE is a leading North American venture capital fund that invests in early stage communications and networking companies. We're also a member of the BCE Group of Companies - a global provider of communications services. This means we have access to financial resources, expertise and business contacts you won't find anywhere else.

Covington Capital Corporation

200 Front Street West, Suite 3003
P.O. Box 10
Toronto, Ontario
M5V 3K2
Tel: (416) 365-0060
www.covingtoncap.com

Covington Capital Corporation is a leading Ontario-based venture-capital firm, managing two Labour Sponsored Investment Funds on behalf of Canadian investors. Covington's investment managers have over 45 years of combined investment experience and focus on growth and maximization of shareholder value.
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Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan

1 Toronto Street, Suite 1400
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 3B2
Phone: (416) 369-9212
www.hoopp.com

The Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), with more than $17 billion in assets, is one of Canada's largest pension plans. Established in 1960, HOOPP serves 50,000 pensioners, as well as approximately 110,000 members working at more than 300 health care organizations across the province.

B.E.S.T. Fund (The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund Inc.)

145 King Street West, Suite 1000
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 1J8
Phone: (416) 214-4616
www.thebestfund.com


B.E.S.T. Fund (The Business, Engineering, Science & Technology Discoveries Fund Inc.) is a Labour Sponsored Venture Capital fund specializing in Ontario-based technology companies. Our focus is on rapidly growing emerging markets where new technology can fundamentally change the way people conduct business or enjoy their lifestyles.

Venture Investment Management Company LLC

177 Milk Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109-3410
U.S.A.
Phone: (617) 292-3300
www.vimac.com

Based in Boston, Venture Investment Management Company, LLC ("VIMAC") is an early-stage venture capital firm concentrating on the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. VIMAC typically seeks to originate or lead start-up investment rounds, and focuses on investments in three segments: software and information technology; Internet infrastructure and services; and communications.

Ventures West Management Inc.

20 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1200
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2T6
Phone: (416) 861-0700
www.ventureswest.com

Ventures West is a private, professional venture capital management group, which manages over $400 million in risk capital. Established in 1968, Ventures West is one of Canada's preeminent technology investment organizations. It invests in young technology companies across Canada from offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Ventures West's investment focus is on companies in the biotechnology, information technology, telecommunications and alternate energy sectors.

Blue Chip Venture Company

1100 Chiquita Center
250 East Fifth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
U.S.A.
Phone: (513) 723-2300
www.bcvc.com

Blue Chip Venture Company is a Cincinnati-based venture capital firm that provides capital and business building assistance to entrepreneurs seeking to build growth companies. Blue Chip manages three venture funds with $420 million of capital and has invested in over 85 partner companies located throughout the United States and Canada. While Blue Chip invests across a wide range of industries, it focuses on companies in the Internet infrastructure, e-commerce, information technology, telecommunications and healthcare services areas.

Other Venture Capital Sources

Origin Partners, Bridgewater, New Jersey

Primaxis Technology Ventures, Toronto, Canada

Royal Bank Capital Partners, Toronto, Canada

Canaan Partners, Menlo Park, California

Polaris Venture Partners, Boston, Massachusetts