Robert Eben Venter

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Allied Technologies Ltd. operates as a investment holding company involved in the fields of telecommunications, multi media and information technology. It operates through three divisions: Telecommunications, wireless and converged services, Multi-media and electronics and Information technology. The Telecommunications, wireless and converged services division provides communications, vehicle tracking, fleet management and telematics, fleet communication, converged and two-way radio services. The Multi-Media and Electronics division designs and manufactures set-top boxes for terrestrial, satellite, internet protocol based and hybrid television and is a leading developer of digital media delivery technology and services for the international TV industry. The Information technology division provides payment platforms and software services. Allied Technologies was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa.

Power Technologies (Pty) Ltd. supplies and distributes electrical and electronic equipment. It operates in various divisions that include Cables, Transformers, Batteries, and System Integrators. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Bryanston, South Africa.

Bytes Technology Group Ltd. provides information technology training, support and consultancy services. Its services include computation of electronics conglomerates and document solutions. The company is headquartered in Rivonia, South Africa.

Aberdare Cables (Pty) Ltd. manufactures power, telecommunications, control, and optical fiber cables. It specializes electrical cables for application in power generation, transmission, distribution, infrastructure, petrochemical, mining, building and construction. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Altech is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and is an investment holding company, involved in the telecommunications, multi-media and information technology industries, which employs over 5 000 employees in South Africa and abroad. As a leading South African multi-billion rand high-technology group, Altech is involved in the design, development and convergence of telecommunications equipment, multi-media systems and IT solutions. There is a strong focus on the convergence of these technologies and Altech is now also entrenched in the arena of secure technology solutions. Altech has ongoing access to the latest technologies worldwide, while the group's own research and development programmed actively encourages and promotes internal technology.

Part of Altron Ltd., Bytes Software Services Ltd. is a British company that provides IT consulting services. The company is based in Leatherhead, UK. Bytes Software Services was founded in 1982.

Bytes Technology Group Ltd. engages in software services and security solutions. It offers Microsoft, cloud solutions, core infrastructure, security, virtualization, and end user computing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Leatherhead, the United Kingdom.