KDAB is one of the largest independent suppliers of Qt knowledge worldwide. Besides our own range of add-on products, we have supplied Qt services and training to Fortune 500 companies such as Boeing, IBM, Motorola, Schlumberger, Halliburton, and Siemens.

KDAB maintains a line-up of top-notch engineers with many years of experience in Qt development, ready to tackle the most difficult and most sizable tasks. We are the authors of the Official Trolltech Training Material and have provided Qt training in four different continents. Nobody focuses on Qt like KDAB does, our motto is, "We do Qt, the whole Qt, and nothing but Qt."

Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc. (ICS) is one of the largest independent suppliers of add-on products, training, and professional services for the Qt multi-platform framework developed by Trolltech®.

ICS is Trolltech's Preferred Qt Training and Consulting Partner in North America. ICS provides training services to individuals, small groups, and over half of the Fortune 500 companies, including many whose technology defines their core business.

In addition, ICS has been providing professional services to its customers since its inception in 1988. ICS' professional services include activities at the project management, design, analysis, and technical assessment level.

Trolltech® is the company that makes software faster to build and easier to use. Our software increases the appeal of our customer's desktop applications and devices while reducing their risks and software development costs. Trolltech's technologies accelerate the evolution of software by unleashing the creative power of the developer.

The company's family of products include Qt®, which sets the standard for high-performance, cross-platform software development; and Qtopia®, the unrivaled application platform for the efficient creation of Linux devices. Trolltech software is the foundation for thousands of leading products worldwide, many from Global 2000 companies. Trolltech is a second-generation open source company, with a dual licensing business model that supports open source values and methodology in a profitable, sustainable business.

For more information about Trolltech, please visit http://www.trolltech.com.

Bitrock makes open source software easier to use by providing a complete automated solution for Open Source Application Deployment.

As long time open source users and contributors, we believe that open source solutions are often more stable, more secure and perform better than their commercial counterparts. BitRock has developed a system to provide a single, consistent and simplified application deployment process across multiple operating system platforms. As a result, open source applications are easier to install, manage and support. Leading independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators and IT departments use BitRock to automate application stack integration, packaging, installation and updates.

BitRock was founded in 2003 in Seville, Spain by Daniel Lopez Ridruejo. Since then, BitRock has attracted a diverse, talented team of individuals whose experience spans Silicon Valley, Europe and Southeast Asia. Our client base includes businesses, governments, and educational institutions throughout the world, from Fortune 100 companies to independent game developers. BitRock is privately held and has offices in Seville and San Francisco.

Thorsen Consulting is a software consultancy company with a focus on cross platform software. We can help you implement your software project.

We can help in all stages of software development. We can work with you in the early stage where you are still wondering about the feasibility of the project. Or later, with building the requirements of the solution and doing the analysis and design of the software. Or doing the project management or implementation of the chosen solution.

We are the company that can help you in the full software process, from vision to realization. And we do this without tying you to a specific platform for the years to come.

Apress Inc., based in Berkeley, California, is the fastest-growing publisher of technical books in the world today. It is dedicated to meeting the needs of IT professionals, from novice to expert. Apress is dedicated to publishing titles of the highest quality and has compiled a team of authors that is a "Who's Who" of the high-tech industry.

basysKom GmbH is expert in cross-platform software development, being specialized in building sophisticated Embedded Systems software for industry as well as for mobile applications running on Linux devices. basysKom is a Trolltech Business Partner. Services include consulting, design and implementation of full applications as well as support.

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