BMC Software

2101 City West Blvd.
Houston, Texas 77042

BMC Software, Inc (NYSE: BMC), is a leading provider of enterprise management solutions that empower companies to manage IT from a business perspective. Delivering Business Service Management, BMC Software solutions span enterprise systems, applications, databases and service management. Founded in 1980, BMC Software has offices worldwide and posted fiscal 2006 revenues of more than $1.49 billion.

Castle Metals

6501 Bingle Road
Houston,TX 77092

Founded in 1890, A. M. Castle & Co. is a specialty metals and plastics distribution company serving the North American market, principally within the producer durable equipment sector. Its customer base includes many Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of medium and smaller-sized firms spread across a wide spectrum of industries. Within its core metals business, it specializes in the distribution of carbon, alloy and stainless steels; nickel alloy; and aluminum. Through its subsidiary, Total Plastics, Inc., the Company also distributes a broad range of value-added industrial plastics. Together, Castle operates over 50 locations throughout North America. Its common stock is traded on the American and Chicago Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CAS".

Elliot Turbomachinery Company

2001 W. Sam Houston Parkway North
P.O. Box 4366
Houston, TX 77210-4366

Elliott Company has been in the business of providing reliable, efficient rotating machinery for almost a century. Through the years our teams of dedicated engineers, technicians, craftsmen and other specialists have focused on the vision of remaining at the technological forefront in designing, manufacturing and servicing air and gas compressors, steam turbines, power recovery turbines, turbochargers and power generation equipment. Hard work, smart thinking and a vision to find answers have guided us through the past 100 years in developing many beneficial innovations for turbomachinery owners operating in a very wide spectrum of applications from desert sands to arctic frosts. Our past has been a litany of successes, but our past must be prologue to our future. Today we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ebara Corporation, an organization that encourages and supports us to remain totally committed to serving customers. We are working diligently to continue discovering beneficial innovations that will satisfy the needs of customers today and in the years ahead. This requires a multitalented employee base, an adherence to our vision of where we want to go, and a management team that knows how to synergize the power of these components so they work together smoothly. With our customers and suppliers as partners, we are on the threshold of exciting new achievements in our fields of specialization. Elliott is committed to making good things happen for our clientele - no matter what the need - no matter when or where it is needed.