| Co-Development Partner Program |
  CRICRI Catalyst Company (CRICC) is part of CRI International, the global catalyst technology company of the Royal Dutch / Shell Group. CRICC operates research laboratories, development facilities, manufacturing plants and business units throughout the world dedicated to providing a broad customer base with the most effective and cost-efficient catalysts and technologies. Fully integrated technical service and support groups further enhance the customer value of CRICC's products and facilitate creative solutions to the most difficult customer problems. Inspired by mutual customer Sterling Chemicals, CRICC and Pavilion Technologies, Inc. partnered to develop the CATSCAN® catalyst performance modeling system for CRI's styrene customers. CATSCAN combines CRI's catalyst expertise with Pavilion's advanced predictive modeling software to improve operational performance, enhance catalyst life, and reduce production costs for styrene manufacturers. CATSCAN will be included as a standard part of CRI's technical performance package. To learn more about this product, visit www.cricatalyst.com. CATSCAN Version 2 released. Read more about CATSCAN CATSCAN is a registered trademark of CRI Catalyst Company. Penson WorldwideHeadquartered in Dallas, Texas, Penson Worldwide is a leader in fully disclosed securities clearing services. Penson provides a broad range of securities clearing services that include: trade execution, clearing, customized data processing and regulatory reporting and compliance. Penson has a portfolio of more than 150 broker/dealer customers. Prominent examples include Cybertrader in the US and Etrade in Canada. Penson's focus is to provide highly automated services to increase the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its customers' operations, which Penson accomplishes by delivering the best systems for their customers' unique circumstances. To further this vision, Penson Worldwide forged a multi-year licensing agreement with Pavilion Technologies in October 2003. The agreement gives Penson access to Pavilion's advanced process modeling technology and includes ongoing co-development. Penson will use Pavilion's technology to model best practices in its clearing operations using the data generated by Penson's transactional systems to deliver efficiencies in the company's business processes. Contact our Co-Development Partner Program team to learn more about our program. |