enterprise'' of customers, partners, suppliers and employees for a collective business advantage. By deploying information-rich collaborative and self-service applications, enterprises empower their partners and customers to leverage data and content previously unavailable without direct, and often complex, human interaction. Such applications help businesses improve customer service, reduce costs, bring new products to market faster, increase efficiency and strengthen external relationships. Based in Burlington, Massachusetts and founded in 1988, eXcelon Corporation sells and supports its products through branch offices across the U.S. and through international subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany, The Netherlands, Japan and Australia, as well as a worldwide network of distributors, value-added resellers, systems integrators and other indirect sales partners.