MCAnet has been providing public relations and promotional services on the Internet for five years. It was one of the first communications firms in the San Francisco Bay Area to recognize and develop the power of the Web, pioneering today's popular e-agency concept.

MCAnet was founded eight years ago as an advertising agency adding full public relations services in the mid 1990s. Today it helps clients use the Internet in marketing and communications, and designs and hosts Web sites.

Safevote Inc. provides a combination of security, tallying and auditing that until now has only existed for paper-based ballots. Its approach is based on innovative yet open technology, with two main mechanisms for permanent peer public review and backed by a team with outstanding experience in Internet protocols, security, certification, cryptography, voting and electronic public elections.

In addition, e-Elections is a founding member of the Internet Voting Technology Alliance, which is dedicated to serving the public by acting as an information center, discussion forum, standards setting body and Web publisher focused on Internet voting.

The primary goal of the IVTA is to ensure a high level of quality and integrity in the resources and information provided, in order to foster public confidence in Internet voting. The Alliance is composed of participants from hardware, software, security and election-related companies as well as from government sectors and interested individuals. Membership is open to anyone who has something of value to contribute.