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WIMS 2.0, an initiative founded by Telefonica I+D and Telefonica Spain, comprises the following partners: AlcatelLucent, UPM, Kimia, Unkasoft and Solaiemes. Telefonica Telefonica is a leading private company in the global telecommunications market, with headquarters in Spain; it is listed on the main international stock exchanges. With a presence in 23 countries, Telefonica's revenue represents an average of 1.5% of the GDP of the economies of the countries where it operates. Over 63% of its earnings (more than 52.9 billion euros in 2007) come from outside Spain. In 2006, the company offered a return of 31.2% to its 1.7 million shareholders.
TID Telefonica Research and Development is the innovation company of the Telefonica Group. Owned 100% by Telefonica, this subsidiary was formed it 1988, with the aim of strengthening the Group's competitiveness through technological innovation. It is the most important private R&D company in Spain, in terms of both activities and resources, and in terms of number of staff, and it is one of the most important companies on the continent as regards participation in European Research projects.
ALCATEL-LUCENT Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is the trusted partner of service providers, enterprises and governments worldwide, providing solutions that deliver voice, data and video communication services to end-users. A leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, Alcatel-Lucent leverages the unrivalled technical and scientific expertise of Bell Labs, one of the largest innovation powerhouses in the communications industry. With operations in more than 130 countries and the most experienced global services organization in the industry, Alcatel-Lucent is a local partner with a global reach. Alcatel-Lucent achieved revenues of Euro 17.8 billion in 2007 and is incorporated in France, with executive offices located in Paris. Bell-Labs from Alcatel-Lucent have a leading actor, with a major role in many of the innovations that have changed our lives: from the transistor to satellite communications, laser or mobile telephony. In 2007, Alcatel-Lucent devoted 2.700 M€ to Research, Development and Innovation.  DIT-UPM The Departamento de Ingeniería de Sistemas Telematicos, or DIT-UPM for short, has been widely involved in the field of Telecommunication and Information Technologies. It is in charge of education and research in the fields of digital communications, networks, telematic services and distributed systems and it is the largest university research group existing in Spain on these areas.
KIMIA Kimia focuses on delivering a universal mobile Internet experience. Its technology allows mobile users to connect to their favorite Web content and communities, and share them with their friends, without installing software. Kimia also enable mobile service providers and content owners to distribute their content over any network or device. 
UNKASOFT Unkasoft Advergaming develops advergaming marketing applications that let companies incorporate their branding into video games that customers download to their mobile devices. With Unkasoft’s personalized, nonintrusive approach, customers enjoy a dynamic, interactive experience that creates favorable awareness for advertisers and their products. Unkasoft offers a solution of ready-to-deploy mobile video games as well as custom game development. Unkasoft clients include Pepsi; Renault; Cosmo TV; Nokia, Oxfam, an international relief organization, and others. Offices in Spain & UK, Unkasoft was named the Spanish European 2008 Dell Small Business Excellence Award winner.
SOLAIEMES Solaiemes is focused on Mobility, increasing the number and quality of mobile experiences with network infrastructure to make profit on mid-tier device capabilities and current new core capabilities (IMS, PoC, CCXML/VXML capable IVR's, etc).
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