Annual Computer and Internet Lobbying

Computer and Internet Spending on Political Lobbying in the U.S.

Total For Computers/Internet: $88,847,937

Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 1,302

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Campaign Contributions from this industry

Client Affiliate Total
Absi – $80,000
AC TECHNOLOGIES – $77,000
Acxiom Corp – $210,000
Adacel Systems – $74,500
Adara Networks – $60,000
Adobe Systems – $480,000
Advanced Micro Devices – $570,000
Advanced Testing Technologies – $5,525
Aequus Technologies – $0
Affiliated Computer Services ACS State & Local Solutions $45,000
Affiliated Computer Services – $508,250
Alliance Data Systems – $10,000
Allied Telesis – $90,000
Altair Engineering – $70,000
Amazon.com – $1,240,000
Amberwave Systems – $10,000
Amitay, Morris J Amitay, Morris J/Telos Corp $0
Anakam Inc – $90,000
Anonymizer Inc – $20,000
Apple Inc – $1,110,000
Applied Discovery Inc – $0
Applied Enterprise Solutions – $30,000
Applied Global Technologies – $20,000
Applied Materials Inc – $540,000
Appriss Inc – $90,000
Aprima Medical Software – $90,000
Arcsight – $40,000
Assn for Information Protection – $40,000
AthenaHealth Inc – $25,000
AuthenWare Corp – $80,000
Autodesk Inc – $465,000
Aveva Inc – $30,000
Avineon Inc – $40,000
Banks.com – $30,000
Becatech – $140,000
Bentley Systems – $60,000
Blackbird Holdings – $45,000
Blackboard Inc – $240,000
Blackstone Group Orbitz Worldwide $156,954
BossDev Inc – $30,000
BPL Global – $50,000
Broadcom Corp – $230,000
Broadridge Financial Solutions – $300,000
Bronx Rhio – $0
Brookfield Atlantic – $155,000
Business Software Alliance – $1,230,000
C9 Corp – $72,000
CA Inc – $878,611
Calculex Inc – $10,000
Camber Corp – $100,000
Capital Market Services – $90,000
Capital Technology Group – $95,000
Career Builder.com – $170,000
Carnegie Speech – $0
Cascades Technologies – $0
CEELOX – $10,000
CentriHealth – $180,000
Ceridian Corp – $0
Cerner Corp – $180,000
Cherry Road Technologies – $0
Ciber Inc – $70,000
Cimcor Inc – $80,000
Circadence Corp – $330,000
Cisco Systems – $980,000
Citrix Systems – $60,000
Civic Technologies – $0
Clark & Weinstock Clark & Weinstock/Unisys Corp $10,000
Clear Path Technologies – $30,000
Coalition of Domain Name Registrars – $30,000
Communications Training Analysis Corp – $30,000
Compressus Inc – $80,000
Computer & Communications Industry Assn – $1,179,370
Computer Sciences Corp – $1,160,000
Computer Systems Center – $12,000
Computing Technology Industry Assn – $475,000
Compuware Corp – $60,000
Comverge Inc – $20,000
Concurrent Technologies – $270,000
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes S&K Technologies $22,500
Conference Archives – $0
Convergys Corp – $140,000
Corbis Corp – $0
Cornet Technology Inc – $20,000
Corning Inc – $650,000
Covad Communications Group – $0
Cray Inc – $320,000
CrossRate – $60,000
Cryptek Inc – $10,000
Cryptek Secure Communications – $10,000
Crystal IS – $60,000
CSC – $210,000
CT Miltope Corp – $60,000
Current Technologies – $0
Data Consulting Group Data Recognition Corp $0
Data Treasury Corp – $250,000
Datasynapse Inc – $0
Davidsohn Group – $120,000
Decision Sciences Corp – $0
Dell Computer – $30,000
Dell Inc – $2,165,000
Demand Media – $90,000
Denny Miller Assoc Denny Miller Assoc/Reveal Imaging Tech $60,000
Digimarc Corp – $100,000
Digital Artforms – $0
Digital Media Assn – $484,035
Distributed Infinity Inc – $60,000
DLA Piper Internet Commerce Coalition $110,000
DLT Solutions – $0
E-Duction Inc – $60,000
E-Plus Government – $0
EaglePicher Technologies – $210,000
Earthlink Inc EarthLink Inc $150,000
Eastman Kodak Kodak Graphic Communications Group $60,000
eBay Inc – $1,426,400
Educate Online – $95,000
EIC Solutions – $0
Electronic Arts Inc – $0
eLottery Inc – $30,000
eMagin Corp – $150,000
EMC Corp – $920,000
Emcore Corp – $80,000
Endicott Interconnect Technologies – $102,000
Energy Enterprise Solutions – $90,000
Engineering & Software Systems Solutions – $122,500
Engineering Software Research & Devel – $65,000
eNom Inc – $50,000
Enterprise Information Management – $50,000
Entertainment Merchants Assn – $40,000
Entertainment Software Assn – $3,396,000
Entrust Technologies – $150,000
ePortation – $15,000
ESI North America – $70,000
Extreme Networks – $45,000
Facebook Inc – $169,761
FedBid Inc – $20,000
Fei Co – $10,000
Finisar Corp – $170,000
Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes – $20,000
Forensic Technology – $100,000
Forthright – $420,000
Gemalto Inc – $194,000
General Motors Hughes Network Systems $210,000
GeoEye Inc – $165,000
GigaTrust – $0
Global Security Management – $160,000
Go Daddy Group GoDaddy.com $538,000
Google Inc – $2,910,000
Gould Electronics – $0
Granite State Manufacturing – $0
Green Hills Software – $74,000
HBM-NCODE Products – $90,000
Healthestate – $40,000
Heartland Payment Systems Inc – $180,000
Hewlett-Packard EDS Corp $220,000
Hewlett-Packard – $2,600,000
Holland Supercomputing Center – $10,000
Hypres – $54,000
IAC/InterActiveCorp Expedia Inc $615,000
IBM Business Consulting Services – $40,000
IBM Corp – $4,420,000
IBM Corp IBM Education $0
IBM Corp IBM Global Services $80,000
Imagecom Inc – $0
Imation Corp – $10,000
Impact Technology – $60,000
Indra Systemas SA Indra Systems $180,000
Industrial Defender – $127,000
Indyne Inc – $40,000
Infineon Technologies Infineon Technologies North America Corp $40,000
Information Technology Industry Council – $1,190,775
Ini Power Systems – $0
Innosys Inc – $60,000
INRange Systems – $170,000
Inrix – $10,000
Institute for Creative Technologies – $210,000
Instructional Systems Inc – $50,000
Intel Corp – $2,869,260
Intelli-Check Mobilisa – $60,000
IntelliScience Corp – $90,000
InterDigital Inc – $450,000
Intermec Inc – $80,000
Internet Commerce Assn – $10,000
Internet Corp for Assigned Names/Numbers – $360,000
Internet2 – $60,000
Intuit Inc – $1,500,000
IPC-Assn Connecting Electronics Indust – $230,000
Iron Mountain – $125,000
Irvine Sensors Corp – $30,000
Itrezzo Inc – $0
J2 Technologies – $40,000
Janya Inc – $10,000
Kay, James A – $510,000
Keane Inc Keane Federal Systems $130,000
Keane Inc – $270,000
KLA-Tencor Corp – $100,000
Knowledge Sharing Systems – $220,000
Knowledgeworks Foundation – $17,500
Kopin Corp – $30,000
Kronos Inc – $50,000
Kuchera Industries – $60,000
Learning.Com Learning.com $50,000
Lenovo Group – $530,000
Lexmark International – $60,000
Liebert Corp & Emerson Network Power – $120,000
Lightwire Inc – $60,000
Logical Images – $40,000
Logis Tech Inc – $60,000
Logos Technologies – $40,000
M2Z Networks – $155,000
Management Services Group Global Technical Systems $60,000
Masterlink Corp – $30,000
Maximum Information Technology Inc – $0
McAfee Inc – $170,000
Mechdyne Corp – $30,000
Medical Funding Services – $50,000
Mele Assoc – $90,000
Mercury Computer – $10,000
Micromedex Inc – $90,000
Micron Technology – $930,000
Microsoft Corp – $5,030,000
Microsoft Corp Industry Unit – $70,000
Milliman Care Guidelines LLC – $180,000
Mitsubishi Corp Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA $200,000
MLBA Services Inc – $140,000
Mobile Armor – $90,000
Mobility Technologies – $0
Motricity – $40,000
Mountaintop Technologies Inc – $40,000
MSE Inc – $86,522
Multigig Inc – $35,000
MyFamily.com Generations Networks $40,000
Mzeal Communications – $20,000
Nanosys – $50,000
National Lambdarail – $130,000
National Semiconductor Corp – $25,000
Natl Assn/Software & Service Companies – $250,000
NaviMedix – $130,000
Navinet Inc – $136,200
nCode International – $60,000
NCR Corp – $370,000
Netapp – $29,000
netcoalition.com NetCoalition.com $52,500
Netflix Inc – $10,000
Network Branded Prepaid Card Assn – $310,000
Network Solutions Inc – $40,000
Neustar – $110,000
Nexidia Inc – $0
nLight Corp – $60,000
North Carolina Technology Assn – $10,000
Novell Inc – $55,000
Novologix – $110,000
NYSERNet – $90,000
OCTO Telematics – $63,000
OEA International – $50,000
On2 Technologies – $10,000
Oracle Corp – $4,050,000
Oversight Systems – $90,000
Overstock.com – $200,000
Overture Technologies – $50,000
Pac-West Telecomm PAC-West Telecomm $160,000
Paladin Data Systems Family Forest Foundation $0
Paladin Data Systems – $60,000
Pandora Media Inc – $110,000
Parametric Technology Corp – $520,000
Pathway Strategies Pathway Strategies/Digital Artforms $36,000
Patni Computer Systems – $0
PCI Security Standards Council – $90,000
Pearson Education NCS Pearson $90,000
Pedigree Technologies – $0
Phorm Inc – $120,000
Pointserve Inc – $20,000
Poorman-Douglas Corp – $40,000
Posit Science – $0
Prepared Response Prepared Response Inc $30,000
Price Systems – $50,000
Prime Technology – $0
ProEnglish.org – $42,231
Progeny Systems – $160,000
Project to Promote Cmptn in Digital Age – $0
ProLogic Inc – $70,000
Promodel Corp – $70,000
Prosper Marketplace – $210,000
PureChoice – $90,000
Qimonda North America – $10,000
Quest Software – $30,000
R Systems – $10,000
R&D Credit Coalition – $240,000
Radiance Technologies – $190,000
Rambus Inc – $180,000
Red Hat Software – $150,000
Reed Elsevier Inc Lexis-Nexis Special Services $40,000
Referentia Systems – $30,000
Register.com – $50,000
Relate Now – $30,000
Reveal Imaging Technologies – $210,000
Riada Corp – $80,000
Rosetta Stone – $90,000
S3 Matching Technologies – $80,000
SAP Aktiengesellschaft SAP America $2,137,963
SAS Institute – $310,000
Savantage Solutions – $30,000
ScanCafe Inc – $60,000
School Link Network – $10,000
Scientific Learning – $87,000
Seagate Technology – $0
Secorix Inc – $0
Secure ID Coalition – $30,000
SecureInfo Corp – $30,000
Securimetrics Inc – $30,000
Security First Corp – $60,000
Semandex Networks – $70,000
Semantic Research – $10,000
Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Intl – $300,000
Semiconductor Industry Assn – $655,000
Sensor Electronic Technology – $90,000
Sentry Data Systems – $10,000
SERMO – $90,000
Shift4 Inc – $45,000
Shoreland Inc – $90,000
Sierra Monolithics – $60,000
Silicon Graphics Silicon Graphics Federal $0
Silicon Logic Engineering – $40,000
Silicon Power – $90,000
Silver Spring Networks – $160,000
SITA Inc – $45,000
SNVC – $40,000
Software & Information Industry Assn – $350,000
Software Finance & Tax Executives Cncl – $110,000
Solyndra Inc – $110,000
Soneticom Inc – $30,000
South Com – $112,500
Sovereign Systems Sovereign Tracking Systems $0
Spansion Inc – $230,000
Spin Systems – $0
SPSS Inc – $0
Stamps.com – $30,000
Sts International – $130,000
Sun Microsystems – $169,005
Sybase Inc – $150,000
Symantec Corp – $490,000
Syniverse Technologies – $0
Synopsys Inc – $10,000
Syscom Inc – $36,000
Tascet – $10,000
Techguard Security – $0
Technology Assn of America – $1,192,735
Technology Systems – $0
Telos Corp – $195,000
Teradata Corp – $510,000
Terremark Worldwide – $40,000
Tessera Inc – $110,000
Texas Instruments – $1,320,000
Texh-X Corp – $30,000
Topia Ventures – $90,000
Toshiba Corp – $1,040,000
Trafficland Inc – $0
Transclick Inc – $0
Travelport Operations – $815,000
Trex Enterprises – $120,000
Trident Systems – $170,000
Truste – $55,000
Trusted Computer Solutions – $60,000
Tyonek Services Group – $0
UC Group Ltd – $2,076,240
Unisys Corp – $963,600
United Industries – $26,000
United Systems – $0
US Chamber Global IP Center – $60,000
US Exchange Holdings – $0
Vangent Inc – $40,000
Vanu Inc – $7,500
Vecna Technologies – $20,000
Verdiem Corp – $30,000
Veri-tax.com – $0
VeriSign Inc – $1,700,000
Veritainer Corp – $24,000
Veritec Solutions – $0
Vertex Inc – $0
Vion Corp – $90,000
Vistec Semiconductor Systems – $18,000
Vmware – $130,000
Walker Digital – $10,000
webloyalty.com – $80,000
Westat Inc – $10,000
Western Data.Com – $10,000
Will Interactive – $100,000
WillCo Technologies – $10,000
Wireless Generation – $70,000
WorldWinner.com – $80,000
Xpedion Design Systems – $30,000
Yahoo! Inc – $1,450,000
Zebra Technologies – $60,000
Zettacore Inc – $15,000
Zillow Inc – $30,000
Zoran Corp – $0

NOTE: All lobbying expenditures on this page come from the Senate Office of Public Records.
Data for the current year were downloaded on October 26, 2009.

Courtesy of the Center for Responsive Politics

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