STI Research is a consulting and research company led by Alexander Wahler and Lyndon Nixon. It has two units: a Data Unit led by Dieter Fensel working on projects like PlanetData and BIG, and a Multimedia/Service Unit led by Lyndon Nixon working on projects such as LinkedTV and SmartReality. The company is pursuing commercialization of projects' results through IPR agreements and virtual companies. Opportunities include the NoTube Beancounter and components of ConnectME and SmartReality. Plans for 2013 include ramping up commercialization efforts and securing new EU-funded research projects.