9 Computer hardware and software; telecommunications equipment and software; computer hardware and software for interconnecting, managing, securing and operating local and wide area networks and telephony systems; electronic communications devices, namely, computers; telecommunications and computer servers, routers, switches, hubs, and related computer cards and software; telephony systems comprised of computer hardware and software; computer hardware and software for the storage of data; computer hardware and software for network and computer security (including for use in providing fire walls, VPNs, data encryption, and/or interoperability with network security protocols); computer middleware and programs and applications used in broadband computer networks, namely, cable networks, telephony and DSL networks, wireless networks, and optical networks, to connect residential and business subscribers and end-users, and/or telecommunications service providers, to telecommunication services' hardware and software for use in VoIP (voice over internet protocol) computer and telecommunications systems and networks; computer software platforms for telecommunications, including for telephony services and systems; LAN (local area network) computer cards for connecting computer devices to computer networks