Zend for maintaining the best web programming language (PHP) available.

MySQL for not totally going commercial yet, as I expected. Oh yeah, for providing the SQL engine that powers Theia!

The Apache Software Foundation for creating the world's best web server software.

GD Library -a powerful, and easy to use graphic manipulation library, that makes thumbnail generation, watermarking, and rounding corners in images possible.

NASA & The Hubble Telescope for the beautiful deep space image used in conjunction with Theia's logo, and for the continued pursuit of exploration in the hope to answer many of man's greatest questions.

Webnet77 for providing the massive IP localization database for free!

All those responsible for the development of overLIB, a powerful, free javascript library that makes mouseover captions a breeze.

JQuery for publishing a powerful & free javascript framework that makes user-interactivity easy.

Micah Carrick for publishing his ZipCode calculator class, which makes finding users within a specified range of a US zip code possible.

OpenInviter for providing the open-source tool that makes inviting contacts through other service providers possible.

Christine D. Renae for creating a couple of the icons that are bundled with Theia's default icons (the crush_alert.gif and whos_online.jpg icons).

Free-PHP.net and ScriptSearch.com for listing Theia to its audience.

Vic Fieger for creating and freely distributing the bundled Helsinki font.

Everyone who takes the time to recommend new features and file bug reports.