The ng Connect Program, co-founded by Alcatel-Lucent has announced that ten new members have joined the program, including CoolSign, a DS software editor, and NCR (which last year acquired Netkey, a provider of kiosk and DS software applications).

The multi-industry organization, dedicated to creating network-ready applications, services, content and devices for emerging Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, has now grown to include 37 companies – more than doubling its initial membership in its first year.