meaning it's a class of its own...

From first link:
TL Ventures, a nationally focused, early-stage venture capital firm, today announced that IBM has invested in TL Ventures' sixth fund, TL Ventures V, as a limited partner. This fund will focus on investing in category defining, seed and early-stage companies in information technology, communications and life sciences across the country. In addition, TL Ventures and IBM have formed a technology alliance that will provide TL Ventures' portfolio companies with access to IBM's dedicated relationship and technical managers and offers preferential pricing and financing terms for their acquisition of e-business products and services.

From second link:
"By working with Apple and AT&T, we are providing an outstanding combination of hardware platform, hosting service and authoring software for the Macintosh," said Samir Arora, CEO of NetObjects. "By combining our innovative software with the worldwide presence of major companies, we will ensure that site builders get access to a category-defining solution."