Silicon Slopes May Newsletter!!

In this month's newsletter you will learn that there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the state's technology industry: the Utah Technology council released its annual report with promising results, Omniture was named the fastest growing software company, a Swiss software company opens its doors in Provo, Move Networks received $46 million in funding, and three Utah companies were named to the Red Herring North America 100 2008 list. As always, we have summarized last month's company news, fundings and award recipients and highlight upcoming events. Enjoy!

Best regards,

Silicon Slopes

CEO Spotlights:
> Kim Jones, Verite
> Steven Smith, Finicity
> Dan Farr, Daz3D

Technology News Summary

Deal Flow

Upcoming Events

Latest Jobs In High-Tech

Utah Company Awards

MWCN Entrepreneur of the Year Luncheon. Amy Rees Anderson has been selected by the Mountain West Capital Network as the Entrepreneur of the Year for 2008, becoming the first woman to be chosen for the honor.
May 15th, 2008
12:00 am to 1:30 pm
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2008 Utah Innovations Award. Honor Utah's finest innovations and the companies that created them.
May 21st, 2008
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Java Software Engineers
Fishbowl Inventory
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PPC Account Strategist
Orange Soda
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Senior Software Developer
Landesk
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New Events: 29

New Jobs: 16


Kim Jones, CEO of Vérité Kim Jones is the CEO and Founder of a highly successful Utah-based digital communications company called Vérité. We sat down with Kim to discuss her active involvement in the Utah technology community as well as Vérité's approach to digital communications. Read More	Steven Smith, CEO of Finicity Finicity is one of the fastest growing companies in Utah. CEO Steven Smith co-founded the company in 1999 to develop a program to help customers more effectively manage their cash flow. Fincity has since become one of the premier Web-based money management applications around. Read More	Dan Farr, President of Daz3D DAZ 3D is an exciting company bringing 3D technology to the masses in the form of easy to use and pocketbook-friendly software and high quality 3D models and accessories. They were recently funded by Highway 12 Ventures, University Venture Fund and Village Ventures. Read More

Utah's top technology news stories from the month of April

Utah's High-Tech and Life Sciences: Bigger, Stronger, Faster.
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Swiss Software Firm Opens Division in Utah
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Omniture Named #1 Fastest Growing Software Company
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Utah's Ranked #2 for Livability, High in Business Savvy
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Move Networks Gets $46 Million in Series C Funding Round
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Peterson Partners Makes Equity Investment in Lead Media Partners
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Streakwave Wireless, Inc. Acquires Utah-Based Echotech Wireless
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EMC to Acquire Utah-Founded Iomega for $213 Million
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Follet Corporation Acquires Utah-Based CafeScribe
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	3 Utah Companies Named as Red Herring North America 100 2008 Finalists >View details
	Allegiance Receives 2008 CRM Excellence Award from Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine >View details
	MWCN Names Amy Rees Anderson CEO of the Year Mediconnect Global, Inc. >View details
	Alianza Co-Founder Named CTO of the Year Alianza >View details