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    Alliance Storage: One Year With Plasmon
    Colorado Springs-based Alliance Storage Technologies said today that it's been one year since the firm acquired the assets of storage products firm Plasmon. The firm said it is looking towards future growth, although it did not detail its plans. Alliance had acquired Plasmon in January of last year, after Plasmon went into bankruptcy. Alliance Storage Technologies is a developer of optical disk drive libraries, media, and other related products, and is now headed by Chris Carr.READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    MPOWER Launches Online Personal Finance Site
    Salt Lake City-based MPOWER said today that it is looking to take on Quicken and Mint.com, with a new, online personal finance service. According to the firm, its new personal finance site provides ability to monitor bank accounts, credit cards, debt, and investments, along with recommendations to improve user finances. The online personal finance service offers subscription plans which range from $19.95 a month to $59.95 a month for access. MPOWER is headed by Alain R....READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    iCrossing Wins Vail Resorts
    Scottsdale, Arizona-based iCrossing, a provider of digital marketing services, said today that it has launched a set of web sites for Vail Resorts. iCrossing said the sites are for Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, and Keystone, as well as the Heavenly resorts in California and Nevada. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. iCrossing is behind Vail's www.snow.com web site.READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    StarTek Expands In Philippines
    Denver-based StarTek, a provider of business process outsourcing services, said today that it is expanding in the Philippines. The firm said it has signed a lease for a new customer care facility in the country, which will be over 160,000 square feet--or room for approximately 2,100 seats. The firm said it will begin recruiting employees for the new site, in Ortigas, in coming months. StarTek provides outsourced customer support, sales support, and other services for companies.READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    Kryterion Names CEO, CSO
    Phoenix-based Kryterion, which operates an online computerized testing services for the education market, said today that it has named William Dorman as its CEO, and Dr. Dave Foster as its Chief Scientist and Executive Vice President. Dorman has served at such firms as Drake Training and Technology, Drake Prometric, and Sylvan Learning. Foster has previously been at Galton Technologies, Vaceon, and Novell, and is also on the firm's board.READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    Useful Networks Ties With MoVoxx
    Denver-based Useful Networks, a provider of geo-located content and advertising products for mobile phone developers, said today that it has linked with mobile advertising network MoVoxx. According to Useful, it will launch a geo-targeted ad campaigns across MoVoxx's inventory. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The two firms said they would integrate Movoxx's mobile ad platform with location data from Useful Networks' PlaceWhere product....READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    HireVue Helps Marketer
    Salt Lake City-based HireVue, a developer of video interviewing tools for companies, said today that it has signed Mosaic Sales Solutions, a field sales and marketing company. HireVue said that Mosaic is using the firm's products to streamline its hiring process. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. HireVue allows employers to interview candidates via Internet web cams. HireVue is venture backed by Peterson Ventures, The Garber Fund of Penn State University, and other investors....READ MORE >>
    posted on Monday, February 8, 2010

    Omniture Ties Into CMS Tool
    Orem, Utah-based Omniture, the web analytics arm of Adobe, said this week that it has integrated its tools with CrownPeak, a developer of content management systems for web sites. According to Omniture, its Omniture Test & Target product now works with CrownPeak's CMS tools, allowing marketers to manage content for the tests and campaigns being run through the software.READ MORE >>
    posted on Friday, February 5, 2010

    Biomerics Acquires Fruition Design
    Salt Lake City-based Biomerics, a firm which provides polymer and plastic components, injection molding, and other services for medical device firms, said this week that it has acquired Fruition Design, a Bountiful, Utah provider of design services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Biomerics said that Fruition Design co-founder Mark Adams has joined the company as Director of Engineering. Both firms serve the medical devices market.READ MORE >>
    posted on Friday, February 5, 2010

    ZAGG Snags Patent
    Salt Lake City-based ZAGG, a manufacturer of electronic accessories and coverings for consumer electronics, said this week that it has been awarded a patent for the design of its ZAGGbuds in-ear headphones. The firm said the patent number is D607,875. According to the USPTO, the design patent was issued January 12, and named Robert G. Pedersen, II as the inventor; Pedersen is CEO and co-founder of Zagg. Zagg was represented by Workman Nydegger in the patent filing.READ MORE >>
    posted on Friday, February 5, 2010

    CIBER Wins U.S. Court Contract
    Greenwood Village, Colorado-based CIBER, a provider of IT outsourcing and software implementation services, said Thursday that its CIBER Federal division won a contract from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO Courts). Size of the contract was not disclosed. The firm said that the contract allows it to provide provide software engineering, communications, and systems integration services to all Federal court divisions and units.READ MORE >>
    posted on Friday, February 5, 2010

    AmideBio's Take: $275K
    Boulder-based AmideBio, which announced a seed round of funding last month, raised $274,997 in that round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. The firm had announced the round, but had not disclosed the amount of seed funding. AmideBio is developing manufacturing techniques for smart peptides, and had said it would use the new funding to complete its initial product optimization campaign. The filing indicates two investors were involved in the funding round....READ MORE >>
    posted on Thursday, February 4, 2010 (More)

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