...the leaders of Colorado¹s IT market", said Jackie Walden, Chair of the CSIA 2007 Apex Awards Committee. "It¹s important to recognize the achievements made by the IT industry in our state, as well as the people behind the successes. These nominees ­ as well as the guests ­ represent the innovation and business success of technology in Colorado," she said.

"The Colorado technology market continues to intensify, and we are even more impressed about the nominees this year because of the sophistication of and thoughtfulness from each of the nominations," said Su Hawk, president of CSIA. "The companies nominated this year represent a broad spectrum of IT products and services, showing the innovation, intensity and inspiration that embodies why our industry is so strong," she said.

Companies were nominated in any of eight categories (all focused on technology), including:
Rookie of the Year
Colorado¹s Top Tech Educator
Most Innovative Technology Product
Distinguished Services Award
Outstanding Tech Company of the Year
Chief Tech Exec of the Year
Colorado¹s Tech Champion Award
Fast Forward Award

The 2007 CSIA Apex company nominees:

3t Systems, Inc.
www.3tsystems.com
ADA Technologies, Inc.
www.adatech.com
Amadeus Consulting
www.AmadeusConsulting.com
Ascend Geo LLC
www.AscendGeo.com
Associated Content
www.associatedcontent.com
Auction Automations, LLC
www.auctionautomations.com
AWhere, Inc.
www.awhere.com
Bolo Systems, Inc.
www.BoloSystems.com
Boulder Logic
www.boulderlogic.com
Business Controls, Inc.
www.businesscontrols.com
Business Network Consulting, Ltd.
www.bncsystems.com
ClickBank
www.clickbank.com
ClientSolv Technologies
www.clientsolv.com
ColdQuanta, Inc.
www.coldquanta.com
Colorado Altitude Training
www.altitudetraining.com
Colorado Interactive
www.Colorado.gov
Confio Software
www.confio.com
Crosswalk Inc.
www.crosswalkinc.com
CSG Systems
www.csgsystems.com
D2Xchange, LLC
www.d2xchange.com
DataPreserve
www.datapreserve.com
Datria Systems
www.datria.com
Dean Evans & Associates, Inc.
www.dea.com
Decisioneering
www.crystalball.com
Fluensee Inc.
www.fluensee.com
Freiker, Inc.
www.freiker.org
Goozmo LLC
www.goozmo.com
Guardian ProStar
www.guardianprostar.com
idea! Communications
www.ideacommgroup.com
Indigio Group, Inc.
www.indigio.com
Innovate E-Commerce, Inc.
www.innovateec.com
Integrated Alliances
www.integratedalliances.com
Integware
www.integware.com
IP Commerce
www.ipcommerce.com
IP5280 Communications, LLC.
www.ip5280.com
IQNavigator
www.iqnavigator.com
ISYS Search Software
www.isys-search.com
Lewis & Fowler
www.lewisandfowler.com
LifeSpan Technology Recycling
www.lifespanrecycling.com
Longmont Area Economic Council
www.longmont.org
LuciData, Inc.
www.lucidatainc.com
Magellan Center
www.magellancenter.org
Magic Home Entertainment
www.moodseer.com
ManiaTV!
www.maniatv.com
Mentor InterActive, Inc.
www.mentorinteractive.com
Metrolist, Inc.
www.metrolist.com
MWH Global, Inc
www.mwhglobal.com
Mx Logic
www.mx.logic.com
NewsGator Technologies
www.newsgator.com
o2 Group
www.o2group.com
OpenLogic
www.openlogic.com
Paragon Solutions Group, Inc.
www.paragonsg.com
Patient|NOW
www.patientnow.com
Phiar
www.phiar.com
Ping Identity Corporation
www.pingidentity.com
Plasmon
www.plasmon.com
ProtoTest
www.prototest.com
Quipu Group, LLC
www.quipugroup.com
Rally Software Development
www.rallydev.com
Return Path, Inc.
www.returnpath.net
Rocky Mountain Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
www.rmtaac.org
Secure64
www.secure64.com
Security With Advanced Technology
www.swat-systems.com
Silicon Mountain
www.smmdirect.com
SkyeTek
www.skyetek.com
Sopheon Corporation
www.sopheon.com
Spatial
www.spatial.com
SPECTRUM Human Resource Systems Corporation
www.spectrumhr.com
SpireMedia
www.spiremedia.com
Spitfire Group, Inc.
www.spitfiregroup.com
Stellar Transmedia
www.outyo.com
StillSecure
www.stillsecure.com
Stratum Global
www.stratumglobal.com
Sun Advanced Product Testing Lab
www.aptesting.com
Swiftpage
www.swiftpage.com
SysTest Labs
www.systest.com
TEKsystems
www.teksystems.com
The Uptime Group, Inc.
www.theuptimegroup.com
Trust Company of America
www.trustamerica.com
Umbria, Inc.
www.umbrialistens.com
ViaWest, Inc.
www.viawest.net
Volume Public Relations
www.volumepr.com
Webolutions
www.webolutions.com
Webroot
www.webroot.com
WebXample
www.WebXample.com
Xyleme
www.xyleme.com

New this year is Colorado¹s Top Tech Educator. CSIA is continuing to focus on education by recognizing the talented educators present in Colorado classrooms. This award will be presented to the individual educator whose efforts are making a real and measurable impact on primary and/or secondary students and their understanding, passion for and use of technology.

Colorado's Top Tech Educator Nominees:

Charlene Campbell, Legacy High School
Clay Chandler, Westwood College
Tom Dean, CU-Boulder, Deming Center for Entrepreneurship
Karl Fisch, Arapahoe High School Maria Franz, Bollman Technical Education Center
Lynette Havens, Bollman Technical Education Center
Chris Hopon, Denver Public Schools
Michelle Pearson, Hulstrom Options K-8 School
Michael Price, Hidden Lake High School
Louis Reichenbach, Westwood College
Jean Schneider, Century Middle School
Leslie Trexler, Bollman Technical Education Center

Winners will be announced June 5, 2005 at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for Performing Arts Complex. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a reception and gourmet hors d¹oeuvres; the awards program begins at 6 p.m and is different this year as it will be incorporated into the networking, not a separate theatre-style program. Groups of tickets and individual tickets are available at http://www.coloradosoftware.org
(click on the Apex Awards information) or call CSIA at 303.592.4070. Companies do not need to be members of CSIA to attend, however, reservations are required.

This year¹s sponsors are: 3t Systems, Cooley/Godward/Kronish, HP, IHS Inc., KPMG and ViaWest. Marketing Partner is Propel Advertising, Public Relations Partner is HSR Business to Business and SwiftPage Email and Yellow Dog Printing and Graphics are Promotional Partners.

The CSIA Apex Awards have grown through the years because of the caliber of nominees as well as the dozens of technology professionals who volunteer their time for the event," said Su Hawk. "We appreciate their dedication and commitment both for CSIA as well as the industry," she said. The volunteer committee comprises the following individuals:

Jackie Walden, Rally Software, 2007 Apex Committee Chair Kirk Bohn, 3t Systems, Sponsorship/Sales Co-Chair Maxine Brand, ON TARGET Resource Network Clare Canny, Data393, Sponsorship/Sales Co-Chair Vince Collins, ProtoTest Leonardo De La Rocha, Associated Content, Venue Co-Chair Michael Fischer Dave Haucke, ISYS Search Software, Award Category Chair Leslie Madsen, Advancing Colorado Center King Nelson, King Nelson Associates Briggin Palmer, Business Controls Inc.
Harold Schambach, HSR Business to Business, Public Relations Chair Sara Stokes Joe Thurman, ClientSolv technologies Michael Vaughn, TEKsystems, Venue Co-Chair Arthur Wood, IBS

About CSIA:
CSIA is the leader on behalf of the technology industry in Colorado, providing connections, insight, advocacy and competitive-edge programs and services to help technology companies succeed and prosper. Since 1994, CSIA has led legislative issues and public policy to represent the technology industry in Colorado, and has provided a number of annual programs, events and to create peer-to-peer connections to grow business success for Colorado¹s technology industry. CSIA¹s activities represent the more than 3,000 technology companies in the state, with specific attention to the more than 750 companies who are active in CSIA.