The Company is Recognized for Its Flagship Product System Shepherd
BOULDER, CO – August 17, 2009 – The Boulder County Business Report (BCBR) announced the 26 finalists for its annual Innovation Quotient (IQ) Awards and Absolute Performance was selected as a finalist for System Shepherd® under the industry category of Internet Software/Business.
The most innovative companies will be announced live at the Business Report's 10th annual IQ Awards on Thursday, August 20th, 2009 at Lionsgate Events Center, 1055 S. 112 St., Lafayette, CO 80026.
"We are thrilled to recieve local recognition for our innovation within the Internet Software/Business sector and believe that it is an honor to be a finalist," said CEO, Jerry Champlin.
This year, the Business Report recieved nearly 80 nominations from companies in the Boulder Valley and selected up to three finalists in each of nine business categories. The finalists included:
- BUSINESS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - MeyersDining Insurance, Boulder; Phase IV Engineering, Boulder; and ShipCompliant, Boulder.
- COMPUTERS - Atrato Inc., Louisville; Rebit Inc., Longmont; Seagate Technology, Longmont.
- CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - Clementine Art, Boulder; English Retreads, Boulder; and Seth Ellis Chocolatier, Boulder.
- INTERNET SOFTWARE/BUSINESS - Absolute Performance, Boulder; OptTek Systems Inc., Boulder; and Data Storage Group Inc., Longmont.
- INTERNET SOFTWARE/CONSUMER - Occipital LLC, Boulder; OneRiot, Boulder; and TechnoShark Inc., Boulder.
- LIFE SCIENCES - Amegen, Longmont; Medtronic Navigation, Louisville.
- NONPROFIT PRODUCTS & SERVICES - Circle of Care, Boulder; eGo CarShare, Boulder; and Imagine!, Lafayette.
- SPORTS & OUTDOOR - Crocs Inc., Niwot; HydraPouch LLC, Boulder; and Move Sports Inc., Boulder.
- SUSTAINABLE - Eetrex Inc., Boulder; WattsGoingDown, Boulder; and Next Generation Energy, Lafayette.
INTERNET SOFTWARE/BUSINESS: ABSOLUTE PERFORMANCE
"In many ways, Boulder Valley is to ideas as Saudi Arabia is to oil. Innovation is always bubbling to the surface from startup companies to the university, from federal laboratories to Fortune 100 companies. The wealth of innovation is staggering, " stated Christopher Wood, publisher of the Boulder County Business Report.
The judges for this year's IQ awards included; Frances Draper, executive director of the Boulder Economic Council; Jerry W. Lewis, former publisher of BCBR and current BCBR columnist; Theresa Szczurek, owner and CEO of Technology and Management Solutions; Tim Bour, executive director of Boulder Innovation Center; Alex Sammoury, executive director of Longmont Entrepreneurial Network; and Paul Jerde, executive director of the Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business.
For more information on Boulder County Business Report's IQ awards, go to http://www.iqawards.com/.
About Absolute Performance
Absolute Performance, Inc., a leading Application Performance Management service provider, delivers innovative products and services that help organizations get more productivity and value from their business critical applications, eCommerce sites and On-Demand application performance to end-users. Through a deep expertise in IT operations and a continued focus on what works best, Absolute Performance helps companies meet higher expectations for their end-user experience.
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