Semiconductor giant Intel Corp. announced this week that it has named Erika DeBenedictis, an 18-year old from Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the winner of its Intel Science Talent Search. DeBenedictis gets $100,000 for her project, which focused on developing a software navigation system to help improve spacecraft travel through the solar system. Intel gave $630,000 in awards to 40 finalists in the contest. Over 1,736 high school seniors participated in the contest this year.
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Sorenson Media, which develops video encoding and decoding software, as well as operates its own online video hosting service, said today that it has deployed its Sorenson 360 online video platform at the University of Utah, as well as four other universities. Sorenson said that the University of Utah is using Sorenson 360, its online video platform, for curriculum development and delivery to class projects, marketing, and educational outreach. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed....Continue →

Denver-based Cadre Technologies, a developer of warehouse management software, said today that it has receivd a new round of funding from its original investors. Amount of the investment was not disclosed by the company. According to Cadre, the new funding will go to expand its products and services, as well as for working capital. Cadre has previously scored funding from Appian Ventures and Boulder Ventures....Continue →

Boulder, Colorado-based Confio Software, a developer of database performance tools, said today that it saw "record" growth in 2009, with a 43 percent increase in bookings over last year. Actual financials were not released by the company. The firm claimed that it gained more customers and generated more license revenue than ever before in 2009. Confio's product is used to optimize Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Sybase and IBM DB2 database performance....Continue →

Denver-based Ping Identity, a developer of single sign on software, said Tuesday that it has added support for OpenID Internet single sign-on for Google Apps. The firm said that the addition of the support will offer software-as-a-service vendors ability to authenticate their software via a customer's Google Apps domain. Ping said the supports comes from an optional, PingFederate add-on. Pricing on the new software was not released....Continue →

Lafayette, Colorado-based Aegis Analytical Corp. said today that Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is deplying the firm's data management software. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. Aegis said that HGS will use its data management, analytics, and reporting tool in the scale-up and production of BENLYSTA, an investigational drug for the treatment of systemic lupus.Continue →

Boulder, Colorado-based data storage firm Spectra Logic said today that the firm was ranked in the top ten percent of U.S., General Services Administration (GSA) information technology contractors in 2009. The firm said the rankings were based on annual revenues of GSA Schedule 70 It products and services. Spectra Logic said its Federal sales account for more than 20 percent of its overall revenues. Spectra Logic is a maker of disk and tape backup systems and backup libraries.Continue →

Boulder, Colorado-based Market Force Information, a provider of customer and market information services for retailers, announced today that it has acquired the Ted Costas Group, a provider of film print checking and digital quality control. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Ted Costas Group provides checks on movie quality at theaters....Continue →

Boulder-based Confio Software, a developer of database performance monitoring and analysis software, announced today that Matt Larson, founder and CTO of the firm, is now Chief Executive officer. Larson replaces Charlie Sander, who also was lead investor in the firm. Confio said that Sander becomes Chairman of the company.
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Tempe, Arizona-based Amtech Systems, a developer of production and automation equipment for the solar and semiconductor industry, said today that it has named Fokko Pentinga as President of the firm. Pentinga was most recently Managing Director of Amtech Europe, and Geleral Manager of Tempress Systems. Pentinga has been at Amtech since 2008. Amtech also said that J.s. Whang will continue on as CEO and Chairman of the firm.Continue →

Boise, Idaho-based Kount, a developer of fraud detection technology, said today that it has linked with Chase Paymentech, a payment processor for merchants. Financial terms of the alliance were not disclosed. The two firms said that they will offer fraud detection, management and prevention tools for merchants, based on Kount's fraud detection technology. Chase Paymentech is a business unit of JPMorgan Chase.Continue →