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 →

Lindon, Utah-based The SCO Group, the firm behind a long running software lawsuit over the Linux operating system, announced today that it has received $2M in funding, with approval of the Bankruptcy Court. According to SCO, the funding came from an un-named group of private lenders. SCO said the new funding will go towards operating and administrative expenses, as well as litigation-related expenses for the firm....Continue →

Denver-based Intermap Technologies, a developer of 3D terrain models for the geospatial mapping industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement with satellite navigation firm Garmin Ltd.. Intermap said it has signed a three year deal to provide accurate 3D elevation data for the United States and Western Europe to Garmin. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....Continue →

Denver-based Rentbits.com, which operates an online site to help renters search for houses, condos, and apartments, announced today that it has acquired ApartmentFrog.com, an online site focused on multi-family rentals. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Rentbits said the buy will help expand the firm's distribution for advertisers.Continue →

Denver-based Pixorial, which develops an online site which helps people to share and collaborate on creating videos, said this week that it has named Ari Kaufman as CEO of the company. Kaufman was the former General Manager of LookSmart. Founder and current CEO Andres Espineira has become Chariman and President of Products for the company.Continue →

In an unusual move, Boulder-based business incubation and acceleration effort TechStars said this morning that it has released the full results of the group's investment efforts. The group outlined the number of full time employees of each of its companies, whether the companies are active, acquired, or failed, and the class year of each of the companies....Continue →