Since 2003, the Boulder area has had the highest concentration of software engineers in the US.
Data Storage and Software
The Boulder area has a long history in the information technology industry, dating back to the 1950s when IBM established a facility here. Today, the Boulder area has one of the nation’s largest concentrations of IT employment (6.5 times the US average) and is home to two of the world’s 10 fastest supercomputers. The nationally recognized University of Colorado Department of Computer Science along with Colorado’s leadership in the industry and Colorado’s Technology Association help to make the area an ideal location for IT companies.
Data storage companies with a significant presence in the Boulder area include IBM, Dot Hill Systems, HP’s LeftHand Networks Division, LSI ESG, ProStor Systems, Quantum Corp., Qualstar Corp., Data Network Group, Rebit, Seagate Technology, Spectra Logic, Inphase Technologies, Prostor Systems, Tandberg Data, and Western Digital.
Software and Integrated Systems companies with headquarters or facilities in the Boulder area include Epsilon/Abacus, Google Boulder, IBM, InfoPrint Solutions, Intrado, Flatirons Solutions Corp., MD-IT, Enlaso Corp, Amadeus Consulting, Gorilla Logic, Terma Software Labs, Shipcompliant, Opttek Systems, Isonas Security Systems, Disney Interactive, Wall Street on Demand, Webroot, and Xilinx.
Mobile App Developers in the Boulder area include People Productions Media Services Inc, Backflip Studios, Foraker Labs, Inspiring Apps, Imulus, Splick-it Inc, Push IO, Sundance Software, Rage Digital Inc.
| Number of Firms | 1031 |
|---|---|
| Number of Employees | 11,614 |
| Average Wages | $103,820 |
| Concentration (location quotient) | 5.1 |
Source: University of Colorado Business Research Division (2010)
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April 22, 2010 – BusinessWeek - In an article titled, “Why Boulder is America’s best town for startups”, the magazine describes Boulder as one of the best places for Internet startups. The city has the highest concentration of software engineers, second highest percentage of workers employed in high tech jobs, and greatest concentration of the “creative class” in the nation.
Rally Software named one of nation’s Best Places to Work
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