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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, COPAN Systems, HP’s LeftHand Networks Division, Incentra Solutions, LSI ESG, ProStor Systems, Quantum Corp., Rebit, Seagate Technology, Spectra Logic, Tandberg Data, and Western Digital.

Software and Integrated Systems companies with headquarters or facilities in the Boulder area include Epsilon/Abacus, Google, IBM, InfoPrint Solutions, Intrado, LogRhythm, Rally Software, RogueWave Software, Wall Street on Demand, Webroot, and Xilinx.

Information Technology Companies in Boulder MSA
Number of Firms 976
Number of Employees 16,066
Average Wages $104,063
Concentration (location quotient) 6.5

Source: University of Colorado Business Research Division (2006)