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ePath Learning

ePath Learning, a privately held company, is an industry leader in online learning management solutions. As an emerging company, it has experienced consistent growth of no less than 12 percent a year over the past six years.

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UHY LLP Tech Top 40

A Celebration of Connecticut Technology

Now entering it's third season, this popular awards program recognizes technology companies on the basis of revenue growth.  Eligible companies must have revenues of $3 Million and have been in business at least four years.

The call for nominations will begin for the 2010 awards in May of 2010.


Forty companies are recognized each year in six technology verticals. The six technology verticals are: Software, IT Services, New Media/Internet/Telecom, Life Sciences, Advanced Manufacturing, Energy/ Environmental Technology (including green technologies).

Both privately held and public companies are eligible to apply.  Except for IT Services companies, a company must show proof of proprietary technology.

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READ MORE:

Past Event Recaps & Year by Year Lists of
Tech Top 40 Award Winners

 

Eligibility & Categories

To be eligible for the 2010 UHY LLP Tech Top 40, a company must meet the following criteria:

1. Must be headquartered in Connecticut. Subsidiaries or company divisions are not eligible.
2. A company must have proprietary technology or propriety intellectual property that contributes to a significant portion of a company’s operating revenue. A company is also eligible if it devotes a significant portion of its revenue to the research and development of technology.
3. A company that employs the technology of other companies to provide information technology services or is a value added reseller (VAR) or a “systems integrator” is eligible in the category of IT Services (see below).
4. A company must be in business for a minimum of four years.
5. A company must have first year (2005) revenue of $50,000 and fourth year revenue of $3 million.

 

Companies must fall into one of the following six technology categories:

1. Software - Producers of bundled and/or unbundled software applications for business or consumer use including software created for graphics, communications, networking, security, inventory, home use, educational applications, or recreational applications. Also included in this category is software developed for specific industries such as banking, insurance, manufacturing, transportation, or healthcare.


2. IT Services - Providers of computer and internet-related services to businesses and consumers including software consulting, disaster recovery, web design, data input and processing, internet security, e-commerce services, and web hosting and systems engineering.


3. New Media/Internet/Telecom
- New Media - is a catch-all term for all forms of electronic communication. Examples are:

•  Special audiovisual effects of any kind
•  Streaming video and streaming audio
•  3-D and virtual reality environments and effects
•  Highly interactive user interfaces
•  Mobile presentation and computing capabilities
•  Any kind of communication requiring high-bandwidth
•  CD and DVD media
•  Telephone and digital data integration
•  Online communities or social media sites
•  Live Internet broadcasting
•  Person-to-person visual communication

• Telecom is defined as those companies who focus on the transmission of voice and data including long   distance providers, local exchange carriers, and wireless communications services and components. Also included are satellite and microwave communications services and equipment.

4. Life Sciences - (Biotech, Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals) - Biotech is defined as developers of technology promoting drug development, disease treatment, and a deeper understanding of living organisms.

It includes human, animal, and industrial biotechnology products and services. Also included are biosensors, biotechnology equipment, and pharmaceuticals. Medical Devices companies manufacture medical instruments and devices including medical diagnostic equipment (X-ray, CAT scan, MRI), medical therapeutic devices (drug delivery, surgical instruments, pacemakers, artificial organs), and other health related products such as medical monitoring equipment and handicap aids.
  A pharmaceutical company makes and sells pharmaceuticals.


5. Advanced Manufacturing
-This includes companies engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Examples include:


• Companies that design, develop or manufacture semiconductor chips/microprocessors or related equipment including diodes and transistors. Also includes companies that test or package integrated circuits.
• Companies that manufacture electronic parts that are components of larger products and specialized instrumentation, including scientific instruments, lasers, power supplies, electronic testing products, power supplies, and display panels.
• Companies that manufacturer PCs, mainframes, servers, PDAs, printers, storage devices, monitors, and memory cards. Also included are digital imaging and graphics services and equipment such as scanning hardware, graphics video cards and plotters. Integrated turnkey systems and solutions are also included in this category.
• Companies that manufacture consumer electronic devices such as photocopiers, calculators, and alarm systems.

Aerospace manufacturing
• Other manufacturing categories include the producer of chemicals, plastics, metal working, nanotechnology, steel production, and textile manufacturing.

6. Energy/Environmental Technology (including green technologies)
Energy/Environmental Technology focuses on alternative energy companies to include those working in:

• Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Geothermal, Biomass)
• Fuel Cells & Hydrogen
• Energy Conservation and Enabling Technologies
• Non-toxic cleaning products, green building products and technolog
y

 

Criteria for selection are objective and require participating companies to submit four years of revenues.

For the companies:
Fill-in-the-blank press release

Award Winner Badge for website


2009 Program Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

UHY LLP

Platinum Sponsors

 

CNA Insurance

 

 

CNA

 

 

 

McLaughlin DelVecchio & Casey Oracle Pullman & Comley, LLC

 

 

 

Webster Bank Wellstone Insurance  

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