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Reports on the executives of ClearOne Communications company in Salt Lake City, Utah. Appointment of Mike Keough to replace Fan Flood as chief executive officer; Details on a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against the company; Employment background of Keough.

Provides information on the Stoel Rives Utah Innovation Awards program. Role of the program in recognizing high-technology innovations in the state; Background on the development of the program; Finalists for the Utah Innovation Awards to be given in 2003.

Details the 2003 Investors Choice Global Venture Capital Conference of the Wayne Brown Institute (WBI) held at the Grand Summit Lodge at the Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah. Purpose of WBI in designing conferences; Participants in the event; Highlights of the event; Firms from Utah that were presented during the conference.

Comments on the appointment of W. Val Oveson as the chief information officer of Utah. Criticisms on his appointment; Emphasis on the educational background; Assessment on the previous job affiliations of Oveson.

Presents a list of holiday wishes for the Utah community for 2003. Employees and stockholders of the Novell company; Phil Windley, outgoing chief information officer for the state.

Comments on the resignation of Phil Windley as chief information officer for the state of Utah. Reason for Windley's resignation; Windley's accomplishments.

Reports on the software donation of the organization Partners for the Advancement of CAD/CAM/CAE Education to Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah in December 2002. Value of the donation; Views of BYU president Merrill J. Bateman; Information on the software licenses included in the donation.

Focuses on the Utah100 annual recognition program held by MountainWest Venture Group in Utah. Honor given to fast growing companies; Limitation of the eligibility to corporations or partnerships headquartered in the state; Average annual growth rate of the top 100 firms.

Focuses on the issues concerning the impact of technology on business and the lives of the people in Utah. Use of Internet for business transactions; Importance of teaching children about technology; Achievements of shareholders.

Presents a copy of the fraudulent electronic mail from Werken BIJ DE LOTTO claiming that an individual won in the lottery in Salt Lake City, Utah. Money given to the winner; Mechanics in claiming the money; Comments on the prevalence of the Internet fraud.

Reports on Internet firm PointClick.com's shutdown of operations in Utah. Number of employees affected by the company's closure; Financial woes of the company before its closure.

Details the growth of the information technology (IT) industry in Utah. Individuals contributed to the development of the IT industry; Survival against the explosive growth of the Internet; Impact of the implosion of WordPerfect on the industry; Complaints of venture capitalists about investing in Utah companies.

List the top 100 fast-growing companies in Utah. Mountain West Venture Group; FatPipe Networks; Q Comm International Inc.; Technology Solutions Group Inc.

Presents information on the improvement of the economy of several Utah-based technology firms as of September 6, 2004. Amount of money raised by Utah-based technology firms in deals that were closed in August 2004; Selection of SiteCatalyst by Time Warner's America Online to provide Web analytics worldwide properties and services; Completion of Google's initial public offering in August 2004.

Deals with the sale of different business enterprises in Utah to firms in other U.S. states in 2004. Information on the sale of SBI Group's SBI.Razorfish interactive advertising agency to Seattle-based aQuantive; Terms of the agreement signed by Draper-based Cerberian with California-based Blue Coat System; Plans of Blue Coat for Cerberian.

Presents the latest developments in the technology industry in Utah as of 2004. Information on the Top 25 Under Five competition; Technology companies that were recognized at the awards luncheon at the Provo Marriott Hotel in Utah; Contract received by Salt Lake City, Utah-based Myriad Genetics from National Institutes of Health.

Presents information on the impact of the acquisition of TherMatrx of Northbrook, Illinois by American Medical Systems Holdings of Minnetonka, Minnesota on BSD Medical Corp. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the acquisition; Products offered by BSD in treating tumors; Features of the Dose Optimized Thermotherapy of TherMatrx.

Urges public officials to support the advocate of the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency (UTOPIA), an interlocal government agency focused on bringing the benefits of telecommunication connections within its member cities. Reason behind the formation of UTOPIA in 2002; Support given by municipalities to begin building the high-speed data communication networks within their respective cities; Proceeds of the fee that will be collected from service providers that will access the networks owned by the cities.

Presents information on the Innovation Awards presented at the Olpin Student Union building at the University of Utah in May 2004. Award categories; List of award winners; Advantage of the awards.

Focuses on the interest of two companies to invest in Utah. Fund raising completed by Sorenson Capital for its additional investment in the state; Institutional investors who funded the investment plan of Sorenson; Information on the investment plan launched by Peterson Partners.

Provides information on the Deal Flow Report, a document published by MountainWest Venture Group about funds raised by Utah companies in 2003. Decline in total funding activities; Amount raised by high-technology companies from venture capital and private equity sources; Money raised by the life sciences industry.

Presents an update on various issues and topics in Utah as of April 5, 2004. Plans of NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its new drug application PREOS, a compound targeting osteoporosis in post-menopausal women; Completion of a private investment in public equity investment by Sento Corp.; Highlights of the Annual Member Meeting of Utah Information Technology Association.

Reports on the financing transactions closed by technology companies Buyer's United and U.S. Digital Television (USDTV) in Draper, Utah in March 2004. Value of the financing transaction closed by Buyer's; Revenues and earnings achieved by Buyer's in 2003; Details of the financing transaction closed by USDTV.

Presents updates on the biotechnology industry in Utah as of March 15, 2004. Marketing clearance given to the drug cinacalet HCl from NPS Pharmaceuticals by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Addition of South Jordan-based Merit Medical to the S&P Small Cap 600 by the Standard & Poor's; Registration for the 2004 Brainshare event hosted by Novell.

Looks into various issues concerning the technology industry in Utah in 2003. Partnership between Rubicon Medical and Boston Scientific; Approval of the Venture Capital Enhancement Act by the state legislature; Complaints filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against ClearOne Communications.

Focuses on the speech delivered by Fraser Bullock, head of Sorenson Capital invest firm, at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2003, which focused on executive management. Skills of executives in Utah; Information on the investment climate in the state; Passage of the Venture Capital Enhancement Act in the state legislature.

Deals with the announcement made by Salt Lake City, Utah-based companies Forum Systems and Attensity in the general technology industry that they had closed funding rounds in venture capital as of October 2003. Sources of funding for Forum; Use of the secure XML gateway function dubbed Forum Sentry; Investors in the funding rounds of Attensity.

Forecasts the state of technology industries in Utah as of October 2003. Basis for "Entrepreneur" magazine's 10th annual report on the top cities for entrepreneurs; Range of business offerings offered; Factors affecting the plans of traders; Signs of the recovery of the U.S. economy.

Reports on an effort led by Congressman Chris Cannon (R-Utah) to prohibit any form of tax on connecting to the Internet. Comments from Cannon; Provisions of the Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act.

Presents an update related to business enterprises in Salt Lake City, Utah as of September 15, 2003, with emphasis on the new drug application submitted by Amgen, the licensing partner of Utah-based NPS Pharmaceuticals, to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Terms of the licensing agreement; Circulation of an open letter from Darl McBride, CEO of SCO Group; Increase in the stock market values of Altiris and Merit Medical companies.

Comments on the 2003 financial report filed by publicly held Utah companies with the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Total revenue posted by Altiris; Financial performance of technology firm Overstock.com; Financial results from BSD Medical.

Focuses on Merit Medical company based in South Jordan, Utah. Company history; Financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003; Attributes of the company's success; Citations received by the company.

Offers views on the funding of high-technology companies based in Utah as of July 21, 2003. Total amount of funding closed by the Northface University in Salt Lake City earlier in July 2003; Gross proceeds of Q Comm from a public offering; Status of selling and developing products in ClearOne Communications.

Focuses on technology news in Utah for the first half of 2003. Civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against ClearOne Communications; Lawsuit filed by the SCO Group against IBM Corp.

Focuses on telecommunication issues in Salt Lake City, Utah. List of companies that have several media properties in the state; Problem faced by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on media ownership; Details of a conflict between Novell and SCO Group.

Focuses on the profit earned by the technology firm TenFold in Utah in the first quarter of 2003. Net income posted by the company; Problems encountered by the company; Value of the market capitalization of the company.

Focuses on the public apology made by Overstock.com Chief Executive Officer Patrick Byrne concerning the company's first quarter loss in Utah 2002. Net loss generated by the company; Factors behind the decline in revenues; Reason behind the promotion of Jason Lindsey as the company's president.

Comments on the release of the annual Deal Flow Report, a document monitoring the investments secured by Utah companies through initial public offerings by MountainWest Venture Group. Performance of Utah high technology companies; Investments raised by life science companies.

Highlights the 2003 annual members meeting of the Utah Information Technology Association. Details of the Venture Capital Enhancement Act; Information on the plan to form a political action committee designed to harness the focus and power of the technology industry.

Reports on the plan of Lumin Publishing to launch a full-color magazine 'Connect' focused on the technology and business leaders in Utah. Target market of the magazine; Frequency of the publication; Objectives of the magazine.

Focuses on the proposed Venture Capital Enhancement Act in Utah. Information on the Fund of Funds to be created under the bill; Rate of return reported by venture capital organizations; Amount invested in several venture firms in Oklahoma since 1992.

Describes a scenario illustrating the potential for improper use of fingerprint data. Impact on law enforcement; Rationale behind the child fingerprinting effort in Utah.

Predicts the prospects facing technologists, technology companies and technology users in Utah by 2003. Popularity of cellular/mobile phones over wired phones; Key issue facing telecommunication firms in 2003; Trends in the telecommunications industry; Security problem in wireless communication networks.

Presents a list of technology-related issues in Utah that have given grace to the state in 2002. Retirement of Phil Windley as chief information officer of the state; Acquisition of Campus Pipeline by SCT Corp.; Lawsuit filed by the Director's Guild of America against CleanFlicks.

Focuses on the differences in the Web sites of congressional politicians in Utah. Sophistication of the Web sites; Variation in the information provided in the Web pages; Use of graphic designs.

Focuses on the establishment of the non-profit organization, Institute for State Studies by Utah governor Mike Leavitt. Visions of the Leavitt on the institute as a public policy; Visibility of the institute; Sponsors of the institute.

Comments on the acquisition of the technology assets of Previo Inc. by Altiris Inc. and purchase of Scient Corp. by SBI and Co. in Salt Lake City, Utah. Business expansion plans of Altiris and SBI and Co.; Cost on the acquisition deals of SBI; Long-term business strategy of SBI.

Focuses on the condition of the technology industry in Utah. Participation of various corporate and government officials in the 2002 Olympic Games; Increase in unemployed individuals; Business recessions.

Explores the possibility of Novell Inc. to relocate its headquarters from Utah to Boston, Massachusetts. Influence of the acquisition of Novell to the Boston-based firm SilverStream Software on the decision; Consequences of speculated relocation; Impact of Novell on the state's economy.

Relates the life and career of Nolan Bushnell, a notable serial entrepreneur in Utah. Educational background; Attitudes towards business and work; Achievements in life.