Aegis Identity Software, Inc. Nominated for prestigious APEX Award – 2013 Colorado Startup of the Year
Englewood, Colorado (PRWEB) August 09, 2013 -- Aegis Identity Software, Inc. has been nominated for an APEX Award, Technology Startup Company of the Year. The APEX Awards recognize Colorado’s technology excellence highlighting remarkable leaders and innovators. This prestigious event has been hosted since 2001 by Colorado Technology Association (CTA) to honor the success of hundreds of deserving leaders in technology. The winners will be announced on Tuesday, September 10, 2013 during the APEX Awards gala to be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Denver.
Since the program’s inception in 2000, CTA’s APEX Awards have been awarded to well-deserved technology companies and executives who lead these amazing companies. Presented in nine categories for companies and individuals, the awards recognize success, innovation, vision, leadership, excellence in innovation and community contributions.
Aegis Identity Software has built an enterprise-class software platform designed for managing digital identities in the education marketplace. This success has been demonstrated by the adoption of the technology by prestigious universities such as University of Oregon, Radford University, and Wake Forest University. Furthering this success, the company has launched solutions for the full P-20 education market.
“We are honored that Aegis Identity Software was named a nominee for the Technology Startup Company of the Year recognizing technology companies and their impact on the community,” said Bob Lamvik, Chief Operating Officer, Aegis Identity Software, Inc. “Aegis Identity’s focus on providing identity management software and services to the education market positively impacts the availability of learning resources to the entire P-20 community.”
“The APEX awards recognize and showcase the best of the technology innovation and leadership in Colorado. We look to our members to nominate ideas, projects, leaders and companies from every corner of the state and Colorado’s technology industry,” said Erik Mititsek, CEO, Colorado Technology Association.
About Aegis Identity Software, Inc.
Aegis Identity Software is based Englewood, CO and has built a sophisticated enterprise-class software platform to serve the needs of cyber-security, digital identity management, and access management. In 18 short months, it has taken the education market by storm by gaining product adoption in both the Higher Education and K-12 markets. AIS has brought contemporary, open systems, technology to this market replacing higher-cost, legacy, and proprietary solutions increasing security, and decreasing operational costs at these prestigious institutions. Learn more at http://www.aegisidentity.com/.
About APEX
APEX is the Colorado technology industry’s annual conference encompassing the 13th Annual APEX Awards, a single track conference, an interactive floor space and the Challenge featuring emerging tech genius from around the state. Past speakers at the event have included: David Cohen, CEO & founder of TechStars, Governor John Hickenlooper and Scott McNealy, former CEO of Sun Microsystems. Presented by the Colorado Technology Association (CTA), the event will be held on September 10-11, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Denver. For more information on the event, please visit apexcolorado.com.
About the Colorado Technology Association
The Colorado Technology Association (CTA) represents Colorado’s $49.6 billion technology industry, one of the fastest growing sectors in the state. Colorado ranked second for its high-tech business concentration and the nine-county metro region ranked tenth out of the 50 largest metro areas in software employment concentration. Since 1994, Colorado Technology Association has provided a voice for technology professionals in legislative issues and public policy. The Association provides more than 50 programs, events and connections to support the industry. CTA’s membership includes 500 Colorado companies from startup to enterprise. For more information, visit ColoradoTechnology.org.
Janet Yarbrough, 303-589-5435, [email protected]
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