• For more information on the ‘Destination:  Silicon Slopes’ luncheon, visit http://www.siliconslopes.com/2008_annual_luncheon_invitation.html.

So what would make Silicon Slopes a stand out in that crowd?  Does the growing technology corridor along the Wasatch front qualify Utah to claim the title of Silicon Slopes?

Josh James, CEO of Omniture, is so confident of a positive response to that question that he’s invested serious time, thought, and capital into the launch of www.siliconslopes.com; a Web site that connects all things tech in the intermountain area. A detailed poster, advertised on the site, displays the field of technology and life sciences companies that amply justify the branding of Utah as Silicon Slopes.

Among the front runners in Utah’s technology corridor, are Omniture, Novell, IM Flash, Symantec, and Move Networks. Other prominent firms that have chosen to establish offices in Utah include Oracle, Ebay, IBM, Microsoft, and Computer Associates.

Move Networks has been labeled as TV 2.0.  CBS, Fox, and many others agree with that title as they rely on Move Networks to handle their on-demand video streaming services.  Doug Parrish and John Edwards will share their story of Move Network’s continuing climb to the top during an upcoming luncheon on August 14 at Thanksgiving Point.

During that same event, Brett Error, CTO of Omniture, will discuss the reasons behind Omniture’s decision to give back to Utah’s technology communities through the recent launch of www.siliconslopes.com.

For more information on the ‘Destination:  Silicon Slopes’ luncheon, visit http://www.siliconslopes.com/2008_annual_luncheon_invitation.html.   This annual joint luncheon is hosted by:  the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum; Utah Technology Council, the Mountain West Capital Network, and the Wayne Brown Institute.
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For additional information:  http://www.siliconslopes.com
Contact:  stheobald@novell.com
Phone:  801.318.2764

SALT LAKE CITY—July 14, 2008 — AxisPointe, Inc., the leader in outsourced post-construction customer service and parent company of HomeWorx Franchising, LLC announced today that HomeWorx franchises have been sold in eleven cities in four states over the past four months, including; Colorado (Denver, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs), North Carolina (Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh), South Carolina (Greenville) and Texas (Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio).

“The current climate in the building industry creates an ideal business opportunity for people to utilize their skills and knowledge to grow their own franchise,” said Frank Tate, AxisPointe VP, Franchise Division. “Working with a proven company such as AxisPointe provides peace of mind in our unstable economy and has been an attractive selling point to many of our new franchisees.”

HomeWorx franchises provide an opportunity to take advantage of the outsourcing trend within the building industry. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, and proven processes, franchisees fill a need in the market by alleviating burdens for builders through the entire post-construction phase. With as little as a cell phone and laptop, individuals can start their own franchise and have it up and running in as little as a few weeks. In addition to the benefits to franchisees, HomeWorx offers builders the ability to:

• Scale up or down depending on the market without having to hire, fire or train employees,
• Focus on their core business and not have to hassle with the day to day post-construction service needs,
• Ensure consistent, world-class services to homebuyers, and,
• Outsource the entire post-construction warranty process to a trusted, experienced vendor

“I am impressed with the high-caliber of franchisees we have brought on board with HomeWorx,” said Andrew K. Smith, AxisPointe CEO. “Their experience and drive to succeed not only helps our business succeed, it brings them personal and financial growth as well. The franchising model is a win-win for everyone.”

With the recent decrease in residential construction, homebuilders and multi-family developers are outsourcing their post-construction customer service and warranty resolution services to save overall operating costs. With substantial savings in overall post-closing warranty costs, the HomeWorx Suite of products and services are a perfect solution for builders to reduce current operating costs and provide world-class service to homebuyers.

“We look forward to having a HomeWorx office in each major metropolitan city throughout the United States to service this ongoing trend of outsourced post-construction customer and warranty service by 2010,” said Smith. “We are committed to investing what it takes to reach this goal as quickly as possible to support the overwhelming demand we are getting nationwide for our end-to-end solutions.”

About AxisPointe

AxisPointe’s outsourced post-construction services eliminate the hassle, risk, and unnecessary cost during the builder warranty period. The company specializes in customized closing manuals, buyer orientation and walkthrough, punch list management, warranty callback processing, service ticketing, work order management, and other warranty-related items.
Learn more at www.axispointe.com.

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PR Contacts:
Cheryl Snapp Conner or Jamie Kaneko
Snapp Conner PR
801.994.9625
Cheryl (at) snappconner.com or jamie (at) snappconner.com

Provo, Utah — Jul 15, 2008 — Cemaphore Systems announced today the launch of the Cloud Burst corporate blog, which will serve to provide tips, tricks best practices and to answer questions about the realities of bringing e-mail continuity into the cloud.

Cemaphore’s new blog comes on the heels of the launch of Cemaphore’s MailShadow(R) for Google Apps(TM) (MailShadowG), which just entered its public Beta2 release, according to the company’s related announcement today.

“As our customers begin their practical applications of MailShadowG, we want to be sure that we communicate closely with all of its 3,000 plus beta users in 98 countries as well as with the customers who are seriously looking at the Google platform as a viable alternative for extending or even replacing the e-mail continuity that has depended primarily on the traditional Microsoft Exchange architecture up until now,” said Tyrone Pike, Cemaphore CEO. “The new blog will continually address the nuances and practical applications of bringing e-mail continuity into the cloud, including costs, risks, and the ROI equations for consumers, SMBs and even enterprises who are interested in portability, disaster recovery, or even the viability or possibility of moving their entire e-mail infrastructure into the cloud.”

More than 3,000 registrants have signed up for Cemaphore’s MailShadowG Beta2 program so far. Cemaphore anticipates that all of these registrants as well as anyone writing about or monitoring trends in cloud computing will be interested in subscribing to and even contributing to the company’s new blog.

Readers can subscribe to visit and subscribe to the new corporate blog at www.cemaphore.com/blog, and the company invites all who are interested to provide their comments and input.

About Cemaphore Systems, Inc.
Cemaphore Systems delivers unprecedented e-mail continuity, disaster recovery and content management for enterprises that demand greater uptime for their e-mail systems. Able to synchronize e-mail, calendars and contacts from disparate systems, Cemaphore’s flagship product, MailShadow, ensures the availability, integrity and reliability of e-mail. A companion product, GeoShadow(TM), indexes and archives unstructured email content, enabling instant retrieval of e-mail content and attachments from mobile devices. Cemaphore’s new Software as a Service (SaaS) offering lets companies link Microsoft Outlook to external e-mail service providers like Google, eliminating the need for costly infrastructure. Global enterprises trust Cemaphore to keep business-critical systems running.

For additional information, please call (650) 227-5400 or visit the company’s Web site at www.cemaphore.com.
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PR Contacts:
Cheryl Snapp Conner or Don Osmond
Snapp Conner PR
801 994-9625
Cheryl (at) snappconner.com or don (at) snappconner.com

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I get asked that all the time, and the remarkable answer is ‘No’. Many are surprised to hear that one of the fastest growing segments of Facebook users is business people over the age of 25. Many of them ‘business executives’. If you are not a Facebook user, you may be missing an opportunity…

Join the Utah Valley Business Group on Facebook

Facebook is set to become a defacto standard for business networking as the college crowd that made it famous move into the workforce. College students who were ‘raised’ on social networking are adapting to leverage their online social skills in the work environment to great effect.

Serious business has embraced Facebook as an effective tool in departmental communications as well as sales and marketing. IBM has conducted successful internal experiments with Facebook. Among the earliest corporate adopters of Facebook are some surprisingly big names including Gap, Intel, Pepsi, Microsoft and Apple.

This particular opportunity has caught the eye of local businesses who are engaged in building applications that enable Facebook users to take advantage of social skills, and a wide audience. In fact, a Facebook group called ‘Utah CEOs With A Facebook Strategy‘, a local endeavor headed by Paul Allen, has nearly 500 members, many of which are Utah Valley businesses. You can find them on Facebook. An impressive number of successful Facebook applications were started right here in Utah Valley.

Of particular note, Paul Allen’s ‘Were Related‘ application boasts over 141,000 active daily users. Linking Universe, another Utah Valley product, is recognized as the first full featured business application for the Facebook platform.

Are You On Facebook? You may be missing opportunities…

True Story: I know a highly respected Utah Valley senior executive who recently created a Facebook account. We chuckled about what his younger daughter might think to see ‘dad’ in an online social environment.

A week or two later when we had a chance to catch up, he reported his amazement at the number of ‘old friends’ he had become reaquainted with. You won’t travel far in the high tech industry without running into Facebook. Not only that, but he had also been introduced to a couple new prospects that his company is now meeting with for business.

He is an instant believer, but he isn’t the only one who has had this experience: Facebook is growing at an accelerating rate, with nearly 80 million active users worldwide and over 100,000 new members every day.

Talk about a market. Here are some additional stats that every Utah Valley business should consider…

Facebook is the sixth most trafficked website in the world according to ComScore. Facebook is the second most popular social media site, with MySpace running first. There are over 55,000 regional, business-related, college and high school networks within Facebook. This includes our own Utah Valley Business Group.

More than half of Facebook users are outside of college. That means nearly half will be graduating into the workforce in the next four years or so. Facebook maintains a healthy 85 percent market share of all 4-year universities in the Unites States. That’s a lot of connected people.

Connecting with Facebook is easy, fun, and painless. Even better, and perhaps more remarkable, is that it is free. Free connections, free information, free applications. Free opportunities for business.

How to you get started? Easy. Go to facebook.com and start an account. Once you have created an account, which only takes a couple of minutes, your next step is to connect with someone. I guarantee you know someone in Facebook, and all it takes is one. Once you connect to someone, you will start to feel the magic of Facebook as old friends find you, and new friends meet you. Before you know it, you will be connecting with people all over Utah Valley, and all over the world. Pay attention; those are opportunities out there.

Once you get in, join our Utah Valley Business Group. You will find a growing number of friends of similar interests among our group, and perhaps a familiar friend or two. Better yet, our group is dedicated to seeking ways to find business opportunities among our Facebook experience.

Join in and participate! We look forward to seeing you.

Provo, Utah — Jul 15, 2008 — In a move that expands the boundaries of E-mail Independence, Cemaphore Systems today announced availability of the Beta2 release of MailShadow(R) for Google Apps(TM) (MailShadowG), allowing organizations to move some or potentially all of their e-mail continuity and disaster recovery into the cloud, with zero infrastructure.

To date, more than 3,000 organizations from 98 countries around the world have signed up for the Beta program. The sign ups range from small to large organizations, including Global 500 companies that are evaluating MailShadowG. Beta2 participants can test MailShadowG for free with the option to purchase a license for $29.95 per user per year during Beta2. When the product is released for general availability the list price will be $49.95.

One reason cited by the Beta testers for their interest is the value delivered by MailShadowG. Cemaphore has set a new benchmark for delivering cost-effective, efficient and reliable Microsoft Exchange continuity.

Following today’s Beta2 release, general availability is expected in Q3 2008. While Cemaphore limited the participation and distribution of Beta1, the Beta2 release is open to all who submit an application.

MailShadowG is a Microsoft Outlook add-in that provides real-time synchronization of email, calendars and contacts between Outlook, Exchange and Gmail(TM), contacts and Google Calendar(TM). MailShadowG provides consumers, small businesses and enterprises with “Continuity in the Cloud”:

• Bi-directional, real-time synchronization between Exchange and Google: MailShadow provides bi-directional, real-time synchronization of the key messaging data types: E-mail, Calendar and Contacts.
• MailShadowG provides e-mail continuity when Exchange is unavailable: Users can send and receive e-mail from Outlook through Gmail when their Exchange service is unavailable.
• MailShadowG provides disconnected access to Gmail, contacts and Google Calendar: MailShadowG caches Google message content in Outlook for offline operations.
• Portability of messaging content: MailShadowG enables safe, sound migration from Exchange to Google or Google to Exchange.
• Rapid deployment for individuals and IT departments: MailShadowG is a single user Outlook Add-in that installs in 5 minutes with message content protection commencing immediately.

“Cloud computing is the next step in terms of enabling business continuity for both the enterprise and the mobile professional,” said Philippe Winthrop, Research Director for Strategy Analytics ( www.strategyanalytics.com). “Solutions, such as MailShadowG, which offer the ability to access your e-mail, calendar and contacts (some of the most important data a professional uses) from any system, including a mobile device, can significantly improve the flexibility and ultimate productivity of a mobile worker.”

“With more than six years’ experience in the e-mail continuity and disaster recovery business, we are extremely proud to be leading the charge in moving the industry to a Software as a Service (SaaS) model that will allow SMBs, consumers, and enterprises of all sizes to provide e-mail continuity in the cloud to their users,” said Tyrone Pike, Cemaphore President and CEO. “This is a critical milestone, and we intend to continue to develop additional cloud-based messaging services.”

Following today’s launch of MailShadowG, Cemaphore has also reiterated its commitment to develop and release messaging continuity solutions for other major e-mail service providers.

About Cemaphore Systems, Inc.
Cemaphore Systems delivers real-time e-mail continuity, disaster recovery and content management for enterprises that demand greater uptime for their e-mail systems. Able to synchronize e-mail, calendars and contacts from disparate systems, Cemaphore’s flagship product, MailShadow, ensures the availability, integrity and reliability of e-mail. A companion product, GeoShadow(TM), indexes and archives unstructured e-mail content, enabling instant retrieval of e-mail content and attachments from mobile devices. Cemaphore’s new Software as a Service (SaaS) offering lets companies link Microsoft Outlook to external e-mail service providers like Google, eliminating the need for costly infrastructure. Global enterprises trust Cemaphore to keep business-critical systems running.

For additional information, please call (650) 227-5400 or visit the company’s Web site at www.cemaphore.com.

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PR Contacts:
Cheryl Snapp Conner or Don Osmond
Snapp Conner PR
801 994-9625
Cheryl (at) snappconner.com or don (at) snappconner.com

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Utah Valley BusinessQ, a local Bennett Publication, is preparing to wrap up their annual Best of Utah Valley Business survey. Visit the link below to cast your vote for a variety of local business related benchmarks including the best company to work for, your favorite CEO, and the most influential person, etc.

Don’t forget to cast your vote for your favorite business website in Utah Valley.

Hint: http://www.utahvalleybusinessblog.com !

You must complete at least half of the survey in order to cast a vote. Results will be published in the next BusinessQ Magazine.

The event, held at Noah’s in Lindon, received 109 RSVPs and hosted 210 individuals for a buffet lunch and award ceremony. Event coordinators were both pleasantly surprised and a little anxious over the standing room-only attendance, even though food ran a little low near the end of the line.

The event was sponsored by InnoVentures Capital Partners, Silicon Slopes and Omniture.Thanks to all for a nicely-done event. The food was good, and the opportunities to network with local entrepreneurs was outstanding. I recognized some of the top brass from many of our local leading companies, making the event a great way to rub shoulders with the who’s who of Utah Valley.

The awards ceremony was MC’d by Steve Grizzle, who opened with comments regarding the humble beginnings of many of the winning companies. “Many of these companies failed to meet payroll at least once along the way to their success’ he said. I found this a very inspiring opening that was only fortified when the final top five each had an opportunity to speak for a moment. Each provided an encouraging story of their entrepreneurial struggle to achieve success.

Among the five, I gleaned the following few thoughts:

Number four winner Seastone Consumer Packaging related an inspirational story recalling an initial experience when a large client requested a bid for a large order with demands that the price be kept to one cent per piece and a deadline of one day. The team worked all night and could only find the item for three cents. ‘I’m no mathematician”, he said, “but I knew we would loose money if we bought for three and sold for one.” Raising laughter from the audience, he said “We took the job anyway.” At great risk, the team was able to research their resources and found the item for less than half a penny. The job turned a million dollar profit and launched the company toward success. ‘Taking risk’ was cited as a component of their success.

Skullcandy, who took the number three award, recalled their struggle through hard times and indicated that perseverance was key to their rise as the fastest growing consumer electronics company in the world. “The worst was when the sherrif showed up to deliver an eviction notice; we paid the factory two times in a row, but hadn’t paid the rent for three times in a row.” Every entrprenuer in the room seemed to nod in understanding.

Control4, who grabbed second place, shared their commitment to the Utah Valley community and making hard decisions to maintain their support. “Our investors said that if we wouldn’t move to the bay area that we couldn’t have their money. We told them that if we had to move, we didn’t need their money.” It looks like their integrety paid off.

Finally, I had a chance to catch up with David Elkington of Inside Sales, who were awarded number eleven. We laughed as he recalled that things have not always been rosey; ‘My neighbors thought I had a great job” he said, “they had no idea there were times when we were barely hanging on.”

I came to realize that there has been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears poured into these successful companies. They are all truly inspiring for new companies facing similar trials and tribulations. It’s nice to learn that the big boys have experienced what I am going through, and it gives me hope that it can be worth the price.

Shauna Theobold, UVEF 2008 Chair, summed it up nicely saying “These Top 25 winners have demonstrated excellence in their fields and provide the brightest of prospects for the future growth of Utah business, This group represents the spirit of entrepreneurship and sets the mark by which others will be measured.”

UVEF’s Top 25 Under Five Awards is in it’s ninth year, having recognized more than 175 entrepreneurs and companies.

And the winners are…

1 — Agel Enterprises, LLC

• Agel Enterprises, LLC has created a nutritional supplement in single-serving gel form packaging that is not a burden to consume, is convenient, tastes good, and quickly absorbs into the body.
• Their supplements have helped create a new cosmetic skin care line, Ageless.
• In 2007, they launched their new non-profit organization- the Agel Cares Foundation, which has already made significant donations in the United States, the Philippines and Nigeria.
• They have grown from $9 million in 2005 to $89 million in 2007.  In May of 2008, Agel won the category of Best Nutrition/Health Product in the state of Utah.
• www.agel.com

2 — Control4

• Control4 is the platform for today’s digital home and makes whole-home automation a practical option for any residence. They believe that home automation is not just for the rich and that fully customizable solutions are not just for luxury homes.
• Control4’s affordable and easy-to-use software and hardware products enable home theatre control, multi-room music, smart lighting, temperature control, and security, through a range of in-home and over-the-web remote control technology.
• www.control4.com

3 — Skullcandy

• Skullcandy was founded in 2003 by CEO Rick Alden.  It is the fastest growing consumer electronics company on earth, specializing in audio & gaming headphones, audio accessories, integrated audio devices & mp3 players.
• Skullcandy is positioned as a “core” brand in the snow, skate and surf markets.  They are partners with companies that integrate audio technology into their products, which creates referent brand credibility in the core market.
• The company has grown over 100% per year since it was founded.
• www.skullcandy.com

4 — Seastone Consumer Products Group

• Seastone Consumer Products Group is the market leader in specialty gift card packages and gift card promotional programs.
• Seastone provides fully customizable, turnkey gift card promotional programs, utilized by many of the nation’s largest retailers.
• They were recognized as the 2nd fastest growing company in Utah Valley by Business Q Magazine.
• www.seastone.com

5 — Mindshare Technologies

• Mindshare’s business monitoring survey tools gather continuous real-time threads of customer feedback that can be immediately transformed into actionable intelligence.
• The solution is affordable, yet dynamic and customizable, to flex with a company’s needs, allowing businesses to build strong enterprise feedback management and monitoring processes.
• In May of 2008, Mindshare completed its 20 millionth customer survey.  They have grown revenue over 8 times in 3 years.
• www.mshare.net

6 — Sunrise Publishing Group, Inc. (DBA Echo Pages)

• Sunrise Publishing Group (DBA Echo pages—is the 4th largest producer of telephone directories in Denver, Colorado.
• Echo Pages delivers to 600,000 homes and businesses from Denver to Colorado Springs.
• The Association of Directory Publishers has awarded them the following awards: 2008 Third Place Excellence in Ad Design & Art-Electronic; 2008 Second Place Excellence in Ad Design & Art-Print; 2007 Third Place Excellence in Ad Design & Art-Print.
• www.echopages.com

7 — Aribex, Inc.

• Aribex is a worldwide leader in innovative, handheld x-ray products.  The Aribex NOMAD X-Ray Systems are the first-ever handheld, battery-powered x-ray machines optimized for the dental and veterinary industries.
• They have been recognized both nationally and internationally for their innovation, safety, and ease of use.  The company is also planning ventures into other markets, including medical, forensic, security, and industrial.
• In June of 2008, Aribex shipped their 2000th NOMAD device.
• www.aribex.com

8 — Cymphonix Corporation

• Because of the changing state of the Internet, companies are searching for an easier way to control Internet resources.
• Cymphonix is the first company to successfully provide small and medium sized organizations the ability to control both Internet browsing activity and Internet application activity—ensuring that mission critical information has the resources it needs.
• Cymphonix was given the 2004 Best of VARVision Award.
• www.cymphonix.com

9 — Alianza

• Alianza provides the first hosted, fully-integrated IP-based platform for delivering Unified Communications Applications, via Software as a Service (SaaS), for  Broadband Service Providers.  They also provide value-added applications.
• Alianza’s proprietary PowerPlatform enables Broadband Service Providers to launch private-labeled solutions in less than 30 days, with no capital ventures.
• Alianza’s headquarters are in Lindon, Utah.  The company has established branches in Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore as part of its ongoing strategy to service English and Spanish-speaking markets worldwide.
• www.alianza.com

10 — Vested Group (tied for #10 with Navigator Business Solutions)

• Vested Group is a private investment company specializing in high-growth business markets.  They focus on delivering a full range of investments and services in their core sectors of real estate and information technologies.
• They have developed a proprietary online system that significantly reduces costs for construction and renovation.
• Vested Group was recognized as one of the Top 10 Companies to watch in 2008 by Utah Valley Business Q
• CEO Chad Bennett is the 2007 Investor of the Year in the Utah Valley Real Estate Investors Association.

10 — Navigator Business Solutions (tied for #10 with Navigator Business Solutions)

• As an SAP certified partner, Navigator distributes and implements SAP Business One exclusively.  SAP Business One is an affordable, integrated business management solution, designed specifically for small and midsize companies to help manage their growth.
• Navigator creates broad vertical add-in applications for SAP Business One software, and custom programming.  They also sell, implement, and provide training services for SAP Business One and add-ins.
• Navigator was named SAP Best New Business Partner for 2005, Partner of the Year for 2006, was awarded the SAP Pinnacle Award for Innovation for 2007, and the Top Ten Club 2008.
• www.NB1s.com

11 — InsideSales.com, Inc.

• InsideSales.com was the first hosted CRM software with a built-in dialer solution that tripled or quadrupled the amount of contacts that a professional sales representative could make over the phone.
• InsideSales.com also pioneered the Lead Response Management (LRM—market with technologies like the award-winning ResponseSwami that helps companies call Web-based leads back in seconds or minutes rather than the typical hours or days that they do now.
• They were voted 2007 Product of the Year by INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine, and Unified Communications Magazine.
• www.InsideSales.com

12 — Procerus Technologies

• Procerus Technologies, founded in January of 2004, develops and markets the Kestrel™ Autopilot System for mini and micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs and MAVs).
• The company’s purpose is to bring innovative and meaningful miniature UAV avionics products to market for military and emerging commercial applications.
• www.procerusuav.com

13 — OrangeSoda Inc.

• OrangeSoda serves the small to medium sized business (SMB—with search marketing services.  Their expertise comes from over a decade of studying user search behavior and helping tens of thousands of small businesses strengthen their online presence.
• OrangeSoda’s technology is tailor-made for the SMB, allowing a business to sidestep the process of setting up, tracking, and managing a search marketing campaign.
• They were voted the #1 Startup Company in Utah Valley in Utah Valley BusinessQ Magazine.
• www.OrangeSoda.com

14 — Experience Dental Studio (tied for #14 with Hunter Composites, LLC)

• Founded in July of 2006 by Mark Willes, Experience Dental Studio is the exclusive laboratory for designing DURAthin veneers.
• Mark is the creator of these veneers, and together with Dr. Dennis Wells, their current hands-on, DURAthin LIVE courses are helping dentists across the country provide their patients with viable, beautiful, minimal-prep options.
• Every Experience Dental Studio team member has been carefully sought out and personally trained by Mark to execute his vision for excellence.
• www.durathinveneers.com

14 — Hunter Composites, LLC (tied for #14 with Experience Dental Studio)

• Hunter Composites was founded in 2003, when Clint Ashton and his son, Tyler, started working in their garage on products utilizing a new fiberglass process called resin infusion.
• They expanded into making architectural columns using this process, and have patent pending on the column process.  They are now also making church steeples and graphite box beams.
• Hunter Composites has grown to 25 people, and 1.5 million a year in sales.  They plan on reaching 5 million by 2010.

15 — Q90 Corporation

• Q90 Corporation develops and provides custom software, email hosting, and data migration services.  Each product and service is designed to align with the client’s specific goals and systems to increase productivity and maximize return on investment.
• Q90 has provided personal service to over 150 companies nationwide.
• Q90 encourages the entrepreneurship of its employees by offering to help them start joint companies around original ideas.
• www.q90.com

16 — Snapp Conner PR

• Born out of 23 years of specialized experience in the technology industry, Snapp Conner PR provides all aspects of strategic and tactical PR execution for companies in the technology, health and wellness, and life sciences space.
• Snapp Conner PR assists organizations, ranging from start-ups and growth companies to established ventures and public companies, in creating and executing PR programs to achieve maximum possible business results.
• They grew from 0 to $1.25 million, and from 3 employees to 11 in the first year.
• www.snappconner.com

17 — Rockwell, Inc.

• RockWell, Inc. is a manufacturer of decorative window wells for the residential construction industry.
• The window wells are a one-piece product, manufactured from composite fiberglass, and have a stone texture that looks and feels like real stone.
• Rockwell, Inc. sells their products through 40+ independent distributors in 24 states and Canada.  They are known by their customers and competitors as the Cadillac of window wells.
• www.rockwellinc.com

18 — Ad Hoc Electronics

• Ad Hoc Electronics’ ILLUMRA energy management products use battery-free wireless technology to simplify installation and maintenance of green control systems in commercial buildings.
• The company provides wireless solutions for sensor, controls, and networking applications.
• Some of their products include: ILLUMRA energy management products, Decorator Wireless Switch, Real Estate Utilization Sensor, and Video Arraignment System
• www.adhocelectronics.com

19 — FundingUniverse, Inc.

• FundingUniverse connects qualified entrepreneurs with active VC’s, angel investors, and lending sources.
• They offer a 13-lesson Funding Boot Camp, which utilizes multimedia presentations and webinars, to answer entrepreneurs’ questions about raising investment capital.  They also provide templates for business plans and financial statements.
• They were awarded UTC Emerging Executive of the Year.
• www.fundinguniverse.com

20 — LineaGen, Inc.

• LineaGen is a content-based biomarker discovery company, focused on the commercialization of novel, patentable diagnostic tests that will lead to more personalized healthcare regimens for human health and disease conditions.
• LineaGen received $5.8 million in venture capital funding in 2007.  These funds are dedicated to approximately 18 months of company operations and medical research.
• LineaGen collaborates with the University of Utah for much of its research efforts, and provides them with resources to expand significant medical research projects.
• www.lineagen.com

21 — Renasis, LLC

• Renasis, LLC specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of wireless communications products, services, and system solutions.  Their products are designed to extend the reach of Wireless Local Area Networks.
• Experts in the innovation and implementation of wireless technology, Renasis also provides OEM/ODM services to a growing number of premier manufacturers.
• Renasis has won key accounts in the wireless hospitality market.  They also now have offices on two continents.
• www.renasis.com

22 — Kaufman Enterprise Solutions

• Founded in 2006, Kaufman Enterprise Solutions currently serves as the CFO for almost four dozen companies, representing hundreds of millions of dollars in annual sales and thousands of employees.
• In 2007, they helped their clients raise over $15 million in debt and equity financing.
• They founded Kaufman CFO University, a proprietary and growing knowledge-base that provides their CFOs with unparalleled continuing education.
• www.kescfo.com

23 — Ciralight

• Ciralight is a Utah-based corporation, created for the purpose of bringing outside light inside at intensity levels where electric lights are no longer needed during daylight hours.  The result is energy savings, improved human performance, and a significant reduction in life threatening pollution.
• Current local customers include: Mark Miller Toyota and AARUP.  Nationally, they serve Office Depot, Staples, and Petsmart, among many others.  They are also heavily involved with international clients.
• www.ciralight.com

24 — Five Star Painting

• Five Star Painting is a franchise system that operates in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.  At present, there are 53 painting franchises in operation doing residential, commercial, and industrial painting.
• Five Star Painting promises a quality painting job that is clean, on time, and on budget.  Their painter certification program assures that the painters have the skills to do a beautiful job.  They also use the latest technologies to make sure they’re as efficient as possible.
• www.fivestar-painting.com

25 — Rocketship

• Rocketship is a multi-disciplinary industrial design and product development firm, providing creative product development solutions across a wide range of categories.
• Rocketship has developed multiple award winning products for companies like ProvoCraft, Control 4, Jetboil, Buck Knives, NuSkin, and others.
• They get the job done and meet expectations.  70% of sales stem from repeat clients.
• www.rocketshipdesign.com

Congratulations to each of these companies for doing a fantastic job! Good luck to those of you who are in the running for next year. You can learn more about the Utah Valley Entrepreneurial Forum (UVEF) by visiting the website at http://www.uvef.net/

The UVEF is a non-profit support group working to share knowledge and experience. As a nonprofit organization founded in 1989, the UVEF promotes the development and growth of entrepreneurial ventures by providing networking opportunities, promoting recognition of business accomplishments and contributions, sharing business experiences, and by encouraging free enterprise.

Our appreciation goes to John Pilmer and Jack Shirts at PilmerPR for sponsoring our attendance at the event.

Salem, Utah—July 8, 2008—SISEL International LLC (“Sizzle”) today announced the SISEL Safe Seal of Approval for all products manufactured under the SISEL name. SISEL Safe’s promise is to use only the purest, safest and most effective ingredients and avoid the use of harmful or unsafe packaging materials.

“What makes SISEL’s products truly special is not only what’s in the products, but what’s not,” said Tom Mower, Jr., SISEL CEO. “SISEL’s Research & Development team is determined to find new solutions to old problems by seeking out only high quality ingredients which promote ecological balance and avoiding pesticides and synthetic contaminants.”

Over twenty years ago, the Mower family felt compelled to enter the nutraceutical industry because of the potential health consequences of repeated exposure to harmful chemicals commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products. They knew they could create effective, powerful products without relying on the inexpensive, questionable ingredients which had become the standard. SISEL’s products are manufactured in a highly-controlled production environment to ensure the highest quality standards. Finished products are never tested on animals, are designed to be biodegradable and environmentally friendly.

“When you see the “SISEL SAFE” logo, you can be confident that the products you purchased have gone through the highest level of scientific scrutiny and know with certainty what you are getting,” said Mower. “We are personally committed to the overall wellbeing of our customers and strive to protect them from all forms of unnecessary contaminants.”

SISEL seeks to avoid the use of:

• Propylene Glycol
• Nitrosomines
• Phthalates
• Sodium
• Lauryl Sulphate
• Glycerin
• Mineral oil and many other potentially harmful ingredients

SISEL International
SISEL International is the world’s most exciting new network marketing company with a mission that is changing people’s lives. Privately held and founded by industry icon Tom Mower Sr. and carried forward with Tom Jr. and Darick Mower, SISEL stands for Science, Innovation, Success, Energy and Longevity. Through the Mower’s own world-class manufacturing facility, SISEL is able to deliver the highest-quality products to distributors and customers at the lowest possible price. The current product line consists of liquid nutritionals, nutritional supplements, personal care, skin care and home care products.

SISEL’s compensation plan is also revolutionary, delivering an unprecedented actual payout in addition to a unique Lifestyle bonus plan. Formally launched in October 2007, SISEL has enrolled thousands of distributors worldwide. The company is firmly grounded with more than $100 million in investment and is entirely debt free. SISEL presents groundbreaking products and a true once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.

For more information about SISEL, please visit www.siselinternational.com.

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Cheryl Snapp Conner or Jamie Kaneko
Snapp Conner PR
801 994-9625
Cheryl@snappconner.com or jamie@snappconner.com

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