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Friday, September 23, 2011
Say farewell to the SAO Social Network, and hello to LinkedIn, Facebook, and twitter! »
Effective September 30, 2011 at 5:00pm, the Software Association of Oregon Social Network will be permanently shut down. All media, blog, and forum content will...
Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Software Association of Oregon Names Skip Newberry President »
The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) today announced Skip Newberry will join the organization as president on September 29, 2011. Newberry currently serves as economic...
Thursday, July 21, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
SAO Announces its First TechIgnite! on September 15, 2011 »
The Software Association of Oregon's Developers Forum and EDGE Forum are excited to announce the SAO's first ever TechIgnite! on Thursday, September 15th. We are...
Monday, July 18, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Members enjoy a festive afternoon at Langdon for the SAO's 16th Annual Golf Tournament »
Thank you to everyone who joined us in celebrating the SAO's 16 th Annual Golf Tournament at beautiful Langdon Farms. Over 160 golfers and sponsors,...
Monday, June 27, 2011
Software Association of Oregon President Resigns »
The Software Association of Oregon (SAO) today announced the executive committee of its board of directors has accepted the resignation of association President Matt Nees....

Member & Sponsor Spotlight
Thursday, January 06, 2011
David Childers, CEO, EthicsPoint »
Every business carries associated risk; their awareness and ability to proactively deal with that risk will impact their success. Threats cross the boundaries of divisions...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
SAO Member Spotlight: Dave Weber, CIO, NW Natural »
SAO – Not For Software Companies Only As CIO for NW Natural, you might think that Dave Weber would find little value in the Software...
Thursday, June 03, 2010
How A Successful Acquisition Helps The Silicon Forest Grow »
SAO spotlight: Sabrix Tax Services / Thomson Reuters Founded in Oregon in 2000 by Tektronix executives, Sabrix has been a great example of the "second...
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
SAO Member Spotlight: Mark Lawler, Sabrix, Inc. »
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 Mark Lawler Gives Back, Mark Lawler wants to make a difference. Back in his freshman year of high school, Mark got a...
Friday, May 01, 2009
SAO Member Spotlight: Inspiration Software »
MAY 1, 2009 SAO Makes Inspiration Software More Agile More Quickly The agile software development training from the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) was "so...

Business Opportunities
Monday, March 28, 2011
GE Investment Opportunity for Oregon Energy and Medical Technology Companies »
The Portland Development Commission has issued a Request for Expression of Interest ("REI”) seeking applications from companies with innovative technologies relating to the energy or...
Friday, October 22, 2010
International Opportunity for Mobile Software Companies »
The Oregon Trade Promotion Program (OTTP) has allocated funds for Oregon small businesses that wish to exhibit at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain...

Members in the News
Wednesday, May 18, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
The Code Project Announces 3rd Annual Members Choice Award Winners »
Atlanta, GA, May 15, 2011 – The Code Project®, one of the world’s largest independent online developer communities, announced the winners of its 2011 Members...
Monday, April 04, 2011
Zapproved closes $1.45M funding round »
by Erik Siemers Business Journal staff writer Portland-based legal software startup Zapproved Inc. on Monday said it has closed a $1.45 million investment round, its...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Portland startup offers live look at favorite hotspots -- and maybe a discount »
By Mike Rogoway The Oregonian "CEO Luke Sontag (left), chief operating officer Kiyo Kubo, and chief technology officer Nick Farina are the founders of What...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Young business leaders ignite startup scene »
BY BEN JACKLET OREGON BUSINESS Eric Doebele timed his first major exit nicely. In 2007, the Beaverton web company Doebele co-founded with his business partner...
Thursday, July 29, 2010
A flurry of deals Several Oregon companies land lucrative new funding rounds »
By Erik Siemers Portland Business Journal When Elemental Technologies Inc. on Tuesday announces a new venture capital round exceeding $7 million, it will continue what...

Community & Industry News
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Words from Skip : “Techlandia” Invades Webvisions NYC »
"Techlandia” Invades Webvisions NYC   Brad Smith, the founder of Hot Pepper Studios and of Webvisions Photo by Kent Derek, Courtesy of Webvisions Several months...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Words from Skip : The First and Next 90 Days »
The First 90 Days We have been hard at work these past three months crafting new communications strategies, meeting with and listening to past, current,...
Saturday, July 30, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Girls Get IT! »
By Kathy Fuller, The Hillsboro Argus There’s no stopping Savannah Loberger when she gets an idea. The Hillsboro High School junior-to-be designed and organized a...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011   (0 Comments - view/add)
Industry Experts to Discuss the Impact of Social Media and Design on Politics and Society »
A panel of experts will discuss the role that new communication tools are playing in politics and positive social change at a special event being...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Portland, Ore., Invests in Homegrown Software Community »
By Lauren Katims Govtech.com The Portland Development Commission and Mayor Sam Adams want to expand the region’s software industry to help rebuild the troubled economy...

White Papers & Press Releases
Thursday, April 21, 2011
ViaWest Announces Grand Opening of New Portland Data Center »
Today ViaWest, a leading provider of colocation, hosting, and managed services announced the grand opening of its twenty-first enterprise-class data center located in Portland, Oregon....
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Best Tel Becomes TouchPoint Networks »
Northwest’s Leading Technology Provider Announces Name Change Best Tel LLC, an industry leader in unified communications, announced today that the company has changed its name...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Convergence Networks Celebrates 10 Years in Business! »
Convergence Networks is celebrating 10 years in business as a proactive IT support and consulting company. The Convergence team continues to serve small to medium...

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2/8/2012
Agile Sucks: Why Everyone Should Use Agile.

2/8/2012
Partner Event: Joint SAO, SIM, ISSA, ISACA, IEEE Meeting

2/15/2012
SAO Healthcare IT Innovation Launch and Networking Event: Featuring OHSU and Intel

3/15/2012
Ignite SAO! v2

7/13/2012
Save the Date! Annual Golf Tournament

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