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Information Technology
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Virginia's New River Valley is at the center of an innovative, cutting-edge technology cluster. Whether you need access to the Virginia Tech System X Super Computer or the extraordinary talent of thousands of computer scientists, the New River Valley offers an attractive business climate for technology companies, including low electric rates, excellent location, and a readily available, highly skilled workforce.

Information Technology Companies in the New River Valley:

• Rackspace (Blacksburg, VA) — Dedicated servers, managed hosting, and web hosting service provider. www.rackspace.com
• VTLS (Blacksburg, VA) — Produces integrated solutions for managing library collections and creating digital libraries. www.vtls.com
• Echostar/Dish Network (Christiansburg, VA) — Provides in bound technical support to Dish Network customers. www.dishnetwork.com
• AeroSoft, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA) — Develops computer software that performs computational fluid dynamics analyses. www.aerosoftinc.com
• Phoenix Integration, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA) — Provides software that allows manufacturing companies to integrate and automate numerous software tools, remote locations, and different computing platforms into a cohesive environment for systems design. www.phoenix-int.com
• VTLS (Blacksburg, VA) — VTLS Inc. is a leading global company that creates
  and provides visionary technology in library solutions for various governments. www.vtls.com
• Prime Photonics, LLC (Blacksburg, VA) — Develops and markets fiber optic sensor systems for harsh environments. www.primephotonics.com
• Datalink Systems Inc. (Blacksburg, VA) — Provides software solutions to design and develop business applications, e-commerce sites, computer networks, Business Process Optimization, Business Intelligence, Data-Warehousing and complete RFID solutions. www.dsiva.com
• New City (Blacksburg, VA) — Full service web design, marketing, and public relations information technology firm.  www.newcityexperience.com

System X at the Virginia Tech CRC

Support Services:

• Virginia Tech System X Supercomputer: http://www.arc.vt.edu/arc/SystemX/
• Virginia Tech Center for Power Electronic Systems: http://www.cpes.vt.edu/
• Virginia Tech Energy Management Institute: http://www.eng.vt.edu/research/pdf/energy_systems_fly_sheet_9-04.pdf
• Virginia Tech Center for High End Computing Systems: http://www.checs.eng.vt.edu/
• Virginia Tech Center for Human Computer Interaction: http://www.cs.vt.edu/node/118
• Software Technologies Lab at Virginia Tech: www.stl.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science: www.cs.vt.edu
• Radford University Department of Information Technology: https://php.radford.edu/~itec/

Research Sponsors include (but are not limited to):

NSF, US Department of Defense, DARPA, US Army Research Laboratory, Missile Defense Agency, Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, VDOT, NIH, Census Bureau, US Geological Survey, EPA, ST Microelectronics, McQ Inc., Semiconductor Research Corporation, Sun Microsystems, General Electric, IBM, Motorola, Intel, Microsoft, Google, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Fujitsu, Myricom, etc.

Regional and Location Information

• Extremely low cost of doing business (utilities, taxes, etc.)
• Area of outstanding beauty, recreation, sports, culture, and
  education
• Available, well-trained workforce with an outstanding work ethic
• Home of Virginia Tech, Radford University, and New River
  Community College
• Located on Virginia's I-81 Corridor and close to I-77 and I-64
  with N,S,E,W rail lines
• Home of the Virginia TradePort
  (Port of Entry #1412 and FTZ #238)