(PRWEB) June 12, 2006 –- Kozio, Inc., the leading provider of advanced embedded functional test and diagnostics capabilities ideally suited for board bring-up, manufacturing test and power-on self test, was recognized at the 6th Annual Colorado Software & Internet Association (CSIA) Apex Awards in the "Rookie of the Year" category. Kozio was one of 56
companies nominated overall, and was selected from a group of four finalists in its category.
The Apex Awards are one of the largest annual technology award events in the nation. According to CSIA, nominated companies are the leaders of the state's IT industry, as well as the innovation and
business success of technology in Colorado.
Additional category winners were named for Best Use of Technology for Global Impact; Catalyst of the Year; Company of the Year; Executive of the Year; Most Innovative of the Year; Product of the Year; Marketing of the Year; and Service of the Year. An Advocate of the Year Award recognized outstanding contributions to the technology community, and the Champion of the Year Award recognized the most outstanding volunteer for the organization and industry.
CSIA also presented the Advocate of the Year Award for outstanding contribution to the technology community, named in honor of one of CSIA’s founders, Bob Newman. And, the organization also names it Champion of the Year Award to the most outstanding volunteer for the organization and industry.
About CSIA
CSIA is the leading trade association representing the technology industry in Colorado, providing connections, insight and competitive edge programs and services assisting more than 3,000 Colorado technology companies to succeed and prosper. The mission of CSIA is to foster innovation and a positive growth environment to enable the technology industry in Colorado to compete on a global basis. Since 1994, CSIA has been involved in legislative issues and public policy representing the technology industry in Colorado and has provided a number of annual programs, events and to create peer-to-peer connections to grow
business success. CSIA’s activities are funded solely by members and sponsors and any company is invited to join the organization. For more information, call (303) 592-4070 or visit www.csiaonline.com.
About Kozio, Inc.
Kozio, Inc. is the leader in embedded test solutions for today’s electronic products. Kozio delivers turnkey software that provides a comprehensive suite of hardware diagnostics used for debugging and testing custom boards implementing processors from AMCC, ARM, IBM, Intel, Freescale, TI or MIPS. Kozio’s clients build state-of-the-art products where successful use of the newest technologies with shortened development cycles requires them to constantly innovate to stay ahead of their competition. Kozio software improves test methodologies and streamlines the development process with proven solutions for board bring-up diagnostics, manufacturing test, environmental test, power-on self-test, in-field diagnostics and returns testing. By delivering thorough software diagnostics ahead of the hardware, Kozio reduces project schedule risk and development costs while increasing test coverage. Headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, Kozio products are available through a direct sales force and worldwide distributors. For more information, please visit www.kozio.com.
Kozio, kDiagnostics, kManufacturing, kPOST, kField, I/O Engine and Flash-N-Run are registered trademarks of Kozio, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
Contact: Joseph Skazinski, Kozio, Inc., (303) 776-1356 or Brad Shannon, Shannon Marketing Communications, (970) 461-4906
