Illinois Technology Association Congratulates Members, Fieldglass and Cleversafe,...

Illinois Technology Association Congratulates Members, Fieldglass and Cleversafe, for Earning Coveted Chicago Innovation Awards

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Two of the Illinois Technology Association's (ITA) member
companies, Cleversafe and Fieldglass, Inc., were chosen for Top 10
Chicago Innovation Awards this month.

The goal of the Chicago Innovation Awards is to recognize, educate
and inspire. In its seventh year, the awards honor Chicago-area
businesses and nonprofit organizations that develop the most
innovative new products and services each year.

A clear indication of the strength of the Illinois technology
community is the 307 nominations submitted for Chicago Innovation
Awards this year. Of those 307 nominations, only 10 organizations
receive the award.

The ITA is proud of the thriving and innovative Illinois
technology industry. We extend our congratulations to two strong
examples within our industry, Cleversafe and Fieldglass, Inc., who
will both be honored next week as two of the Top 10 Chicago Innovation
Award winners.

About Cleversafe

Cleversafe is the leader in Dispersed Storage(R) technology, the
ideal way to store large, growing amounts of digital assets cost
effectively. Founded in 2004, the company is backed by world-class
investors including NEA, OCA Ventures, Harrison Street Capital and
Alsop-Louie Partners. Cleversafe is also the sponsor of an open source
community movement to help standardize Dispersed Storage technology
through its cleversafe.org project. For more information, please visit
www.cleversafe.com or www.cleversafe.org.

About Fieldglass

Fieldglass, Inc. is the provider of InSite(R), the leading unified
technology platform for the acquisition of all human capital,
including contingent workers, service providers and direct hires.
InSite helps companies determine the right worker composition across
all labor types and tap into known talent resources, such as alumni,
retirees and interns.

Global 2000 firms use InSite Contingent, InSite Services and
InSite Recruiter to acquire and manage workers around the world.
Fieldglass customers, including Allstate, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson &
Johnson, Metavante, Verizon Wireless and Wyeth, realize program
efficiency, control costs, improve worker quality and ensure
compliance with corporate and government regulations. For more
information, visit http://www.fieldglass.com.

About the Illinois Technology Association

The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) represents the interests
of a diverse membership of more than 500 companies in Illinois that
create, deploy and utilize information technology as a core part of
their organization. By connecting members with industry peers and
participants, providing the latest strategic information, market
research and critical market insight and by promoting key thought
leaders to raise visibility and gain a greater market awareness and
presence, ITA is focused on building and developing the Illinois
technology community through collaboration. Additional information is
available at www.illinoistech.org.

Illinois Technology Association
Margaret Plett
312.924.8002
mplett@illinoistech.org
http://www.chicagotechnexus.com/

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