High Tech 20.

• Author: Mischel, Marie
• Position: Technology

From the complexities of the human genome to the wild outdoors, Utah's entrepreneurs have turned technology and talents into useful products. Their interests are diverse. Numerous innovations in computer software and hardware reflect the entrepreneurs' technical savvy, but outside the office, applications also beckon. There's high profit potential for those who can improve the process for extracting oil from wells or help students learn with their technology. All . in all, you'll see Utah's entrepreneurs are a creative bunch in this year's list of the state's High Tech 20.

Identigene Paternity Test

www.dnatesting.com

Sorenson Companies spreads a wide net, from medical devices to real estate to IT. Among those companies is Identigene, which offers DNA testing. Identigene's latest product takes what was formerly a complicated process and makes it as easy as walking into the corner drug store. The Identigene DNA Paternity Test Collection Kit is sold over the counter at Rite Aid drug stores in 49 states; New York is the exception. The kit contains consent forms for the testing and swabs to collect the DNA sample from inside the mouth. The swabs containing the DNA are sent to Identigene for testing, and the results are available within three to five business days. It seems to be catching on quick; more than 50,000 retail kits have sold nationally.

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Zinch

www.zinch.com

In a world of YouTube and FaceBook, it's not surprising that college-bound teenagers don't want to be judged solely on admission scores like their parents were. Zinch has taken college admissions to a place where tech-savvy teens all around the world feel comfortable: the Web. On the receiving end of the custom applications are more than 4,000 institutions that include such heavyweights as Boston University, MIT and Stanford. Zinch, which started in 2007, already boasts the profiles of more than 300,000 high school students, with numbers growing every year.

Klymit

www.klymit.com

Founded in 2007 by BYU students who were buoyed by their success in 10 business plan competitions across the United States, Klymit takes technology into the great outdoors by using noble gases, such as argon, to control the temperature of outerwear. The gas, which is non-toxic, is contained in a lipstick-size cartridge, released by turning a dial and pumped through the outerwear using valves. The valves carry the gas to sealed compartments in the jacket to offer "warmth on demand." The technology is five times warmer than insulation provided by fabric. Klymit is now developing its technology for use in products such as gloves, pants, jackets and ski boots.

Fusion-io ioDrive

www.fusionio.com

Fast, vast and secure. That's the vision behind the ioDrive, which offers server storage with capabilities that make techies drool: 80GB, algorithms to protect against data loss and a product life of more than 250,000 hours. Founded in 2006, the technology was designed specifically for I/O applications and uses only one-one thousandths of the power of...