Technology Trends.

• Author: Bonham, Nicole A.
• Position: In Utah - Brief Article

Getting Technical

While Utah sizzled in summer heat last season, the state itself figured hot in technology headlines.

Orem-based Caldera Systems unveiled its purchase of Unix server systems. Novell stepped out on a press tour touting its NetWares. Nationwide, online advertisers dabbled in audio, with help from a Utah venture capital firm.

Outside the realm of the personal computer, Utahbased Parker Control Systems faced scrutiny as a supplier to aviation giant Boeing Co., whom the FAA has threatened to penalize for alleged lapses in standards compliance. Biomedicine heated up with Utah money in the research pipeline.

Finally, figures released by Drake Beam Morin, global provider of strategic human resource solutions, show that e-Learning has fired into the mainstream with 42 percent of organizations nationwide reporting they often use the electronic concept for employee training.

On the national front, PricewaterhouseCoopers earlier this year polled top technology leaders for its quarterly Technology Barometer, asking them to...