2008 NCET Tech Award Winners

Companies

Technology Company of the Year: Server Technology of Reno was recognized in the first-ever NCET Awards. The company, which has been located in Reno since 2000, manufactures power-distribution units.

Technology Start-up: Diigo.com, a Reno company that has developed social bookmarking technology.

Green Companies of the Year: Dream Weaver Marketing of Reno, creator of a reusable grocery bag, andItronics Inc., which recycles photochemical wastes into fertilizer.

People

Technology Entrepreneur: Aki Korhonen, founder of PC-Doctor Inc., a Reno-based developer of personal computer diagnostics.

CIO/CTO of the Year: Jack Dawson of IQ Systems Inc., a Reno company that provides system integration and network services.

Technology Educator of the Year: Christopher Simon, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Reno, who has researched the political and technical perspectives of renewable energy.