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For this issue, we hope you enjoy this sampling of some of our most-read recent articles.

Oregon Business Plan and the Leadership Summit
by Linda Barney, Barney and Associates

The Oregon Business Plan meeting included outcomes and goals for the software cluster.

Employer Workforce Training Fund Provides $66,000 Training Grant to Coaxis, Inc.
by Nancy Davis, project manager, Worksystems, Inc.

Grants from the Employer Workforce Training Fund helped Coaxis provide training for software engineers, application developers, technical support technicians and IT technicians.

New SAO Board Chair Calls for Change
by Greg Drew, president and CEO, WebTrends, Inc. and SAO board chairman

The new SAO board chairman talks about fundamental shifts in the software industry, and how Oregon is poised to take advantage of them.

SAO Kicks Off Benefit Gala to Support Education
by Geraldine Power, Power Communication

The SAO's wine-tasting gala benefited its subsidiary organization, the SAO Foundation (SAOF) and the Foundation's education technology programs.

Blogs & RSS: Buzzwords or Business Critical?
by Kate McPherron

A freewheeling discussion by local experts on the impact of blogs and RSS on the exchange of information.

Writing Effective Use Cases
by Ed Carroll, Agilis Solutions

Use cases capture the functions of the "application to be" in an easy and straightforward context, so that system developers have the information they need to build the new application.

Company Profile: Kryptiq
by Carri Bugbee, Big Deal PR

Kryptiq enhances communications and creates more efficient management processes for the healthcare industry.

Company Profile: Lunar Logic
by Kate McPherron

Experience gained from one very large project positions Lunar Logic as a development firm that can handle high-end web projects.

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