Cataloging Chicago’s Technology Businesses

Chicago, IL, January 17, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Ever wonder how many technology businesses there are in the Chicago and its suburbs? ChicagoTechNews.com wondered and started compiling “The Chicago Tech Companies List.” Broken into 11 categories (e-Tailers, Hardware/Software Vendors, Hosting & Access Providers (Data/Voice), Interactive Developers, IT Consultants, Law Firms (with Tech Specialties), Mobile Developers and Products, Online Media, Content & Services, Recruiters/Staffing Firms, Software Developers, and Strategy & Marketing Consultants), the list has started out with over 350 firms.

“This isn’t just a list,” explains Chicago Tech News publisher Todd Allen, “this is also a map of the tech community. As we post news stories, we’ll be listing those stories underneath the companies on the Chicago Tech Companies List. That way, our readers will be able to read more about our local companies than a website About page.”

In a metropolitan area the size of Chicago, cataloging every company in a business sector will be an ongoing task and Allen reports that the first round of additions are already being logged. Also, Chicago Tech News is taking impish glee in pointing out when national corporations refer to a suburban location as being their Chicago offices, offering the guideline “If they're playing in Gary, they're not the Chicago Bears.”

“There are a number of reasons to have a directory of companies in the area,” Allen offers. “Looking for a new vendor or development partner, finding new places to send your resume to, sizing up the competition or even sales prospecting. Plus, it’s hard to have a sense of community if you don’t know who your neighbors are. Chicago’s tech scene has a tendency to like the apartment building where you don’t know all your neighbors. We may not know everybody’s voice, but we can at least figure out what their names are.”

ChicagoTechNews.com is Chicago’s source for technology business news.

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