HigHligHts

� Washington is the largest employer of software publishing workers in the U.S. Total ICT jobs are estimated at over 174,000.

� Washington ranks first in the nation in the creation of new software companies.

� Software publishing is the largest single component of Washington’s information economy generating 41 percent of all paid wages.

� Washington is home to Microsoft, the world’s largest software publisher in the world.

� Washington state is a global center for gaming design and development, with 57 companies involved in gaming - the biggest concentration of game developers in the United States.

� Mobility and Wireless enabling technologies are key to Washington’s tech sector. T-Mobile USA and Clearwire are based near Seattle, as are many other smaller companies offering mobile applications, text input technologies and carrier infrastructure solutions.

� Amazon.com is based in Washington and is a global innovator in e-commerce.

� California-based giants Google, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Oracle, Yahoo! and Adobe have all established engineering and operations bases in Washington.

� Washington is a leader in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, home to Impinj (fabless semi-conductor manufacturer) and Intermec (founder of the most widely used bar code technology for supply chain management).

incentives

� High technology business and occupation credit for R&D spending.

� High technology sales and use tax deferral/waiver.

� Biotechnology and medical device manufacturing sales and use tax deferral/waiver.

LEADING ICT COMPANIES

Amazon.com, Inc.

Attachmate Corporation

Clearwire Corporation

F5 Networks, Inc.

Getty Images, Inc.

Google

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Isilon Systems, Inc.

Microsoft

Real Networks, Inc.

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Valve Corporation

W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m e r c e

2001 6th Avenue, Ste 2600Seattle, WA 98121

Phone: (206) 256-6100Fax: (206) 256-6125www.cHoosewasHington.com

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education and training

� University of Washington, Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

� DigiPen Institute of Technology.

� Seattle University , Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering.

� Washington State University, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

� Bellevue Community College, Digital Media Arts Program.

testimonials

W a s h i n g t o n S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t o f C o m m e r c e

2001 6th Avenue, Ste 2600Seattle, WA 98121

Phone: (206) 256-6100Fax: (206) 256-6125www.cHoosewasHington.com

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“Logic Product Development, one of the largest product development consulting firms in the Midwest, opened an office in Vancouver, WA.

NoaNet, a regional wholesale telecommunications provider, expanded to Spokane to take advantage of its accessible, redundant and diverse fiber optic infrastructure, and its relatively stable geological environment for disaster recovery. It found low costs and a highly skilled labor pool.

“ Vancouver is a very good fit for Logic because our strategic partners, Microsoft

and Sharp, are in the region and we have a rapidly growing customer base in the west. We are right in the middle of a burgeoning high-tech cluster that will benefit us in the

long-term.

Danny Cunagin, CEOLogic Product Development ”

“ Spokane also had more qualified applicants than we needed to fill the positions we were looking for. Everything was ready for us. Our lease price was also very competitive, and the telecommunications infrastructure is

abundant and ready.

Dave Spencer, COONoaNet ”