KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

To represent the diversity of size and skills in West Michigan, this list of knowledge-economy entities represents everything from a one-person startup to the Defense Logistics Agency Information Service, which employs more than 1,000:

-- Access Programming Group Inc., Grand Rapids, apginc.net; iPhone applications, web applications, accounting system integration.

-- Arivium Inc., Grand Rapids, arivium.com; system assessments, project management, software integration.

-- Atomic Object, Grand Rapids, atomic object.com; software development and testing.

-- Apptopus Inc., Grand Rapids, apptopusinc.com; creator of CollabraCam multicamera video production for iPhone app.

-- BizStream LLC, Allendale, bizstream.com; Web design and development, legacy migrations, content management systems.

-- Bloomfire, Kalamazoo, bloomfire.com; hub of online learning communities.

-- Blue Granite, Kalamazoo, blue-granite.com; business intelligence, data analysis, business activity monitoring.

-- Blue Medora, Grand Rapids, bluemedora.com; enhancements for IBM Tivoli Monitoring and IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager.

-- Blue Sphere Solutions Inc., Ada, bluesphere inc.com; SharePoint consulting.

-- Carnavale, Grand Rapids, carnevaleinter active.com; websites, software products, interactive objects.

-- C/D/H, Grand Rapids cdh.com; server-based services, networking technologies, storage management, data center management.

-- Collective Idea, Holland, collectiveidea.com; software and iPhone app development.

-- Compliance Systems Inc., Grand Rapids, compliancesystems.com; products to document transactions between financial institutions and customers.

-- Configura Inc., Grand Rapids, configura.com; software that plans space for configurable, complex products.

-- CQL Inc., Grands Rapids, cqlcorp.com; enterprise application integration, Internet business, e-commerce.

-- Cruxtone Product Development, Grand Rapids, cruxtone.com; product development, reverse engineering, CAD support.

-- Data Strategy, Grand Rapids, datastrategy.com; virtualization provider, cloud computing consultant.

-- D.C. Estrada, Grand Rapids, dcestrada.com; e-discovery consulting firm serving litigators and corporations.

-- Defense Logistics Agency Information Service, Battle Creek, dlis.dla.mil; logistics information for U.S. Department of Defense.

-- DornerWorks Ltd., Grand Rapids, dorner works.com; electronic engineering services for aerospace, medical, automotive and industrial markets.

-- Downstream, Zeeland, downstreamapp.com; software that backs up data in Twitter accounts.

-- Foxbright, Grand Rapids, foxbright.com; web communication software and services for K-12 schools, districts and educational organizations.

-- Fusion IT LLC, Grand Rapids, fusion-it.net; network design, security and migration services.

-- GetService LLC, Grand Rapids, getservice.com; backup, small-business server and data storage services.

-- gNetworks, Grands Rapids, gnetworks.com; Web design and development, content management, search engine optimization.

-- GRSoftware, Grands Rapids, grsoftware.com; wholesale distribution software, integration.

-- Ideomed, Grand Rapids, abriiz.com; digital asthma management system.

-- The Imagination Factory, Grand Rapids, what-if.com; Web, graphic and interactive design and development; database programming; e-commerce.

-- Kidtelligent, Grand Rapids, kidtelligent.com; website to measure and improve children's successes.

-- Knoware, Grand Rapids, solve-et-coagula. com/KWSite; interface design for product development.

-- Learning Interfaces, learninginterfaces.com; integrating social media technologies with learning-rich content.

-- Manatron Inc., Portage, manatron.com; integrated property-tax and land administration software for governments worldwide.

-- Maximize Technologies LLC, Allendale, maximizetech.com; virtualization services, firewall, backup and recovery.

-- MicroVisions Inc., Grand Rapids, microvisions inc.com; IT management, network design and database administration.

-- Mighty Co., Grand Rapids, mightyinthemid west.com; software development, web design.

-- Mindutopia, Grand Rapids, mindutopia.com; website design, interactive marketing.

-- Mutually Human Software, Grand Rapids, mutual lyhuman.com/services; tool for churches and nonprofits to manage contacts and donations.

-- NETech Corp., Grand Rapids, netechcorp.com; network system and data center design and installation.

-- NET(net) Inc., Holland, netnetweb.com; IT investment optimization services.

-- NetOptions LLC, Grand Rapids, netoptions. biz/index.asp; web design and management.

-- Newmind Group, Kalamazoo, newmindgroup.com: Google Apps authorized reseller, cloud storage.

-- N-Vint, Caledonia, n-vint.com; data-center services, application and performance testing, co-location.

-- Open System Technologies, Grand Rapids, ostusa.com; data management for health care, manufacturing, distribution, financial and insurance industries.

-- RCM Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: RCMT), Grand Rapids, rcmt.com; software applications, project portfolio and consulting.

-- Service Express Inc., Grand Rapids, seiser vice.com; customized on-site data- center maintenance for IBM, HP, Sun, Dell, EMC.

-- SpinDance Inc., Holland, spindance.com; software development.

-- Springthrough, Grand Rapids, spring through.com; consultant in Microsoft Dynamics GP, Dynamics CRM,.NET development.

-- ThinkWise, Grand Rapids, thinkwiseinc.com; automated performance reviews, behavioral-based candidate assessments, interview guides.

-- Trivalent Group Inc., Grandville, trivalent group.com; Internet hosting, help-desk support, disaster recovery, communication services.

-- U.S. Signal, Grand Rapids, ussignalcom.com; fiber-optic network, private managed data center.

-- Universal Mind, Grand Rapids, universal mind.com; mobile and tablet apps, digital publishing.

-- Worksighted Inc., Holland, worksighted.com; IT management and support services.

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