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High Technology Links

The following represents organizations, websites, and collaborative partnerships to promote the dissemination of information for software developers, high technology companies and individual businesses searching for resources and venues of information in the high technology and software Development field.

Software Council of Southern California
The Software Council is a non-profit trade association comprised of software development companies, as well as companies that provide support and services to the local software industry.  The Council's mission is to make the Southern California region's software and information technology companies more successful.  For more information regarding the Software Council of Southern California, contact (310) 325-4000, or you can write to Software Council of Southern California, 2537-D Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 348, Torrance, CA 90505.  You can also visit their website at www.scsc.org.

Socaltech.com
This website is dedicated to High Technology in Southern California.  This directory provides useful resources for starting or growing your high tech company, and includes everything from economic development agencies, to recruiters, to banks specialized in high tech ventures.


College of Engineering, Center for Environmental
Research and Technology (CE-CERT)
CE-CERT is a public/private collaborative sponsored by the University of California, Riverside's College of Engineering.  CE-CERT provides a systems approach to research challenges.  It contributes expertise from a variety of disciplines to address the complex issues that challenge the environment.  CE-CERT's research agenda is focused on advanced vehicle technologies and systems; emissions measurement, analysis and control; atmospheric measurement and modeling; environmental analysis and policy; and renewable energy.  The staff and graduate level students often collaborate on projects and among groups, providing their expertise, insight, and creativity to the research enterprise.  For more information on CE-CERT, call (951) 781-5791; or you can write to Bourns College of Engineering, Center or Environmental Research and Technology, Mail Code 022, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92507.   You can also reach CE-CERT via their website at www.cert.ucr.edu.


www.ietechsource.org
This website provides an opportunity for the technically trained job seeker to identify Inland Empire (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, and the Pomona Valley) employment opportunities.  In addition, the site creates a medium to not only post and manage technology-based positions within the Inland Empire, but it allows the employer to search for qualified technology-based employees.  The overall goal of this website is to: (1) reduce the reliance on the neighboring counties job market by the Inland Empire technically trained labor force; (2) retain College/University technically trained graduates within the Inland Empire; and (3) facilitate the development of technology-based companies within the Inland Empire.
In addition to providing resume matching and job searching capabilities, ietechsource.org will support a Human Resources Consultant function.  Through this function, the job seeker will be able to access sample resumes while also obtaining critical advice on constructing a competitive resume.  The job seeker will also be able to learn specific interviewing skills that compliment the niches of various technology industries.  The ietechsource.org will support a message board that educates the user about the latest technology industry trends, and a salary calculator link that supports the latest salary wages of respective industries.  For additional information, please contact: Office of Economic Development and Real Estate Services, University of California, Riverside at (951) 787-3322.


California Technology Investment Partnership (CalTIP)
The CalTIP matching grant program facilitates the creation of new high tech businesses in California by helping small high tech companies bring product to market.  The program works by funding business assistance services through the Regional Technology Alliances, and by directing financial aid to small- and medium-sized California companies.  Any California-based for -profit and private businesses can apply.  Eligible Activities include: Telecommunications, information displays, multimedia, health care technologies, environmental, advanced transportation, aerospace, and energy.  For more information, contact the Sacramento Office of California Technology, trade and Commerce Agency at (916) 324-8215, or check the website located at California Technology Investment Partnership (CalTIP).

 

The City of Riverside is not responsible for the information contained in the links listed above; these links are provided for informational purposes only. © City of Riverside, 2002.