Survival stories – Two companies that put tech bust behind them

It’s been bruising for high-tech companies in Colorado and across the nation since the Internet bubble blew apart five years ago.

Many local businesses were forced to close: e-mail marketer Epidemic Marketing; broadband providers Rhythms NetConnections and Jato Communications; and online marketer MatchLogic, to name a few.

Others struggled and issued pink slips. But they managed to survive . . . and sometimes even thrive.

IQNavigator Inc. http://iqnavigator.com and Vericept Corp.http://vericept.com/ , two local business software makers, are among those that have hit their stride. It helps that their products can give companies a noticeable bang for their buck – in cutting costs or sniffing out employees’ wrongdoings.

But other factors are key, too. Talented staffers. Persistence. Committed investors. A fresh start.

Here are two case studies in the art of survival.

By Roger Fillion, Rocky Mountain News

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