Business Directory of high technology companies

Publishers & Distributors of High Tech Directories

1. Who are we?
2. When are the various directories published?
3. What information is available about each company?
4. How is the information obtained?
5. What is the format of the directories?
6. What do we regard as high technology companies?
7. What are NAICS Codes?
8. Is the information in the directories available on disk or CD-ROM?
9. How do I use an ASCII file?

1. Who are we?

We are publishers and distributors of high technology directories. We have been in business since 1986 when we first published the Rocky Mountain High Technology Directory . In 1988 we published the first edition of the Texas High Technology Directory and in 1995 the first edition of the South Central High Technology Directory . We purchased and have been publishing Advanced Technology in the Pacific Northwest since 2001.

Our headquarters are in Ashland, OR and we have sales offices in Colorado. In addition to the books we publish we also distribute directories covering California and the rest of the country. We can be reached at the following:
                  Leading Edge Communications, Inc.
                  1121 Old Siskiyou Highway
                  Ashland, OR 97520
                  Phone: (541)482-4990    FAX: (541)482-4993

2. When are the various directories published?

All of the directories are published annually-except the South Central Directory is published only in odd years-on the following schedule:

   January:   Texas High Technology Directory (5,957 listings)
February:   South Central High Technoloy Directory (AR LA & OK-2,221 listings)
       May:   Rocky Mountain High Tech Dir (AZ CO MT NM NV UT & WY-6,607 listings)
        July:  Adv Tech in the Pacific Northwest (ID OR WA & W. Can.-4,451 listings)
             Rich's Business Guide to Silicon Valley & Northern Cal (9,333 listings)
             Rich's Business Guide to Southern California (8,028 listings)

3. What information is available about each company?

4. How is the information obtained?

All of the information for the Rocky Mountain, Pacific Northwest, Texas and South Central High Technology Directories is obtained by our own in-house staff through telephone interviews. All listings are updated annually within 60 days of publication. Information for the other directories is obtained by mail or through telephone interviews or a combination of both.

5. What is the format of the directories?

The company listings are presented first in alphabetical order by state. These listings include all of the information available about each company. These are followed by multiple indices. The companies are indexed by city, by NAICS/SIC codes, product classification and by sales volume or number of employees so you can easily find the subset of companies you want to access. Certain directories contain indices of new listings and company name changes.

6. What do we regard as high technology companies?

Companies in the following industries are included in the directories:

      Aerospace/Aircraft Equipment
      Analytical & Testing Instruments
       Biotechnology
       Chemicals
       Communications Equipment/Services
       Components
       Computer Systems (Hardware)
       Computer Peripherals/Accessories
       Electronics Production Equipment
       Energy
       Environmental
       Industrial Equipment
       Lasers/Optics/Photonics
       Material Handling Equipment
       Medical Equipment/Devices
       Microelectronics
       Military Equipment/Services
       Monitoring/Controlling Equipment
       Non-Industrial Electrical Products
       Pharmaceuticals
       Plastics/Advanced Materials
       Power Devices/Systems
       Research & Development/Testing
       Robotics/Factory Automation
       Software Development & Software-related Services.

7.   What are NAICS Codes?

In 1998, the Federal Government's Office of Management and Budget made available the new North American Industry Classification System. This system classifies all businesses by numerical codes according to the activities in which they are primarily engaged. There are 20 sectors and 1,170 industries in NAICS as it is used in the United States.

The new NAICS Codes replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes which had been used since the 1930s.   There appear to have been two primary motives in developing the NAICS Codes. The first was to update the industry classification system. The SIC Codes had not been revised since 1987 and rapid economic change and the development of many entirely new industries had left the SIC Codes out of date. The second motive for developing the NAICS Codes was to coordinate the industry classification system of the United States with those of Canada and Mexico. The NAICS Codes were developed jointly by all three North American countries in order to provide common industry definitions and coding.   To adequately describe a company's business, we may use up to three NAICS Codes.

8. Is the information in the directories available on disk or CD-ROM?

Yes, all of the directories are available in an electronic format. They are all available in a character-delimited ASCII format which is easily imported into most database, spreadsheet or word processing systems, allowing the user to produce mailing labels or reports sorted by product, key management, zip codes, NAICS codes, number of employees, city, etc. Rich's Business Guides to Northern and Southern California and the nationwide Corporate Technology Directory are also available on CD-ROM.

9. How do I use an ASCII file?

An ASCII file is a flat text file and is the most generic format available in the computer industry. Most software systems (database, spreadsheet and word processing) have a mechanism for accessing ASCII files. They do it by "importing", "opening", "appending", etc., the information and converting the data into their own proprietary formats. The best way to determine how your system will treat an ASCII file is to find a reference to it in the index of your reference manual (or in your online manual if that is how your system provides help information) and follow the instructions. Once the information has been made available to your software in the appropriate format, you can manipulate and sort it in all the ways permitted by your software.

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