Is Utah's Tech Dream Beginning to Fade?

Some think that might be the case with the recent changes that have taken place.

Novell and WordPerfect merged in an effort to fend off challenges to their technology by Microsoft Corp. The attempt failed. WordPerfect became part of Canada's Corel Corp. and nowadays barely exists.

Iomega has moved its headquarters from Roy to San Diego; neither Intel nor Micron has yet realized more than a fraction of their original expansion plans for Utah.

And Novell several times has shifted its strategy, most recently through acquisitions on Linux, a move that adjusts its focus farther away. The company's move of its headquarters to Massachusetts is a major blow to Utah's tech dream.

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