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Article from ADMIN 03/2011

By ADMIN Magazine

Contegix Announces Cloud Competition

Contegix, a St. Louis-based managed hosting and Internet infrastructure company, is giving start-ups a chance to win some tools and office space doing what they should be doing anyway – putting together a solid business plan and making good use of cloud technology.

To win, a company has to be a start-up formed in 2010 or 2011, and the company must have a business plan or concept that makes use of "Internet infrastructure."

The judges for the contest will be evaluating companies on their competitive features, growth plans, sales strategy, choice of development platform, and "promise for commercial success or positive social change." Presumably, companies that are working on Fortran-based start-ups need not apply.

What's the lure? Contegix is going to be awarding an "Enterprise" package that includes more than US$ 75,000 in free office space and tech tools, an Atlassian Bitbucket account or JIRA Studio accounts, Zimbra-hosted email, and (equally important for a start-up) T-shirts and an espresso machine. This also includes office space in scenic St. Louis and free passes to the Strange Loop 2011 conference.

Who's judging, you may wonder? It's an eclectic group made up of Alex Williams, editor of ReadWriteWeb ; Jennifer Ehlen, interim director of Saint Louis University Center for Entrepreneurship; and Jay DeLong, vice president of New Ventures and Capital Formation, Saint Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. The Contegix execs will also be in on the judging, and it could involve some of their strategic partners. Many will enter, but only one will win. The applications will be accepted through April 10, 2011. Look for more on the Contegix website http://www.contegix.com/.

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