BOULDER - The Boulder County Business Report has announced the finalists for the ninth annual IQ Awards, which recognizes the most-innovative new products and services from companies in Boulder and Broomfield counties.

Winners in each of the 10 categories will be announced at an evening awards ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Stadium Club at Folsum Field on the University of Colorado campus in Boulder.

The event will include an opportunity to network with representatives of the Boulder Valley's innovative companies.

Individual seating is available for $49 per person and $450 for a corporate table that seats 10 people. Register online at www.IQAwards.com by using either a MasterCard or Visa, or by calling the Boulder County Business Report at 303-440-4950. Space is limited.

Finalists for the 2008 IQ Awards, by category, are:

Business - APConnections Inc., Lafayette; Envysion Inc., Louisville; Zybek Advanced Products Inc., Boulder.

Communications - mShopper, Boulder; Structural Components LLC, Boulder; Tendril Networks, Boulder.

Computer- InfoPrint Solutions Co., Boulder; OneButton, Boulder; StillSecure, Superior.

Consumer - Boulder's Best Organics, Boulder; Infinitea Kombucha, Boulder; Quintess, Broomfield.

Internet/Software: Business - ClickBank, Broomfield; Eventvue, Boulder; HiveLive Inc., Boulder.

Internet/Software: Consumer - FiltrBox, Boulder; Intense Debate Corp., Boulder; Socialthing!, Boulder.

Medical - Array Biopharma, Boulder; Corgenix Medical Corp., Broomfield; Tensegrity, Boulder.

Nonprofits - Crayons to Calculators, Boulder; Imagine!, Lafayette; Women's Wilderness Institute, Boulder.

Sports and Outdoor - Optibike LLC, Boulder; Sea To Summit USA Inc., Boulder.

Sustainable - Boundless Corp. Boulder; Eco-Cycle, Boulder; Hybrids Plus, Boulder.