Information Technology

The IT industry represents companies connected to computers, semiconductors, teleservices, office products, software, Internet/online services, Web design, ecommerce, telecommunications, systems integration and related professional services. A Teleservices cluster existed independently in Southern Arizona for several years, but merged with the Information Technology Cluster in 2000.

IT Industry Highlights
Tucson and Southern Arizona

1,200 local companies*
50,000 employees*
$4 billion in revenues*

(* Arizona IT Industry, local figures not available)
(source: Aerospace, Manufacturing & Information Technology Cluster)

Major Employers

Citi (2,000)
IBM Storage Technology Division (1,500)
Afni (1,500)
Intuit (1,272)
Teletech (1,050)
Texas Instruments (643)
Convergys Corp. (600)
Misys Healthcare Systems (600)
Breault Research Organization, Inc. (45)

(source: Book of Lists 2008, Star 200 2008)

Education

The University of Arizona’s Management Information Systems graduate program
Computer Science Department

Other Facts

For the second year in a row, Tucson ranked 3rd on a list of the most technological-advanced cities with a population about 250,000 in the 2007 Digital Cities Survey.