Each added more than 1,000 net new jobs last year, according to a Washington Post survey. Andre Yee, research and development vice president at Saga Software Inc. in Reston, is just such a problem-solver. He joined the company two years ago from another Reston tech firm, as Saga was preparing to reposition itself for the Internet era. Students in Florida choose college courses and motorists in Alaska renew driver's licenses with its products. Around him, Yee sees clusters of high-tech workers with similar interests.
People like to move in pockets.
They like to work with other highly skilled talent. It's a surprisingly small community. Clustering eases that concern. They found that opportunity at Manugistics Group Inc. in Rockville. Guan, whose father is an engineer and whose mother teaches middle school, came alone to the United States and soon set her sights on the Washington area, she said.