{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}} '''Silicon Peach''' is a term used to refer to Atlanta and the concentration of high tech development in the area. The term is a continuation of the reference following Silicon Valley (California), Silicon Alley (New York), Silicon Prairie (Chicago), Silicon Hills (Austin), and Silicon Beach (Los Angeles). Atlanta has long been a high tech center. Some of the traditional engines of technology development in Atlanta have been the ATDC at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tagonline.org/|title=TAG: Technology Association of Georgia|website=www.tagonline.org}}</ref> New centers of innovation and technology acceleration are emerging, including the recent launch of the Atlanta Tech Village;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlantatechvillage.com/|title=Atlanta's Startup Hub|website=Atlanta Tech Village}}</ref> the Ponce City Market; Tech Square Labs;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2014/03/flatiron-building-redevelopment-could.html?page=all|title=Flat Iron building redevelopment |date=2014 |website=upstart.bizjournals.com|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref> and the Flatiron Accelerator.
Atlanta is one of the fastest growing high-tech urban centers in the United States, with a particular focus on: * Mobility technology<ref>{{cite web|author=Grant Wainscott |url=http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/business/technology#sthash.grXtLZ8k.dpuf |title=Tech Companies in Metro Atlanta: IT, Digital Media & Telecom |publisher=Metroatlantachamber.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-19}}</ref> * Digital media and content * Network security * Financial transactions processing * Software development & engineering * Health information technology * Smart grid technology
According to a 2012 [http://www.us.jll.com/united-states/en-us Jones Lang LeSalle] report, Atlanta is the 10th largest technology city in the United States. The report went on to say that Atlanta tech companies generated $113 billion in revenue and nearly 30,000 new jobs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2012/11/report-atlanta-10th-high-tech-city.html|title=Atlanta Tech City |date=2012 |website=upstart.bizjournals.com|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref> It is estimated that Atlanta companies will invest over $1 billion into new technology over the next five years.<ref>{{cite web|author=Grant Wainscott |url=http://www.metroatlantachamber.com/business/technology |title=Tech Companies in Metro Atlanta: IT, Digital Media & Telecom |publisher=Metroatlantachamber.com |date= |accessdate=2019-07-19}}</ref>
== Economy ==
=== IT companies headquartered in greater Atlanta === {{columns-list|colwidth=16em| *Agilysys *AirWatch *American Megatrends *AppGriffin *ArrayFire *BitPay *CoffeeCup Software *DW Practice *EarthLink *Endgame *Everspark *First Data *FIT Radio *Ftrans *IBM Internet Security Systems *Intercontinental Exchange *Kabbage *Kaneva *LabLynx *MailChimp *MFG.com *NCR Corporation *New Atlanta *NewsRx *Nexidia *NexTraq *Noble Systems Corporation *Nuesoft *Open-E, Inc. *Oversight Systems *PGi{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} *Pindrop Security *PlayMotion *Rent.com *Revenue Analytics *SalesLoft *Scoutmob *Sharecare *ShrinkTheWeb *Snapt Inc *Systel *The List *The Weather Company *Underneath.com *YP Holdings }}
=== IT companies with offices in greater Atlanta === {{columns-list|colwidth=16em| *Apple *AlgoSec *Amazon *FIS *Fiserv *Google *IBM *LexisNexis *Micro Focus *Microsoft *MuleSoft *Northrop Grumman *Oracle *Sage *salesforce.com *SAP SE *Square *Symantec *Travelport *Twitter *VMware *Workday, Inc. }}
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Category:High-technology business districts in the United States Category:Information technology places Category:Geography of Atlanta Category:Tech hubs