9 9 0 s , ▁Nov ell ▁controlled ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁for ▁network ▁operating ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁high - tech ▁industry . ▁▁ ▁A ▁second ▁te ch ▁wave ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁Om n iture . ▁During ▁that ▁same ▁period , ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁raised ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁stage . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Om n iture ▁by ▁Ad obe ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁for ▁$ 1 . 8 ▁billion ▁led ▁Ad obe ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁permanent ▁presence ▁in ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁Past ▁political ▁leadership ▁ ▁Governor ▁Michael ▁Le av itt ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁l uring ▁many ▁te ch ▁companies ▁to ▁Ut ah . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁office , ▁Le av itt ▁made ▁month ly ▁tri ps ▁to ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁and ▁used ▁his ▁s log an , ▁" We ▁have ▁workers , ▁we ▁have ▁space , ▁we ▁have ▁proxim ity ," ▁to ▁increase ▁his ▁influence ▁there . ▁He ▁specifically ▁highlight ed ▁the ▁challeng es ▁facing ▁the ▁Sil icon ▁Valley ▁region : ▁natural ▁ge ographic ▁boundaries ▁and ▁traffic ▁con g estion . ▁Ut ah , ▁he ▁maintained , ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁to ▁grow ▁with ▁ease . ▁Le av itt ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁ent icing ▁e B ay ▁to ▁locate ▁their ▁main