Chicago Tribune: Developers Answering iPhone’s Call - - August 6, 2008 at 1:48 pm

CHICAGO - Apple Inc. opened its network and built App Store, and Chicago softwaremakers came, bringing new applications with them. Over at Model Metrics, a local business software developer, the 5-year-old firm is talking with outside investors for the first time to "get us to the next level," said Dave Dahlberg, a company vice president. "We’re placing a big bet on this."