Top 10 US Tech Cities

Silicon Valley in San Francisco's Bay Area: Home to tech giants Google, Cisco and countless others.

Boston: 'A hotbed of high-tech innovation in fields such as biotech and software,' -- U.S. News & World Report.

Austin: Recently emerged as the technology and small business epicenter. Forbes lists it as a 'top innovative city."

Seattle: 700 tech organizations have established themselves in the 'Emerald City,' right next to Microsoft.

Washington, DC: The capital of the US boasts some of the top government tech giants, including Lockheed Martin.

Huntsville: The nation's second-largest tech and research park -- Cummings Research Park -- houses 225 companies.

San Francisco: Easily one of the best cities for technical support and innovation.

Cincinnati: Home to 10 Fortune 100 companies.

North Carolina Research Triangle: 3 centers of research and technology are Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill.

Houston ' Several years after the Enron crash, Houston continues to serve the energy industry.