Freshwater monitors Web site?s reliability

BOULDER ? This spring’s meltdown in tech stocks came as reality finally caught up with the red-hot sector. But while Dr. Koop is ailing and CD Now has nearly been scratched, one Boulder firm’s prospects seem as bright as ever.

Freshwater Software Inc. was founded by Donna Auguste and John Meier in 1996 with the goal of providing comprehensive growth solutions for e-business. At a time when e-commerce was in its earliest stages, Auguste and Meier were well ahead of the times.

“Our products monitor transactions for an e-business Web site to make sure those transactions are reliable,” says Auguste, chief executive…