Saffire (company)

Saffire
Formerly	Cygnus Multimedia Productions (1993–1995)
Company type	Private
Industry	Video games
Founded	1993 in Orem, Utah, US
Founders	Les Pardew; Charles Moore;
Defunct	2007
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	South Jordan, Utah, US
Key people	Les Pardew (CEO); Hal Rushton (president); Mark Kendell (chairman);
Number of employees	120 (2001)

Saffire was an American video game developer based in South Jordan, Utah. Founded as Cygnus Multimedia Productions in 1993 by Les Pardew and Charles Moore, it was originally based in Pardew's basement in Orem with a team of six people. Pardew bought out Moore's share in 1994 and involved Hal Rushton as a partner in Moore's place. Cygnus was renamed Saffire in October 1995 and moved from Pleasant Grove to American Fork shortly thereafter for further expansion. Saffire became defunct in 2007.