BCTIA Technology Impact Awards 2011 – Finalists Announced

As media partner for the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA), Webnames.ca would like to congratulate the finalists for the 2011 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs).

Founded in 1994 by the BCTIA the Technology Impact Awards celebrate the successes of the technology industry and the companies, people and innovation that continue to put British Columbia on the map and who serve as role models for others in our province.

The finalists this year represent a broad range of technologies including enterprise, mobile and social media software; power electronics, imaging and microprocessor hardware, including quantum processing; and unique lighting and hybrid Stirling/Thermoacoustic devices.  Their solutions can be found in a number of environments including healthcare, retail, financial services, research labs, telecommunications, green building and power utilities.

The Technology Impact Awards are broken into three groups: Technology Awards, Company Awards, and Personal Recognition Awards.

This year’s finalists are:

Excellence in Product Innovation

Alpha Technologies Ltd. http://www.alpha.com  
D-Wave Systems Inc.  http://www.dwavesys.com  
QR Loyalty http://www.qrloyalty.com  
SunCentral Inc. http://www.suncentralinc.com

Best Application of Technology

McKesson Medical Imaging Group http://www.mckesson.com  
Subserveo Inc. http://www.subserveo.com

Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology

Etalim Inc. http://www.etalim.com  
Secodix Corp. http://www.secodix.com

Most Promising Start-Up

Etalim Inc. http://www.etalim.com  
QR Loyalty http://www.qrloyalty.com  
Xomo Digital http://www.xomodigital.com

Emerging Company of the Year

Clevest Solutions Inc. http://www.clevest.com
QHR Technologies Inc. http://qhrtechnologies.com  
Vivonet Inc. http://www.vivonet.com

Company of the Year

Avigilon http://www.avigilon.com  
PMC-Sierra http://www.pmc-sierra.com  
Tantalus http://www.tantalus.com

Team of the Year

Avigilon http://www.avigilon.com  
SAP Canada http://www.sap.com/canada  
Vision Critical http://visioncritical.com
 

To purchase tickets go to http://www.thetias.com