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21st Annual CATAAlliance Innovation Awards - Nominees
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For more than two decades, the CATAAlliance Innovation & Leadership Awards have been the most prestigious annual awards conferred on individuals and corporations by Canada's advanced technology community. They are presented in recognition of exceptional contributions made to the creation of science and technology-based industrial strength in Canada.
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CATA Women in Technology Forum Sara Kirke Award for Women Entrepreneurs
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The Sara Kirke Award for Woman Entrepreneurship is presented to the woman who has shown the most outstanding technological innovation and corporate leadership -- leadership that has significantly expanded the frontiers of Canada's advanced technology industry.
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Shannon Byrne Susko
Vice President Technology and Operations, Payment Processing Inc.
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Shannon's leadership was key in transforming Paradata Systems from encryption software development company into a highly innovative, service oriented electronic payments provider serving both Canadian, US and European markets. Under Shannon’s leadership, the Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal adopted and branded Paradata’s technical platform.
Shannon designed a well known world class electronic payment system based on the latest technical infrastructure and development platforms that enabled Paradata to consistently exceed customer expectations.
Unique transaction processing technology as core competitive advantage, developed and driven by Shannon, as well as the execution of her vision enabled Paradata to operate through hi-tech downturn efficiently and came through a winner. In 2006, this effort was crowned with a successful acquisition of Paradata by Payment Processing Inc. of Newark, California and subsequent evolution of the company onto the next level. | | | |
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Pratt & Whitney Canada Award for Outstanding Product Achievement (ICT)
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Outstanding Product Achievement (ICT) presented to a Canadian organization for an outstanding technology engineering development that has resulted in the production of a world-class product or family of products. The product will have proven itself in operation and its design and market success will have enhanced Canada's international reputation for innovations and excellence.
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Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn Inc.
www.desire2learn.com |
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Desire2Learn Inc. is committed to being the global leader in the development and support of innovative eLearning environments for education and other key markets. The Desire2Learn offering is the only Canadian developed enterprise eLearning Management System for educational institutions. As a result Desire2Learn is a significant player domestically and internationally and has created a positive impact on Canadian exports. |
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Turnkey Unified Rating and Charging
for combined voice, messaging, content, and data services
Redknee Inc.
www.redknee.com |
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Redknee is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of advanced technology through its relationships with the world's leading companies in the areas of Application Development, Technology and System Integration. Redknee has partnerships in place with Nortel, Cisco, NMS Communications, Oracle, Open Mobile Alliance, The Third Generation Partnership Project, TeleManagement Forum, etc. Redknee also belongs to the Board of Directors at Parlay Group, with the objective to enable the creation of new telecommunications applications and services, for enterprise and consumer markets, utilizing network features and capabilities.
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Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI)
Cognos Inc.
www.cognos.com |
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Business Intelligence made a promise: to make it simple for everyone to use information to make better decisions. However, given a company's complex IT infrastructure, the reality of getting a single BI standard in place across an organization has been anything but simple-until recently. Cognos designed Cognos 8 Business Intelligence (BI) with this promise in mind and in turn, launched the industry's first single BI product to deliver the complete range of BI capabilities -- dimensional and relational reporting, deep comparative analysis, active scorecards and dashboards, event lifecycle management, and data integration -- on a service-oriented architecture (SOA), which allows companies "plug in" to existing IT assets and saving time and money.
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Trace Detection Products and Systems
Autoclear/ Scintrex Trace Corp.
www.scintrextrace.com |
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Scintrex Trace Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of AutoClear, develops innovative and proprietary trace detection products and systems to help security and law enforcement agencies around the world detect explosives, drugs and other noxious substances. |
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Xerox Award for Development & Application of Nanotechnology in Canadian Industry
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Xerox Award for Development & Application of Nanotechnology in Canadian Industry presented to a Canadian organization for an outstanding technology engineering development that has resulted in the production of a world-class product or family of products. The product will have proven itself in operation and its design and market success will have enhanced Canada's international reputation for innovations and excellence.
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MicragemTM - Micralyne Generalized MEMS Process
Micralyne Inc.
www.micralyne.com |
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Micralyne Inc. is a leader in the fabrication of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems)-based products, a key enabler of nanotechnology. MEMS-based products (or micro/nano devices) are manufactured in the scale of microns (1000 microns = 1 millimetre), but also cross over into the realm of nanotechnology (1000 nanometres = 1 micron). These micro/nano devices are miniature three-dimensional industrial components that are smaller, faster, and less expensive than traditional versions.
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Institute for Microstructural Sciences/National Research Council Canada
ims-ism.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/main_e.html |
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The mission of IMS is to play a pivotal role in the design, development and diffusion of photonic, optical and quantum components into sectors as diverse as Communications, Health, Energy, Environment and Security. Through the application of novel materials and components, IMS continues to serve a large industrial base with its multi-disciplinary research teams consisting of physicists, chemists, material scientists and electrical engineers.
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Processing of Nanocrystals and Quantum Dots for Improved Stability
University of Toronto |
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Quantum dots have applications in a wide range of photonic and biotechnologies due to their outstanding optical properties. One problem with quantum dots is their tendency to lose efficiency over time due to instability of the ligands which encapsulate the active nanoparticle. A method to improve ligand stability would be of great value in packaging quantum dots for a variety of current and proposed applications.
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Nanocrystalline Cobalt-Phosphorus (nano Cobalt) – Hexavalent Chrome alternative
Integran Technologies Inc. |
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Hexavalent chrome electroplating has significant environmental issues. Government andindustry have been searching for an alternative for more than a decade. In reaction to thedangers of hexavalent chrome production a ruling was recently made by the USDepartment of Labor’s OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) to reducethe allowable amount of airborne particles from 52ìg per cubic meter of air to 2.5ìg percubic meter of air. Industry is having significant issues in dealing with the reductions.
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Excellence in Emerging Technology
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Excellence in Emerging Technology is given in recognition of the recent launch of an innovative new product. Advanced technology products, technology-based services and products that utilize emerging technologies may be considered. Entries will be judged in relation to the degree of innovation incorporated in the product and its market potential.
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LiquidIQ™
Liquid Computing
www.liquidcomputing.com/
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The company's innovative product, LiquidIQ™, is an Interconnect Driven Server that delivers a set of managed computing and communications resources. It can be configured with software commands into one or several cluster configurations, shared memory or cache coherent server regions at best lifecycle economics. The new class of server delivers unparallel and uncompromising performance, scalability and availability.
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MMDS: the Technology of the Future, Available Today
VCom Inc.
www.vcom.com |
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Image Wireless, a subsidiary of VCom Inc., provides 'Cable' television services to the major portion of the populated portions of Saskatchewan via a wireless Multichannel Multipoint Distribution System (MMDS). MMDS, also known as wireless cable, is a wireless telecommunications technology, used for general-purpose broadband networking or, more commonly, as an alternative method of cable television programming reception. MMDS is usually used in sparsely populated rural areas, where laying cables is not economically viable.
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lotum (the service) and iotum Pronto Conference Call Management
Iotum Corporation |
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lotum Corporation is a voice 2.0 company, founded in 2003 by industry veterans Alec Saunders and Howard H. Thaw to exploit opportunities created by VoIP. The iotum service is a Web 2.0 call management application that utilizes the users context information and preferences to know which calls are important and which can wait based on who is calling and what the user is currently doing. The second product is called the iotum Pronto Conference Call Management application. This management tool dramatically simplifies the conference call experience. It helps users quickly and easily schedule calls within Microsoft Outlook without the use of special bridge dial in numbers or identification codes.
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Embedded Systems Development and Data Communications technology
Agnicorp Inc. |
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An innovative development of a new technology system namely, an all-in-one device to converge Data, Voice, and Video and other real time transaction based enterprise applications over a secure Internet Protocol. This technology is seen as an advancement of Embedded Systems Development and Data Communications technology.
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High Road Communications Award for Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
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Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting is awarded to a journalist or writer raising the public profile of science and technology and contributing to the building of a science and technology culture in Canada.
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Grant Buckler
Freelance Writer & Editor |
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Grant Buckler, an award-winning freelance journalist based out of Kingston Ontario, is a veteran of technology reporting in Canada. With more than 26 years of experience, Grant uses his tech savvy to critically examine new technology, products, and industry trends across all industries. Grant strives to be a productive member of Canada’s writing community and is actively involved with the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression organization whose mission is to contribute to the development of media freedom through the world.
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Shane Schick
Editor
ITBusiness.ca
www.itbusiness.ca |
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Shane Schick is the founding editor of ITBusiness.ca, Canada’s online source for technology news. Never swayed by monolithic companies and their prowess, Shane exemplifies journalistic integrity and finely honed news judgment, providing great service to his readers. His keen intelligence and engaging writing style results in analytical, investigative stories that examine the trends, products and people impacting the Canadian technology industry.
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Simon Avery
Reporter, Globe and Mail
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Simon Avery, a reporter at the Globe and Mail since 2003, has covered technology for publications including The Wall Street Journal as a Silicon Valley correspondent, the National Post, and Associated Press. Covering both broad trends and companies, he looks at how technology changes peoples lives and improves businesses.
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University of Ottawa School of Management Award for Private Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
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Private Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology is presented to an individual from the private sector in recognition of outstanding technological innovation and corporate leadership that has significantly expanded the frontiers of Canada's advanced technology industry. The recipient must have demonstrated consistent innovation and leadership skills resulting in the creation and international acceptance of significant world-class products and/or the establishment and development of a major advanced technology company or companies that have withstood the test of time. Contributions to achieving a more competitive investment climate in Canada will also be taken into account.
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Omur Sezerman
President & CEO
OZ Optics Limited
www.ozoptics.com |
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Omur Sezerman recognized that the wealth of photonics talent in Canada needed to work together with a unified voice in order to present clear, well-defined ideas to government researchers, and business. He realized that the Canadian photonics industry needed to focus on specific problems in order to compete on a global scale. Since the local market for photonics products and services is relatively small, Canadian companies could only be successful by exporting. Mr. Sezerman knew that only a vibrant export market would allow Canada to develop and maintain a strong pool of talent, which would be essential for future growth.
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Vicki Brilz
VP Wireless, ANT
Dynastream Innovations Inc
www.dynastream.com
www.thisisant.com |
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Vicki Brilz was the CCO of Dynastream from its inception in 1998 until January of 2006. During that time, Dynastream has grown from a company of four employees with revenues of less than $100,000 to a company that now employs 49 individuals with a revenues in excess $8M. Vicki’s tutelage and insight into customer needs and future trends in sporting good electronics has led to contracts from major players in the sporting goods industries including Nike, Polar, Garmin, Philips and Suunto.
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Ian McKinnon
President and CEO
Certicom Corp.
http://www.certicom.com/index.php
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Ian McKinnon was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Certicom in March of 2002, and is a member of the Certicom Board of Directors. He oversees the operations of Certicom with responsibility for establishing, communicating and successfully executing the Certicom vision and growth strategy.
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Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
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Presented to a leading individual from the public sector to recognize a significant contribution to the development and application of advanced technology in Canada. The recipient must have demonstrated creativity and leadership in the design and implementation of policies and programs to support the development and application of advanced technology. The recipient will have been consistent in supporting technology and its application. Programs initiated by the recipient must have provided important support to the developers of technology as well as to industries that will benefit from its use.
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Howard Apler
Vice-President, Research
University of Ottawa
www.uottawa.ca |
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Howard Alper, OC, is Professor of Chemistry and Vice-President, Research, at the University of Ottawa. In his multiple positions and public service at the University of Ottawa, the Royal Society of Canada, the Council of Canadian Academies, NATO, G8 Academies, the many boards he chairs in Canada and abroad, Howard Alper has tremendously influenced Canadian S&T Policy, Research and Development. He has also created many bridges between academia, government and industry.
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Carol Gregoryk, R.N. B.Sc.N.
Special Projects Coordinator
PA Parklands Health Region
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The Provincial IT Solution to Home Care--Since the introduction of 'health care reform', a loss of hospital beds and cutbacks has spanned a decade of change in our federally funded health care system. The result has been a massive growth in the field of home care with an increasing demand of acuity and quality care that has employees of home care organizations scrambling. Under these challenges, Saskatchewan Health responded with:
– Provincial solutions to software procurement in all aspects of health care
– Provincial Home Care solutions
– Provincial comprehensive implementation of the InterRAI family of products including RAI-HC.
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Murray Hardie
Counsul & Trade Commissioner
Consulate General of Canada |
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The Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis initiated a project to introduce world class Canadian technologies to the 3M Corporation. The program has successfully introduced Canadian advanced technologies to 3M and other major corporations and provides a process to initiate further co-operation including licensing and technology transfer. |
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SHRC Information Technology Strategic HR Leadership Award
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Awarded to the Information Technology (IT) company or organization that enhanced their performance and reputation by leveraging organization human capital. Their efforts should demonstrate how Human Resources (HR) align with corporate strategic goals and enhances their reputation and successes. The winner will have led their organization by effectively providing leadership on Human Resource issues, contributing to business growth/development and communicating the value of HR in the Information Technology sector.
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Hire Ground Software
www.hiregroundsoftware.com |
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As the global demand for skilled labor ever increases, human resource departments are being asked to fill positions quicker in a shorter period of time. Marilynn Kalman, President, recognized this trend from her experience in running career fairs, transformed her company Hire Ground into Hire Ground Software. Hire Ground's manadate was to create the most flexible, innovative and cost effective applicant tracking software on the market.
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Genesis Centre
Memorial University of Newfoundland
www.genesis.mun.ca |
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Opened in February 1997, the Genesis Centre is Memorial University of Newfoundland's business incubator for technology companies. The mission of the Genesis Centre is to create wealth for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, i.e. to generate a positive return, via wealth created, taxes and jobs. The strategy for achieving this mission is to significantly increase the likelihood, rate and degree of success for selected companies. The vision of the Genesis Centre is to add unquestionable value to local, developing technology companies, and to be regarded by the community as doing so.
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FinancialCAD Corporation (FINCAD)
www.fincad.com |
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FinancialCAD Corporation (FINCAD) provides software and services that support the valuation and risk management of financial securities and derivatives that is essential for banks, corporate treasuries and asset management firms. FINCAD's growth and expansion can in part be attributed to developing best practices in Human Resources (HR) by aligning the employees' objectives with the company's strategic plan. FINCAD's HR strategy and actions helped to recruit, retain and develop highly-skilled and motivated individuals, which resulted in the success of the organization in the Information Technology sector.
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