25th Annual CATAAlliance Innovation Awards Nominees - Cast Your Vote
Outstanding Product Achievement - Health Care/ICT
The Wellington West Capital Award will be presented to a Canadian organization for an outstanding technology engineering development which 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 innovation and excellence.
The MobiSecure® Wallet and Vault patent pending platform allows Health Organizations to deliver the next generation of mobile digital information services and products while securing the individual’s identity against medical identity theft. The platform allows organizations to confidentially grant access to the most sensitive types of health information and transactions and store the most relevant information locally on mobile devices while meeting regulatory requirements.
Spartan Bioscience’s mission is enabling DNA results on demand. Spartan has commercialized the world’s first desktop DNA analyzer that is fast, affordable, and easy to use. In the same way that desktop computers displaced mainframes, Spartan’s portable devices are bringing DNA testing to the mainstream market. Currently, it takes days or weeks to get DNA results from a central lab with mainframe DNA machines. With Spartan’s on-demand devices, doctors and scientists get results in 30-60 minutes whenever and wherever they want. Spartan was incorporated in January 2005 and has 20 full-time employees and consultants.
Colligo is a leading provider of client software solutions for extending the collaboration and content management functionality of Microsoft SharePoint. Colligo helps organizations drive SharePoint adoption by providing an intuitive experience that better integrates SharePoint into the way users work on their desktops, whether online or offline. Colligo is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with a customer base that includes Fortune 500 companies in more than 50 countries.
Ericsson Outstanding Product Achievement - Application Mobility Industry (MoCo)
The Ericsson Outstanding Product Achievement Award recognizes excellence in the Content and Applications Mobility Industry and will be presented to a Canadian organization for an outstanding technology engineering development which has resulted in the production of a world-class Mobility 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 innovation and excellence.
A cutting-edge developer of games for mobile devices, XMG Studio Inc. is a privately funded company, founded in August 2009 by CEO Ray Sharma. XMG Studio focuses on developing innovative, compelling, and entertaining games featuring augmented reality, advanced graphics, and unique gameplay modes for the iPhone, Android, BlackBerry and Palm devices. On November 6, 2009, XMG submitted its first game, Pandemica, to the iPhone Apps Store. Heralded as "ingenious" and a "must-try" (theiphoneblog.com), Pandemica has garnered five-star reviews for its immersive originality.
iLaneTMs is the worlds first and only in-car device that gives drivers complete control of their smartphone while driving so they can keep their hands on the wheel and eyes on the road. iLane is the only device that tackles the real issue of drivers taking their eyes off the road to check email, check their calendar, SMS, make phone calls and compose new emails. This is critical during a time when legislation is sweeping across North America and around the world. iLane is an intelligent, portable device that lets you control your smartphone using simple voice commands when you\'re inside your vehicle. Now you can open, listen to, and respond to email entirely hands-free simply by speaking aloud. iLane verbally notifies you when new emails arrive on your smartphone using pleasant, conversational words like, "Good Morning John, you have 18 new emails."
iLane reads your emails to you out loud, on command. While you're listening, you keep your hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road. Wish to respond to an email? Simply say "Reply" and compose your response via iLane VoiceNote by speaking aloud. iLane hears you, and your message is sent to the recipient from your smartphone.
Plus, iLane lets you access and control a variety of other smartphone applications by voice command, including managing phone calls, SMS messages and calendar.
Clevest is seizing market opportunities created from the utility industry’s need to advance to Smart Grid technologies, which aim to support sustainable energy consumption. Research estimates that 212 million Smart Meters will be deployed globally by 2014. Clevest is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this trend by providing the industry’s leading Smart Grid deployment software, to help utilities manage the challenge and risks of replacing the vast numbers of traditional electric, water and gas meters with new Smart Meter devices. Founded in 2002, Clevest is a privately held Canadian company located in Richmond, BC. The company has recently been recognised as the fastest growing private company in BC by Business In Vancouver (BIV).
Evolution Health is a pioneer in the fast-growing field of online health education programs that serve businesses, organizations and institutions all over the world. Evolution Health and the Canadian Cancer Society have collaborated to develop a bilingual text messaging program to help quitters stay smoke-free . The text messaging service has been integrated into the existing Smokers™ Helpline programs and as a standalone tool freely available to all Ontario residents who have a mobile phone. The text messaging program relies on core principles of behaviour change theory, primarily following Prochaska and DiClemente™s Transtheoretical Model, also known as The Stages of Change. Ontarians with text-messaging enabled mobile phones can receive text messages following a pre-determined algorithm that is based on their quit date. Clients who find themselves in a crisis situation and are in need of immediate advice can text keywords to the service (i.e. craving, alcohol and stress). Once these keywords are received by the service customized text messages containing behaviour advice and support are returned to the quitter. These messages are based on the quitters personal needs throughout the duration of the quit and maintenance phases.
KPMG CIO Leadership Award
The KPMG CIO Leadership Award will recognize CIOs, or those in equivalent positions, who have shown excellence in managing their organization's enterprise-wide information systems, yielding the greatest returns to their enterprises. Other selection factors include: community engagement, team leadership and authoring of articles, white papers, including speaking engagements. Winners will be selected for two categories: SME business (under 150 employees), and large corporations (more than 150 employees). Finalists and award recipients will be chosen by a selection committee comprising experts drawn from the CIO Association of Canada, CATAAlliance and KPMG.
As VANOC’s Chief Information Officer, Ward Chapin has lead the team that implemented and managed all the technology and systems critical for staging the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Chapin’s scope of responsibility is as diverse as the technology and the systems he oversees, spanning day-to-day office requirements for 1,200 staff to systems that manage the accreditation, communication, security and transportation functions for all Games’ participants. A longtime executive with HSBC Bank, Chapin built a progressive career with the financial services company in Canada and abroad. Prior to joining VANOC, he was responsible for Information Technology Operations for the HSBC Investment Bank in London, England
John Hill - Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Sasktel www.sasktel.com
As Chief Information Officer, John Hill is accountable for aligning SaskTel’s information technology vision with business strategy by integrating company business processes with the appropriate technologies. John is responsible for all aspects of developing and implementing systems and process improvement initiatives within the organization. John leads a team of IT and Engineering professionals who maintain existing enterprise systems, while providing direction in all technology related issues in support of information operations. In addition, John also leads the Corporate Project Management Office and is chairman of the Corporate Directors Council. John brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the position of SaskTel's Chief Information Officer (CIO). Prior to this appointment, John was SaskTel's Director - Technology Strategy, setting long term direction and investment strategies for SaskTel’s world class core network and associated systems.
Simon Hunt - VP and Chief Technology Officer
Data Protection www.mcafee.com
Simon Hunt is the VP and Chief Technology Officer for McAfee Data Protection and formally the CTO for SafeBoot International. Simon has been designing, implementing and speaking about data security since 1996. Simon Hunt has more than 20 years experience in software development, design and consultancy with fortune 500 companies. An accomplished consultant, software architect and designer, his vision and foresight have been the driving forces behind the technical success of the SafeBoot product range (SafeBoot has since been acquired by McAfee to establish McAfee’s Data Protection Business Unit).
Private Sector and/or Leadership in Advanced Technology
Named after The University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management, this Award is presented to an individual from the private sector in recognition of outstanding technological innovation and corporate leadership which 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.
Indra has over 60 patents filed in his name and was instrumental in the development of ViXS’ unique and world class video processing architecture which has enabled ViXS to capture a market leadership position in the fast growing consumer video SoC transcoding market. As co-founder of ViXS, Indra and the senior management team recognized that the field of digital video in broadcast video created a need to manipulate convert and scale high definition compressed video in real time.
David Ross has played a major role in advancing live production technology in the broadcast industry in Canada and globally. He succeeded his father John Ross as President of Ross Video in November 2003, and was appointed CEO in March 2006. David has held several key positions within the organization and has worked with the company full time since earning his computer engineering degree from the University of Waterloo. He has helped to transform the company from a small player with a single analog product line to a significant player in the industry with 5 lines of high definition digital products and a global reach.
Recognized for innovation and leadership by organizations like Frost & Sullivan and FORTUNE magazine, Dan Dodge has built a global reputation as a technology visionary. A pioneer in the embedded systems industry, Mr. Dodge has created software that controls everything from in-car infotainment systems through nuclear power plants to the world’s fastest Internet routers. Mr. Dodge has garnered various tributes, including the prestigious J.W. Graham medal in Computing and Innovation from the University of Waterloo. In 2002 he was acclaimed a Hero of Manufacturing by FORTUNE magazine.
Ken Truffen is the Vice-President, Marketing. In this role, Ken is accountable for developing and implementing the marketing and content strategies for all products, services and solutions within the IMS portfolio. Previously, Ken spent 12 years at Bell Mobility where he assisted in the growth of the wireless data market in Canada while developing key relationships with industry leading content providers. Ken is a graduate from the University of Windsor with a Bachelor of Arts.
Public Sector Leadership in Advanced Technology
The Public Sector Leadership Award is 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 which will benefit from its use.
Nominees:
Tony Rahilly - Director General, National Research Council Canada
Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
Tony started his working life as a quality control chemist for Fry-Cadbury's in Dublin, Ireland, he made the transition to sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical industry after his arrival in Canada, with experience in new product development. He has been both teacher and administrator in the community college system and university. Tony has taught marketing, statistics, and organizational behaviour at both the college and university level. He has held senior posts in both academic and support services such as admission and registration. Tony joined NRC-IRAP in 1998 and took over his position as the Regional Director for Ontario in 2001. He has now been leading NRC-IRAP since September 2004.
Jann Beeston is a visionary, community leader and videoconferencing guru. She lives and works in Hanna, Alberta, a small community of 3000 people. She is the Executive Director of the Hanna Learning Centre, a community learning centre for adults. Jann had a vision for making the Hanna Learning Centre a hub of e-learning and in particular, videoconferencing. As a result, the little town of Hanna, AB has become a mecca of videoconferencing, with 5 full VC suites which are booked solid from morning until night, with classes and professional development of all kinds. People come from neighboring towns and hamlets to learn there but Jann didn't stop there. Her vision to bring learning opportunities via technology broadened to the entire province. In addition to being the Executive Director of the Hanna Learning Centre, she is also the former Board President of the Community Learning Network. She brought together the Executive Director of that organization, along with partners from Literacy Alberta and Volunteer Alberta to build a province-wide video conferencing network for the voluntary and non-profit sectors.
Christian Couturier - Director General, NRC - The NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
The NRC Institute for Information Technology (NRC-IIT) has demonstrated unprecedented public sector leadership in information and communications technologies by creating and commercializing software and systems technology to help Canada prosper in the knowledge economy. Christian’s leadership has been recognized by several awards including Canada’s "Top 40 Under 40. He previously served as Director, New Brunswick Research Programs and as Group Leader for the e-Learning Group of NRC-IIT - e-Business. Prior to coming to NRC, Mr. Couturier held various positions at the Université de Moncton (UdeM), including Director General of IT Services, Professor in MIS and Senior Project Manager for UdeM's Virtual Learning Environment (IDITAE). In 2004, Christian was given the distinction of being named one of the Top 50 CEOs in Atlantic Canada by Atlantic Business Magazine, as well as Industry Person of the Year at the KIRA 2004 gala, the Information Technology "Oscars" in New Brunswick. He received the distinctions for having gone above and beyond in the leadership and direction of IT in New Brunswick and for his dedication in time and energy to make a difference to the industry in building its presence in the IT world.
Emerging Technology
The TSX Award for Emerging Technology Leadership 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.
Clevest is seizing market opportunities created from the utility industry’s need to advance to Smart Grid technologies, which aim to support sustainable energy consumption. Research estimates that 212 million Smart Meters will be deployed globally by 2014. Clevest is uniquely positioned to take advantage of this trend by providing the industry’s leading Smart Grid deployment software, to help utilities manage the challenge and risks of replacing the vast numbers of traditional electric, water and gas meters with new Smart Meter devices. Founded in 2002, Clevest is a privately held Canadian company located in Richmond, BC. The company has recently been recognised as the fastest growing private company in BC by Business In Vancouver (BIV).
Introduced to the market in June 2009, Platform ISF is the first end-to-end cloud management product for enterprises to build, maintain and run private cloud infrastructures. Based in Toronto, Platform Computing has been a prominent player in the Canadian technology scene for over 18 years. Established in 1992 as an outgrowth of CEO Dr. Songnian Zhou’s PhD thesis on shared computing infrastructures, Platform is now the leader in grid, cluster and cloud computing. The company employs over 500 people in North America, Europe and Asia, and has over 2,000 customers worldwide across numerous industries including Airbus, AMD, Celera Genomics, General Electric, Land Rover/Jaguar, Peugeot, Pfizer, Shell Oil, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
NIMTech has developed a proprietary ultrasonic technology that provides a new level of real time, product analysis. The SonicGaugeTM System can non-invasively see inside a pipeline to understand the type of substance running through it and then track the changes in its chemical composition, in real time. NimTECH specializes in Intelligent Systems for unique and safe Non-invasive Measurement Technologies. Their system can very accurately measure the quality of almost any type of matter (liquid/gas/solid). This system is applicable to any quality/process control in the Chemical and Pharmaceutical industry and is based on Ultrasound Technology. It can track the quality during the production process (online) and measure the quality non-destructively (e.g. in a container without opening it).
Indicee was founded in 2007 with the intent of providing powerful and affordable business intelligence and analytics to the small and medium-sized business markets. Headquartered in downtown Vancouver, Indicee founders are right back where they started so many years ago when involved with building a then-little-known product called Crystal Reports. A core team of 14 developers and industry professionals are building the next generation of business intelligence using a platform of open-source components and virtual technologies to deliver reporting and interactive data analysis over the web in a “Software as a Service” (SaaS) model, simplifying the implementation and application of normally complex and cost-prohibitive software.s
The Peter Brojde Award for Canada’s Next Generation Executive Leadership
This Award recognizes the executive leadership of an individual who has had a major impact on the creation, success and/or transformation of their enterprise. Candidates will typically hold senior positions such as CEO, CFO, COO, President or Vice-President. The winner will be representative of Canada’s next generation of Innovation Nation business leaders.
Mr. Belobaba gained his financial experience in the investment banking department of HSBC Securities Inc. In 2001, he founded toMarket Inc., a company that provided wireless payment terminals and administrative software to the Canadian transportation industry. In 2004, Mr. Belobaba co-founded Medical Telecom Corporation (MTC). As CEO of MTC, Mr. Belobaba led the company to 1,000% year-over-year growth in both 2005 and 2006, while developing the CallerMD product - leading the company to be recognized by Profit Magazine as Canada's Fastest Growing Company in 2007.
Manuel Pietra is a global executive with more than 20 years of successful management experience from companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Latin America. As President and CEO of FreeBalance, Mr. Pietra leads global growth strategies, organizational restructuring and customer engagement. Manuel Pietra has held executive positions on the boards of several international companies and actively participated in the venture capital arena. He holds a degree in Business Management from the South African Institute of Management and is a board member for the International Consortium on Government Financial Management (ICGFM). Mr. Pietra is multilingual and often speaks at high profile investment seminars and technology conferences across the world in English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
Jason Flick is Co-founder and President of YOUiLabs, a successful serial entrepreneur, and brings 18 years of technical and business leadership to the role of President. His most recent success was Flick Software, a mobile solutions and products venture whose customers included Intel, Rogers Wireless, U.S. military, and Sybase. Prior to founding Flick Software in 2002, he was co-founder and CTO at N-able Technologies, where he architected one of the most scalable IT systems in the world, built and managed the engineering team. Prior to N-able Technologies, Jason was Director, Systems Integration with Eftia, a leading OSS vendor, where he owned a $23M P&L business unit. His other roles and adventures have included COO, Canadian Health Systems and Vice President Engineering, TouchNet.
Andrea Baptiste is the President and CEO of Benbria. Andrea brings 20 years of experience in growing technology companies, revenue generation, and team building. Andrea is the former CEO of Atreus Systems, and has also held senior management positions with Cambrian Systems, CrossKeys Systems, TeleSat Mobile and Newbridge Networks.
Quebec Media Award
Nominees:
Jean-François Ferland – Direction Informatique
Jean-François Ferland a plus de 13 années d'expérience comme journaliste dans le domaine des technologies de l'information et des communications. Il est depuis peu le rédacteur en chef adjoint du magazine Direction informatique. Il s'intéresse aux impacts des TIC sur les organisations, les individus et la société en général. Passionné de course automobile, Jean-François aime également patiner sur la glace et l'asphalte.
Jean-Francois Ferland has more than 13 years of experience as a reporter in the domain of information and communication technologies. He's been recently appointed assistant to the editor of the Direction informatique magazine. He has an interest for the impact of ITCs on organizations, on individuals and on the society in general. Besides a passion for auto racing, Jean-François likes to skate on ice and on asphalt.
Denis Lalonde – Direction Informatique
Denis Lalonde est rédacteur en chef au magazine et au site Internet de Direction Informatique depuis janvier 2010. Il est affecté à la couverture de l'actualité dans l'industrie des TIC au Québec et à travers le monde. Auparavant, il a été journaliste au site Internet LesAffaires.com de même qu’au journal Les Affaires d'août 2004 à décembre 2009. Il a également travaillé au Journal de Montréal, au portail Internet Canoë et au Réseau de l’information (RDI).
Denis Lalonde is editor of Direction Informatique since January 2010. He covers the ITC industry across Quebec and worldwide. From 2004 to 2009, he was journalist for LesAffaires.com web site and Les Affaires weekly. He also worked at Le Journal de Montréal, the Internet portal Canoe and Le Réseau de l’information (RDI).
Alain McKenna – Les Affaires
Alain McKenna est journaliste et couvre le secteur des technologies depuis plus de dix ans. Au fil de la dernière année, il a été collaborateur régulier et chroniqueur pour plusieurs sites Web (Branchez-vous.com, Cyberpresse.ca, LesAffaires.com, Sympatico.ca), journaux et magazines (Affairs Plus, La Presse, Les Affaires), ainsi que pour des émissions de radio et de télé (Historia et Z télé), ce qui en a rapidement fait une référence pour les consommateurs et les gens d'affaires en quête d'une information fiable et objective, à propos des technologies informatiques et de leur impact local, national et mondial. Cette année, il a également animé quelques conférences sur le thème des nouvelles technologies, en plus d'en être à la deuxième année de publication de son Guide branché, un guide d'achat annuel en matière de produits électroniques grand public.
Alain McKenna has been a tech journalist for over 10 years now. This past year, he's been a regular contributor and columnist for several websites (Branchez-vous.com, Cyberpresse.ca, LesAffaires.com, Sympatico.ca), magazines & newspapers (Affaires Plus, La Presse, Les Affaires), radio and tv shows (Historia, Z télé), and has quickly become a reference for consumers and business people looking for objective and reliable information about information technologies and its local, national and worldwide impact. This year, he added hosting local tech conferences to his list of achievements, and enters the second year of writing his Guide branché, a yearly buyer's guide on consumer electronics.
Pascal Forget - La revanche des Nerdzs - TV
Pascal Forget est le chroniqueur techno pratico de La revanche des nerdz diffusé à Ztélé depuis 2000. Il écrit depuis un peu plus d'un an la chronique Techno pour tous dans le cahier Weekend du Journal de Montréal, en plus du blogue techno Technostérone dans canoe.ca. Il est aussi chroniqueur scientifique dans l'émission Le Code Chastenay, diffusé à Télé-Québec.
Pascal Forget is the tech reviewer of the TV show La revanche des nerdz (yes, it's French for The Revenge of the Nerdz, a very appropriate title!) on Ztélé since 2000 (shooting the 1000th episode in February!) He also writes a tech column « Techno pour tous » (Tech for All) in Le Journal de Montréal, and his blog about tech called Technostérone on canoe.ca. He's also a journalist on Le Code Chastenay, a science show on Télé-Québec.
Nelson Dumais
Depuis 1984, Nelson Dumais traite de technologie sur une base quotidienne dans de nombreux média québécois incluant Direction Informatique, La Presse et le Journal de Montréal.
Since 1984, Nelson Dumais has been writing on technology on a daily basis, for many Québec media including Direction Informatique, LaPresse et le Journal de Montréal.
Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting
The High Road Communications Science and Technology Reporting Award is presented 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.
Nominees:
Dave Webb – Editor, ComputerWorld Canada
Dave Webb is a 20-year journalist who has written for a number of newspapers and magazines, specializing in information technology since 1998. He has held senior editorial positions at trade publications including Computing Canada, eBusiness Journal, EDGE, Canadian Smart Living and Network World Canada. He is currently editor of ComputerWorld Canada and IT World Canada's Daily IT Wire, and host of online video series ComputerWorld Canada In Conversation. In 2000, he was awarded the Andersen Consulting Award for Excellence in Business Reporting in the e-Economy category.
Tyler Hamilton – Toronto Star
Tyler Hamilton has been the Toronto Star’s energy and green technology writer for the past five years. Previously, he spent five years as the paper’s high-tech and telecommunications reporter. His coverage focuses on emerging green technologies and companies, the people behind them, and related research that is helping Canada and the world move toward a low-carbon economy. Tyler writes a weekly column on Mondays called Clean Break that explores trends, issues and technologies in the clean energy space. He maintains a personal blog by the same name, at www.cleanbreak.ca, that complements the topics covered in his column. The blog attracts more than 20,000 readers monthly from around Canada, the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. Before joining the Toronto Star he was technology reporter for the Globe and Mail. In 2005, Tyler was recognized with a “Cleantech Pioneer Award” for being the first mainstream journalist in North America to have a column dedicated to clean technology and innovation coverage. In 2008, he was named one of the most influential media personalities on green issues by Green Living Magazine.
