BC Technology Impact Award Finalists

Today the British Columbia Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for its annual Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). The diversity of this year’s finalists is a good reflection of the industry where the more traditional Information and Communication Technologies sector continues to produce outstanding innovators with the Clean Energy Tech sector continuing to strengthen.

The TIAs are broken into three distinct groups: Technology Awards, Company Awards, and Personal Recognition Awards. This year’s finalists are:

Excellence in Product Innovation

• Kodak Graphic Communications
• McKesson Medical Imaging Group
• Strangeloop Networks

Best Application of Technology

• BuildDirect
• MailChannels
• MDA

Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology

• Lignol Energy Corp.
• Zymeworks Inc.

Most Promising Start-Up

• RX Networks Inc.
• Small Energy Group Inc.
• Strangeloop Networks Inc.

Emerging Company of the Year

• Day4Energy Inc.
• Vision Critical
• Vivonet Canada

Team of the Year

• Payment Processing Inc.’s Team Highlander
• Vision Critical’s Community and Qualitative Team

Leadership in Social Responsibility

• Abebooks
• Westport Innovations

Company of the Year

• Absolute Software Corporation
• Gemcom Software International Inc.
• Sierra Wireless

Winners will be announced on June 12th at the Technology Impact Awards Celebration at the Hyatt Regency in Vancouver.