BCTIA announces Technology Impact Award Finalists
Today the BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) announced the finalists for the 2010 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). Under the awards theme of ‘BC’s Mark on the World’, the 2010 finalists reaffirm British Columbia’s status as a global leader in technology areas such as wireless and RF technologies, clean energy technologies and innovative software solutions.
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
- Icron Technologies Corporation
- PMC-Sierra, Inc.
- Simba Technologies Inc.
Best Application of Technology
- Custom House ULC
- Layer 7 Technologies
- Nexterra Systems Corp.
Most Promising Pre‐Commercial Technology
- Icron Technologies Corporation
- Terraprobe Geoscience Corp.
- Whitenoise Laboratories (Canada) Inc.
Most Promising Start‐Up
Emerging Company of the Year
- Avigilon Corporation
- NGRAIN (Canada) Corporation
- QHR Technologies Inc.
Company of the Year
- Advanced Solutions, An HP Company
- PEER 1 Hosting
Team of the Year
- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)
- Rx Networks Inc.
Winners will be announced on June 8th at the Technology Impact Awards Celebration, to be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West Building. Tickets are available online.
