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Most Innovative Digital Rheumatism & Osteoarthritis Health Product: Quantic Nanotech® Part of DEMAC S.A., Quantic Nanotech is a specialist healthcare technology company focused on providing an innovative solution to Rheumatism and Osteoarthritis. To celebrate the firm’s success in this year’s Technology Innovator Awards we profile it and its parent group and explore the secrets behind their collective success. Established in 1992, DEMAC group was founded by a team of engineers lead by Mr. Jose Luis de la Torre. Together they shared a real passion for innovation, which they infused into each and every project they undertake. This dynamic group has been serving mainly the automobile electronic sector in Spain and North America and has now created an extensive patent portfolio. Since its foundation the company has focused on the research and development of products for the automotive market and environment, for instance the optimization and improvement of fuel efficiency, water treatments, consumer electronics and microwave devices. In total the group now holds more than 100 patents for a vast array of solutions.
Over the years the group has branched out to include a range of subsidiaries including Quantic Nanotech, a Healthtech company which has created a convenient IoT integrated, wearable modular digital health product. This unique technology has already been recognized by several medical institutions as a solution for the treatment of Rheumatism and Osteoarthritis. Initially, the idea for this solution came from the group founder Mr. de la Torre, who felt that there should be a simpler but effective solution to this ailment but could find none on the market. As an innovator, he decided to create it to treat himself, and as such Quantic Nanotech was born. The project was founded in 2015 by a group of industry pioneers determined to offer new innovative personalized treatments based on latest innovations on a simple modular product. Since then it has been growing and flourishing, driven by the team’s passion for technology and the group’s vast industry experience. Creating in the form of a glove, the pioneering solution allows for these debilitating conditions to be treated at home by the patient
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itself. It is clean, simple and easy to use with just one button being all that is required. This simple glove is connected to the smartphone, and if necessary the use of the product can actually be medically supervised and assisted online. The Quantic Nanotech project has helped DEMAC to move into new markets and support an even wider array of clients using its innovative solutions built on a solid foundation of research and development. Looking ahead, the group will be enhancing the success of its solution by testing the very latest improved version of the glove in several hospitals.
“This unique technology has already been recognized by several medical specialists as a solution for the physical therapy of Rheumatism and Osteoarthritis.” The company is releasing new pilot production prior to MP market release at the end of this year and are very excited for the ongoing development of this revolutionary solution.
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CONTACT DETAILS: Company: DEMAC S.A. | Name: Javier Pรกrraga Address: Vidrieros 9, Parque empresarial Prado del Espino, Boadilla del Monte 28660 Madrid Spain Phone: +34 916 326 130 | Web Address: qnanotech.com
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Workswell
Workswell: Most Innovative Temperature Measurement Tech Company - Central Europe Headquartered in the Czech Republic, Workswell specialises in noncontact temperature measurement and thermal imaging systems. As part of our overview of a selection of this year’s Technology Innovator Award winners we profile the firm and offer an insight into the secrets behind the success it currently enjoys today. Founded in 2010, Workswell has since become internationally renowned for innovative thermographic products. These innovative solutions include thermal WIC cameras, Workswell SAFETIS for early fire detection, thermal imaging system ThermoInspector used primarily for inspection in production and the Workswell WIRIS thermal imaging system for drones. Thanks to their innovative applications, the solutions have been used by a wide variety of car manufactures, universities and other corporate entities to provide them with accurate thermal imaging services or soltions. Over the years Workswell has engaged with many companies outside the car manufacturing industry, including ČEZ, RWE, Bosch, Honeywell, Tesco, Heineken, Kofola, IKEA, Net4Gas, Semikron, ArcelorMittal, as well as
“The firm’s expert team work alongside these organisations helping to innovate their products and advance their technologies.”
many other varying sized businesses. Seeking to further improve the engineering and thermal imaging space’s knowledge and understanding, Workswell’s products are also being used in Universities and research organizations worldwide. The firm’s expert team work alongside these organisations helping to innovate their products and advance their technologies. Some of the firm’s most important customers are Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Hopkins University, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the US Army Engineering Research department, to name a few. Among the firm’s unique solutions is its Workswells WIRIS Pro thermal imaging camera, which is currently the most advanced thermal imaging system designed for commercial unmanned planes called drones. It is a compact system that combines a thermal camera, digital camera (in visible spectrum) and processing unit able to record radiometric data with digital HDMI output. The company also offers the systems and the solution for early fire detection – Workswell SAFETIS. The principle of the function of the fast detection of fire or the risk of flare-up by SAFETIS thermal cameras is based on the continuous measurement of heating and temperature changes in the recorded scene. Temperature trends are consequently evaluated and using specific algorithms, the potential risk of flare-up is stated while false alarms are then eliminated within the necessary extent. The SAFETIS system is able to react much earlier than all other systems that indicate the symptoms of an already originated fire. Further Workswell will continue to develop innovative solutions that meet the needs of its clients in today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving thermal imaging market.
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“The SAFETIS system is able to react much earlier than all other systems that indicate the symptoms of an already originated fire.”
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Workswell | Contact: Jan Sova Website: https://www.workswell-thermal-camera.com/
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AMI Group Ltd
AMI Group Limited: Best in Battery Operated Tracking Solutions 2019 AMI Group Ltd is a market leader in providing tracking and fleet management solutions for a wide range of equipment. As part of our showcase of some of this year’s Technology Innovator Award winners we profile the group to find out more about the solutions it offers and how these are revolutionising its clients’ businesses. Since 2004 AMI have been leading developers and suppliers of technologically advanced and innovative location based and security solutions. Through the use of its innovative technology AMI offers secure location management and security solutions for a comprehensive range of applications. Today AMI’s web-based tracking and monitoring system provides visibility and control over your businesses assets. Designed to be intuitive and easy to use, these unique solutions enable businesses to better manage their assets and fleet operation whilst delivering real benefits by reducing operational costs, increasing productivity and improving customer service.
All of these are incorporated and monitored within the multi award winning Nexis platform, this is available from any web-based browser and via the IOS and Android based mobile app. All of the group’s tracking devices are suitable for individuals, cars, vans, coaches and commercial vehicle fleets of all sizes, providing immediate operational benefits and comprehensive financial returns. Simplicity is the key to supporting contented users, and as such this is AMI’s core focus.
impressive 100% recovery rate for covertly installed units. AMI products have also helped the police to recover thousands of pounds of construction equipment not protected with an anti-theft deterrent.
To date, over £350 million worth of customer assets across the UK alone are protected with AMI tracking devices and the firm boasts an
Company: AMI Group Ltd Contact: Laura Stockton Website: http://amigroup.co.uk/
All solutions offered from AMI are tailored to match each clients’ individual requirements. This approach ensures that all the defined business objectives and benefits are quickly achieved. Seeking to offer these clients a full range of solutions, AMI not only provides specialised wireless tracking solutions: the firm also offer comprehensive fleet management and control, driver security, individual security and lone worker solutions.
“Today AMI’s web-based tracking and monitoring system provides visibility and control over your businesses assets. Designed to be intuitive and easy to use these unique solutions enable businesses to better manage their assets.” 8 Corporate Vision 2019 Technology Innovator Awards
Looking ahead, AMI will continue to focus on driving innovation within the connected technology space and creating unique solutions that will meet the needs of its clients both now and in the future.
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Best Commercial IT Outsourcing Solutions 2019 - Southern England: Saphire Computers Limited Thanks to its vast industry experience, which spans more than two decades, Saphire Computers Limited is able to offer award-winning outsourced IT services to a variety of businesses based throughout the UK. As part of our showcase of a selection of this year’s Technology Innovator Awards winners we profile the firm and share an insight into the secrets behind its success. Established in 1996, Saphire is a one-stop shop solution providing, software, phone and fibre provision, hardware and support services. Since its inception Saphire has, at its core, always been a provider that has prioritised the customer. Where possible the firm’s team look to resolve all issues over the phone at the first instance, only providing call backs where escalation is required. This combined with the quality of customer service they maintain has allowed the Saphire team to boast a 90% client retention ratio over the past 23 years.
“Saphire provides a large spectrum of IT services, with it’s main client portfolio being within the facilities management sector and as such the team are experts in managing this calibre of clients.”
Today, Saphire provides a large spectrum of IT services. This ranges from outsourced IT support to application and web development. Saphire has also created a very successful suite of products named IBMS which is an all in one software for business management.
Over the coming years, Saphire is aiming to expand its client base and bring in further SMB and enterprise level clientele. The firm is also developing its relationships with offices in the US and hope to provide further service internationally in the coming years.
The firm’s main client portfolio is within the facilities management sector and as such the team are experts in managing this calibre of clients ranging from SMB to Enterprise level businesses. These clients each use various components of the firm’s provision as Saphire is able to provide a very modular and flexible service package.
Ultimately, this focus on innovation and adaption will drive the firm to even greater success moving forward. Saphire Computers has been providing quality service for over twenty years, and the firm’s ability to adapt no matter the changes in the IT landscape will help the company to achieve even greater success over the coming twenty years.
Operating in the fast-paced technology market, Saphire understands the need to continually enhance its service offering. The software development team at Saphire is currently focusing a lot of attention on bringing the full IBMS product suite onto web-based environments to create a more customisable and bespoke interface for each of its clients. The team are also constantly bringing new modules to the suite and are constantly interfacing it with other software using its IBMS API to ensure that clients continue to enjoy cutting-edge support and services when they work with this dynamic company. Additionally, in recent years Saphire has been involved in bespoke SDWAN projects in the UK and high-level data discovery software configuration to assist with data discovery and disposal for GDPR purposes. These were very new technologies at the time and dedicated a lot of time to making sure that the team was aware of the benefits these services could be provided to clients has enabled Saphire to be at the forefront of these latest developments and offer its clients unique access to the very best technology on the market.
“Saphire Computers has been providing quality service for over twenty years, and the firm’s ability to adapt no matter the changes in the IT landscape will help the company.” CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Saphire Computers Limited Contact: Matt Stott Website: www.saphire-computers.co.uk
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Resonantes
Most Innovative Women’s Personal Safety App: App-Elles® Headquartered in France and supporting a wide range of users, Resonantes is a non-profit organisation that aims to combat violence against girls and women. We profile the organisation and its core solution App-Elles®, to find out more. Established in 2015 to raise awareness and to prevent the public against violence, Resonantes is a response to the social issues that affect every member of society. Today the organisation prioritises the support of 15-25-year olds and young adults. As part of this focus it has rapidly developed innovative and dynamic ways to effectively achieve its goals and objectives. The organisation’s flagship solution, App-Elles® is an impactful creation with a great capacity for development and results. The solution is a philanthropic project that tackles one of the major problems of society today: violence against women. A truly pioneering solution, App-Elles® is the first French free and solidarity-based application for women and girls who have been/are the victims of violence. The solution allows them to alert and quickly contact friends,
relatives, relief, associations and any other interlocutor of their choice. Since 2015 the solution has been developed to be a complementary tool to the call for emergency services and a single point of access to all help resources and search for existing solutions. Devised as a response to a crucial need, Resonantes understands that it must constantly adapt its solutions to the lifestyles and living environments of its users to ensure their safety and security. As a philanthropic endeavour, Resonantes does a lot more than just produce a technological solution. The organisation’s team are all driven towards ending violence against women around the world, and as a result they are in constant contact with the victims and the most exposed public, working with them to raise awareness on techniques that will keep them as safe as possible. The team work with experts in security and violence against women, as well as government organizations, alongside which
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Resonantes | Name: App-Elles® Address: 15 Quai Ernest Renaud, Salorges 1, 44100 Nantes, France | Telephone Number: +33 (0) 228 012 791 Web Address: http://www.app-elles.com
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Resonantes works to complement and improve their services. Looking towards the future, the key focus for Resonantes is international development, with the team seeking to showcase App-Elles® and take it to additional
markets. Alongside this, the organisation is also firmly focused on continuing to adapt and enhance its solution offering, and as such it is always exploring new and innovative additions to its current portfolio.
“The key focus for Resonantes is international development, with the team seeking to showcase App-Elles® and take it to additional markets. The organisation is also firmly focused on continuing to adapt and enhance its solution offering.”
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Mandon Software Limited
Mandon Software Limited: Best InsurTech Support Specialists 2019 – UK & Most Innovative Customisable App Developers 2019 For more than 20 years Mandon Software Limited has been developing Insurance Delegated Authority schemes. To celebrate the firm’s success in this year’s Technology Innovator Awards we profile it and explore the secrets behind it winning not one but two of these coveted accolades. Established in 1999, Mandon Software Limited offers responsive, flexible solutions designed to meet the varied needs of its clients across the insurance space. The firm’s expert team work with Brokers and Managing General Agents to bring a whole variety of Insurance Schemes to market in a fast and effective way. The firm’s core solution, MPACS, provides a robust environment for building question sets, rating, reports and documents suites. Able to integrate with third parties it improves the efficiency of in-house processes and enhances the overall customer experience. This highly configurable software allows for the instant upload of images from an App, ideal for helping to improve claim turnaround times and to eradicate fabricated claims.
“Mandon’s highly configurable software allows for the instant upload of images from an App, ideal for helping to improve claim turnaround times and to eradicate fabricated claims.”
Each one of Mandon’s clients is unique in their approach to how they use MPACS, whether they are selling business to business or business to customer. As such this flexible and innovative firm has to ensure that every change and improvement it makes will cater for all likely scenarios and provide clients with the solution they need. Keeping customers’ best interests at heart, the firm ensures that they offer the best tools to assist with regulatory demands. Seeing a business reach its goals and exceed its own expectations is what makes the team at Mandon happy; they thrive on challenges and are yet to be beaten!
generating a fully branded report which was then accessible in real-time by the underwriting team. The app has the added advantage of being highly configurable and easy to control, so that the client can self-manage and make any adjustments themselves without being dependent on subsequent development. Such innovative applications showcase the firm’s versatility and commitment to meeting its clients’ varied requirements. Adding to their services and working partners all time, Mandon is proving just how agile and flexible MPACS really is. Under the leadership of Director David Allaway, along with his creative development team of staff the future looks bright for Mandon. The firm continues to grow and build upon its successes and it is this drive that will that push Mandon to become a key player in the InsurTech world. In addition to new development, towards the end of the year Mandon will be expanding outside of the insurance space. As MPACS is so exceptionally versatile the firm’s team are looking forward to applying this solution to new industries and driving even greater success for the company throughout 2019. Director David Allaway concluded by discussing his pride in his team’s success and his vision for the future of this dynamic and innovative firm.
Alongside its flagship MPACS solution, Mandon also builds apps which are bespoke to the client’s business requirements. The firm’s solutions are versatile, and can be applied to a variety of uses throughout the insurance space. One of Mandon’s most recent projects was used for on-site surveyors to record their findings remotely whilst at jobs. This allowed a real end to end process from taking photos, obtaining signatures and
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“Winning these awards has been a great morale boost to the team. I’m proud of them, they are full of ideas and they are the future of Mandon. We have busy times ahead and are looking forward to sharing our progress with everyone as our journey unfolds.” CONTACT DETAILS: Telephone Number: 01708 922843 Web Address: www.mandon.co.uk
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, On-Systems Limited
On-Systems Limited: Best Custom Power Supply Design Specialists 2019 - UK Created by a group of engineers, On-Systems Limited is committed to driving change within the technology market. As part of our showcase of a selection of this year’s Technology Innovator Awards winners we profile the firm to find out more. Originally focused on the defence sector, On-Systems has since expanded its service offering to support a wide range of clients across the aerospace, rail, energy and marine markets around the world. For these clients the firm provides custom power supplies designed to meet their unique needs. After all, each market and region is entirely unique, and every business needs a completely innovative solution, and as such On-Systems works with each client to ensure that they receive the perfect solution. The firm’s standard products most often meet 90% of the client’s initial requirements, and can then be refined to meet their exact needs during the collaborative process that is working with On-Systems. Utilising the firm’s comprehensive library of qualified design elements, it can generate a bespoke solution in the lead time of most component parts.
“On-Systems will remain committed to creating completely unique and innovative power supply solutions that meet the client’s ever-evolving needs within the corporate landscape.”
Additionally, with internal test capability and access to UKAS accredited testing facilities, On-Systems is able to supply fully qualified products, or offer internally tested products and support their clients’ testing of the integrated solution, making sure that On-Systems’ experts do not sign off until the final product is qualified. This dedication to quality is what sets the firm apart from its competitors and marks it out as the best possible option for clients seeking completely customised products.
corporate landscape. The firm has recently moved to a new, larger premises which will allow it to meet the needs of its growing customer base. CONTACT DETAILS: Company: On-Systems Limited Contact: Mike Harvey Website: on-systems.co.uk
“Originally focused on the defence sector, “The firm provides custom power supplies On-Systems has since designed to meet their expanded its service unique needs. After all, offering to support each market and region a wide range of clients across the aerospace, is entirely unique.” Seeking to build upon its current success, rail, energy and marine On-Systems will remain committed to creating completely unique and innovative power supply markets.” solutions that meet the ever-evolving needs of clients from around the world and across the
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Most Pioneering Digital Projections Media Artist 2019 Having been challenging the art establishment for more than four decades, EZTV is a collective of artists, designers, and filmmakers who create unforgettable moments for communities, major events, and non-profit or culture-based institutions. We profile the organisation to find out more. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the influential and ever-evolving Los Angeles-based media arts organization, EZTV. Not to be confused with the younger bit torrent of the same name, this is the real EZTV, an acknowledged pioneer in microcinema, digital art, desktop video and digital cinema.
Informed by the world’s best art practices and technical innovations, the collective focuses on storytelling through compelling visual and audio experiences. In every project the EZTV team strive to immerse the audience in a unique experience. Their main focus is media, art, and film and they are commissioned to create original work in a medium that is appropriate for the commission.
During the first half of 2019, the Pompidou Museum in Paris has been researching and presenting highlights of EZTV’s diverse and complex history. Founded by John Dorr, it has been run since 1993, by Emmy® Award winning filmmaker and artist Kate Johnson, alongside her partner, Cine Golden Eagle winner and EZTV founding member, Michael J. Masucci.
As part of the firm’s focus on completing every project to the highest possible standard and produce something truly unique, EZTV’s talented team approach each commission as an opportunity to engage with and understand the unique qualities and needs of each project and stakeholder. Research is the fulcrum for ideating solutions that fulfil projects and listening to the client is one of the best tools to really understand what is needed. By understanding the larger goals, what is needed to be communicated, and the audience, the team is able to create pieces that are designed specifically for the stakeholder while bringing a sense of human connection forward that resonates between artist and audience.
“Their main focus is media, art, and film and EZTV is continuously exploring and creating new modalities to offer. It is an exciting time to be in the creative economy and working with ground-breaking technologists to bring ideas to fruition.” Example work: vimeo.com/242684539
Over the years some of EZTV’s projects have included designing projection mapping of the Getty Research Institute; concept, direction, and production of a piece projection mapped onto Los Angeles’ historic City Hall for Center Theatre Group, co-producing and co-director and Emmy® Award winner for “Mia, A Dancer’s Journey”, and many collaborations over the years with influential organizations and people. Johnson has also been honoured with a commendation for her work by the County of Los Angeles and receiving a Golden Mike for Excellence in Journalism. Since its inception EZTV’s clients have ranged from museums to Hollywood studios, from major universities to small alternative art spaces, and from individual artists to Fortune 500 companies. Bridging the gap between art and entertainment, and eroding the false
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barriers between them, EZTV works with the best and brightest in every area and seeks collaborations which fuel conversations from mutual growth. As a pioneer in the industry, EZTV was a very early adopter in the use of video projection for the theatrical presentation of legitimate video cinema, and created what was among the world’s first art galleries dedicated to digital art. However, it has been EZTV’s original production which have fostered the greatest attention and has allowed for a continuation of this creative dance between production and presentation. Moving forward, EZTV will continue to collaborate with artists and thinkers from around the world, as well as produce, in-house original productions for television, live events, art galleries and site-specific installations. Developments are happening in the digital art community at a breath-taking pace, which open up new vistas of possibilities for audience and client experience. Seeking to enhance its already impressive portfolio of work, EZTV is continuously exploring and creating new modalities to offer. It is an exciting time to be in the creative economy and working with ground-breaking technologists to bring ideas to fruition and this unique collective is keen to be at the heart of the latest developments to challenge established norms and create content that will resonate with audiences around the world.
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: EZTV Name: Kate Johnson Example work: vimeo.com/242684539 Address: 1629 18th Street, Suite 6, Santa Monica, CA 90404 Telephone Number: 323-547-4626 Web Address: eztvmuseum.com
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Leading Innovators in Health Neurotechnology 2019 & Best Sleep Aid Technology Solution 2019: URGOnight by URGOTECH URGOTECH, the start-up arm of the French group Urgo, partners with some of the best neuroscientists, researchers and doctors to create cutting-edge solutions that combine wellness with innovation. To celebrate the firm’s success in this year’s Technology Innovation Awards we profile it and share an insight into the secrets behind the success of one of its recent developments, URGOnight. Since its inception in 2015 URGOTECH has been imagining, developing and marketing innovative solutions. Collaborating with a range of health professionals, the firm has already created some solutions including stress relief applications. Through these partnerships with healthcare experts URGOTECH designs effective products and realizes the solutions that will improve the quality of life of their patients. Among the firm’s recent new developments is its URGOnight solution, which aims to help users to not only achieve better sleep but train themselves to ensure
that they make a permanent change to their approach to rest. Unique to the market, the firm’s solution URGOnight has a noninvasive headband that uses electroencephalography (EEG) technology to read the brainwaves of consumers. The headband’s technology is used by an accompanying smartphone app to create a “daytime brain training” programme that the firm claimed would deliver sleep improvement within three months. Developed in collaboration with neuroscientists and sleep experts, URGOnight’s EEG training programme required the users to complete three 20-minute brain training exercises through the app per week. The solution has
“Created in collaboration with some of the best healthcare and sleep experts on the market, URGOnight is more than just a monitor, it is a tool designed to help users understand and change their sleep patterns.”
been soft-launched in 2019 and will be available to buy for clients around the world later in 2020. Although the technology already exists in sleep centers the firm has miniaturized it, making it available to the public. URGOTECH is confident that its potential to enhance a user’s wellness will drive users to select this innovative technology to help them improve their sleep. After all, it is truly unique to the market thanks to its innovative functions. Created in collaboration with some of the best healthcare and sleep experts on the market, URGOnight is more than just a monitor, it is a tool designed to help users understand and change their sleep patterns.
Other science-based innovations developed by URGOTECH include the URGO Feel stress management and the URGO Mia pelvic floor training products. Looking to the future, URGOTECH is keen to bring URGOnight to the market and showcase its incredible functionality to a wide range of international clients. This development, as well as the further growth of the firm’s portfolio of technologies, will ensure that URGOTECH remains as a key player in the ever-growing healthtech market over the years ahead. Company: URGOTECH Contact: Carole-Anne Brugere Website: www.urgonight.com
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Triad Group Plc
Triad Group Plc: Best Digital Transformation Consultancy 2019 - UK Triad Group Plc is an innovative and dynamic digital transformation consultancy working alongside a variety of clients to understand the business and the technology challenges they are trying to overcome. Through this approach the firm has achieved incredible success, as we found out when we profiled them as part of our showcase of a selection of winners from the 2019 Technology Innovator Awards. Drawing on over 30 years’ experience operating in some of the toughest corporate environments, Triad is able to define, design and deliver digital solutions for companies in the public, private and third sectors. Since inception Triad has gained a reputation for expertise, and flexibility, with an unbroken track record of successful delivery across Agile and waterfall projects. The firm has achieved this by quickly delivering specialist teams ranging from one to a hundred consultants, from DevOps Engineers to Agile trainers, ensuring that clients receive the support they need to turn their business into a true success. Whether the clients’ focus is on reducing cost, improving service or introducing innovation, Triad has an impressive track record in making our clients more competitive in their field. Each assignment gives the firm’s expert team the opportunity to enrich the digital skills of both its clients and their teams. This is something that the firm is deeply passionate about, and as such over the years the Triad team has mastered the art of thinking big and acting fast, focusing its clients on early and continuous ROI. This innovative approach is borne out by the software and products that Triad helps to design and deliver. The firm understands what it takes to turn code into product and has developed its own Blockchain implementation, designed to accelerate the assessment and development of Blockchain as a platform. The company’s expert teams also have particular expertise in the Geospatial and GIS area,
in which they have developed a suite of geospatial products on the Zubed platform, providing fresh insights to clients by using geo-location as a new dimension.
firm then quickly establishes whether these trends are applicable to their clients, ensuring that clients receive cutting-edge support that is relevant and innovative.
Such comprehensive, wide-reaching expertise is what sets Triad apart from its competitors in the market. While there are other companies that offer technology resourcing solutions, Triad consultants sit at the heart of the teams that the firm places into organisations, and they have the expertise and knowledge to support clients on their digital transformation journeys. These skilled specialists quickly create teams with the right technical skills, at each stage of a project, and are fully invested in ensuring projects arrive within budgets and timescales. They take the success of a project personally, ensuring excellence on every project they undertake.
Current candidates on Triad’s Innovation Hub programme include robotic process automation, AI and machine learning, and data virtualisation. Rather than view these in isolation, the firm is looking at connecting themes. The team is also innovating around its own service model with, for example, a revolutionary approach to management consulting in its sights.
The firm also research key industry challenges such as the digital skills shortage and legacy transformation to try to build up their knowledge and offer clients the support and expertise they need.
Looking to the future, Triad will draw on its existing success and wide range of digital skills to drive itself further forward. The firm will continue to deliver outstanding projects for clients, leveraging the digital transformation expertise and insights it has gained to date for projects across both the public and private sectors. Triad’s consultants are also empowered and highly skilled, so they are able to act autonomously for the good of the client in order to ensure that their objectives are met. CONTACT DETAILS:
To underpin Triad’s reputation for introducing innovation to its clients, recently the firm has established its own unique Innovation Hub. A cross-section of Triad’s consultants participate regularly in workshops and discussions that lead to focused research and development projects designed to improve our clients’ return on their technology investments. As part of this process, Triad uses external and internal data sources to develop a view of key trends that the firm then processes through a structured discovery and design approach. With an emphasis on speed and quality, the
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Company: Triad Group Plc Name: Adrian Leer, Managing Director Address: Huxley House, Weyside Park, Catteshall Lane, Godalming, GU7 1XE Telephone Number: 01908 278450 Web Address: www.triad.co.uk
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, RENOME SMART
RENOME SMART: Best Banking Software Solutions Provider 2019 - Eastern Europe For more than 28 years the Ukrainian company RENOME SMART, LLC has acted as an expert in the field of self-servicing developing and implementing solutions for payment receipt, handling cash flows and rendering services in the automatic mode. As part of our showcase of a selection of this year’s Technology Innovator Award winners we profile the firm and share an insight into the unique solutions it has to offer. Originally established in 1990, RENOME SMART has since become one of the leaders in the payment technology market in Ukraine. Since 1995, the company has become an official qualified partner of the German company -manufacturer DIEBOLD NIXDORF. Today the firm provides a wide range of banking equipment and banking software products, network solutions and business software. The firm’s customers are the largest banks and organizations of Ukraine, and its partners are the largest companies in Europe and the world. In each segment where the company is represented, RENOME SMART set the highest goals and takes great pride in achieving them and providing its clients with cuttingedge software they can rely on.
Besides selling banking equipment, RENOME SMART also develops integrated solutions for the banking market, drawing on its vast industry expertise in this sector to deliver solutions that will meet the ever-evolving needs of its myriad of clients. The company also provides warranty and postwarranty service of ATMs and kiosks during the whole period of their operation. Currently, RENOME SMART Service department has service centres and offices in 31 cities of Ukraine and a round-the-clock hotline, enabling it to offer a reach and service that cannot be found elsewhere. Operating within the fast-paced banking and payment technology spaces, RENOME SMART recognises that the industries are constantly evolving, and as such they enhance their solutions accordingly. The firm analyses
market demand responds to its clients’ requests instantly to ensure that they receive the support they need to drive themselves forward and remain at the forefront of emerging industry developments. Recently, RENOME SMART has decided to expand its market reach and has moved into the retail sector. This is a very promising and interesting direction for the firm’s development and is helping to drive it to even greater success.
Looking ahead, RENOME SMART’s innovative solutions for the retail market will be on offer later this year and promise to drive the company to even greater heights. These solutions will be based on the firm’s vast expertise in the banking and payment technology industries. CONTACT DETAILS: Company: RENOME SMART Name: Anastasiia Boreiko Address: 01054, Ukraine, Kyiv, Bulvarno-Kudryavska str., 36a Phone: +380968192320 Website: renome-smart.com/en
“RENOME SMART also develops integrated solutions for the banking market, drawing on its vast industry expertise in this sector to deliver solutions that will meet the needs of its myriad of clients.”
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SamTech Middle East
SamTech Middle East: Leading Innovators in IoT Solutions 2019 - Middle East & Award for Distinction in School Bus Safety Solutions 2019 SamTech Middle East is a unique company that develops and integrates sustainable solutions, resulting in the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon footprint for clients across a variety of industries. We profile the firm to find out more about how it came to win not one but two of our coveted Technology Innovator Awards for 2019. In today’s world of connectivity and digital advancement, it has become essential to innovate and revolutionize the work and personal spaces that we occupy. People in today’s world are always looking out for integrative solutions that will make life easy. The next generation of internet is creating a growing network connection among different objects and devices; this process is called as Internet of Things (IoT). These devices come in a wide variety of security cameras, sensors, production machines, lights, refrigerators and even vehicles, among many others. Seeking to come out ahead of the latest market trends, SamTech has emerged as a leader in the region for providing platforms for the development and integration of state-ofthe art innovative solutions, which integrate GPS, GPRS/3G/4G/Satellite and other wireless technologies with leading vendors in the IoT industry.
At SamTech, the team strive to bring groundbreaking 360-degree turnkey solutions that meet with client requirements which enable smarter decision making, enhance reliability, boost productivity, increase operational efficiency, create new revenue opportunities through cutting edge business models and enhancement of the quality of services offered by business and government institutions throughout the Middle East, Asia and African region. Located in the business hub of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the firm is able serve a wide range of clients across the MENA markets. Its innovative solutions and applications are conceived, planned and developed in-house by using leading edge hardware and applications. Supporting these varied clients across such a vast geographical space would not be possible without a dedicated team of expert staff. SamTech is a family owned business and family environment enterprise, and as such the leadership team have worked hard to cultivate a friendly, supportive internal culture where staff feel happy and able to achieve the best success possible for clients. Working in SamTech is so much fun, from the birthday celebrations of the employees to team dinner and CEO morning coffee, the team feels they are part of the family and SamTech is no longer a company they work in, it is their second family away from home. Innovation and excellence play a great role in the firm’s culture, and the team constantly urge its employees to be part of the different committees that the firm has, including the
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sports committee the CSR Committee. This focus on participation has reflected in the engagement rate and satisfaction rate of the employees and driven them to support the organisation as it grows and adapts. This has been particularly important to the firm, because since its inception SamTech has been evolving and progressing with its offering and solutions, from a fleet management solution provider to a system integrator with collaboration and partnership with leading IT and IOT vendors the journey was very exciting and challenging. In 2019 SamTech completed its 16th year in business in Dubai, and the firm is proud of this achievement and looks forward to a further 16 years of excellence supporting clients across the MENA region. Seeking to build upon this phenomenal success, moving forward SamTech plans to focus on geographical expansion, which will be achieved through collaboration and partnership with leading vendors in the technology space. CONTACT DETAILS: Company: SamTech Middle East Name: Samir Abdul Hadi Address: Dubai Internet City, Building 13, hp Building, Office 220., P.O.Box :500306 Telephone Number: 0097143901498 Web Address: www.samtech-me.com
Apr19309
, Colibo A/S
Intranet Software Specialists of the Year 2019 - Scandinavia: Colibo A/S Seeking to offer an innovative solution and platform that meets the needs of today’s modern consumer, Colibo is a social intranet and collaboration platform that unifies the entire digital workplace and is integrated to the popular office platform Office365. We profile the firm and explore how this unique platform has driven the firm to be recognised in this year’s Technology Innovator Awards. Since its inception Colibo has grown rapidly thanks to its unique solution, and today the solution is trusted by more than 125.000 users. Designed to meet the needs of a wide range of users, the platform is designed to create value and drive employees to success. Whether they work in IT, HR, Marketing, Communication, Sales, Finance or are out there “in the field”, Colibo will contribute to improved knowledge sharing, productivity and employee experience. As a small and agile company, Colibo is focused on customer satisfaction, and is proud to boast a 100% client retention rate. Its platform is based on Microsoft
Technology and highly integrated to Office365 but not dependant on SharePoint, unlike the solutions of many of its competitors, making this a truly unique option for clients. It meets the needs of those clients that want a fast time-tomarket solution that does not need to be built from scratch. Ultimately, Colibo’s mission is to become the global market leader within intranets and collaborations platforms. As part of this focus, its team is constantly researching and monitoring how things are evolving when it comes to AI and IoT as these concepts will be more and more integrated to platforms similar to Colibo in the future. Moving forward the firm will be focusing on international development to drive its platform to global recognition and growth.
“Whether they work in IT, HR, Marketing, Communication, Sales, Finance or are out there “in the field”, Colibo will contribute to improved knowledge sharing, productivity and employee experience.” CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Colibo A/S | Name: Jesper Halliday Address: Margrethepladsen 4, Scandinavian Center, Plan 1, 4th floor | Telephone Number: +4531313500 Web Address: www.colibo.com
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Industry Learning Solutions Ltd
Industry Learning Solutions Ltd: Best Business Improvement & Smart Technology Consultancy 2019 - UK Thanks to its diverse industry expertise, Industry Learning Solutions Ltd supports organisations across the UK who wish to develop the skills of their workforce and deploy digital smart factory technology to build resilience and achieve future growth. We caught up with Director and founder, Viv Compton, to find out more about the firm and the range of services it has to offer. Focusing on the Aerospace, Automotive and Energy industries and their supply chains, Industry Learning Solutions is able to offer its clients the benefit of its industry knowledge to support them in developing their business and driving it to success. The firm works with a range of companies that want to invest in growth and business efficiencies and typically want their staff to lead on efficiency improvements across the board, from the production line through the workforce. Viv explains how the firm focuses on providing these clients with tailored support designed to meet their needs, and how this has driven it to the great success it enjoys today.
“At Industry Learning Solutions, our mission and core focus is to keep our clients front and centre at all times. We take a partnership approach built on trust and integrity, offering Continuous Improvement skills and Innovative Smart-App solutions to industry. As part of this focus we listen intently to all of our clients needs to ensure we fully understand what is required in terms of working smarter. We are a flexible
and versatile organisation and our expert partners provide and modify the technology continually until clients have an innovative solution for their important problems that can be adjusted and amended over time.” “Personally, I believe that this innovative and collaborative approach has helped us to earn a reputation for integrity and trust with our customers. By working with industry, developing managers and productivity improvement skills from the shop floor up, we have galvanised our position as a reputable provider of Lean SmartApps and hand-held technology solutions.” Moving forward, Industry Learning Solutions is set for even greater achievements as it seeks to grow its service offering and expertise, as Viv proudly concludes.
“Looking to the future, Industry Learning Solutions is constantly evolving and responding to the digitalisation needs of our clients to capture data more efficiently and quickly. Through our partners we plan to increase our capacity to respond to these needs over the
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next 12 months, and this will offer us many exciting opportunities linked to skills in the workplace that will further enhance our service offering and client base.” CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Industry Learning Solutions Ltd Name: Vivienne Compton, Director Address: Ty Gwenyn, Ethley Drive, Raglan, Monmouthshire, NP15 2FD Email: info@industrylearningsolutions.com Telephone Number: +44 (0) 7966 315507 Web Address: industrylearningsolutions.com
“We are a flexible and versatile organisation and our expert partners provide and modify the technology continually until clients have an innovative solution for their important problems that can be adjusted and amended over time.”
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, SecuX Technology Inc.
Most Innovative Blockchain Security Company 2019 Drawing on the vast industry experience of its Founders and team, SecuX Technology Inc. is a Blockchain Security Company devoted to offering vault grade security products and solutions in the area of digital asset management to customers through the blockchain and security technology and the leverage of company’s solid capability in product design as well as flexible tailored-made support from supply chain. To celebrate the firm’s win in this year’s Technology Innovator Awards we profile it and share an insight into the range of services it has to offer. Established in early 2018, SexuX is made up of a group of enthusiastic and experienced IT professionals of relevant high-tech fields such as Information Security Management, FinTech, Cryptocurrency Economy Management, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, 5G Connectivity, International Business Management and Supply-chain Management. Based in Hsinchu City, which is famous for Science-based Industrial Park, known as the Taiwan Silicon Valley, SecuX leverages the local expertise and infrastructure to ensure that it offers its clients cutting-edge solutions and expert service.
“The firm’s solutions aim to offer clients unique security for their Blockchain assets. After all, in a cryptocurrency wallet, the most important thing is the private key which is to prove the ownership of bitcoins or altercoins owners claim.”
The firm’s solutions aim to offer clients unique security for their Blockchain assets. After all, in a cryptocurrency wallet, the most important thing is the private key which is to prove the ownership of bitcoins or altercoins owners claim. However, there are potential security risks of losing private key or being vulnerable at various stages of the trading process by thieves and hackers. SecuX crypto hardware wallets/vaults are the first product line and was released in January of 2019.
applications and technologies, as well as crossOS platform application and USB/Bluetooth dual connectivity. Under the leadership of Founder and CEO Dr. Peter Chen the firm works tirelessly to offer clients innovative Blockchain security solutions. He draws on his immense industry experience to ensure excellence for his clients.
Through the cooperation with Infineon Technologies, SecuX successfully invents a total solution embedded with CC EAL5+ certified SE chip and It is a device with 360˚ comprehensive multi-layered shield sequentially from its Concept, Design, Production, Distribution and Upgrade Service to keep users’ cryptocurrencies in an impregnable place away from complex attacks.
Ultimately, SecuX’s vision is to develop comprehensive security solutions to ensure mankind enjoy Blockchain technology safely. This will remain the firm’s core focus as it looks towards a bright and prosperous future. Moving forward, the firm aims to integrate more revolutionary concepts implementing with fantastic solutions combining the techniques of Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and many other new technologies to ensure cuttingedge support for service users.
While offering better security, SecuX crypto hardware wallets also bring users a unique easy to use and flexible user experience, which includes compatibility with major Blockchain
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: SecuX Technology Inc. Contact Email: contact@secuxtech.com Website: https://www.secuxtech.com/ SecuX Hardware Wallet V20
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Geospatial Media & Communications
Technology Media Company of the Year 2019 & Tech Innovation Impact Award in Communications & Networking 2019 Seeking to offer a truly innovative service, Geospatial Media & Communications is an internationally recognized organization that is committed to serving the stakeholders of the geospatial community. We caught up with Annu Negi to find out more about the firm and the solutions it has to offer. Founded in 1997, Geospatial Media and Communications works towards realizing its vision of ‘making a difference through geospatial knowledge in the world economy and society’. Annu explores how the firm has grown and flourished since its inception.
“Initially, when our founders saw that there was an evident shortage of reliable and quality maps on the environment in India, they wanted to address the issue. They saw the need for connecting communities, educating the stakeholders and sensitizing policymakers on having reliable maps. As a result, when Geospatial Media & Communications was created, we started by working closely with local communities in India. We began by championing this through our magazine, conferences and policy roundtables.”
“We try to maintain a global-to-local balance, given the big difference in technology levels across geographies, and drive the community both in terms of today and tomorrow.”
“As we started interacting across borders with users from neighbouring countries in South Asia, we realized the challenge was much broader and existed everywhere. There were no reliable maps available for the research communities, mapping professionals and the general public. The policies were so rigid that they did not encourage the development of broader ecosystem. And again, this was the same case everywhere; in the Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa, and even in the developed parts of the world. That is how our activities become global, and soon professional and user communities from other industries who were using maps started to believe in our cause. With time we gained a reputation as a thought leader in our industry.”
endeavours to connect communities also saw us playing a crucial role in the founding of industry associations like the World Geospatial Industry Council and Association of Geospatial Industries in India. We were also at the forefront of setting up the Private Sector Network at the United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM).”
“We try to maintain a global-to-local balance, given the huge difference in technology levels across geographies, and drive the community both in terms of today and tomorrow, which is a success factor that keeps us relevant in an ever-changing world,” she adds.
“As the world moves towards a digital revolution, we realize that innovations in geospatial technology will be at the heart of this automation. This is a message that resonates in our conferences and media platforms as well as research reports.”
“Over the years, through our efforts, we have reached around 100,000 professionals globally and worked with about more than 50 national governments and their agencies in increasing the relevance of digital maps, satellite imagery, navigation and positioning, and other related technologies that is known as geospatial technologies. Our continuous
Being part of a technology industry means one needs to always be in a transformation mode. Innovation is at the core of Geospatial Media and it has seen many changes and developments over the past two decades. Despite these changes, the firm has, since its inception, remained highly focused on its core mission, which Annu outlines in detail.
This reputation has since then grown, and the firm today is an internationally recognized media & communications, knowledge & networking and policy advocacy platform that produces world-class conferences, runs popular media channels and brings out research reports.
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“Our core mission here at Geospatial Media & Communications is to bring geospatial knowledge on one common platform. As our industry is already so diverse, we have a very diverse set of communities. We at Geospatial Media connect these communities and bring them onto one platform. This integration is made possible through our product offerings, which are split into four core divisions: outreach and business development; media and public relations; as well as market research and consulting, and, professional services. Innovation is at the core of what we do, which is evident in our products and
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service offerings, as we strive to constantly enhance our offerings to meet the constantlyevolving needs of our global clientele.” Moving forward, Geospatial Media will remain driven by its twin focus on meeting its clients’ ever-evolving needs and evolve with the everevolving industry.
“Today, we are already seeing the disruption that Cloud computing has brought in, and we are anticipating the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. As the world moves towards
a digital revolution, we realize that innovations in geospatial technology will be at the heart of this automation. This is a message that resonates in our conferences, media platforms as well as research reports again and again,” Annu adds. “With the geospatial market going mainstream, the future is bright for Geospatial Media. To capitalise on the increasing relevance of geospatial technologies, we are now working on areas of location technologies as they have increasing relevance in combination with business intelligence for enterprises. We are also concentrating our efforts towards the architecture, engineering and construction industries as the importance of digital technologies integrated with geospatial are becoming a necessity. As part of our focus on building on the latest trends in our market, we are also starting to focus in technology areas like autonomous and robotics, which will be having an impact on our industry. “Ultimately, these initiatives will help Geospatial Media to remain ahead of the emerging developments and growth in our industry so that we can continue to build upon the success we have achieved over the past 22 years.”
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Geospatial Media & Communications Contact: Annu Negi, Chief Operating Officer Website: https://geospatialmedia.net/
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Frontline Innovation
Best Product Development Consultancy 2019 - Denmark: Frontline Innovation Frontline Innovation is a boutique company that supplies equipment for refurbishment of process parts for the feed and biofuel industry as well as offering innovation consultancy to a wide range of clients. We profile the firm to find out more about the diverse range of services and products it has to offer. Frontline innovation is an innovation consultancy company that, thanks to the acquisition of the product rights from O&J Højtryk, has expanded their business to include supply of equipment. Owner Tomas Kiré Hørdum draws on more than 20 years of experience with research and development from the animal feed and biofuel markets, and he uses this to drive Frontline Innovation to success and support his valued clients. He understands the full value chain in these markets and can offer his clients unique support and service as well as quality products.
As part of this focus the firm collaborates with its clients and works closely with them to ensure that they receive the services that are best for them. This also helps Frontline Innovation to remain ahead of emerging industry developments and provide its clients with cutting-edge solutions that cannot be found elsewhere. Ultimately, as a young and dynamic company Frontline Innovation is destined for a bright future working with new clients and providing them with the same award-winning service that they have come to expect.
Supporting clients across the heavy machinery market with its innovation consultancy and throughout the animal feed and biofuel space for its products, Frontline Innovation is an adaptable company that focuses heavily on client services. With a small staff the firm is able to offer personal service and support to everyone it works with and ensure they receive the service they need.
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CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Frontline Innovation Name: Tomas Kiré Hørdum Address: Vr. Janderupvej 29, 6851 Janderup, Denmark Telephone Number: +4528893585 Web Address: www.frontline-innovation.com
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, Socrates Learning Platform
Socrates Learning Platform: Best AI-Enhanced Child Tutoring Platform 2019 Created by Education Revolution, LLC, Socrates is a revolutionary learning platform that uses artificial intelligence to create personalized learning paths that adjust dynamically in real-time to students needs. Through this innovative technology, Socrates has helped tens of thousands of children and has demonstrated the use of its platform improves standardized test scores of Socrates users by 18-34%.. Socrates was awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation due to its unique innovation and benefit to society. In the short time since release, it has received numerous awards and recognitions. Socrates was released just one year ago and already has been deployed to schools across the United States and in Mexico. Teachers and parents have embraced the solution due its ability to personalize each child’s learning journey and its powerful command center, which allows educators to see where kids need help, assign homework, complete benchmarking tests, and more. Most importantly, it is improving
“Socrates was created to give every child an equal opportunity to learn and succeed”, states Brian G. Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer. “We greatly appreciate being recognized by CV Magazine for our efforts and we look forward to expanding our technology to help many more children in the future.”
educational outcomes, with students using Socrates on a regular basis outperforming kids at the same school not using Socrates by 34%. The dynamic learning engine adjusts across over thousands of topics of knowledge, making it a natural fit for all types of students, including those with special needs or gifted students. Deborah Amato, Special Education Teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada states, “Socrates is precisely what my classroom needed as it ensures successful progression, and I can see exactly what they learned, retained, and where additional assistance is needed”. Kids love Socrates, which allows them to earn tickets and tokens as they learn, unlocking items for their avatars, collect cards, and play just-for-fun games. The growing list of games and rewards keeps the kids engaged, resulting in kids excited to complete their homework and completing additional learning at home.
Currently the platform teaches math, science, and language arts for elementary and middle school students. New topics are being released on a regular basis. The software is available in English and Spanish, with more languages on the way. High school and adult learning topics are planned for later this year. In addition to this, the Socrates platform can be used to teach customized content for any unique educational needs. Socrates has already completed several “platform” partnerships where the engine is licensed for custom learning purposes. CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Socrates Learning Platform Contact: Brian Rosenberg Website: https://withsocrates.com
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OJO Labs, Inc.
Best Digital Property Search Platform: OJO Labs, Inc. OJO Labs, Inc. has created a unique solution that is revolutionising the property search market. As part of our showcase of some of this year’s Technology Innovator Awards we profile this creative technology to find out more. Since OJO’s official at-scale commercial launch in September 2018 with its integration into Realogy Holdings Corp’s key brokerages across several U.S. markets, and its partnership with The Royal Bank of Canada to bring the technology into the Toronto market, the firm has helped thousands of real estate agents connect with countless leads, resulting in positive, warm referrals and successful transactions. In this short time OJO users have gone from thousands, to hundreds of thousands in a matter of months thanks to its innovative approach and cutting-edge technology. Today, OJO Labs’ mission is to empower people to make better decisions through the fusion of machine and human intelligence. The company has designed, built and operationalized a patented AI technology with rich web applications that conducts text conversations with consumers at scale, serving as a powerful digital assistant within the real estate industry.
insightful, accurate recommendations, all via text and a personal web application interface. OJO specifically chose to design its product to operate over text message and a web interface instead of creating another mobile application because, regardless of demographic parameters, everyone texts. This approach to communicating with OJO’s users in the most natural way is essential for creating seamless and enjoyable consumer experiences. Additionally, the use of text messaging significantly improves engagement while searching for homes, and offers a comfortable platform for exploration, inquiry and discovery. When consumers have found a property they are interested in seeing in person, OJO will introduce them to one of its qualified real estate agents upon their request, a process that helps remove much of the hesitation or reservation about who, or when they should speak to someone. This warm introduction creates a stronger relationship between the buyer and agent and maximizes beginning-to -end efficiency.
Despite the massive industry friction, the lack of incredible consumer experiences, the recent bias associated with the housing crisis, rising prices and fluctuating interest rates, Americans have not lost the dream, and desire, to own a home. The biggest blocker is helping them understand the process, getting them access to the financial resources, sourcing solutions that will address their unique problems, providing valuable insights on neighbourhoods or homes and helping them plan over a longer period of time.
The technology behind OJO works to adequately serve consumers by scanning and analyzing millions of listings, photos and other data sources within seconds to deliver the best information possible to the user. Alongside this, OJO is supported by an extensive network of industry experts who supplement the data when needed, continuously training the technology. The firm’s patented process and combination of machine learning and human interaction provides OJO with the necessary resources to track down information not readily available on other online property databases.
With its unique and innovative AI digital assistant, OJO, the Austin-based technology company is determined to resolve this complex problem by revolutionizing the way people search for, purchase or sell a home. Unlike other “assistants,” OJO is a conversational machine, backed by human intelligence, that learns about its users to understand what they are really after, then proactively serves up
This unique solution meets the very needs of a variety of users. OJO is free for consumers to use, and provides the most accurate, real-time and bespoke real estate information and insights that will empower them make the best decision possible. Having OJO as a personal digital real estate assistant is priceless, as consumers move to make one of the largest purchase decisions of their lives. The solution
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works with and guides consumers regardless of where they are in their journey. When home buyers feel they are ready to move forward, OJO will connect them with a trusted real estate agent in its network, making the transition to transaction process seamless. For real estate agents, OJO works with them to gain meaningful consumers that are actually looking to transact in the near future. With OJO, warm referrals come directly to agents without having to pre-pay for marketing and advertising. These program factors help agents save hundreds of dollars per month, so they can invest more into their business. Looking to the future, OJO’s ongoing focus is to progress its solution so that it can optimize and accelerate the customer experience, and truly transform the real estate industry in the most positive way possible. Expanding its relationships with partners, building new partnerships and continuing to establish OJO as trusted consumer resource in the home journey are all core focuses for the firm as it strives towards even greater industry renown. AI never stops learning, and neither does OJO Labs. Ultimately, OJO’s vision is to create the most powerful and conversational AI that inherently connects with its consumers, and this will remain the firm’s core focus for the remainder of 2019 and further ahead. CONTACT DETAILS: Company: OJO Labs, Inc. | Contact: Christine Jacobson | Email: Marketing@ojolabs.com Website: https://landing.ojo.me/
May19192
, SoPro
Most Innovative Lead Generation & Social Prospecting Solution 2019 SoPro helps businesses to research, identify and engage with target prospects using smart technology and social media that make it the most successfully form of B2B lead generation available. To celebrate the firm’s success in this year’s Technology Innovator Awards, we invited SoPro’s Co-Founder and CTO Mr Rob Harlow to tell us more. Established in 2015, SoPro has spent the past four years redefining B2B demand generation techniques and striving to prove that there are much more predictable, higher quality ways to harness new social networks in order to create demand and interest for relevant suppliers. From the start, SoPro’s vision was to replace traditional B2B business development outreach models, such as telephone-based appointment setting and in-house lead gen teams, with a future proof and far more powerful alternative. There are many email marketing companies that offer lead generation solutions but what sets SoPro apart is how the team have reimagined email lead generation to incorporate the reach of social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, as a means to enable totally personalised 1-to-1 messaging, and overhauling the technical approach to overcome the increasingly persistent realities of spam filters and other deliverability blockers that had arisen in response to traditional ‘cold’ email marketing. Today, the firm supports hundreds of businesses, from SMEs to global enterprises, working with them to identify and engage with qualified prospects. Using the firm’s very
own technology, it is able to target, research and engage prospects on a 1-to-1 basis with personalised, conversational email introductions, designed to flow naturally into the sales pipeline. Rob outlines the firm’s service offering in more detail and showcases how this benefits a wide range of clients.
At SoPro, our flagship product is the managed SoPro service, where clients receive high levels of support from operations, client services and creative teams to produce the best social prospecting strategies possible. “Alongside this, the SoPro Hub presents campaign results against global averages across each key metric that drives the company and the results it delivers for clients ever onward. It also embodies SoPro’s total commitment to constant improvement; maintaining an unrelenting focus on incremental improvements across all areas of the service, and a constant search for new developments facilitated by this total transparency. Unlike many agencies, we sell on highly accurate, pre-determined, campaign success rates based on segmented performance insights available by industry vertical, target company size and even by target job profiles.” Operating in such a fast-paced market, SoPro has to work hard to stay ahead of the latest developments, as Rob highlights.
“Our total commitment at SoPro to constant improvement keeps SoPro ahead of emerging developments. We are confident that the combination of our premium managed service alongside the development of a SaaS model supported by continual developments in our technology, will secure the best results possible. It will also support our future growth and continue to delight clients.”
“What began as a set of manual processes is now delivered by proprietary in-house technology that combines innovative social targeting and research systems, great web services, integrated data partners, email verification services, deliverability tools, social APIs, analytics, tracking services and active integrations with Hubspot, Salesforce, Zoho and Pipedrive CRM systems.” “Since we began, SoPro has grown to achieve a turnover in excess of £1.2m in 2018. We are on track to exceed our £2.5m forecast in 2019, during which time we will have delivered over £50m in new sales for our SoPro customers. “Maintaining this year-on-year growth is a great achievement, but one that takes more and evolving skills each year. As such, we will continue to invest in our people, our technology and the strength of our own solution to connect us with more prospects, which we can convert into new clients. Our technology roadmap will see us develop a more sophisticated range of products and services to enable us to help clients along their client acquisition journey from research to contact. “Ultimately, SoPro is now Europe’s fastest growing B2B prospecting agency supporting over 400 businesses prospecting into more than 30 countries. Its explosive growth has been achieved rapidly and without external funding and we are very proud of this and look forward to even greater success moving forward.” CONTACT DETAILS: Company: SoPro | Name: Mr Rob Harlow Address: 1st Floor Front Suite, 27-29 North Street, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1EB Telephone Number: +44 20 7065 7569 Web Address: www.sopro.io
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getAir GmbH
Best Air Purification Product 2019: getAir GmbH Based in Mönchengladbach in Germany, getAir GmbH is a family-run company that stands for sophisticated and innovative products in the field of home ventilation and air purification. Celebrating the firm’s success in our 2019 Technology Innovator Awards we profile it to find out more about the solutions it has to offer and how these have helped to propel it to the success it currently enjoys. Driving change in the air purifier market, getAir is a sustainability-focused pioneer creating revolutionary air solutions. The company has developed the innovative SmartPurifier One, which incorporates groundbreaking filter technology to remove pollen and other harmful substances from the air. Sensor controlled and extremely quiet, the solution is perfect for a variety of clients seeking clean, pure air. Imagine a system that not only cleans almost 100% of the air of harmful substances with a unique filter technology, but also enriches your home style. An Air Purifier that does more than just clean, but at the same time is adapted to your living style.
With the Air Purifier ONE there is a patented filter technology “Made in Germany” as well as an elegantly functional design, influenced by Scandinavian timeless interior style. The unique technology filters ultra-fine dust up to PM1.0 as well as nearly all harmful substances out. There is no expensive filter replacement needed. A life-long sustainable filter by not changing and disposing of them. Quick and easy cleaning, just rinsing under water. The system runs ultra-quiet and very energy efficient. The control operates fully automatic by air quality detection and visual reproduction. Air purifier devices receive air data to activate automatically purification in advance. The system is prepared for Deep Learning to react of user behaviour in advance. With the
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: getAir GmbH Contact: Robin Herter Website: https://www.getair.eu/ & https://smart-purifier.com/
“Imagine a system that not only cleans almost 100% of the air of harmful substances with a unique filter technology, but also enriches your home style.” 28 Corporate Vision 2019 Technology Innovator Awards
intuitive operation of the app, you can not only control the system manually or fully automatically, but also set up voice control according to your system from Amazon, Google or Apple. A team of German engineers, scientists and product designers has made their business to clean the existing polluted air without using environmentally harmful filters like HEPA and carbon. For this purpose, a special electrostatic precipitator process was developed that does not produce any harmful ozone. The special filter is made of metal sheets surrounded by an electrically generated plasma field. All harmful particles are first ionized and then attracted by the plasma field. Cations (positive
ions) are formed in the near field of our special ionization electrodes during high voltage. These then migrate to the counter electrode and on their way charge toxic substances, bacteria, viruses, microbes, mites, dust particles and pollen, which are then permanently deposited on the counter electrode. Through this process almost 100% of all particles can be removed from the air stream. 5 years of German engineering work, conception and design thinking have gone into this unique product. Looking ahead, getAir will be focusing on showcasing the benefits of this latest innovation, which it envisions will drive true change in the global air filtration market.
May19366
, EKID Studio
Best for Kids Mobile Augmented Reality Solutions - Asia: EKID Studio Seeking to revolutionise the education market, EKID Studio offers innovative augmented reality solutions that help children learn and thrive. We profile this creative company to find out more about the solutions it provides. A pioneer in the educational technology market, EKID Studio offers mobile Augmented Reality applications that enable children to explore the world around them by using augmented flash cards. This innovative smart educational tool that is compliant with the COPPA (Children’s online Privacy Protection) rule and is designed to be used at home or in the classroom. Bridging the gap between learning and playing through Augmented Reality technology, EKID Studios creates mobile solutions that can be used on a variety of devices. Using these smart devices, children can absorb information in a fun and informative way.
Thanks to the firm’s safeguards and security, parents can rest assured that their children are operating in a safe space when they play using EKID Studio’s unique solutions. Content uses animals, dinosaurs and vehicles to entice children and lead them through a series of games, flashcards and informative scenarios that offer them all the chance to learn about a host of topics. Ultimately, EKID Studio firmly believes that augmented reality is the future of training, and looking ahead the firm has grand plans to enhance its solutions to drive the market to even greater renown. With 65% of the population being visual learners, but remembering only 10% of what they read, the need for intuitive, creative augmented reality solutions is only growing, and EKID Studio aims to be at the forefront of this educational revolution.
CONTACT DETAILS: Company: EKID Studio Name: Patrick Nguyen (Nguyễn Thuần Phác) | Country: Vietnam Email Address: info@ekidstudio.com Web Address: http://ekidstudio.com App: https://www.educationalappstore.com/app/ekid
Apr19461
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Mobility Tech Green
Corporate Mobility Innovation Award 2019 & Most Cutting Edge B2B Carsharing Solution: e-Colibri™ - Mobility Tech Green Thanks to more than 12 years of experience on the B2B market, Mobility Tech Green commercialises a variety of carsharing which allow real savings for companies and local authorities, as well as an efficient reduction of CO2 emissions. We profile this innovative company to find out more about its solutions and service offering. Since its inception in 2009 Mobility Tech Green has been offering innovative technological tools for a wide range of organisations to help them improve their vehicles fleets. Today the firm is at the avant-garde of a new vision of mobility with more100 000 users of its solutions to date. Through its focus on connected cars and driving users towards even greater innovation in all aspects of their lives, Mobility Tech Green answers the 21st century’s challenges using technical innovation. Among the firm’s variety of solutions is the award-winning e-Colibri™, a truly cutting-edge corporate carsharing solution. Designed to optimize any vehicle fleet in order to ensure its sizing, this creative, user-friendly solution will be ideal for clients looking to manage their mobility on a daily basis.
There are currently two versions of this solution, Essentials and Success, both of which are designed to meet the needs of a variety of users. As a result, e-Colibri™ has already seduced some of the biggest corporate fleets in France and is now making its way to worldwide acclaim. Indispensable to any company or collectively owned vehicle fleet, the solution is adaptable to fit with any user’s specific requirements.
Looking to the future, Mobility Tech Green will remain dedicated to showcasing its latest innovations and driving the carsharing and fleet management markets towards even greater efficiency throughout 2019 and further ahead. From the evolution of its software platforms to the addition of new technologies, such as blockchain or artificial intelligence, Mobility Tech Green aims to transform all these changes into opportunities to grow further.
Seeking to build upon its current success, the firm is eager to continually work with its industry peers and showcase the innovations it has to offer. Early 2018 Mobility Tech Green’s presence as exhibitors at the CES Las Vegas demonstrated the firm’s will to export its technological solutions, to confront new markets and thus new challenges. This experience also allowed the company the opportunity to present the first component of its innovation program, i2M, with its artificial intelligence project dedicated to Mobility, Aiko.
Ultimately, Mobility Tech Green’s aim is the constant evolution of its solutions so that the firm can offer its clients innovative and efficient services so that together they can then move towards the future of B2B mobility.
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CONTACT DETAILS: Company: Mobility Tech Green Contact: Alexandre Fournier Website: www.mobilitytechgreen.com
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Data Is The New Oil: In 2018, $2.891 Billion Was Invested In The Data And Insights Industry Last year $2.891 billion was invested in the data and insights industry either through venture capital or private equity. Market research is now receiving funding comparable to sectors such as Energy and IT Hardware, with recorded VC investment of $1.75 billion and $2.28 billion respectively according to PitchBook data VC investment. The average transaction size was $43.1 million – an increase of 63% after a corresponding 69% jump the year before. Of the 173 investors who invested in market research and insights in 2018, over 90 of them are completely new to the sector. There was more Series C funding raised than at any time in the last five years and at the same time more Series A and B funds was invested than at any time since 2014. Tech enabled data and insights companies represent a huge opportunity for growth for investors as AI, Automation, VR, augmented reality, and now even blockchain become imbedded in the market research sector. In the analytics arena, the big standout was video analytics. Sensetime, a Hong Kongbased facial recognition and video analytics firm that has become a “unicorn” in just four years – received two infusions of $600+ million each from Alibaba and others. Cambiar Capital Funding Index tracked 67 discreet investment transactions in 2018 – down from the peak of 152 in 2014 and a drop from last year’s 86 transactions. But those 67 infusions resulted in $2.89 billion being pumped into the industry – a 27% increase on the year before.
“The research and insight industry was screaming for more innovation and over the course of the last decade tech driven solutions such as AI and automation has created a tech differentiation that is truly a driver of value creation for broader business.”
In addition to the bigger transactions in market research from previous years, there were also investments in smaller, emerging enterprises in areas such as audience measurement, data collection platforms, advertising effectiveness, segmentation, communities, panels and medical MR. Addie Learner, Principle at VC firm General Catalyst, investor in banking tech company Monzo, along with AI driven qualitative research agency ReMesh says of the industry “the research and insight industry was screaming for more innovation and over the course of the last decade tech driven solutions such as AI and automation has created a tech differentiation that is truly a driver of value creation for broader business.”
CEO of investment firm FOINCO, Bjorn Erik Reinseth, says “market and consumer insight is contagious; the more you know, the more you want to know. I’m always attracted to companies where I see an easy rationale for their existence. Tech enabled companies in this area are not just flavour of the month, but I’m quite convinced there is scope for considerable growth there.” Finn Raben, Director General of ESOMAR, the global association for data and insights says “10 years ago there were some that claimed the industry would be dead by now, but what we’ve seen is technology changing the paradigm, and breathing new life into an industry that remains the cornerstone for intelligent business decisions.”
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