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2008/2009 Technology Winners

"I continue to be impressed by the quality of companies that I see coming out of Canada. Because of programs like this, I get to review companies that I would normally not see. This competition is an effective way to put companies in front of investors like us." Bernhardt Zeisig, Senior Partner, Cycle Capital Management (Competition Juror)
Winners
	Accedian Networks, Inc. St. Laurent, Quebec www.accedian.com Accedian Networks™ is a leading provider of Packet Performance Assurance™ solutions that enable wireless operators, service providers and cable MSOs to deliver carrier-grade, packet-based applications including VoIP, IPTV, video-conferencing and transparent LAN services over Ethernet / IP and high-speed wireless networks. Accedian Networks is a private Canadian corporation formed in 2004, currently serving over 75 leading service providers worldwide. Customers cover the full range of communications providers: telcos, carriers, cable MSOs and mobile operators – all of which require solutions that allow them to implement high-performance, low-latency, efficiently managed and scalable Ethernet services. Over 3000 systems have now been deployed and are in continuous operation, monitoring and assuring Ethernet business services, 3G / 4G wireless backhaul, wholesale and transport applications. Accedian Networks is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
	BelAir Networks Ottawa, Ontario www.belairnetworks.com According to Dell’Oro, in its most recent industry analysis, BelAir Networks has maintained the global market share lead for outdoor, wireless broadband infrastructure equipment for the last 4 consecutive quarters starting in 2H/2007, and maintaining this market dominance heading into 2008. BelAir is a next-generation mobile network (NGMN) equipment supplier, founded in 2002, that provides broadband wireless networking solutions built around multiple radio technologies, including Wi-Fi, WiMAX and cellular, and operating in both unlicensed and licensed spectrum bands, including 4.4GHz (DOD) and 4.9 GHz (Public Safety). Its patented, multi-radio switched mesh architecture is optimized for high density urban, hot zone and city-wide mesh network deployments, and enables BelAir to deliver unprecedented coverage and capacity over a wide physical area.
	DataGardens Inc. Edmonton, Alberta www.datagardens.com DataGardens sells hardware and software systems that change the paradigm for multi-office data centres. The Wide Area Virtualized Enterprise (WAVE). The DataGardens WAVE includes one or more of DataGardens? Syntropy nodes per site. It allows companies with multiple offices to consolidate their physical IT infrastructure and administration at a single site while migrating virtualized servers, desktops, storage, and data back and forth to branch offices as business needs demand. DataGardens' products dramatically reduce cost, simplify administration, and improve productivity, while reducing the risk of security breaches and allowing business operations to continue uninterrupted through site failures.
	ecobee Toronto, Ontario www.ecobee.com ecobee helps homeowners conserve energy, save money and reduce their environmental footprint. Our green automation platform sits at the convergence of energy conservation, green technology, the networked home and consumer electronics. Our products automate energy conservation, making it easier to save on energy costs without sacrificing comfort. We deliver intelligent conservation solutions for real people – people with children to raise, housework to do, hectic schedules to keep and demanding careers to sustain. ecobee is part of an international ground swell empowered by the realization that we need to take action on the environment, and the time to take that action is now. We are building our platform around the The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™. We target single family homes (both new and retrofit) and multi-family dwellings. Our overall design philosophy is easy, smart and green.
	Evoco Inc. Calgary, Alberta http://www.evoco.com Established in 1999, Evoco Inc. markets construction project and program management software for North American retailers, restaurants, and commercial developers. The company’s flagship product, Evoco Workspace™, is a web-based solution deployed in companies of all sizes, from two of the world's largest retailers to local and regional land developers across Canada, the United States and Mexico. Evoco Workspace™ enables the company’s clients to: manage their design, construction and remodeling projects from start to finish; to standardize their business processes; streamline communications and bring dispersed project teams together; realize substantial cost savings; and ensure faster project delivery. In addition, Evoco Workspace™ is a software solution that supports the “greening” of construction, by providing retailers and developers a tool to manage their sustainability initiatives and ensure compliance with key environmental regulations. Evoco Workspace™ is currently trusted by more than 25,000 users to manage over $14 Billion US in construction projects and over 6.1 million documents. In June 2008, Evoco was honored as one of Canada’s fastest growing companies in the 20th annual PROFIT 100 ranking by PROFIT Magazine.
	I Love Rewards Inc. Toronto, Ontario www.iloverewards.com I Love Rewards is one of North America's leading incentive marketing companies. We develop, design and implement innovative incentive solutions for small and medium-sized companies as well as Fortune 1000 businesses. Our solutions focus on driving employee motivation and sales. I Love Rewards' solutions are delivered via a web-based points engine that allows clients to achieve their unique business goals in a variety of ways. I Love Rewards' success is based on building both standard and customized programs to support our clients' business objectives. Users are able to redeem their points for brand name rewards from our industry-leading product catalogue. With a solutions-driven approach and a focus on client service, I Love Rewards has demonstrated unprecedented success in helping other organizations improve their employee recognition and sales programs.
	IPeak Networks Incorporated Ottawa, Ontario www.ipeaknetworks.com IPeak Networks is a CCPC based in Kanata, Ontario. It is focused on developing solutions that maximize the performance of Internet based applications. It's primary market are service providers that are delivering their services over the Internet. These include VoIP providers, Video Conferencing SPs, IPTV providers and Online Gaming companies.
	Redknee Mississauga, Ontario www.redknee.com Redknee is a leading provider of revenue generating software products, solutions and services to some of the largest telephone network operators throughout the world, including wireless, wireline, broadband and satellite. Redknee delivers solutions in the areas of converged retail billing, interconnect billing, customer care, and real-time rating, charging and policy for voice, messaging and next generation data services to over 60 network operators in over 50 countries. Customers range in size from the smallest green-field operators in high-growth markets, to the largest Tier-1 providers throughout North America and Europe. Established in1999, Redknee employs over 400 people and has offices in 12 countries across the globe. Redknee's award-winning solutions enable operators to monetize the value of each of their subscribers' transactions while personalizing their experience to meet mainstream, niche and individual market segmentation requirements.
	Trellia Networks Inc. Montreal, Quebec www.trellia.com Trellia is a leading developer of easily deployable enterprise mobility management solutions. The software empowers organizations to unleash mobile workforce productivity without compromising security, while reducing the cost and complexity of mobility. Trellia provides seamless connectivity to the end user and enables IT to centrally control security & compliance. Trellia is privately held and headquartered in Montreal. The company was founded in 2003 and raised $6.8M in financing from tier-1 Canadian VC's: Fonds FTQ and Skypoint Capital. Its major business partners are the most recognized names in the enterprise mobility ecosystem including Cisco, Sprint, Bell, Intel and Novatel. Lead customers include EDC, Soberman, BDC, Carma Developers and Alberta Health Services. Trellia is also currently engaged with 2 top 5 Canadian Financial Institutions-banks, and serves both large enterprises and SMBs in various verticals, with focus in the financial and professional services sectors.
	Wavesat Inc. Montreal, Quebec www.wavesat.com Wavesat is a global leader in mobile broadband, providing advanced semiconductor solutions to the world’s leading carrier and mobile device manufacturers to deploy future-proof broadband services and products. With award winning technology, Wavesat delivers silicon that enables customers to deploy multiple Broadband Wireless technologies such as WiMAX Wave2, WiFi, and XG-PHS today and to migrate seamlessly to future 4G technologies such as LTE. Wavesat is a principal member of the WiMAX Forum®. For more information, please visit www.wavesat.com.

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