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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
As the CTIA Wireless spring show winds up for another year, WINBC takes a closer look at the winners of our Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC'07). Our 4th Annual Wireless Contest concluded this past Monday, March 26th, with a reception and awards presentation hosted in Orlando the day prior to the start of CTIA. For the first time in the history of the Contest, winners were announced live.
This year's winners continue to push the innovation envelope delivering practical solutions to organizational and everyday issues, changing and improving the ways we conduct business and day to day tasks and activities.
I would like to congratulate the winners and finalists of WIC’07 and extend thanks to our key sponsors; TELUS, Alcatel-Lucent, and Nokia, as well as our judges and mentors for volunteering their valuable time, experience and wisdom as we all work together to continue to grow the wireless industry.
Information on our WIC'07 winners and runners up can be found at www.winbc.org/wic as well as our case study booklet available for download from our Contest sitelet.
Shana Korotash
Executive Director
WINBC
member news - wic'07 special
Watch out for the little guys!
Krista Collins
Analyst, Canadian IT Innovation and Export, IDC Canada
With the number of global mobile subscribers exceeding 2 billion today and expected to surpass 3.5 billion by the end of the decade, the wireless market is ripe with opportunities for new services delivered or enabled through mobile devices (What's Hot in Mobility, IDC # TB20060907). Furthermore, as organizations look for new ways to improve customer experiences, reduce development and operational costs, and ultimately increase revenues, they are turning to the wireless market for innovative solutions. While there are a number of giants in the wireless industry that are addressing these opportunities, smaller companies are also making an impressive impact within their communities of interest.
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AND THE WINNERS ARE..
Wireless Innovation Contest 2007
The Wireless Innovation Network of BC (WINBC) is pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual Wireless Innovation Contest 2007 (WIC’07). The award recipients are wireless companies and technologies from across North America that have proven to improve user experiences and operational processes.
Taking Care of Business:
- Public Sector: In Motion Technology
- Private Sector: Mobile Complete
Taking Care of Yourself:
- Home & Entertainment: SurfKitchen
- Sports & Recreation: Limbo 41414
Taking Care of the Community:
- Community & Citizenship: ComVu
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WINBC Featured Event
MoMoVan - April 23, 2007
2010 Opportunities - What’s in it for you?
Only rarely in business and technology ventures is there a focused effort
to look several years into the future and have a guarantee that great opportunities await. For our local wireless companies, the 2010 Olympics hosted here at home, provides us with just that opportunity.
From a mobile perspective, 2010 is also a magical destination where the integrated capacity of emerging Devices, Networks and Applications (the "DNA" of mobility) will offer a significantly new threshold on the mobile experience.
WINBC’s April MoMoVan brings together leading representatives of the mobile D, N and A universes to explore with you what this new environment and its opportunities might look like.
Hear what our industry experts have to say about opportunities and challenges as they relate to the 2010 Olympics.
Join us to learn:
- Insight into mobile devices, networks, and application opportunities
- What types of DNA will dominate the 2010 games
- Company partnering opportunities
For more information or to register
WINBC Partner Events
BCNet 2007 Conference - April 17 & 18, 2007
Western Canada's Premier Technology Event for Research & Higher Education
Attend BCNET's 7th Annual Conference, Making Connections: Sharing Knowledge for Greater Innovation. The conference brings together innovators and leaders in research and education, showcasing achievements and capabilites made possible through global advanced networks.
For more information or to register
21st Angel Forum - April 24, 2007
Founded in 1997, the Angel Forum - Vancouver introduces emerging companies to private equity investors, each spring and fall. It is the oldest angel group in Canada with 70+ investors and its sponsors include leading companies and industry associations in BC.
For more information or to register
BCTIA Technology Impact Awards - June 6, 2007
Mingle with the who’s who of BC's technology and business communities and witness in person, the unveiling of the 2007 TIA Award Winners! With over 800 people attending, this is the largest technology event in the province of British Columbia!
For more information or to register
INDUSTRY NEWS
Information Overload 2.0
Lisa Davis of CCNMatthews, the news distribution company, gives us an insight to citizen journalism.
Riding the subway to work I watch my fellow passengers typing, listening, texting, viewing, gaming, tapping, scrolling and shuffling on one device or another. I wonder if these devices have left us literally grappling with all of the bells and whistles available in today's gadgetry and whether we've become victims of what some have termed a technology-induced "time famine".
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SPONSOR TESTIMONIAL
"Wireless companies across North America are proving that their creative and innovative solutions are driving economic and social changes not only on our continent, but around the world...We’re happy to see the Wireless Innovation Contest go from strength to strength and are proud to work with WINBC and other industry leaders to raise the profile of wireless innovation in North America."
Tom Nyberg
Director of Product Marketing, Multimedia
NOKIA
WINNER TESTIMONIAL
"We are honored to be recognized for technology that improves operational processes, user experiences and life-saving services to the public...This further validates the need for our technology that helps people better communicate while in motion."
Kirk Moir
President and CEO
In Motion Technology
WINBC EVENTS
momovan
2010 Opportunities - Vancouver, BC
April 23, 2007
WINBC PARTNER EVENTS
BCNet
2007 Conference - Making Connections: Sharing Knowledge for Greater Innovation
April 17 & 18, 2007
BC Angel Forum
21st Angel Forum - Vancouver, BC
April 24, 2007
BCTIA
Technology Impact Awards - Vancouver, BC
June 6, 2007
INDUSTRY EVENTS
Canada Pavilion / ICT Partnering
Mission to Hong Kong ICT Expo - Hong Kong
April 13 - 16, 2007
Wireless Trade Mission to Hong Kong
International Trade Opportunies to
Hong Kong & Taiwan
April 16 - 20, 2007
MEM 2007
Mobile Entertainment Market
Monte Carlo
June 5 - 6, 2007
Wafritel 2007
UK Pavilion at West Africa Telecom
Lagos, Nigeria
June 5 - 7, 2007
communicasia 2007
Canada @ CommunicAsia 2007 - Singapore
June 19 - 22, 2007
EXPOCOMM 2007
Canada @ ExpoComm 2007
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 9 - 12, 2007
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