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In Motion Technology Selected as Winner In Wireless Innovation Contest (WIC’07)
Recognized for Wireless Solution that Improves Productivity and Saves Money for Public Sector
Vancouver, BC, March 27, 2007 –The Wireless Innovation Network of BC (WINBC), the producer of the Wireless Innovation Contest 2007 (WIC’07), today announced In Motion Technology, a leader in vehicle area networks for public safety organizations, has been selected as a winner in the Taking Care of Business category for the Public Sector. Award recipients are wireless companies and technologies from across North America proven to enhance user experiences and operational processes. The winners were announced last evening at CTIA Wireless in Orlando.
The Taking Care of Business category for the Public Sector award is given to companies that provide a wireless solution that showcases new processes or models, improves productivity and/or saves money in the public sector - utilities, health, government, fire or police services.
In Motion Technology provides cognitive wireless systems enabling public safety organizations to communicate life-critical information while in motion. For example, In Motion’s vehicle-area networks dynamically sense and select the best network enabling an emergency medical response professional to send a patient’s electronic health record from an ambulance to a hospital while en route, a police officer to access video or driver records from a patrol car, a fire fighter to access building blueprints at the scene of a fire and a municipality IT director to provide the communications infrastructure to support these types of applications.
“We are honored to be recognized for technology that improves operational processes, user experiences and life-saving services to the public,” said Kirk Moir, president and CEO, In Motion Technology. “This further validates the need for our technology that helps people better communicate while in motion.”
The winners were selected by an impressive panel of judges, including Tom Nyberg (Nokia Multimedia), Chris Langdon (TELUS), Ray Gilbert (Alcatel-Lucent), Oliver Starr (Guidewire Group), Madeline Duva (3rd Eye Consulting), Joseph Averkamp (Sprint-Nextel) and Ken Blakeslee (WebMobility Ventures).
“We received great entries from excellent contenders across all five categories for this year’s contest,” says Shana Korotash, Executive Director of WINBC. “The companies entering this year continue to push the agenda to deliver practical solutions to organizational and everyday problems. We’d like to congratulate the winners and thank the judges for their efforts in pouring over the entries and in bringing their experiences and views to the selections.”
A benefit valued at $100,000, Wireless Excellence winners are rewarded with targeted exposure in media and at trade shows, and inclusion in a special case study publication.
About In Motion Technology
In Motion Technology provides cognitive wireless systems that enable public safety organizations to stay connected while in motion. The company’s complete vehicle area network solution ensures that any IP device can be useful in the field immediately with no modification, connecting to headquarters over the most reliable communications network available. In Motion Technology solutions have been successfully deployed in high-performance EMS, Police and Fire departments in the US and Canada. Founded in 2002, In Motion Technology is based in Vancouver, BC.
About WINBC
WINBC (Wireless Innovation Network Society of BC) is the producer of WIC’07. WINBC is the focal point for wireless in BC and a leading industry association in Canada. British Columbia has a 25-year history of successful wireless design and innovation and has grown to over 250 wireless companies representing all areas of the wireless value chain from infrastructure and devices to enabling software, enterprise applications, games and peer-to-peer solutions. Companies include Sierra Wireless, Nokia, Digital Dispatch, Colligo, Air G and others. To find your wireless partner go to: www.winbc.org