Finalists announced for 2010 NZ Hi-Tech Awards

The New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards finalists were announced tonight at simultaneous functions held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch last night.

The Awards recognise excellence in the NZ hi-tech industry and continue to attract record entries.

Finalists in the majority of categories will now undergo face-to-face judging from a line up of local judges as well as being scrutinised by the global panel of international judges that includes:

• Michael Dell (founder of Dell computers)
• Howard Charney (Senior Vice President, Cisco)
• Andy Lark (VP Global Marketing, Dell)
• Pat Kenealy (IDG Ventures)
• Richard Keyse (Chair NZTE Beachheads Europe)
• Vernon Turner (Senior Vice President IDC Research)

“It is testimony to the strength of the New Zealand technology sector that for a second year we have been able to attract judges of this calibre,” says Wayne Norrie. 

Winners of the awards in each category will be announced at a black-tie, Gala Dinner to be held at the Langham Hotel in Auckland on Friday May 7, 2010.

PricewaterhouseCoopers Hi-Tech Company of the Year
• BankLink
• Compac Sorting Equipment
• Datacom
• Orion Health

NZX Emerging Company Award
• LanzaTech
• Sonar6
• TracMap
• Xero

Dell Innovative Hardware Product
• AuCom Electronics
• Enasolar
• EROAD
• Navico

Duncan Cotterill Innovative Software Product Award
• Aptimize
• iPredict
• Unlimited Realities
• WhereScape

HiFX Innovative Service Product Award
• Arc Innovations
• EROAD
• Harmonic
• Litmos

International Business Wales Hi-Tech Exporter of the year
• BankLink
• Compac Sorting Equipment
• Enztec
• Flotech

Maxnet Young Achiever Award
• Sam Clarke
• Anu Shrestha
• John-Daniel Trask

RecruitIT Hi-Tech Employer of Choice
• Microsoft
• Straker
• Vodafone

SwayTech Hi-Tech Journalist Award
• Anthony Doesburg
• Chris Keall
• Sarah Putt

NZ Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual
• Greg Cross
• Alastair Grigg
• Tom Reidy