New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards finalists named

Finalists have been named in the New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards 2013.

Winners will now be determined by an international judging panel that ncludes Apple founder Steve Wozniak, Craig Nevill-Manning, the Kiwi ex-pat Director of Engineering for Google in New York, and Howard Charney, Senior Vice President for Cisco.

“That we are able to attract this calibre of international and local judges is evidence of New Zealand’s growing reputation as a high-tech hotbed and these awards continue to be the Hi-Tech industry’s most important celebration of success and a wonderful showcase for our technology innovation and talent,” says Hi-Tech Awards Chairman Wayne Norrie.

Winners in each category will be announced at a black-tie gala dinner to be held at SkyCity in Auckland on 17th May 2013.

The finalists are as follows:

PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year 2013
•  Buckley Systems
•  Serko
•  Xero

Cisco Hi-Tech Emerging Company of the Year 2013
• EROAD
• GreenButton
• HydroWorks
•  Living Cell Technologies

MBIE Science, Skills and Innovation Group Hi-Tech Start up Company of the Year 2013
•  BIMstop
•  Carnival Labs
•  Oritain Global
•  RedSeed

New Zealand Venture Investment Fund (NZVIF) Hi-Tech Pre-Commercialisation Company of the Year 2013
• Performance Labs
• Sensagrid
• Solar Bright
• Timely
• Trigger Happy
• Veritide

Duncan Cotterill Innovative Hi-Tech Software Product 2013
• Carnival Labs
• CropLogic
• KlickEx
• Matakina Technology
• Vend
• Wynyard Group

State Government of Victoria, Australia Innovative Hi-Tech Service Product 2013
• KlickEx
•  Shapeshifter
• Vend

Innovative Hi-Tech Hardware Product 2013
• 3i Innovation
• Compac Sorting Equipment
• Fusion Electronics
• ikeGPS

Telecom Business Innovative Hi-Tech Mobile Product 2013
• Carnival Labs
• ikeGPS
• KlickEx
• Mobi2Go

Fronde Hi-Tech Young Achiever 2013
• Robert Bell
• Guy Horrocks
• James Robertson
• Sam Talwar

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Best Contribution to the NZ Hi-Tech Sector from a Multinational Company 2013
• Microsoft
• Navico
• Sprint International                           

HSBC + NZMEA Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year over $5M 2013
•  ARANZ Geo
• Buckley Systems
• Compac Sorting Equipment
• Xero

HSBC + NZMEA Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year $500,000 to $5m 2013
•  3i Innovation
• Carnival Labs
• Vend