Finalists have been named in the NZ Hi-Tech Awards 2012, whose judging panel includes original Facebook investor Peter Thiel, the Director of Engineering for Google in New York, Kiwi ex-pat Craig Nevill-Manning, and Senior Vice President for Cisco, Howard Charney.
Winners in each category will be announced at a black-tie gala dinner to be held at SkyCity in Auckland on May 11.
The finalists are:
PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year Award
- Compac Sorting Equipment
- Enatel
- Fronde
-
Gen-i
Microsoft Hi-Tech Emerging Company Award
- 3i Innovation
- Biomatters
-
GreenButton
Ministry of Science & Innovation Start-up Award
- ArcActive
- BIMstop
- CropLogic
- Invert Robotics
- Im-Able
- KlickEx
HSBC Most Innovative Product from an Emerging Market Award - Agritech
- Grasslanz Technology
- Oraka Developments
- Outpost Central
Vodafone Most Innovative Mobile Technology Award
- Booktrack
- Igtimi
- Jade Software
- VMob
Voco Innovative Hi-Tech Services Product Award
- Car Parking Technologies
- Gen-i
- Infotools
- KlickEx
- Outpost Central
State Government of Victoria, Australia Innovative Hi-Tech Hardware Product Award
- Enatel
- Outpost Central
- Vesper Marine
Duncan Cotterill Innovative Hi-Tech Software Product Award
- Booktrack
- GreenButton
- KIDS
- KlickEx
- Vend
- WhereScape Software
NZMEA Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year Award: Over $5 million
- Compac Sorting Equipment
- Gentrack
NZMEA Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year Award: Over $5 million
- Sonar6
- Unlimited Realities
- Xero
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Best Contribution by a Multinational Company Award
- IBM
- Gameloft
- Microsoft
- Navico APAC
Maxnet Hi-Tech Young Achiever of the Year Award
- James Bell-Booth
- Robert Bell
- Ahmad Jubbawey
- Alistair Scarfe
NBR staff
Sat, 31 Mar 2012
Sat, 31 Mar 2012
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Thiel, Nevill-Manning to judge NZ Hi-Tech awards; finalists named
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