Awards
TOA: 2009 Product of the Year
TOA Technologies, has received a 2009 Product of the Year Award from Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) Customer Interaction Solutions magazine. "TOA has demonstrated excellence in contact center technologies as well as providing ROI for the companies that use them," said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. TOA is the only on-demand mobile workforce management solution for large enterprise customers. The award winners will be featured in the January 2010 issue of the magazine, www.cismag.com. Learn more about TOA at www.toatech.com.
February 23, 2010 | Permalink
ClearCount: A Top Health Innovation of 2009
ClearCount Technologies has been named one of the Top 100 Health Innovations of 2009 by Popular Science magazine, as part of its Best of What's New Awards. The awards honor the top 100 technologies in 11 categories. Read the full release here. Congratulations, ClearCount!
November 10, 2009 | Permalink
Bill Egan: Business Times CFO of the Year
CFO of BitArmor Systems, William Egan, was named CFO of the Year in the Small Private Company category of the annual Pittsburgh Business Times awards. Egan led and orchestrated a recent fund-raising effort in which BitArmor raised nearly $5 million in venture capital earlier this year, attracting 15 new investors. Learn more about BitArmor at www.bitarmor.com and see the rest of the award winners at the Pittsburgh Business Times.
November 9, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Named Runner-Up in WSJ Awards
The SmartSponge System from ClearCount Medical Solutions, an innovator of patient safety solutions for the operating room, was named a runner-up under the medical devices category in the Wall Street Journal's 2009 Technology Innovation Awards. ClearCount was one of four companies recognized in the Medical Devices category, and will be honored at an awards cermony October 13 held in conjuction with the Dow Jones VentureWire Technology Showcase. Visit www.clearcount.com for more information.
September 15, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Scientists Win "Best Paper" at EDM '09
Carnegie Learning cognitive scientists and research assistants took top honors at EDM '09, the Second International Conference on Education Data Mining in Cordoba, Spain. Based upon analysis of data gathered from the company's Cognitive Tutor mathematics software the paper, "Reducing the Knowledge Tracing Space," demonstrated one way to more efficiently model student learning of cognitive skills. Designed to prepare students with 21st century learning skills, Carnegie Learning math solutions provide rigorous print and software instructional resources, ongoing formative assessment, and Professional Development programs for teachers and administrators. Learn more at www.carnegielearning.com.
July 16, 2009 | Permalink
Patrick McGregor: E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
Patrick McGregor, CEO of BitArmor Systems was named a winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2009. Winners were selected by an independent juding panel comprised of regional business, academic and community leaders and were announced at an award ceremony on June 19 at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who demonstrate extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Regional award winners are eligible for consideration for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year national awards to be announced in November. Congratulations, Patrick!
June 23, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning: "Best in Tech"
Carnegie Learning has received the "Best in Tech" Award for the 2008-2009 school year from Scholastic Administrator Magazine. This competitive national award recognizes Carnegie Learning Math Programs as a leading Supplemental Math Solution. Scholatic Administrator is a resource for a quarter-million results-driven school leaders. This is the second national award for Carnegie Learning as the company was recently recognized as the Best Mathematics Instructional Solution by the SIIA at the CODiE Awards on May 5th. Learn more about Carnegie Learning's award-winning math solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
June 4, 2009 | Permalink
Yuval Brisker Receives Best of Tech Leader Award
Yuval Brisker, CEO of TOA Technologies, has been awarded a Best of Tech Award from the Northeast Ohio Software Association (NEOSA). Brisker was recognized as Best of Tech Leader at a presentation dinner held Tuesday, May 19 at Corporate College East, from a field of fourteen nominated CEOs. He founded TOA Technologies in 2003 as a way of predicting when an appointment will actually happen and then informing the customer, keeping them in the loop every step of the way, improving customer service and retention. Learn more at www.toatech.com. Congratulations, Yuval!
May 29, 2009 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins CODiE Award
Carnegie Learning's Adaptive Math Solutions software has won the 2009 CODiE award for Best Mathematics Instruction Solution. The 24th Annual CODiE Awards, presented May 5th by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) are the only peer-reviewed awards within the software and content industries. “We are extremely honored to be recognized for our achievements by the SIIA, particularly this year, as great attention and expectation are focused on the delivery of improved, effective instruction in this country,” said Dennis Ciccone, Chief Executive Officer of Carnegie Learning. “We are pleased to be among the companies delivering curricula that advance education reform and create replicable, long-lasting results in mathematics understanding and performance.” Learn more about the company's award-winning solutions at www.carnegielearning.com.
May 12, 2009 | Permalink
SmartSponge System Earns AORN Seal of Recognition
ClearCount Medical Solutions has earned the first-ever Seal of Recognition awarded by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) for its SmartSponge System Operating Procedures. The SmartSponge System was created by an Operating Room nurse and is the first and only system to incorporate the efficiency of counting with the safety of detection. The AORN Seal of Recognition will assist the perioperative community in selecting quality training actvities that promote safety and optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures. Learn more about ClearCount and the SmartSponge System at www.clearcount.com.
April 11, 2009 | Permalink
Thinkvine: A Gartner 2009 "Cool Vendor"
Thinkvine, a marketing simulation and planning software provider, has been named a 2009 "Cool Vendor" in Consumer Goods by Gartner. The 2009 research report highlights four vendors from around the world whose technology helps Consumer Goods manufacturers improve revenues while decreasing costs. ThinkVine's Emerging Marketplace helps marketers understand the collective impact of traditional and non-traditional marketing on the consumer and provides a means to capture ROI from advertising. For more information about ThinkVine, visit the website at www.thinkvine.com. More information about Gartner and the "Cool Vendors in Consumer Goods, 2009" report is available at www.gartner.com.
March 19, 2009 | Permalink
ClearCount Receives IDEA Finalist Award
ClearCount Medical Solutions' SmartSponge System received a finalist award under the Medical and Scientific category of the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEAs). The award was submitted in conjunction with product development consultancy Bright Innovation. CEO David Palmer said, "This award is recognition of ClearCount's excellence in designing innovative technology that improves both patient safety and productivity in the operating room." The SmartSponge System helps to improve patient safety while strengthening operating room efficiency. Visit www.clearcount.com for more information.
January 12, 2009 | Permalink
BitArmor Takes Tech 50 Top IT Award
The Pittsburgh Technology Council held its 12th Annual Tech 50 Award presentation celebrating the region's 50 leading technology-oriented companies in eight categories for 2008. Several of our portfolio companies made the finalist list, including BitArmor Systems and Carnegie Learning in the Information Technology category; Plextronics in the new-for-2008 Green Tech category; and ClearCount Medical Solutions in the Rising Star group. BitArmor took the top spot in the IT category based on product innovation, revenue growth, and job creation and retention. Congratulations to all the finalists. For a full list of finalists and more information on the awards, visit www.pghtech.org.
October 21, 2008 | Permalink
TOA Technologies Voted Most Innovative Vendor at Gartner CRM Conference
TOA Technologies has received the prestigious "Most Innovative CRM Vendor of the Year" award at the Gartner Customer Relationship Management Summit in Washington, DC. Gartner conference attendees selected TOA for its innovative technology solutions focused on delivering an outstanding customer experience. TOA was selected for demonstrating a unique Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution which enhances the customer exprience while improving operational efficiencies. Visit www.toatech.com.
September 18, 2008 | Permalink
Imago's LEAP Microscopes Receives R+D 100 Award for 2008
Imago Scientific Instruments has received the prestigious R+D 100 Award for 2008 from Research and Development Magazine. A panel of industry experts announced the LEAP3000 HR system's award "as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year." The new LEAP "HR" family of microscopes was released in June 2007 for a wide range of materials research applications; and the LEAP 3000 HR configuration provides the highest voltage-pulse mass resolution ever offered on a commercial three-dimensional atom probe. This is the third time in five years that Imago's LEAP microscope family has been selected for the R+D 100 award. Visit www.imago.com for more information.
September 16, 2008 | Permalink
Sean McDonald: E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 Regional Award Winner
Congratulations go out to Sean McDonald, CEO of Precision Therapeutics, as he received Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year(R) 2008 Award in the Applied Science Category in the Upstate New York, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia region. This award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who are building and leading dynamic growth businesses. McDonald was selected by an independent panel of judges and the award was presented at a gala event at the Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh on June 27, 2008.
July 3, 2008 | Permalink
Aethon Wins Cisco Growing With Technology Award
Aethon won the grand prize in the Operational Excellence category in the Cisco Growing with Technology Awards 2007 for its innovative use of netowrking technology to redefine hospital supply chain logistics. The awards were announced October 9th. The awards program was created to recognize small and midsize organizations that use networking technology in innovative ways to address business challenges, compete more effectively and fuel success. A panel of 10 judges selected 15 winners in 5 categories from more than 570 applications. Congratulations, Aethon!
November 13, 2007 | Permalink
Pittsburgh Business Times CFO of the Year Awards
Sean Rollman, CFO of Plextronics, has been honored as the Pittsburgh Business Times 2007 CFO of the Year in the Small Private Company category; and Vita Fontana, CFO of Plan4Demand, was a Finalist in the same category. Since joining Plextronics in 2006, Sean has helped the company raise $35 million, $16 million from venture capital. Sean's latest goals for Plextronics include doubling the company's size in the 12 to 18 months and building a manufacturing line. At Plan4Demand, Vita is often called upon to step out of the boundries of finance and deal with legal issues. The role of CFO in a small company encompasses many disciplines -- finance, strategy, legal -- and these two CFO's have done an outstanding job in meeting those demands. Congratulations!
November 13, 2007 | Permalink
Cognitive Tutor Makes List of Preferred 9-12 Math Resources
The Georgia State Board of Education has placed Carnegie Learning's Cognitive Tutor Integrated II and Integrated III math curricula on the list of recommended math learning resources by the 2007 Learning Resources Advisory Committee. Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra and Integrated I math curricula were approved in 2006 as K-8 Mathematics Learning Resources for the state of Georgia. Carnegie Learning's middle and high school math programs are at the forefront of high school transformation initiatives in large urban districts nationwide inlcuding Los Angeles Unified, Miami-Dade, and the Chicago Public Schools where the curricula has been purchased with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
November 8, 2007 | Permalink
Pittsburgh Technology Council Announces Tech50
Both Aethon and BitArmor Systems were honored by the Pittsburgh Technology Council, as being among the region's 50 leading technology-oriented companies within the 13-county area of southwestern PA. Each year, the Tech50 event honors those technology companies that demonstrated the strongest growth and advancement in product or sales success, financial strength, corporate citizenship, job growth and rentention and innovative product or technology. Aethon was a finalist in the Advanced Manufacturing category, and BitArmor in the Rising Star category. Read more about the 2007 Pittsburgh Technology 50 at www.pghtech.org.
October 18, 2007 | Permalink
Aethon Wins Cisco Award
When Cisco announced the grand-prize winners for the 8th Annual Cisco Growing with Technology Awards, Aethon came out on top in the Innovators in Operational Excellence category. The awards program was created to recognize small to midsized organizations that use networking technology in creative ways to promote products and services, deliver superior value to customers, inprove internal operations, conduct online transactions and extend the geographical reach of their services. The winners were selected from 570 applications. Congratulations, Aethon!
October 11, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Receives "Energy Innovator" Award
The U.S. Department of Energy has bestowed a coveted "Energy Innovator" award to Plextronics for its pioneering work in organic photovoltaics. Congratulations!
October 2, 2007 | Permalink
Landslide: "One to Watch"
In a ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis, Landslide Technologies was named a One to Watch by CRM magazine during the announcement of the 2007 CRM Market Awards. The One to Watch awards are part of the CRM Market Leader awards which recognize the top vendors in eight categories. Each category includes six vendors (one winner, four leaders and one company to watch), which are selected based on weighted criteria that include revenue, revenue growth, market share, reputation for customer satisfaction, depth of functionality and company direction. Landslide was selected as the One to Watch in the SFA category. More information about the awards, and Landslide, will appear on page 37 of the September 2007 issue of CRM magazine.
August 28, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning a Finalist for EdNET 2007 Award
Carnegie Learning has been named one of three finalists for the EdNET 2007 Impact Award for the 2nd consecutive year. The Impact Award is part of the EdNET Industry Awards program that recognizes organizations that have made important contributions through products and programs in the education industry in the past year. The EdNET Awards are sponsored by The Heller Reports and Quality Education Data (QED), a Scholastic company and leading provider of integrated marketing services for the pre-K through higher education markets. The award winners will be announced on September 11, 2007 during the EdNET Conference in Chicago.
August 21, 2007 | Permalink
P4D Officially "Cool"
Plan4Demand Solutions was recognized in a recent article by ARC Advisory Group entitled "10 Coolest SCM Boutique Consultants". The article, published on the ARC Advisory Group website, states that ARC narrowed down its list of top 10 coolest SCM boutiques from a roster that originally included more than 1,000 companies; Plan4Demand was one of two firms that focus primarily on implementing supply chain planning solutions and the only one headquartered in North America. The article cites Plan4Demand's long history of supply chain planning experience, growth across multiple industry vertical markets, and advances in practices like SAP APO.
August 14, 2007 | Permalink
P4D One of ARC's 10 Coolest SCM Boutique Consultants
Plan4Demand Solutions was chosen as one of the 10 Coolest Supply Chain Management Boutique Consultants by ARC Advisory Group, the thought-leader in manufacturing, logistics and supply chain solutions. Plan4Demand, the favorite company in the category of Supply Chain Planning system implementation, was chosen from a list of 1000 companies. Read the full report here.
July 24, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Awarded Funding from DOE
Plextronics has been awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar America Initiative (SAI). The award comes from the Solar Photovoltaic Technology Incubator, a program created to make solar photovoltaic technologies competitive with existing technologies by 2015. Plextronic's project will focus on commercializing thin film organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology to enable low-cost solar modules. Subject to negotiating an acceptable statement of work with the DOE, Plextronics expects to receive up to $3 million over the course of the 18-month project. The DOE has also identified Pittsburgh as one of 13 2007 Solar America Cities (click here for more information).
June 21, 2007 | Permalink
TOA Positioned as a Gartner Visionary
TOA Technologies has been positioned as a Visionary in Gartner's latest "Magic Quadrant for Field Service Management" report. TOA was the only company added to this year's Quadrant and was cited for its innovative approach to filling an important gap between appointment management and Customer Relationship Management. In March, Gartner also awarded TOA Technologies the title "Cool Vendor in CRM Customer Service and Field Service for 2007." Read more on TOA's website.
June 21, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Earns Top Marks in Kentucky
Carnegie Learning's middle school curricula was the only program, among nine evaluated by the Kentucky Committee for Mathematics Achievement, to receive the top ranking in every category in the assessment of intermediate and middle grades math intervention programs. Reviews for all nine programs are available on the Kentucky Center for Mathematics website at www.kymath.org. Read the full news release.
May 8, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Receives Red Herring 100 Spring Award
Plextronics is a recipient of Red Herring 100 Spring, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in North America. Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than 800 private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy and dedication to research and development. The Top 100 private companies in North America were unveiled at the Red Herring Spring 2007 event at the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, May 1-3. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Red Herring 100 Awards.
May 3, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Algebra I: Best K-12 Instruction Solution
Carnegie Learning's Algebra I solution has received the 22nd Annual Codie Award for Best K-12 Instruction Solution given by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The SIIA utilizes both jounalist and peer-company reviews to identify the leaders and innovators in 75 categories across the software, digital content and education technology industries. This year's winners were chosen from more than 1,197 nominations. Read the full release on Carnegie Learning's website.
April 19, 2007 | Permalink
Aldo Zini Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
Aldoo Zini is being honored by the Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Engineering through its Distinguished Alumni Award at a banquet on April 4. President and CEO of Aethon, Aldo received his bachelor's degree from Pitt in 1975. Aethon is the nation's largest healthcare robotic company focused on automating delivery and transportation applications within hospitals. Congratulations, Aldo!
March 6, 2007 | Permalink
Landslide Earns Nod from Small Business Technology Magazine Labs
Touted as "slick and powerful," Landslide received accolades in the newest issue of Small Business Technology Magazine as a Product of the Year Finalist in the Software as a Service (SaaS) Category, edging out the more well-known Salesforce.com. Author Patrick Cook called Landslide an "intriguing newcomer to the SaaS sales force automation space [which] proved a well thought-through application". For more information, visit the Landslide website.
February 1, 2007 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Receives CLRN Approval
Carnegie Learning's Bridge to Algebra curricula has been successfully reviewed and approved by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) for legal and social content compliance as well as standards alignment. CLRN is one of three state educational technology services in California and provides educators with a "one-stop" resource for critical information needed for the selection of supplemental electronic learning resources aligned to the California State Board of Education academic content standards.
January 18, 2007 | Permalink
Patrick McGregor: Top 40 Under 40
In the January issue of American Venture Magazine, Patrick McGregor, CEO of BitArmor Systems, is named one of the Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40 Years Old. The selection was based on achievements and ground-breaking efforts in the following areas: vision, leadership, development strategies, innovation and achievement. Although the article is available only to subscribers, you can read more about Patrick and BitArmor on the company's website. Congratulations!
January 9, 2007 | Permalink
Plextronics Named Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year
Plextronics, a world leader in developing active layer technology for printed electronic devices, has received the Clean Energy Entrpreneur of the Year award from the US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at the 19th NREL Industry Growth Forum. The competition was developed to promote and support the creation of world-class businesses delivering clean energy technology options into the energy market. The award was given to the company that has the best chance of future success and who, in the judges' opinion, made the best overall presentation at the forum. Visit www.plextronics.com to learn more about their award-winning technology.
December 12, 2006 | Permalink
Plextronics Ranks in Top 50 of Nanotech Start-ups
Plextronics has been ranked in the top 50 of Lux Research's most well-rounded, venture-backed nanotechnology start-ups, as evaluated in the report titled, "Ranking Nanotech Start-ups for Partnership Value." The report evaluated 136 independently operated nanotechnology start-ups worldwide based on 20 criteria spanning four success factors, including both quantitative and qualitative criteria. The Lux Research study found that Plextroncis excels in the areas of legal and regulatory strength, placing 7th overall, as well as in the electronics and IT sector, placing 8th. Visit www.plextronics.com for more information.
November 28, 2006 | Permalink
BodyMedia: World Technology Award Winner
At the 2006 World Technology Summit and Awards Event in San Francisco, BodyMedia came out the winner of the 2006 World Technology Award for Heathcare/Medicine - Corporate category. The World Technology Network is a high-profile international organization whose members are made up entirely of winners of these awards in past years. The basis for winning is "the company with the potential for the most significant long-term impact on the world." BodyMedia, and the other award winners, will become the newest fellows and corporate members of the World Technology Network.
November 7, 2006 | Permalink
Plextronics: Clean Energy Entrepreneur of the Year
Plextronics won the Grand Prize Award in the Clean Energy Entrpreneur of the Year Competition. The Competition was developed to promote and support the creation of world-class businesses delivering clean energy technology options into the energy market. Forum presenters pitch their business cases to a judging panel of coprorate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs. The Grand Prize award is given to the clean energy company that makes the best overall presentation and who, in the judge's opinion, has the best chance of future success. Buisness presentations were judged according to the feasibility of their business case, strength of their management strategy, marketing strategy, and potential return on investment. Way to go!
October 31, 2006 | Permalink
Aethon, Plextronics Receive Honors in Tech 50
The Pittsburgh Technology Council held its 10th annual Tech 50 Awards event on Thursday, October 19th, and both Aethon and Plextronics received Finalist nods. Aethon was a finalist in the Advanced Manufacturing sector, and Andy Hannah, CEO of Plextronics, received finalist status for the 2006 CEO of the Year award. Tech 50 honors companies the Council deems the 50 leading technology-oriented companies in the Pittsburgh region. The Pittsburgh Technology Council is the nation's largest regional technology trade association with almost 1,400 member companies throughout 13 counties.
October 20, 2006 | Permalink
Aethon Honored for Supporting Make-A-Wish
The Greater Bay Area Make-a-Wish Foundation honored Aethon and 7 other Make-a-Wish Heros at its annual meeting in San Francisco on Spetember 27. Aethon was celebrated for donating an automated courier system (the Tug), valued at $105,000, to help a boy in his wish to create a robot to deliver medicine to children in the hospital.
October 12, 2006 | Permalink
Plextronics Ranks Among Top 50 Most Well-Rounded Nanotech Start-ups
Lux Research recently released a report entitled "Ranking Nanotech Start-ups for Partnership Value," where Plextronics ranked in the top 50 out of the 136 international companies evaluated -- putting the company on the short list categorized as The Most Well-Rounded Nanotechnology Start-ups. The ranking report will be exclusively released at the upcoming Lux Executive Summit conference in Cambridge, MA on October 16-17, 2006. The Summit is designed to provide corporate executives and investment managers with the knowledge required to create a visionary nanotechnology strategy. For more information on the 2006 Lux Executive Summit, visit www.luxexecutivesummit.com.
October 10, 2006 | Permalink
And the winner is ... Plextronics
Plextronics has been honored by receiving the Organic Semiconductor Industry Award (OSIA) for Start-up of the Year. The award is given to the early stage company that has demonstrated technology and commercial leadership. It was declared a unanimous vote by the judges. Chair of the awards panel, Craig Cruickshank, CEO cintelliq, said "What makes Plextronics stand out is that they have excelled at developing excellent technology ... Plextronics has the potential to become a leader in the field of organic semiconductor technology." Congratulations!
October 5, 2006 | Permalink
Plextronics "Shortlisted" for OSIA Award
Cintelliq, sponsor of the Organic Semiconductor Industry Awards (OSIA), in association with OSA Direct, has announced that Plextronics is on the shortlist for the Start-up of the Year Award. This award entries feature venture fund or privately financed companies which have set up operations in the last five years, and included the full range of business activities from product design and manufacture through to new services companies. Award winners will be announced at the gala dinner of the Organic Electronics Conference and Exhibition on September 26 in Frankfurt, Germany. .
September 25, 2006 | Permalink
Plextronics Runner Up in WSJ Awards
Plextronics was named a runner-up in the Wall Street Journal's 2006 Technology Innovation Awards. Selecting from a pool of 600 applications, judges considered whether the technology truly represents a breakthrough from conventional methods, rather than just an incremental improvement. Categories included medicine and medical devices, wireless, security, consumer electronics, semiconductors and others. This was the first year Plextronics submitted an application. Congratulations!
September 12, 2006 | Permalink
Plan4Demand Tops in Growth
Plan4Demand Solutions was recognized as one of the top 100 fastest-growing private companies in the Pittsburgh area. The acknowledgement comes from the annual Pittsburgh 100 awards event, where Plan4Demand ranked 35th overall among the Pittsburgh 100 and 11th out of 33 companies in the professional services category. The award is based on growth in gross revenue over the three-year period of 2003-2005. Lisa Kustra, CEO of Plan4Demand, notes that the company has grown an average of more than 30% annually since 2003, and that the revenue pace continues today. Read the full release here.
August 29, 2006 | Permalink
Bridge to Algebra Receives EDDIE Award
Carnege Learning's Bridge to Algebra has been recognized as the winner of the EDDIE Awards Middle School Math Award category. The 11th Annual Education Software Review Awards (EDDIEs) select winners from titles submitted by software and website publishers around the world. Selectioin criteria includes academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach, and quality of managment system. Concratulations Carnegie Learning!
August 17, 2006 | Permalink
Imago Receives R&D100 Award
Imago's LEAP 3000X atom probe microscope is a recipient of the prestigious R&D100 for 2006. A panel of industry experts appointed by Research and Development magazine announced the LEAP system's award "as one of the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year." This is the second occasion in three years that Imago's LEAP microscope has been selected for the R&D100 award. Read more on Imago's website.
August 15, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning EdNET 2006 Impact Award Finalist
The Heller Reports, a QED (Quality Education Data) company and leading provider of education market news and events, has named Carnegie Learning a finalist for the EdNET 2006 Impact Award. This award recognizes the organization that has made the most significant impact on education through quality educational support and instructional resources. Award winners will be announced on September 19, 2006 during the EdNET Conference in Boston. Visit QED's website for more information about the awards program.
August 10, 2006 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Tops in eSchool News Readers' Choice Awards
According to readers of eSchool News, Carnegie Learning's curricula are among the best software products for delivering math insturction. More than 1,000 readers voted in the 2006 eSchool News Readers' Choice Awards announced in the August issue of the publication. Carnegie Learning placed among the top five curricula in four categories. According to eSchool News, to ensure the global competitiveness of U.S. students, educators are turning to software and other computer-based options to engage students. The full eSchool News 2006 Readers' Choice results are available at eSchool News.
August 8, 2006 | Permalink
Pete DeComo a Finalist for E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year
Pete DeComo, CEO of Renal Solutions, has been named a finalist in the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards program in the Upstate New York and Western Pennsylvania region. Award winners will be announced at a special 20th anniversary gala event on June 16th at the Hilton Hotel in Pittsburgh. Awards are given to entrepreneurs who have demonstrated excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. Congratulations, Pete!
May 25, 2006 | Permalink
Haley Tops List of Business Rules Management Systems
Haley Systems, Inc. has been cited as the leading business rules platform for business analysts, according to The Forrester Wave™: Business Rules Platforms, Q1 2006 report, released on January 4, 2006. Haley Systems was among the 10 select companies that Forrester invited to participate in the report. In this report, Haley Systems emerged as the leading Top-tier Strong Performer in the market category that evaluated platforms for business analysts and users. Haley earned Second-tier Strong Performers rankings in the three remaining market categories - business rules platforms for IT, for Java developers, and for .NET developers. The Forrester Wave™: Business Rules Platforms, Q1 2006 report is available for download on Haley's website.
January 10, 2006 | Permalink
Aethon, BodyMedia, Renal Solutions Amoung Tech50
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's Technology 50 celebrates the southwestern Pennsylvania region's 50 leading technology-oriented companies in five categories: Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Life Sciences, Rising Star and Service Provider. Aethon was a finalist in the Information Technology category; BodyMedia and Renal Solutions in the Life Sciences category. Congratulations to all of the firms named. For more information, visit the Tech50 homepage.
December 6, 2005 | Permalink
bodybugg™ Wins 2005 Popular Science Best of What's New Award
bodybugg™, the joint effort of BodyMedia and Apex Fitness Group, has been named winner of a 2005 Popular Science Best of What's New Award in the Personal Health Category. To win, a product or technology must represent a significant step forward in its category. Winners will be featured in the December special editorial section. Congratulations!
November 9, 2005 | Permalink
Pittsburgh Technology Council Announces Tech50 Category Leaders
The Pittsburgh Technology Council's annual Technology 50 honors those technology companies that demonstrated the strongest growth and advancement in product or sales success, financial strength, corporate citizenship, job growth and retention and innovative product or technology. We're pleased to say that this year Aethon (Information Technology), BodyMedia (Life Sciences), and Renal Solutions (Life Sciences) have all made the list. The annual gala to announce the category winners will be held on October 20.
August 15, 2005 | Permalink
Renal Solutions Receives FDA Clearance
Renal Solutions has received clearance from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to begin commercialization of the Allient® Sorbent Hemodialysis System in chronic and acute hemodialysis applications. The company also received approval of an Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for the initiation of a home hemodialysis clinical trial. Pete DeComo, CEO, expressed his pleasure with the "broad label indication for use in chronic and acute hemodialysis as prescribed by a physician." For more information, read the full release.
June 23, 2005 | Permalink
Carnegie Learning Wins Codie Award
Carnegie Learning continues to set itself apart from the competition. The company has been awarded the 2005 SIIA Codie Award for Best Secondary Educational Instructional Solution for Math. The entrants included some of the largest companies in educational publishing. Way to go!
May 30, 2005 | Permalink
Imago's Dr. Larson Named 2005 Burton Medalist
Imago® Scientific Instruments, a world leader in atomic-scale imaging and Nanolytical solutions, announced today that Dr. David Larson has been selected by the Microscopy® Society of America as the prestigious 2005 Burton Medalist. The Burton Medalist award is presented to an outstanding young scientist under the age of 40 who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in microscopy and microanalysis. Congratulations, Dr. Larson!
March 10, 2005 | Permalink
Imago wins Best of Small Tech Award
Imago's Local Electrode Atom Probe (LEAP) Microscope has been recognized in the 2004 Small Times Magazine Best of Small Tech Awards as the winner in the Product category. The LEAP Microscope visualizes individual atomic structures in three dimensions - at a speed of a million atoms per minute. Read the full release on Imago's website. Congratulations, Imago!
November 16, 2004 | Permalink
Imago - Finalist in Red Herring Top 100 Innovators Award
Imago Scientific Instruments was named a finalist in the annual Red Herring Top 100 Innovators award program. The 100 winners will be unveiled at the Red Herring Fall 2004 Conference, December 6-8 in Monterey, California. The finalists will be evaluated in seven categories: Technology, Financing, Marketing, Sales, Service, Leadership and Business Strategy. More information can be found at www.redherring.com/events.
November 16, 2004 | Permalink
Abby Wins National Advertising Award
Eidoserve Technology, and its virtual assistant, Abby, have won a prestigious OMMA (Online Media, Marketing and Advertising) Award for their work involving Macromedia's RoboDemo Campaign. Congratulations, Eidoserve and Abby! See the winning ad here.
September 22, 2004 | Permalink
Imago Wins R&D 100 Award
Imago Scientific Instruments has issued a news release announcing that the company?s advanced microscope, the LEAP atom probe, has won the "R&D 100 Award," an award sponsored by R&D Magazine that recognizes the 100 most technologically innovative products introduced into the marketplace in the past year.
July 16, 2004 | Permalink
Pete DeComo Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year
Pete DeComo, of portfolio company Renal Solutions, has been named a finalist for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2004 Awards in southwestern PA. The press release is available here.
June 29, 2004 | Permalink
BodyMedia Wins MEDA Award
HealthWear, a new product created as a result of a collaborative effort between Roche Diagnostics and BodyMedia, recently won the prestigious Medical Design Excellence Award for best new product in the Over-the-Counter/Self-Care category. Read the full release at CBS Marketwatch.
April 13, 2004 | Permalink
