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TechAmerica 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards!

 

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TechAmerica 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards Dinner
& Technology Showcase Cocktail Reception Recap

 

Black-Tie & Fedora Optional!

This premier business event celebrates excellence and achievement in the region’s technology industry, and honors local companies, individuals, and products that drive innovation in Orange County and Inland Empire. In partnership with Project Tomorrow and Emulex, TechAmerica also highlights Orange County’s best in innovation in education during a special awards segment. With a first-ever retro-Hollywood-tech-noir theme, all finalists were recognized, and winners were named during the event, which took place June 9, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, Calif, drawing 300 attendees, including luminaries from local high- tech companies, financial and government institutions, as well as academic leaders, students, and investors.

“TechAmerica is proud to honor all the finalists and winners of this year’s High-Tech Innovation Awards,” said Bob Brunson, associate director of TechAmerica Orange County. “Many innovative companies make Orange County their base of operation. These companies, educators and students are inventing the future with products and services that make life easier, safer and more convenient.”

Videos:

Check out our cool intro!

 

Outstanding CEO of Technology Video Segment – Congratulations Quality Systems, Inc. CEO Steven Plochocki!

 

Outstanding Company in Technology Video Segment – Congratulations VIZIO

Internet E-Commerce Video Segment – Congratulations WiseWindow!

 

Project Tomorrow High-Impact Teacher – Congratulations Betty Cappelletti, JSerra Catholic High School!

For more HTA18 videos, please visit the TechAmerica OC YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/techamericaoc. If you have plans to embed any of our YouTube videos, please let us know (contact Yalanda Oglesby at 949-502-0051, yalanda.oglesby@techamerica.org), and kindly credit Satellite Video Productions.  If you like our videos and want to learn more about Satellite, please contact Aaron Townsend at 858-200-8009, aaron@satellite-inc.com, and tell him we sent you :O)  And don’t forget to link back to us at http://www.techamerica.org/hta18.

Photos

The evening kicked-off with the technology showcase with technologists showing off their products and services and lots of networking!
The planning committee rolled out the red carpet in celebration of OC tech innovation!
TechAmerica OC Director Bob Brunson welcomed everyone to the grand celebration of technology!
Keynote Rob Hummel, president, Legend3D, shared a history of cinematic color application and the latest generation of 3D Technology. Rob is an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council.
Sponsor Kim Nobles (right), DicksteinShapiro, presents the evening’s first award to Evantix (Innovative Cloud Product/Technology in 2010),  accepted by James Christiansen (left).
(left – right) James Christiansen, Evantix; Peter Craig, Valicore Technologies; Phil Bond, TechAmerica; Marc Schneider, Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth
The ViridiSTOR Team, an honoree in the Innovative Hardware category, takes a break during the technology showcase, where they shared their breakthrough technology that enables the elimination of paper waste from trade shows.  According to an EPA report (2000), trade shows and exhibitions produce 20 pounds of waste per person, per day.
A visitor stops by the Emulex booth to learn about their product OneCommand Vision, an intelligent application that provides proactive management of I/O within data center environments.

The 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards’ fabulous photos are courtesy of Frank Armstrong.  To access HTA18 photos, please follow directions below, and if publishing, kindly credit Frank Armstrong Photography.

To Access Photos:
1.  Go to   FrankArmstrongPhotography.com
2.  Sign in using  ” techamerica”   as the user name AND password
3.  You will automatically be directed to the private gallery,
4.  Double click on any image to see the image in a larger viewing area
5.  NOTE:  There are 2 pages so be sure to check out the images on the second page including the group shots.
6.  Capture the three-digit-code of the photos of interest, then email your request to the TechAmerica OC Program Marketing & Event Manager Yalanda Oglesby at Yalanda.Oglesby@TechAmerica.org, or share by calling 949-502-0051.
7. Remember to credit Frank Armstrong Photography if publishing photos.

To retain his services for your upcoming event, or to ask questions, you may contact Frank directly at 949-466-2543, or Faaphoto@yahoo.com–Let him know we sent you :O)

Tweets!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A very special thanks to our hard working High-Tech Awards Product Judge Chair Sigmund Fidyke for getting behind our twitter wheels and live tweeting as the awards program was unfolding!

Congratulations HTA.18 Winners

TechAmerica OC thanks all Finalists for participating in the 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards!  All Winners are listed below:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Technology CEO
Quality Systems – Steven T. Plochocki

Outstanding Technology Company
VIZIO, Inc

Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering
Winner: Greenway Design Group, Inc (GDGI)

Certificate of Merits
Amonix
Fisker Automotive

Innovative Product/Technology in 2010

Cloud
Evantix Risk and Compliance Portal by Evantix

Hardware
ViridiSTOR Green Box™ Solution by ViridiSTOR LLC

Internet E-Commerce
MOBI Vibes 2.0 by WiseWindow

Medical Devices
Masimo Pronto-7 by Masimo

Semiconductors
RFX2402 Single-Chip Single-Die Silicon RF Front-end Integrated Circuit (RFeIC) by Rfaxis Inc.

Software
OneCommand Vision by Emulex

Telecommunications
Powerwave Triple Broadband Antenna Family by Powerwave Technologies

Project Tomorrow Innovation in Education Finalists

Emerging Student Innovator
Rahia Zaidi, Brea Olinda High School, Brea Olinda Unified School District

High Impact Teacher in Science, Math and Technology
Betty Cappelletti, JSerra Catholic High School

Innovative School Program in Science, Math and Technology
Kevin Rafferty, Principal, Davis Magnet School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District

Congratulations HTA.18 OC Finalists

TechAmerica OC thanks all nominators and nominees for participating in the 18th Annual OC High-Tech Innovation Awards!  All 2011 Finalists are listed below.

Outstanding Technology CEO
Powerwave Technologies – Ronald J. Buschur
Quality Systems – Steven T. Plochocki
VIZIO, Inc – William Wang

Outstanding Technology Company
Quality Systems
SRS Labs
VIZIO, Inc

Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering
Amonix
Fisker Automotive
Flex Energy, Inc
Greenway Design Group, Inc (GDGI)

Innovative Product/Technology in 2010

Cloud
Evantix Risk and Compliance Portal by Evantix
Mavenlink Online Interactive Business Environment Platform by Mavenlink
Rcampus Outcomes by Reazon Systems
Sage ERP Accpac by Sage
Telogis Fleet 8 by Telogis
Voice Assist by Voice Assist Inc

Hardware
CE-Secure Encrypted Flash Drive by CMS Products
T964 Digital Resource Module by EADS North America Test & Services
ViridiSTOR Green Box™ Solution by ViridiSTOR LLC

Internet E-Commerce
MOBI Vibes 2.0 by WiseWindow
OrderCup
WebJaguar Website eCommerce platform by AdvancedEMedia Inc

Medical Devices
BioniCare by VQ OrthoCare
Masimo Pronto-7 by Masimo
The Web by Sequent Medical

Semiconductors
Broadcom BCM57712 by Broadcom
Broadcom BCM6840 by Broadcom
RFX2402 Single-Chip Single-Die Silicon RF Front-end Integrated Circuit (RFeIC) by Rfaxis Inc.

Software
OneCommand Vision by Emulex
TrakSYS by Parsec Automation Corp.
TheaterSound by SRS Labs

Telecommunications
CallXpress 8 by Applied Voice & Speech Technologies
Powerwave Triple Broadband Antenna Family by Powerwave Technologies
StreamCell by StreamQuik Inc

Project Tomorrow Innovation in Education Finalists

Emerging Student Innovator
Rahia Zaidi, Brea Olinda High School, Brea Olinda Unified School District
Aliza Braunstein, Dana Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District

High Impact Teacher in Science, Math and Technology
Betty Cappelletti, JSerra Catholic High School
Catherine Nolan, San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District
David Knight, University High School, Irvine Unified School District

Innovative School Program in Science, Math and Technology
A. Greg Bowden, Ed. D., Principal, Canyon High School, Orange Unified School District
Kevin Rafferty, Principal, Davis Magnet School, Newport-Mesa Unified School District
Lynn Matassarin, Principal, Sierra Vista Middle School, Irvine Unified School District

To view 2010 OC High-Tech Awards finalists/winners and video/photo recaps, please visit www.techamerica.org/htaoc

Innovation in Education

In partnership with Project Tomorrow and Emulex, TechAmerica also highlighed OC’s best in Innovation in Education during a special segment featuring the following categories: Innovative School Program of the Year in Science, Math and Technology; High Impact Teacher of the Year in Science, Math and Technology; and Emerging Student Innovator. To learn more, please visit Project Tomorrow.

Keynote Speaker Rob Hummel – Where Technology, Entertainment & Innovation Collide!

Rob Hummel is the ideal person to keynote our celebration of Technology and Innovation!

As an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Science and Technology Council, Rob is well known as an innovator who is involved with the latest generation of 3D Technology that is having such a profound impact on the industry today. Additionally, Rob has held senior positions at Warner Bros, where he advised on motion picture technologies such as digital restoration work for “Gone with the Wind” and “The Wizard of Oz”

Prior to his appointment as president of Legend3D, Hummel was the president of Digital Cinema at DALSA Corporation, where he led the charge into the motion picture industry for the company’s 4K camera. He also worked on numerous high-profile projects, including “The Dark Knight,” for which he helped test the post production pipeline and proof of concept to deliver the film in IMAX format.

Additionally, Hummel’s vast portfolio within the filmmaking industry includes leadership positions at Technicolor, DreamWorks Animation, The Walt Disney Company and Sony, where he led the development of their Digital Cinema strategy.  Rob has hosted numerous Academy events covering a variety of subjects from film formats to 3D cinematography, and also has taught at the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles.

In 2006, Hummel was honored by ShoWest as a pioneer in the digital cinema field, recognizing his ongoing contributions in advancing the digital cinema.

Table Sponsors

Amonix (2011 Finalist)
Broadcom (2011 Finalist)
Deloitte (Platinum Sponsor)
Emulex (2011 Finalist and Project Tomorrow Sponsor)
Greenway Design Group, Inc
Kofax (2010 Finalist)
LaCount Law
Masimo (2011 Finalist)
Powerwave Technologies (2011 Finalist)
Quality Systems (2011 Finalist)
Rfaxis Inc (2011 Finalist)
Silicon Valley Bank (Platinum Sponsor)
SRS Labs (2011 Finalist)
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (Platinum Sponsor)
ViridiSTOR LLC (2011 Finalist)
VIZIO (2011 Finalist)

Participating Companies

AdvancedEMedia Inc.
Amonix (2011 Finalist)
BDO
Broadcom (2011 Finalist)
CMS Products (2011 Finalist)
Deloitte (Platinum Sponsor)
Dickstein Shapiro (Gold “Wine” Sponsor)
Emulex (2011 Finalists and Project Tomorrow Sponsor)
Greenway Design Group, Inc
IR Strategies
Kofax (2010 Finalist)
Masimo (2011 Finalist)
Mavenlink (Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award Sponsor)
Morgan Stanley
Orange County Business Journal (Media Sponsor)
Powerwave Technologies (2011 Finalist)
Quality Systems (2011 Finalist)
Reazon Systems (2011 Finalist)
Remarx Media (Media Sponsor)
Rfaxis Inc (2011 Finalist)
Silicon Valley Bank (Platinum Sponsor)
Squar Milner
SRS Labs (2011 Finalist)
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (Platinum Sponsor)
StreamQuik, Inc. (2011 Finalist)
Telogis (2011 Finalist)
UnitedHealthCare (Silver Sponsor)
UPS (Gold Sponsor)
ViridiSTOR LLC (2011 Finalist)
VIZIO (2011 Finalist)
WiseWindow (2011 Finalist)

Sponsorship

To learn how your company can benefit from the visibility associated with TechAmerica Orange County’s annual High-Tech Innovation Awards and Roundtable Programs, please contact Bob Brunson at (949) 502-0053 or bob.brunson@techamerica.org

Press

MSNBC

NBC29.com

OC Metro

OC Register

Shayne

The above are a sample of press runs.  For press inquiries, please contact Theresa Dreike, Remarx Media, at 714-450-0897, theresa@remarxmedia.com. To view TechAmerica Orange County 17th Annual High-Tech Innovation Awards recaps, featuring finalists, videos, and photo highlights, please click here. Additional photos can be found here. If publishing , kindly credit Jay Henderson, Grins 2 Go.

Contact

TechAmerica is the world’s leading technology trade association. TechAmerica OC helps companies make money, save money, and have a voice in the government. For more info about our organization, please visit here.  To subscribe to our email announcements and receive exclusive event invitations and discounts, or to learn of program speaking/panel discussion opportunities for consideration by roundtable chairs, contact Yalanda Oglesby, Program Marketing & Event Manager, at 949.502-0051, yalanda.oglesby@techamerica.org.

Special Thanks to Our HTA.18 Sponsors!

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Wine Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering Award Sponsor

 

Project Tomorrow Innovation in Education Sponsor

Media Sponsor

 

 

 

 

 

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