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Five NH Companies Selected as Finalists for Tech Product of the Year

Published Monday Nov 1, 2010

Five New Hampshire technology companies were selected as finalists for the 2010 Product of the Year award. Representatives from these five companies will be making their final pitch for top honors in front of a large audience on November 15 at the NH High Technology Council (NHHTC) 2010 Product of the Year event and banquet in Manchester.

The finalist companies are as follows (in alphabetical order):

Ektron, Inc., Nashua, NH
Product: Ektron CMS400.NET - helps companies create, manage, and deploy websites that engage, convert and retain visitors. This web content management software package allows marketers to gain real-time insight into the behavior of website visitors and optimize the web experience to deliver better business results.

Hypertherm, Inc., Hanover, NH
Product: HyIntensity Fiber Laser HFL015 - simplifies laser table design and integration, reduces operating costs, service intensity, and ultimately acquisition cost when compared to competing technologies. It offers a fully integrated laser cutting solution (i.e., fiber laser supply, delivery optics, cutting head, gas console, CNC control and CAM software) and support services enabling more OEMs to enter and compete in the laser sheet cutting market.

Sky-Skan, Nashua, NH
Product: Definiti 3D 8K - outperforms every visualization theater in the world. This new product combines the world's top-quality 3D stereoscopic planetarium system (Definiti 3D 4K) with the highest resolution 2D system (Definiti 8K). It features several remarkable performance figures including 48 HDTV signals; 106,168,320 pixels processed every 1/16; 8K resolution; 3D stereoscopic projection ; 132,000 lumens brightness in 2D mode and can synchronize 48 graphics computers.

Vgo Communications, Inc., Nashua, NH
Product: VGo - a remote management and coaching visual communications solution for the workplace. This robot offers live two-way audio video communication outside of the conference room or office has been limited to Skype on a laptop that which a second person must carry from place to place. VGo allows a remote person to hear and move around just as they were at the remote location. The VGo seamlessly replicates voice and video imagery back to the VGo.

Warner Power- Warner, NH
Product: SmarTran - is a simple, yet highly effective means to improve the efficiency of distribution transformers. It was invented in 2009 and in May 2010, the company filed a patent for the product. SmarTran. Designed for commercial, office, school and multi-dwelling residential buildings, it is fully autonomous and maintenance free.

"The judges have certainly been challenged so far in terms of narrowing the field, and now these companies will have to prepare to wow a live audience on November 15th and gain their support to have their product be recognized as best in class," said Art Bruinooge, member of the NHHTC Board of Directors and POY event chair. "This is a fun and unique event, and we encourage entrepreneurs, technologists and others interested in innovation to come to and participate in this event."

The event is one of very few that requires audience engagement and participation, as the entire audience casts their vote for their top product after the presentations are made. The audience vote counts towards 50 percent of the final tabulation and the initial judge's vote counts for the remaining 50 percent. The winner will be announced at the conclusion of the banquet and will earn the prestigious NHHTC Product of the Year crystal trophy, which was designed by Pepi Hermann. The trophy and the finalist's winning product will be on display at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport.

Companies that have won the Product of the Year award over the past four years include Nanocomp Technologies, UltraVision, Insight Tech Gear, and Holase, Inc.

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