London, 20th November 2012 – The first-annual Tech Trailblazers Awards for enterprise information technology startups today announced shortlisted finalists across the nine categories: Big Data, Cloud, Emerging Markets, Infosecurity, Mobile, Networking, Storage, Sustainable IT and Virtualization.
Tech Trailblazers Finalist logo
The first outing of the awards received a considerable groundswell of high quality entrants making the judging quite a challenge.
The winners of the Tech Trailblazers Awards 2012 will be determined by the voting public and the judging panel. Which startups have the most promising technologies? Discover the finalists and vote for your favorites now from the Tech Trailblazers website just click on the Vote Now tab.
Finalists in the Tech Trailblazers Awards 2012
Big Data
-DataSift (@DataSift),
www.datasift.com -GoodData (@GoodData),
www.gooddata.com -GridStore (@GridStore),
www.gridstore.com -MapR (@MapR),
www.mapr.com -Verdigris Tech (@Verdigristech),
www.verdigristech.comCloud
-Backupify (@Backupify),
www.backupify.com -CloudLock (@CloudLock),
www.cloudlock.com -SaaSID (@SaaSID),
www.saasid.com-Tiatros (@Tiatros),
www.tiatros.com -Virtustream (@Virtustream),
www.virtustream.com -Zadara Storage (@ZadaraStorage),
www.zadarastorage.comEmerging Markets
-ABCD Experts (@ABCDexperts),
www.abcdexperts.com -Chalet Tech (@ChaletTech),
www.chalettech.com -CloudByte (@CloudByteInc),
www.cloudbyte.com -SustainableIT (Twitter: @sustainableIT),
www.sustainableit.co.za -Infotectsecurity,
www.infotectsecurity.comMobile
-Genwi (@Genwi),
www.genwi.com -GoCanvas (@GoCanvas),
www.gocanvas.com -ImageVisionLabs (@ImageVisionLabs),
www.imagevision.com -Mezeo (@Mezeo),
www.mezeo.com -Moasis (@MoasisGlobal),
www.moasisglobal.comNetworking
-Aryaka (@AryakaNetworks),
www.aryaka.com -Embrane (@Embrane),
www.embrane.com -Infineta (@Infineta),
www.infineta.comSecurity
-Chalet Tech (@ChaletTech),
www.chalettech.com-CipherCloud (@CipherCloud),
www.ciphercloud.com -Dome9 (@Dome9),
www.dome9.com -SaaSID (@SaaSID),
www.saasid.com -Vaultive (@Vaultive),
www.vaultive.com -Ventisys (@Ventisys),
www.ventisys.comStorage
-Actifio (@Actifio),
www.actifio.com -CTERA (@CTERA),
www.ctera.com -SMART Storage Systems (@SMARTSSD),
www.smartstoragesys.com -SolidFire (@SolidFire),
www.solidfire.com -Virtual Instruments (@Virtual_Inst),
www.virtualinstruments.comSustainable IT
-Building Sustainability (@BSLEnergyTeam),
www.buildingsustainability.net -GreenQloud (@GreenQloud),
www.greenqloud.com -Iceotope (@Iceotope),
www.iceotope.com -Nutanix (@Nutanix),
www.nutanix.com -SustainableIT (@SustainableIT),
www.sustainableit.co.zaVirtualization
-GreenBytes (@GetGreenBytes),
www.getgreenbytes.com -Nutanix (@Nutanix),
www.nutanix.com -Virtual Instruments (@Virtual_Inst),
www.virtualinstruments.com -VMTurbo (@VMTurbo),
www.vmturbo.com -Zerto (@ZertoCorp),
www.zerto.comRose Ross, founder of the Tech Trailblazers Awards, commented, “The Tech Trailblazers Awards were designed to put a spotlight on the best-of-the-best of new technology startups from around the world. Our shortlists highlight some of the hidden gems of the global enterprise information technology industry, from Iceland to Israel, from Singapore to the Silicon Valley.”
Ross added, “Our global community of judges had some hard work to do in selecting the shortlists from an impressive pool of contenders, but they did a great job. The 41 finalists in the Tech Trailblazers Awards represent some rising stars in the technology world—pioneers who are helping invent the systems that make business faster, more efficient, more secure, more environmentally friendly and, ultimately, more connected.”
All voters will be entered into a draw where winners will be selected at random to receive one of 5 exclusive Tech Trailblazers Awards t-shirts or one of 5 year subscriptions to Prezi.
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