Times-7 Hi-Tech Awards

Times-7, e-centre resident company

Finalists in Hi-Tech Awards

17 October 2007: The 32 finalists in the PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards 2007 were announced tonight at a finalists event in Wellington.

Inaugurated 14 years ago, the Hi-Tech Awards are recognised as one of the most prestigious accolades for the New Zealand high technology sector. Today many of our leading entrepreneurs, deal makers and innovators come from dynamic and growing technology companies.

In announcing the finalists Wayne Norrie, chairman of the organising committee, said the judges had to select from some stunning entries that show an increasing depth and cover an amazing breadth of business, with the Enatel Innovation Award being the category most keenly contested.

“In these awards being a finalist indicates you have entered the realms of our most exciting and successful technology companies, and gaining entry to the list of individual finalists means you have been recognised as one of New Zealand’s current or future business leaders or as a professional of excellence in your field,” Norrie said.

Owen Gibson, a partner in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Emerging Businesses practice, said the high-tech industry was one of the most fast-paced and challenging areas of business in New Zealand.

“The companies and people who have been selected as finalists in the Hi-Tech Awards should be very proud that they have been recognised as some of the most dynamic and innovative organisations and individuals that this country has to offer – congratulations to them all,” he said.

Local and international judges are now working on deciding the winners from the impressive finalists, and winners will be announced on 3 November at the gala event in Wellington’s Town Hall.

It will be a night to mingle with the winners past and present so don’t miss out. Tickets to the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards Gala Dinner on 3 November 2007 can be booked online at: www.hitech.org.nz

The finalists in the Innovation Award section include resident e-centre company.

Enatel Innovation Award

Centre for Rapid Product Development, AUT University
Fronde Anywhere
Indigo
OpenCloud
Times-7 Holdings

Released by Awaroa Partners on behalf of the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards. For further information, please contact:

Carole Hartney
Awaroa Partners
Ph: 04 471 8204
www.hitech.org.nz

Background on Times-7 Holdings

Times-7 Holdings specialises in radio frequency idenfication (RFID) solutions, with world leading antenna design and tag design skills, enabling them to overcome historical RFID environmental barriers in tagging metal objects. Its first product to market is WheelTime, a breakthrough in electronic timing that makes timing bike events easy. WheelTime incorporates patented innovations from Times-7 that utilises low cost passive tags that compete with active tag technology for a fraction of the cost. Times-7 Sport was contracted by Bike NZ to utilise WheelTime for the New Zealand Secondary Schools national championships. Times-7 Holdings are based in Lower Hutt, but have a office at the e-centre, Massey University, Albany.