I accidentally posted this prematurely. I'd misread when the dinner was and sort of spilled it. I did remove the post and hold off, reposting here now that I see Alec posted it too. That explains why I hadn't yet seen it online anywhere. Still, I want to send congratulations to my friend Alec Saunders and the rest of the team at iotum. I just got this great news. For those of you who haven't seen it, I interviewed Alec here and had mopre to say here.

At the CATA Alliances annual Awards Dinner tonight, iotum, developer of the Relevance Engine, has been selected as the “Best Emerging Technology of the Year” in Canada.

As one of the eight CATA Award Winners, iotum is being recognized for its development of the Relevance Engine platform, as well as its intelligent call filtering, prioritizing and routing application and it’s Pronto Conference Calling application.

The Relevance Engine is the world’s first smart platform to intelligently assess the relevance of any call, and automatically route that call to the most appropriate destination. iotum intelligently filters, ranks, and prioritizes calls based on their relevance to you. Using your contextual information and preferences, iotum knows who's calling, whether you want to take the call, and which phone you want to use. In my words, iotum brings David Allen's concepts of Getting Things Done to telecommunications by helpng manage presence by following the context we work in through the day. Press Release -

 iotum Wins Prestigious CATA Alliance Innovation Award for Emerging Technology Achievement

(Ottawa, Ontario - June 21, 2006) iotum, developer of the Relevance Engine, has been selected as the “Best Emerging Technology of the Year” in Canada. The award was presented last night in Ottawa at the CATA Alliances annual Awards Dinner.

In making the announcement, John Reid, CATA President said, “iotum exemplifies the highest standards for technical excellence, innovation and potential for an emerging technology company. Iotum reverses the trend of growing complexity in our communications environment. The market potential for this innovation is tremendous. 

As one of the eight CATA Award Winners, iotum was recognized for its development of the Relevance Engine platform, as well as its intelligent call filtering, prioritizing and routing application and it’s Pronto Conference Calling application.

The Relevance Engine is the world’s first smart platform to intelligently assess the relevance of any call, and automatically route that call to the most appropriate destination. Iotum intelligently filters, ranks, and prioritizes calls based on their relevance to you. Using your contextual information and preferences, iotum knows who's calling, whether you want to take the call, and which phone you want to use.

“We’re honored to win the CATA Alliance Innovation Award for Emerging Technology Achievement” said Dr. Howard A. Thaw, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of iotum.“ When my co-founder Alec Saunders and I envisioned Iotum in 2003, we were guided by imagining what the world would be like, if our phone only rang for important calls. This award is a testament to our team and to our investors, who shared this vision and helped bring it to life. CATA recognizes and honors the potential that Canadian companies have to become leaders in global markets.”

About iotum (http://www.iotum.com) Founded in 2003, privately held iotum is a Voice 2.0 company setting out to shape a world of relevant communications where devices and services work seamlessly together to let people communicate with who they want, when they want and on the device they want. Most recently iotum won a DEMOgod at DEMO2006 – acknowledged as the most prestigious forum for launching emerging technology companies, and was named to the Branham 25 list of Emerging Companies in Canada and to Business 2.0’s Next Net 25 in the United States.

About CATA (http://www.cata.ca/) Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA Alliance) is Canada's leading, most influential and entrepreneurial technology alliance. It is dedicated to stimulating global growth for technology enterprises through the promotion of strategic partnerships, technological innovation and entrepreneurial values.

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