Its patented RapidResponse solution has drawn praise for being easy to use and able to deploy across various types of businesses, and in past years was picked up by luminaries ranging from aerospace giant Lockheed Martin to camera-maker Olympus.
"We've been active but one of Ottawa's best-kept secrets for a long time," said John Sicard, the chief operating officer, in an OBJ interview moments after receiving the award. "What we hope OCRI's award will do is bring us out."
The privately held 145-member firm, which posted double-digit revenue growth in 2010, is headquartered in Ottawa and has offices in Japan, Hong Kong and Chicago.
The full list:
- OCRI Company of the Year - Kinaxis
- Next Generation Executive of the Year: Manuel Pietra, President and CEO, FreeBalance
- Strategic Partnership of the Year: Wesley Clover Affiliate Program
- Most Promising Startup of the Year: YOU i Labs Inc.
- Product of the Year: BTI Systems
- Solution of the Year: Design 1st Inc.
- Research Award: Benjamin Tsang, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
- Health Innovation Award: ILI-Watch project
- Student Researcher of the Year: Rouhollah Alizadeh, University of Ottawa
- Student Entrepreneur of the Year: Pouria Ghods, Giatec Scientific Inc.
- High School Innovation of the Year: Mother Teresa High School
- Exploriem's Fastest Growing Startup: Inovatech Engineering
- Ottawa's Co-op Student of the Year: Hubert (Haoyang) Duan, University of Ottawa
- Ottawa's Co-op Employer of the Year: Erika Mayer, Lunchbox Consulting, Inc.
