As part of Progress magazine's Top 101 Companies awards celebrations, at the Delta Brunswick in Saint John, it was announced that Whitehill Technologies Inc. is the 2006 recipient of the National Research Council Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) / Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce (APCC) Innovation Award.
The NRC-IRAP/APCC Innovation Award recognizes an organization that has invested in unique approaches to its business operations to increase productivity and competitiveness. The award is a new addition to the Top 101 program and is in its second year.
Whitehill Technologies Inc. is a software company based in Moncton, NB. Whitehill's software enables organizations to automatically create, format, transform, and deliver documents while complying with regulatory standards. The benefit of their software is primarily in increasing the speed of business. They offer software solutions to some 1,000 leading organizations in 45 countries around the world in the insurance, banking, and legal industries - which includes more than half of the largest insurers in North America and two thirds of the world's largest law firms.
In June 2006, Whitehill acquired InSystems of Markham, Ontario, bringing together two leading vendors with powerful complementary technologies, enhancing their insurance carrier capacity with more clients, improved technology, and an expanded team of experts.
Steve Palmer, Chief Operating Officer of Whitehill Technologies, Inc., accepted the award on the company's behalf.
"We're very pleased and honoured to receive the NRC-IRAP/APCC Innovation Award," said Palmer. "Whitehill has always focused on being a leader in four key areas: business performance, people, customer service and innovation. This award is an affirmation that our strategy is working."
The National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) provides technical and business advisory services as well as financial support to growth-oriented Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) focused on research and development (R&D). NRC-IRAP supports innovation and technology development leading to the commercialization of new products and services or enhanced productivity. This program is delivered by an extensive network of 260 professionals working directly with their SME clients in 100 communities across the country.
The principal role of the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce (APCC) is to be the advocate for business interests in the Atlantic Region. Today, the four provincial Chambers and the regional APCC operate under a common set of by-laws and serves a federation of 127 local Chambers of commerce and boards of Trade representing over 12,000 businesses ad professional people in Atlantic Canada.
Progress magazine, now in its 13th year, created the Top 101 Awards to celebrate business success and regional prosperity. The awards receptions were launched nine years ago as a place where business decision-makers in each of the Atlantic Provinces could connect. The Charlottetown, PEI reception took place on September 13th. Whitehill Technologies Inc. accepted their award at the Saint John, NB reception on October 11th, and the final reception will take place in St. John's, NF on October 19th.
About Whitehill Technologies Inc. (www.whitehilltech.com)
Whitehill Technologies, Inc. develops and implements document and compliance automation solutions that help customers accelerate key business processes. Whitehill's InSystems line of software helps insurers get new products to market faster by speeding up development and regulatory filing. Whitehill Enterprise, <xml> Transport, Transform and BPI software help insurers, law firms and other businesses personalize and accelerate the way they communicate with their customers, getting the right information into the hands of the right people. More than 1,000 customers in 45 countries have used Whitehill software, including half the largest 100 insurers in North America and two thirds of the largest 250 law firms in the world. Whitehill is a privately held company with more than 200 employees in Canada, the United States and the UK. Whitehill is headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.