And we’re proud to say we took home the “Oscar” for Best Tech Services Company in Northeast Ohio.
“We’re thrilled to win this award,” commented our CEO, Ben Chafetz. “I’ve always believed in the talent of my team and of Northeast Ohio, and I’m humbled to be recognized for both.”
The awards ceremony took place April 11th, 2019, and was held inside an airplane hangar (yup, it was pretty cool) owned by Signature Flight Support at Burke Lakefront Airport.
Honoring the region’s most innovative companies and leaders and hosted by noted radio and TV personality Mark Nolan, a crowd of hundreds from tech companies and sponsors watched as awards were handed out in the following categories:
Most Promising Startup
Winner: Indago, a medical device company seeking to revolutionize the operating room via the use of smart surgical tools.
Finalists: Drips, Ownum, and Pandata
Best Tech Services Company
Winner: 121eCommerce, which has a team of Magento-certified developers helping companies improve their eCommerce capabilities.
Finalists: Briteskies, Elite Business Solutions, Krish Services Group, and TrellisPoint LLC
Tech Company of the Year — Large
Winner: OnShift, which provides intuitive software and proactive services to solve workforce challenges in health care.
Finalists: MRI Software and ParkPlace Technologies
Tech Company of the Year — Small
Winner: Vizion Solutions, which works with companies of all sizes to overcome the struggle of finding and using data that companies need to make important decisions.
Finalists: COTSWORKS, Dolbey Systems, Foundation Software Inc. and Futuri Media
Best Technology Solution, Product or Device
Winner: n2y LLC, which OHTec said: “has changed the way special education is taught and is proud to help teachers and families inspire moments of discovery and wonder.”
Finalists: Dolbey Systems, GE Lighting, OEC and OverDrive
Best Community Collaboration & Innovation Award
This special award was given to the Cleveland Museum of Art “for its work creating a museum experience that leverages cutting-edge technology while also aligning and partnering with a number of technology companies across the region,” OHTec said.
The Best of Tech Awards promote Northeast Ohio as an exceptional place to work at savvy tech companies. The Best of Tech Awards are the highlight of OHTec’s Tech Week, an annual weeklong initiative to support, celebrate, and engage the local tech community through a series of events hosted by OHTec as well as numerous community partners.
Founded in 1998, members of OHTec come from a wide range of tech fields, including software development, IT services, website design and development, custom application development, and IT recruiting.
