ROCKET BUILDERS

"Ones to Watch" for 2005

In addition to the "Ready to Rocket" list, we also like to showcase companies with promising technology that may lead to them being a "Ready to Rocket" company in the future. To make the "Ones to Watch" list, the criteria is simply "high potential for their technology" but too early to predict revenue potential.  

These promising companies are too early in commercialization, too early in first revenues, or in transition to new markets or business models. Some have been service companies and are evolving their product offerings. Some have found a new market segment to target.

 

Company Name Company URL Company Description
ActiveStream Technologies www.actstream.com

 

ActiveStream Technologies Inc., founded in 2002, develops streaming interactive video and audio applications to enhance internal internal and external communication -specifically in areas of customer support/service, marketing and training. Its products and services are centered around its flagship product, VAMP™ which provides a highly interactive, compelling and "life-like" experience.
Apparent Networks www.apparentnetworks.com

 

Apparent Networks Inc. (formerly Jaalam Technologies) develops and markets network intelligence software that can analyze even the most complex global network infrastructures, identify the sources of problems within minutes and then perform continuous monitoring to ensure maximum performance over time. Its AppareNet software has helped companies, government agencies and educational institutions improve network performance and achieve rapid returns on their investments. 
Argon Security www.argonsecurity.com

 

Argon Security Technologies is a pioneer in portable mobile wireless surveillance. Our product line will save lives, time and money for law enforcement, firefighters, military and professionals involved in homeland security.
Backbone Technology Inc. www.backbonetechnology.com

 

Expression v1.6 is a web site content and network management system designed to allow organizations to easily control and manage all web-based user and content management issues without limitation. In fact, we think it's what the web should be! 
Ekkon Technologies http://www.merchantspace.com

 

MerchantSpace is Java shopping cart software with a MVC-2 service-oriented architecture. It leverages open source technologies and enterprise Java for e-commerce software that integrates quickly with current & new best of breed, best fit components.
 
Exponentia www.exponentia.com

 

Exponentia, based in Vancouver, develops digital solutions that drive positive ROI for the sports and entertainment market. The company’s Digital Media Pass platform  enables Exponentia’s clients to Create, Publish and Monetize a suite of engaging digital services across wireless and web-enabled devices in real-time.
 
FACTORY1 Games Inc www.factory1games.com

 

Factory1 is a console games development company focusing on sports, racing, action-adventure, platform, music and original titles with the intent of advancing these genres by its extensive research efforts in the realms of technology and style.
IDELIX™ Software Inc. www.idelix.com

 

IDELIX provides Pliable Display Technology (PDT), an innovative visualization interface designed to improve situational awareness and decision-making capabilities of end-users. PDT facilitates "detail-in-context" magnification and editing functionality in digital imagery and multi-layer data sets. It addresses the common screen real estate challenges faced when working with complex 2D, 3D, multi-fused data sets and motion imagery within the spatial limits of any display screen. 
Ludicorp www.flickr.com

 

Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. With Flickr you can show off your favorite photos to the world, Blog the photos you take with a cameraphone, and securely and privately show photos to your friends and family across the country.
MailChannels http://www.mailchannels.com/

 

MailChannels provides messaging solutions that enable organizations and individuals to establish trusted, reliable communication channels with customers, colleagues, and other important contacts, while strengthening messaging security.
Marqui www.marqui.com

 

Marqui has helped organizations of every shape and size take complete control of their branded content and communications output.  Through an easily implemented software-as-a-service, Marqui's communications management system automates and manages communications by ensuring marketing professionals and business managers consistency and control over their brand and messaging, freeing them to focus solely on improving the quality of their communications, not technology.
Mobile Operandi www.mobileoperandi.com

 

Mobile Operandi is a web and wireless solution company that delivers an innovativenew multimedia platform to mobile service providers and enterprises. The wireless multimedia platform isthe catalyst mobile operators need to reduce provisioning/activation costs, improve end-user adoption ofnew data services and generate significant new revenues from increased traffic on the wireless datanetwork. The product suite is a unique platform combining Over-the-Air (OTA) provisioning tools,synchronized web and wireless applications, and compelling content specifically designed for the nextgeneration of colour display handsets.
Protexis www.protexis.com

 

Protexis Inc. is a leading provider of digital software licensing solutions. The Protexis nTitles software license transaction system offers state-of-the-art tools to manage license compliance. Protexis provides software vendors with flexible, Internet-based solutions for securing software and providing electronic licenses through any distribution channel. 
Queue Global Information Systems Corp. www.secureident.com

 

SecureIdent is an Independent Verification System designed to enhance login security. SecureIdent will verify the presence of the authorized account owner prior to permitting access to sensitive data or performing transactions.After a user enters their username and password, they are presented with a series of multiple-choice questions designed to verify that they are who they claim to be.
Recombo Inc. www.recombo.com

 

Recombo is the leading content integration (CI) technology company with a core purpose to extend human achievement through collaboration of people and systems. Recombo’s CI solutions unlock the value of information by a process that 1) Labels, 2) Assembles, 3) Packages, and 4) Delivers (LAPD) content to improve the performance of people and the enterprise.
Schemasoft www.schemasoft.com

 

SchemaSoft has been providing software development services and licensed components to the professional software community since 1987. In addition to an experienced and expert technical staff, SchemaSoft has developed numerous software libraries that include a comprehensive coverage of file formats, XML technologies, and graphics processing functionality. 
Silk Systems http://www.silksystems.com/

 

The Silk system is platform independent and is available for Linux, SCO UNIX, and Windows operating systems. At Silk, we pride ourselves on the comprehensiveness and versatility of our software systems. The modular design of our software makes it easy for businesses to choose only the software that is appropriate for their particular requirements. This allows us to provide solutions to a wide range of types and sizes of businesses.
Singular Inversions www.facegen.com

 

Singular Inversions specializes in statistical modelling of the shape and appearance of human faces, combining expertise in computer vision, statistics, and computer graphics. Our mission is to create the next generation of 3D human face technologies based on statistical modelling.
Sutus Inc. http://www.sutus.com

 

Sutus provides small businesses with complete voice and data systems that simplify installation and maintenance, reduce costs, create efficiencies, and empower small businesses with the tools and capabilities of a large organization.
Sxip Networks Inc. www.sxip.com

 

Identity Management is pivotal to next generation web applications including social software and e-government. Sxip's mission is to make it easy for web sites to exchange standard user attributes with user consent.
TenDigits Software http://www.tendigits.com/

 

Founded in 1999, TenDigits develops and markets software that extends enterprise applications to wireless handheld devices. As a recognized expert in mid-market CRM solutions, TenDigits designed MobileAccess for Microsoft CRM to enable rapid deployment to customers for a fully integrated, out-of-the-box solution, even in customized implementations. MobileAccess provides reliable, secure, instant access to business data at all times regardless of network connectivity through an intuitive user experience.
Upside Wireless www.upsideweb.com

 

Upside Wireless Inc. is a privately owned, Vancouver, Canada-based company dedicated to providing modular and extensible mobile messaging products and services. The Upside Wireless' solutions have been designed for wireless telecommunications providers, Internet service providers (ISPs), and small to medium sized business organizations. Upside Wireless also partners with other software developers and organizations who want to use the Wireless Information Server as a basis for new and innovative Mobile Messaging applications.
Upstream Biosciences http://www.biocad.com

 

Our mission at Upstream Biosciences is to help life-science researchers analyze, organize and articulate experimental data in order to uncover previously unseen relationships and facilitate the generation of new knowledge - striving towards major scientific discovery
Xybec www.xybec.com

 

Xybec, formed in January 1999, provides centrally-managed client software that gives users reliable and secure Internet access through wireless wide area and public/private WiFi networks. A wireless carrier or a service provider can apply our products to their wireless Internet services to help grow revenues, encourage usage, and increase customer loyalty.