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The 2006 European IST Prize

The European IST Prize Winnersfrom 1995 to 2004

The Nominees for the 2006European IST Grand Prize

The European IST Prizeevaluation group from 1995 to 2005

The European IST Prize ExecutiveJury from 1995 to 2005

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he European IST Prize is an awardfor groundbreaking products thatrepresent the best of Europeaninnovation in information technology.

It provides public recognition and a highlyvisible profile to entrepreneurial teamsthat excel in generating and convertingnovel ideas and R&D into marketableproducts. The high standard of applicantsand the competitive evaluation procedurefor selecting the Winners make this Prizethe most distinguished award for newIST-driven products.

For the 2006 European IST Prize, 66 “Nomineesfor the European IST Prize” have been proposedto the European Commission. They receive thequality label and logo "Nominee for European ISTPrize", and access to various services.

20 "Nominees for the European IST Grand Prize"have been proposed to the European Commissionby Euro-CASE from amongst the 66 Nominees forthe European IST Prize. They exhibit their nominatedproducts at the European IST Prize Exhibition inBrussels on 30 November - 1 December 2005, andthey receive the quality label and logo "Nomineefor the European IST Grand Prize".

3 European "IST Grand Prize Winners" will beproposed to the European Commission by Euro-CASE from amongst the 20 Nominees for theEuropean IST Grand Prize.

The theme is: “Novel products with a high infor-mation technology content and evident marketpotential”.

All applications are evaluated by independentexperts nominated by Euro-CASE. An ExecutiveJury, composed of independent, highly respectedEuropean executives, nominated by Euro-CASE,will propose the three Grand Prize Winners tothe European Commission.

The European Commission will select up to 20European IST Prize Winners and up to 3 GrandPrize Winners. The Winners will receive theEuropean IST Prize Winner Certificate. The GrandPrize Winners will receive the European ISTGrand Prize Trophy.

The European IST Prize Awards Ceremony willtake place at the Austrian Academy of Sciencesin Vienna late March 2006.

Monetary prizes to be awarded to European ISTPrize Winners and Grand Prize Winners are notyet confirmed in their full extent.

The European IST Prize is organised by Euro-CASE,the European Council of Applied Sciences, Techno-logy and Engineering, with the sponsorship andsupport of the Information Society TechnologiesProgramme of the European Commission.

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INTRACOMIVEE & Dept. of ComputingScience, Chalmers University ofTechnologyIWI

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The EuropeanIST PrizeWinners



k.s. WavesKnowledge ConceptsKnowledge Support SystemsGroupLCI Computer GroupLEALet It WaveLinguatecLMS InternationalLTU TechnologiesLuraTech Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrttechnologie &Multimedia GmbHMagori Consulting-IngenieurbüroMarratechMaterialdataMedium SoftMetaphor SystemsMicrocosmMindlabMINEit Software (Lumio)MISONMLS LaserLock InternationalMolynxMONDECAMorphoLogicMRC SystemsM-Systems Flash Disk PionersNetGemNew IndexNokia Mobile PhonesNomaiNorwood SystemsNxN Digital EntertainmentSoftwareOcéOMNIKEYOnRelayOptenetOticonPacketFrontParkaidPhilips Austria, MultimediaBusiness Systems & SolutionsPhilips Magnetic Heads &Modules (MH&M)Picsel TechnologiesPixTechPlustech

Praxim MedivisionPrism TechnologiesProus ScienceQWEDRadionor CommunicationsRecognitaRedac SystemsRight Information TechnologyRunTimeSandbox SecuritySC SoftwinScaladoScytl Online World SecurityShockfishSiemens Nixdorf lnformationssysteme LOB GPSilmagSIMONE Research Group sroSirma AISkinkersSnell & WilcoxSoftissimoSpectronics Micro SystemsSSH Communications SecuritySteinbeis-TransferzentrumMedizinische InformatikSTMicroelectronicsSWTSYLLEMSympalogSyngene division of SynopticsSystranTadiran SpectralinkTarget Compiler TechnologiesTCTS Lab.TechForce

Technical University of Budapest,Dpt. of Telecommunicationsand TelematicsTechnopuceTelemediaTeleprotect InternationalTelesThe PhonePages of SwedenTotal ImmersionTransAction SoftwareTrusted LogicTTTech ComputertechnikUnisUniversitat Politècnica deCatalunya & SistemasRadiantes F. Moyano (Fractus)University of GreenwichVingmed SoundVIRTOOLSVirTouchVISUCOM®

VITEC MultimediaVITRONICViVi SoftwareWanyWeb Educationat Support Tools(West)XiTactZeneca

See all the Winners on :www.ist-prize.org/winners/



3Dsolar (UK)

Advestigo (FR)

Cavendish Kinetics (NL)

Centrica (IT)

Creist (UK)

Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)

EADS (FR)

fleXilution (DE)

FotoNation (IR)

Fraunhofer IGD (DE)

Guardia (DK)

inTrace (DE)

Laennext (FR)

National Institute for Earth Physics (RO)

Nexstim (FI)

Next Limit (ES)

Next Limit (ES)

SimSurgery (NO)

SouthWing (ES)

ZOOtech (UK)

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The product

3Dsolar imagers will revolutionize the way people enjoymultimedia content. Not only can 3Dsolar produce a3-dimensional image that is clearer and sharper,but also viewers can actually manipulate what theysee with their hands. Having an aesthetic design,and intuitive user interface, 3Dsolar screens willallow the viewer a clearer image, more freedom, moreinteractivity than any other display product on themarket. This latest innovation finally brings the dreamto reality. Without requiring special glasses, you willsee objects suspended 12 inches in front of yourscreen with the ability to rotate them in any direction.

The 3Dsolar effect does not use the principle ofautostereoscopy, it is based on a single view.Therefore, content providers will not need to createtwo complex and independent images. As a result,they can focus on their core business to quicklycreate and develop 3D images. 3Dsolar screens inretail store windows will offer the opportunity forpasser-byes to interact with the virtual productsprojected outside of the store’s window.

The company and the team

Founded in 2004 and privately funded, 3Dsolar Ltd(www.3Dsolar.com) is dedicated to providing powerful,low-cost, and easy-to-use desktop multimedia solutionswith an emphasis on 3D video and audio processes.3Dsolar is a company associated with evolutionarytechnology that will realize people’s dreams.

Headquartered in London, England, 3Dsolar Ltd ismanaged from Paris and London by its founder,Patrick Levy-Rosenthal. The company is incorporatedin the United Kingdom with a few principle shareholderswho form the board of directors as this will offer themost favourable conditions of human resources andtaxes. It is anticipated that within the next five years,the company will be initiating a public share offer.

The company team: Philip Fischbacher, DesignEngineering/Business Consultant; Oleg Minarev,Software Developer; Dr. Shahzad Malik, Ph.D inComputer Science, Algorithm Developer; LucasBurrows, free lance designer.

3Dsolar Technology3Dsolar is a new kind of computer screen which provides interactive 3D projected images suspended 12inches in front of it.

Contact Mr Patrick Levy Rosenthal Address 3Dsolar - 2 Lansdowne Row

Suite 233 Berkley Square - W1X 8HL LondonCountry United KingdomTelephone +44 20 71 93 44 10 Fax +33 1 40 07 05 02 E-mail [email protected] www.3Dsolar.com


The product

For the music industry alone, the worldwide potentialrevenue losses due to piracy on the Internet wereestimated at $2.1B in 2004. In January 2005, 870million illicit music files were exchanged on thosenetworks (source: IFPI). For content providers, sani-tizing the Internet has therefore become an absolutepre-requisite to a healthy development of online digitalmedia distribution.

AdvestiSEARCHTM is an automated copyright protectionservice enabling digital content providers to monitor,to assess and to fight illicit use of their multimediadigital assets on the net or peer-to-peer file-sharingnetworks. It encompasses a comprehensive real-timemonitoring, detailed alert, precise and fully documentedon-line report service. And can be complementedwith value-added services such as massive sendingof warning messages.

AdvestiSEARCHTM primarily addresses content providerssuch as publishing groups, digital media companies,rights management, enforcement agencies and col-lective societies seeking to control the digital distri-bution of works protected by copyright e.g. motionpicture, game or music industries.


Advestigo is a leading provider of digital assets pro-tection solutions. Based on TheraographyTM, an inno-vative and patented content analysis technology usingdigital fingerprinting, Advestigo solutions allow auto-mated monitoring and control of the disseminationof multimedia content.

Advestigo is a privately held company, founded in2002 by 2 PhD’s in computer science from CEA-LETI,a leading French state-owned Research Labs.Advestigo has been recipient of the French Ministryof Research “Innovative enterprise 2002” award andis supported by early stage venture firms iSourceGestion, EonTech Ventures and CapDecisif.

Advestigo’s management is a team of seasoned,experienced executives led by Michel ROUX, Presidentand CEO. Michel has fourteen years of generalmanagement experience covering start-up, business,operations and corporate development in the areasof software, communications, and security systemswith Thomson, Thalès, Scientific-Atlanta, Gemplus,Thinkpulse Inc., and Streamcore.

Advestigo's clients include SACEM, SCPP, SDRM,AFP, Gaumont Buena Vista International, CXP,Disney, ADAGP, BIC...

AdvestiSEARCHTM

Automated copyright protection service enabling content providers to monitor illicit use and dissemi-nation of their multimedia digital assets (music, video, game, news…) on the Internet or peer-to-peerfile-sharing networks.

Contact Mr Christophe TilmontAddress Advestigo - 140 Bureaux de la Colline

Bât. D - 9ème étage - 92213 Saint Cloud cedexCountry FranceTelephone +33 1 72 77 70 00Fax +33 1 46 89 68 60E-mail [email protected] www.advestigo.com



The product

Today, much more data is being generated and saved.Much of this data needs to be kept when the poweris turned off. If you are not saving this data on a diskdrive then you need to use non-volatile memory.With the advance in semiconductor chip technology,more of this data needs to be saved on the device, orembedded non-volatile memory.

NanomechTM technology is a pioneering advance overother embedded non-volatile memory. It is based onthe application of a cantilever device as a mechanicalnon-volatile memory cell, storing one bit of infor-mation. Due to its mechanical nature, it can scale tovery small geometries (45nm and below); somethingthat existing technologies are unable to accomplish.The cantilever device can be configured as a one-timeprogrammable (eFuse and eOTP) or a multi-timeprogrammable (eMTP) memory element. Its program-ming characteristics are superior to existing non-volatile technologies in almost all aspects: perfor-mance, reliability and retention combined with asignificant reduction in power consumption.Cavendish Kinetics’ first product, the eFuse, hasbeen silicon proven and released.


Cavendish Kinetics is a spin-off from CambridgeUniversity’s famous Cavendish Laboratory. Researchactivities are still located in the Cavendish labs.Headquarters and main product development activitiesare located in the Netherlands with a technologydevelopment site in Germany, as well as marketingand sales in Silicon Valley, CA, USA.

Cavendish Kinetics’ management team packs over100 years of experience in all related fields, rangingfrom nanotechnology research, through embeddedDRAM, MEMS and semiconductor process developmentall the way to finance, IP licensing and marketingstrategy. Several of its members have a long trackrecord in Silicon Valley high-tech start-ups rangingfrom co-founder to Director of Technology.

Cavendish Kinetics currently counts six PhDs amongits twenty-five employees. Our engineers have expertisein the areas of process development, MEMS designand modeling and IC design. In addition the companyhas an active student program in several differentdisciplines, including finance, economics, marketingand process technology.

NanomechTM TechnologyNanomech is a pioneering embedded CMOS non-volatile memory process technology that is rad-hardand offers ultra low-power and high speed read/write operations at temperatures up to 200°C.

Contact Mr Paul BilligAddress Cavendish Kinetics - Hugo de Grootlaan 35

5223 LB ‘s-HertogenboschCountry The NetherlandsTelephone +31 73 62 49 110Fax +31 73 62 49 111E-mail [email protected] www.cavendish-kinetics.com


The product

XLphoto® is targeted to photographic and pressagencies, editors, marketing offices, public institu-tions and to all the owners of image collections. Allimage archives can be easily published and managedon the Internet/Intranet, allowing customers to search,resize and download images of any dimensions, inreal time and according to customizable licensingand pricing policies. XLphoto® is easy to administratefor non technical staff allowing a lot of personalisation(image licensing, marketing messages, content editing,multilingual support, tracking) without any need ofprogramming.

XLphoto®’s enables end users to examine the finerdetails of images (with image serving technologyXLimage®) drastically reducing asset search, deliverytime, granting the system administrator to efficientlyserve market segments with different needs.XLphoto® DAM/DRM solution considerably reduceadministration expenses of asset management anddistribution with automated process for uploading,viewing, publishing, maintaining, marketing, anddistributing web-based image stores, integrating asophisticated Digital Right Management technology.


Founded in 1999, CENTRICA is a privately ownedcompany focused in imaging and Internet imaging:• imaging tools: Internet image server XLimage®

(www.xlimage.it); Internet image spider XLspider®

(www.xlspider.it); DAM/DRM solution XLphoto®

(www.xlphoto.it)• imaging capture: ultra-high resolution capture,

both from original art as well as film. CENTRICAbuilt the DADDI Archive (complete digital archivefor the Uffizi Gallery) and the SCALA Digital Archive(one of the largest art image archives in the world)

• imaging consultancy: expertise creating solutionsfor digital images archives.

Beyond imaging technologies CENTRICA offers weband multimedia services.Awards: Premio Impresa e Cultura award Il Sole 24Ore’s for the best technical sponsorship by makingaccessible high resolution images of the UffiziGallery through XLimage®, IST Prize Nominee 2004for XLimage®, IST Grand Prize Nominee 2006 forXLphoto®.

Management Team is constituted by Marco Cappellini(Managing Director and CEO), Paolo De Rocco (R&DManager and President), Maurizio Lunghi (PublicAdministration Manager), Paolo Romoli (TechnicalDirector and Human Resources manager).

XLphoto®

XLphoto® is a state of the art web-based Digital Rights Management/Digital Asset Management Serverplatform designed for digital image collections management and distribution.

Contact Mr Marco CappelliniAddress Centrica - Via dei Benci 2

50122 FirenzeCountry ItalyTelephone +390 55 24 66 802Fax +390 55 20 09 785E-mail [email protected] www.centrica.it



The product

As an integral part of modern medical diagnosis,physicians use radiological imaging studies to inspectstructures of interest and anomalies in their patientsto improve diagnosis. The latest generation of imagingdevices replace film based systems with digitalscanning and display technology to create ‘film-less’departments. Hospitals with film-less radiologyrequire integrated and efficient software systemswith the capability and flexibility to diagnose a rangeof suspected abnormalities.

CREIST is an integrated PACS (Picture Archiving andCommunication Systems) software system, providing3D reconstruction of all medical images includingComputerized Tomography (CT) and MagneticResonance Imaging (MRI), a central computer data-base storage system and a full radiologist/doctor/consultant communication environment. Our cutting-edge solution for healthcare customers communi-cates with all types of certificated and regular filmdigitizers, digital scanners and medical imagingequipment. It includes a newly discovered and marketleading 3D algorithm to which CREIST owns the rights.


CREIST was founded as a start-up company in 2005to fill an identified market need for real-time, inter-active 3D reconstruction and sophisticated multimodalimage fusion of medical imaging data. We are a pro-vider of streamlined PACS medical imaging productsfor the capture, archiving and analysis of all types ofmedical imaging data for film-less radiology. Ourfilm-less PACS system has been successfully installedin 3 large (more than 400 bed) hospitals within theMinistry of Health and Medical Education (MHME) inIran. User feedback has been highly positive, confirmingthe benefits of our user friendly physician drivendesign and the product’s efficiency.

CREIST has a core team of technical and managementpersonnel with extensive experience in the imageprocessing field, a track record of technical accom-plishment and proven business success. Our teamcomprises four people who have a combined 35years of experience, supported by a select group ofthree external advisors consisting of our CompanyDevelopment Advisor, Clinical Director and BusinessAdvisor.

CREIST Fully streamlined products for capture, archiving and analysis of medical imaging data.

Contact Mr Daniel MorrisAddress Creist - Centre for Telecommunications Research

King’s College London - 26-29 Drury Lane - London WC2B 5RLCountry United KingdomTelephone +44 20 78 48 28 89Fax +44 20 78 48 26 64E-mail [email protected] www.ctr.kcl.ac.uk


The product

The I4Control® device is a new type of computerperipheral enabling non-contact control of a personalcomputer through eye (or head) movement. Thesolution emulates the computer mouse. This givesthe user direct access to any SW. Additionally, theuser can control all current manual PC peripherals(e.g. a keyboard).

Its main target users are people with serious physicalhandicap who cannot rely on their hands to operatea standard PC. Using the device they can operate aPC on their own. This solution supports their inte-gration into knowledge society, provides them withan equal opportunity to directly exploit informationand communication technologies (ICT) to their fulladvantage, and gives them access to the latest infor-mation on the Internet.

The same device can be applied as a control elementin any computer-driven work environment where thehands of the PC user have to be engaged in another(primary) activity (i.e., during medical surgery or whenhandling greasy components of a complex machine).

The I4Control® device is the first generation of a pro-duct representing a novel application of severalestablished technologies.


The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU),founded in 1707, is one of the oldest technical univer-sities and currently the leading technical universityin the Czech Republic with approx. 15 000 studentsenrolled in engineering courses. This representsmore than 10% of all university students in the CzechRepublic and more than 30% of all students enrolledin engineering courses in this country. CTU with its1300 members of academic staff is also one of thelargest research institutions in the Czech Republic.

The Department of Cybernetics, Faculty of ElectricalEngineering (FEE) provides Master and postgraduatecourses in technical cybernetics, artificial intelligence,computer-integrated manufacturing, computer vision,pattern recognition, and biomedical engineering. Itis responsible for a CTU master study program inBiomedical Engineering. In 2000 the Department ofCybernetics received the “EU Centre of Excellence”award (project MIRACLE) from the EuropeanCommission. This department has strong industrialexperience. They provide research, development,training services and customised solutions to bothlocal and international industrial partners.

The I4Control® deviceThe I4Control® device is a new type of computer peripheral enabling non-contact control of a personalcomputer through eye (or head) movement.

Contact Prof. Vladimir MarikAddress Czech Technical University in Prague - Dept of Cybernetics

Technicka 2 - 16627 Prague 6Country Czech RepublicTelephone +420 2 24 35 74 21Fax +420 2 24 35 72 24E-mail [email protected] http://cyber.felk.cvut.cz



The product

The CyberVote solution already used on numerouselections (French first in 2002 and world first in 2004)results from EADS’ experience in securing criticalinfrastructures and communications of large admi-nistrations. It offers a high level of security andconfidentiality: anonymity of the ballot, transparencyand proof of correct execution of the tallying process,integrity check and security of the asymmetricencryption keys.

The solution is easy to use in order to be used byany voter. Once the voter has his/her personal iden-tification (login/password, certificate, smartcard),the voter connects him/herself on a secure websiteto vote in three steps: identification, selection ofcandidates, confirmation and casting of the ballot.Once transmitted, the voter receives an acknowled-gement of receipt.

The EADS’ solution includes a 24 hours a day, 7 daysa week secure web hosting with a totally redundantarchitecture to prevent disrupt of the voting serviceand mechanisms for ensuring security and accesscontrol of the website hosting premises.

The solution conforms to the recommendations ofnational data protection offices.


European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company(EADS) is a large European industrial corporation ofthe aerospace business, formed by the merger onJuly 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornierand DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany,and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain.

EADS employs more than 100,000 people at 70 pro-duction sites worldwide. In 2003, the EADS groupgenerated revenues of over ¤ 30 billion and employeda workforce of more than 109,000. EADS Defenceand Security Systems (DS) generated revenues ofabout ¤ 5.2 billion in 2003 and employed roughly24,000 people across nine nations.

In France, EADS Defence and Security Systems S.A.employs 1,917 people. The CyberVote team, part ofEADS DS SA, is based in Normandy (Research andDevelopment centre) and in the Paris area (commercialand marketing activities). The headcount is 12 peopleincluding 2 senior project managers and 4 softwaredevelopers, 1 ergonomics expert, 1 quality managerand 4 commercial people. Additional EADS peoplecan come to reinforce the developer core team orthe pool of project managers when new projects areawarded.

CyberVote This highly secure electronic voting solution simplifies the operations of remote voting (Internet, Intranet,surface mail) and tallying while preserving security and confidentiality of the ballots.

Contact Mr Stephan BrunesseauxAddress EADS - SDC/Research & Technology - Parc d’Affaires

des Portes - BP 613 - 27106 Val-de-Reuil cedexCountry FranceTelephone +33 2 32 63 40 55 / 48Fax +33 2 32 63 42 00E-mail [email protected] www.eads.com


The product

In product development, digital mockups are replacingreal prototypes to reduce costs and time. Rigid partsof products in automotive industry have a visual anda functional representation for design, testing andmanufacturing planning. For compliant parts, e.g. wiring harnesses and hoses,existing simulation methods in CAD environmentsprovide either accuracy or real time computation.

fleXengine overcomes this drawback for the firsttime. This simulation system for compliant parts ishighly accurate and at the same time performs inreal time even on commodity computers.

fleXengine is a platform independent toolkit, consis-ting of a simulation kernel and a harness datamanagement, available for integration into designand verification tools within PLM environments.

fleXengine simulates the shape and routing of har-nesses and hoses based on their geometrical andmaterial properties and environment constraints, suchas gravity, temperature and embedding CAD models.fleXengine currently is applied by European automotiveand aerospace industry to improve their productivity,enhance manufacturing and ensure higher productquality.


fleXilution GmbH is a German start up company coachedby the Cologne NUK business network (www.n-u-k.de).

fleXilution was founded in 2004 by scientists from appliedresearch experienced in new technologies (such asMixed Reality and Simulation) and their innovationpotential to automotive and oil&gas industries.

fleXilution´s mission is the physical based real timesimulation of flexible materials for interactive design,planning and training environments in the engineeringand in the medical field.

fleXilution provides simulation products, simulationservices and consultancy to end users as well as toPLM vendors.

Today, the fleXilution team counts 8 members expe-rienced in physics, applied mathematics, computerscience and software development.Furthermore, fleXilution closely cooperates withnational and international universities in order to covervaluable knowledge and to enhance and developinnovative products.Existing now for more than one year, major Europeanautomotive companies and PLM solution providersare using the fleXengine.

fleXenginePhysically based real time simulation of wiring harnesses and hoses with highest accuracy.

Contact Dr. Martin GöbelAddress fleXilution GmbH - Gottfried-Hagen-Str. 60

D-51105 Köln / CologneCountry GermanyTelephone +49 221 800 91 05Fax +49 221 800 91 61E-mail [email protected] www.flexilution.com



The product

Red-eye continues to be the number one customercomplaint of users of digital cameras. Red eyes inphotographs are caused when the camera flash isreflected off the retina at the back of the eye.

FotoNation® solves this problem with its automaticred-eye detection and correction technology, whichis embedded in digital cameras, printers and otherdigital imaging devices. The operation is completelyautomatic. Immediately after the camera has takena picture it is analyzed. When red eyes are found, theredness is eliminated while the characteristics of theeye such as the glint are retained. Objects such asChristmas trees with many red lights are not touched:the algorithm is smart enough to know the differencebetween red eyes and other red objects.

In a manual mode, such as used in Photo Kiosk anddesktop applications, the user can point to the redeyes. There is no need to outline the eye, simplyclicking on the red part is sufficient for the algorithmto correct the entire eye.

This technology is used in cameras from majormanufacturers.


Founded in 1997, FotoNation has established itselfas the leading OEM and enterprise software providerfor digital imaging and digital camera connectivitysolutions. As one of the early leaders of the digitalimaging revolution, FotoNation pioneered an industrywide FotoConnected® initiative that launched mains-tream adoption of digital photography by businessesand consumers.

FotoNation has since provided digital imaging andconnectivity software solutions to leading companies,including manufacturers of digital cameras, imagingchipsets, printers, internet service providers andother related product and service providers aroundthe world, establishing itself as the industry leaderin the field. This effort has recently resulted in theintegration of advanced imaging technology such asred-eye removal into digital cameras and the deve-lopment of the world’s first wireless camera.

FotoNation has a global presence with managementoffices in the U.S.A., research and development ope-rations in Europe and Israel, and sales offices inU.S.A, Europe and Japan.

Red Eye Detection and Removal Technology Automatic Red-Eye Detection and Removal Technology for Digital Cameras, Printers, Photokiosks,Photolabs, Servers and Desktop Applications

Contact Mr Turlough RaffertyAddress FotoNation - Galway Business Park

Dangan – GalwayCountry IrelandTelephone +353 91 58 33 25Fax +353 91 58 31 84E-mail [email protected] www.fotonation.com


The product

The number of dental labs using CAD/CAM-systemsfor tooth restorations, like crowns or inlays, is growing.Using CAD/CAM reduces the design and the manu-facturing time and for this reason the costs of a res-toration. If labs and dentists pass this reduction onto the patient, more people will be able to afford high-quality materials instead of amalgam.

What makes viRus unique besides its degree ofautomation, is that every restoration is proceededthe same way. The user does not have to distinguishanymore between different restoration types, e.g.anatomic coping, full-crown or inlay, or between thetooth position, e.g. veneer or molar. On that accountthe dentists / dental technicians save a lot of timeand money for the handling compared to similarsystems.

Moreover viRus is the only CAD-system allowing its userto preserve the patients tooth anatomy for later use.

ViRus is sold as part of the CAD/CAM system fortooth restoration offered by Hint-ELs. The Hint-ELs®

system consists of a 3D scanner, construction softwarefor tooth restorations and a milling machine.


The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics(IGD) is the largest Computer Graphics institute inEurope, and one of the largest worldwide. The instituteis embedded within the national institution of theFraunhofer Society with a total of 58 institutes,employing 13,000 staff members. The mission of theFraunhofer Society is to provide product solutions,know-how and basic research to the industry as wellas to small & medium enterprises (SME) on acontract-based research.

The Fraunhofer IGD, founded in 1987, does appliedresearch with the aim of further developing thetechnology of Computer Graphics and of making theresults of the new technology available for applications.This is done by relying on basic research, by usingthe results in applications, by implementing newapplications with a trend-setting or forwarding-lookingcharacter, and by realizing prototypes, serving aspreliminary stages for products offered by resellersor end-user organizations. Through the transfer ofknowledge from research to practical applicationsthe IGD contributes to the technological furtheranceof European trade and industry.

viRusA fully Automatic CAD-Software for Reconstruction, Visualization and Modification of Crowns, Onlaysand Inlays.

Contact Mrs Sabine NeugebauerAddress Fraunhofer IGD - Fraunhoferstr. 5

64283 DarmstadtCountry GermanyTelephone +49 61 51 155 506Fax +49 61 51 155 559E-mail [email protected] www.igd.fraunhofer.de



The product

In the fight against identity theft and cross-bordercrime, Guardia has converted features from the humanphysiology into a 3D and infrared face recognitionsolution – the Guardia Control System.

Briefly stated, the GCS generates an accurate lifelikethree-dimensional copy of the human head.

An ordinary 2D photo is only a flat image. GCS uses3D technology to record a face with additional infor-mation about depth using stereo cameras. This issimilar to the human vision, where the brain calcu-lates distances using images received from the eyes.

Guardia has taken the technology a step further byadding an infrared camera, which records the tem-perature pattern of the face with an accuracy of 0.08degrees. The temperature varies over time, but theheat pattern remains the same. Screening for diseaseslike SARS or avian influenza can also be done with thethermal images from the GCS.

In total, the template size of these accurate biome-tric identifiers is 1-2KB, making them ideal for chipand RFID solutions. The GCS can be used in bordercontrol, passports, visas and various access controlsolutions.


Guardia A/S is a young Danish biometric companyfounded in 2003 by entrepreneur and CEO KieldMartin Kieldsen. Guardia is privately held and self-financed by founders and board members. Througha dedicated development process, the Guardia teamhas created the GCS with the goal of contributingsignificantly to increasing the safety of citizensworldwide.

The core team consists of highly specialized andskilled system developers supported by externalhardware experts and industrial- and user-interfacedesigners, who all display high commitment and teamspirit. The combination of the core team and thestrong partnerships has lead to an uncompromisingsearch for the best solution in every aspect of the GCS.

It is Guardia’s vision to become one of the world’sleading providers of biometric solutions with conti-nuous focus on innovation, inventive thinking andlimitless inspiration. The long term objective is todifferentiate and multiply the potential applications ofthe core technology. The technology has an unlimitedpotential, and many other segments can benefitfrom the research and development conducted bythe Guardia team.

Guardia Control System Accurate and reliable advanced biometric 3D and infrared face recognition system for border and accesscontrol applications.

Contact Ms Line KallmayerAddress Guardia - Staeremosen 14

3250 GillelejeCountry DenmarkTelephone +45 48 36 32 11Fax +45 48 35 44 11E-mail [email protected] www.guardia.com


The product

Rasterization is the process of creating digital imagesfrom 3D computer models. Modern visual digitalentertainment and industrial design processesdepend on rasterization for the creation of images.However Rasterization does not deliver physicallycorrect results, due to the basic structure of theunderlying algorithm.

inCore is a rendering software using realtime raytracing for radically faster creation of photorealisticimages from 3D computer models.

inCore can also be addressed by other applicationsthrough its well-designed programming interface.This allows existing software packages to easily takeadvantage of very important features like physicallycorrect shadows, reflections and refractions – in realtime!

Moreover, inCore runs on standard PC's and iscapable of multiplying its performance by the amountof CPU's in a network. inCore users in aerospace,automotive, industrial design and architecturalvisualisation industries have gained dramatic pro-ductivity increases when switching to inCore.


inTrace develops and markets software and servicesfor interactive 3D-computer graphics by using a newlydeveloped technology called real time ray tracing.

The company was founded in 2003 to commercializeresearch breakthroughs in computer graphics atSaarland University. Among the first customers werewell know companies such as Audi, BMW, EADS andVolkswagen. inTrace was first to make realtime raytracing commercially available. The team has over 5years of experience in realtime ray tracing and is stillthe only company pursuing this market. Based inSaarbrücken, Germany inTrace is represented inter-nationally by as several resellers in over 20 countries.

Since the company was founded in 2003, the techno-logy has enabled a range of new applications inclu-ding the visualisation of whole planes and realtimeglobal illumination. We are actively working withsystem integrators and product companies in variousindustries to push the frontiers of computer graphics.

For more information, please visit www.inTrace.com.

inCoreThe first Realtime Ray Tracing system for physically-based, photorealistic visualization and lightingsimulation of highly complex 3D models.

Contact Mr Michael ScherbaumAddress inTrace GmbH - Schuetzenstr. 3-5

66123 SaarbrückenCountry GermanyTelephone +49 68 13 946 720Fax +E-mail [email protected] www.inTrace.com



The product

Since its invention, auscultation has become a fun-damental medical gesture which has not evolved:physicians can’t share nor compare sounds basedon their subjective audition.

LaenneXT tool makes auscultation quantified andobjective: a wireless electronic stethoscope coupledwith software allows recording, analysing, visualizingand comparing auscultation sounds.

This service can be exploited locally by physicianscaring about the follow-up of some pathology (respi-ratory: cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD or cardiac: valves)or remotely by patients wishing to keep in touch withtheir physician while mobile.The service, very useful to follow-up medication, isaccessed through a local kit or an internet monthlysubscription. Simple and non invasive, auscultationallows tracing evolution of your health and detectingworrying situations.

Through the implementation of a worldwide referentialdatabase of sounds, LaenneXT intends to create anew objective common language for auscultation,while synergizing patients, physicians and pharma-ceuticals. If not removing illness, LaenneXT easesall-day life for patients.


LaenneXT was created in 2000 when a physician (IvanKehayoff), a respiratory physiotherapist (Joel Barthe)and a patient’s family (Jean Kehyayan) tried to settlea system to ease and share day-to-day follow-up forcystic fibrosis treatments.

After raising funds (500 K€ - Republic Alley) and 4years of research & development, the first softwarereleased allowed to record, process and visualizesounds to testify from the usefulness of a medication.In a view to share sounds and build a new languageportable on any platform (PDA, computer, internetportal), the team got reinforced by engineers (BenoîtOrigas) and delivered the first commercial product:the LXT kit 1875.While diversifying the activities in new sectors (cardiac,veterinary), the company found its CEO (Vincent GASS)in 2005 to engage partnerships with pharmaceuticals,build european projects (ICARE – eTEN 2005), studyintegration opportunities and strategic alliances(Stethographics – US).

Housed in Strasbourg with 10 employees, the companycurrently seeks for venture capitals to engage aworldwide deployment of its services on a fast growingand attractive market.

LaenneXT When eHealth next generation auscultation services increases follow-up and mobility.

Contact Mr Vincent GassAddress Laennext - 91b route des Romains

67200 StrasbourgCountry FranceTelephone +33 3 88 26 70 40Fax +33 3 90 20 49 84E-mail [email protected] www.laennext.com


The product

EWS is the first European system for real-time earlydetection and warning of the seismic waves in caseof strong earthquakes. The system has thousands ofsensors connected to high speed communicationnetwork, to user’s infrastructure.

Its development, made in collaboration with KarlsruheUniversity is based on new concepts and models ofrisks caused by seismic phenomena. EWS uses thetime interval between the moment when the earth-quake is detected by the borehole seismometers inthe epicentre and the time of the wave arrival to delivertimely integrated information in order to enable actionsto be taken before a main destructive shaking takesplace. EWS automatically triggers: shutting down ofcomputers, stopping critical opperations in airports,gas distribution nets (during an earthquake in 1997,380 people were burnt), nuclear power plants, refi-neries, stopping trains and elevators in a safe position,alerting of hospital surgery rooms and starting ofemergency generators, etc. EWS is meant to contributeto mitigation of the consequences of catastrophicsesimic events in particular in large towns and highlypopulated areas. This value added warning informationis viewed as a decision support to European builtenvironment assessment.


The National Institute for Earth Physics (NIEP) is anorganisation for research and development in earthsciences. The structure of the NIEP is 6 departments,34 researchers, 42 technical people and 16 PhD stu-dents. It has a wide background in earth sciencesresearch, with focus on seismic source and seismo-tectonics, seismic hazard assessment, site effects andmicrozonation, lithosphere structure and dynamics,earthquake prediction, assessment and mitigation ofseismic risk, nonlinear seismology etc. NIEP ensuresRomania’s technical contribution to global seismolo-gical monitoring in support of the ComprehensiveNuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)-Vienna.

Development of new methods and concepts to decreaserisks from seismicity is the main goal of NIEP. Theaim is to improve the capacity and power of realseismology to deliver timely, integrated informationin order to enable actions to be taken immediatelybefore destructuive earthquakes occur and to provideinformation and warning to people in the subsequentphases of events.

The NIEP and Karlsruhe University team: Prof. Gh.Marmureanu, Dr. C. Ionescu, Eng. A. Grigore, PhDstudent A. Marmureanu, Prof. H. C. FriedemannWenzel and PhD Maren Böese.

Early Warning System for Strong EarthquakesA device for shutting down of the dangerous industrial processes before strong earthquakes arrives, adecision support system to European environment assessment.

Contact Prof. Gheorghe MarmureanuAddress National Institute for Earth Physics - Bucharest-Magurele

12 Calugareni Street - PO Box MG-2 - 077125 BucharestCountry RomaniaTelephone +40 21 493 01 18Fax +40 21 493 00 52E-mail [email protected] www.infp.ro



The product

Nexstim’s Navigated Brain Stimulation (NBS) usesmodern information and imaging technologies toobtain a link to the most sophisticated informationmachine, the brain. This link can be used in thestudy, diagnosis, and even treatment of our mostprecious organ.

Brain disorders cause not only human suffering butalso a large economic burden to the society. Even whena diagnosis is available, it often remains uncertainhow and where the disease has affected the brainand which kind of medication or therapy might help.

NBS brings a new kind of relief to this situation,enabling one to measure the functionality of thecentral nervous system. The cerebral cortex isaccessed by delivering electromagnetic pulses toprecisely defined targets and by measuring subse-quent signal flow patterns in the brain with a high-definition electroencephalogram.

Providing information that is not visible in structuralor metabolic images, NBS opens a completely newdimension in studies of the nervous system. Majorapplications are expected in the diagnosis and treat-ment of severe depression, intractable pain, tinnitus,schizophrenia, and stroke.


Nexstim is an innovative Finnish company pioneeringin the field of navigated brain stimulation. It aims atconstantly improving the precision, ease of use, andreliability of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)and the measurement of TMS-evoked responses. Itscustomers are enthusiastic about the scientific andclinical impact of the new technology. We believethat NBS will soon be one of the major diagnostic andtherapeutic tools in hospitals throughout the world.

Nexstim was founded by Risto Ilmoniemi, MarkkuLahdenpää, and Pekka Puolakka in the year 2000 tocommercialize ideas that originated at the HelsinkiBrain Research Center, which combines expertisefrom the Helsinki University of Technology, theUniversity of Helsinki, and the Helsinki UniversityCentral Hospital.

Nexstim’s customers include hospitals and brainresearch centers. The first installations have beenmade in the United States, Japan, and Europe. Thecompany’s revenue in 2004 exceeded 1.9 millioneuros; the market is expected to grow rapidly in thenext few years. The company has 19 employees andprovides work to several subcontractors as well.

Navigated Brain Stimulation Image-guided, non-invasive activation of specific cerebral areas and measurement of cortical excitabilityand signal pathways within the human brain.

Contact Dr. Risto IlmoniemiAddress Nexstim - Elimäenkatu 22 B

00510 HelsinkiCountry FinlandTelephone +358 50 556 2964Fax +358 9 2727 1717 E-mail [email protected] www.nexstim.com


The product

RealFlow was the first, and remains the definitivetool for creating dramatic, accurate and realistic fluideffects for the Digital Content Creation market (notablyadvertising content, television commercials and film).

RealFlow captures fluid behaviour by representing afluid as a large collection of interacting particleswhich splash and break, flow and interact with theirsurroundings. The core algorithms in RealFlow rapidlyand accurately solve the governing equations of fluidflow and continuously provide instant visual feedbackto the user about the flow behaviour.

RealFlow provides users with incredible levels of fluidcontrol. Fluids can follow paths, form waves, explode,knock over objects - the range of possibilities areendless. Users can also create constrained rigid bodysimulations, elastics, ocean waves and countlessother effects and can combine all of these togetherto create rich, dynamic visuals.

RealFlow has been used extensively in film and itscore technology has been applied to scientific andengineering problems in fields as diverse as auto-motive manufacturing, marine and space engineering.


Next Limit, based in Madrid, was founded in 1998 byVictor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas who were enthusiasticabout creating new and innovative tools combining scienceand visualization for the Computer Graphics market.

Today, they lead a team of 22 of the best young pro-fessionals in the industry (average age 30), most ofwhom are fully dedicated to Research & Development.

Next Limit has gained a worldwide reputation for thequality and power of its software tools. These state-of-the-art tools have been widely acclaimed. Its goal is toprovide cutting edge simulation-based technologiesfor a broad range of markets including Digital ContentCreation and science and engineering.

Next Limit is the creator of powerful widely-used toolsincluding RealFlow (fluid and dynamic simulation),Maxwell (light simulation) and XPH (a novel navalengineering toolkit). RealFlow and Maxwell are avai-lable for Windows, Linux and Macintosh and connectseamlessly with most major applications in the DCCand CAD markets.

RealFlow’s film credits include “The Lord of the Rings”,“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and “Robots”amongst others.

RealFlowRealFlow is a comprehensive toolkit for fluid and dynamic simulation that makes it easy to experimentwith, control and visualize the behaviour of fluids and their interaction with a surrounding environment.

Contact Mr Victor Gonzalez SanchezAddress Next Limit - C/Angel Cavero, 2 bajo

28043 MadridCountry SpainTelephone +34 91 716 02 14Fax +34 91 721 94 64E-mail [email protected] www.nextlimit.com



The product

Maxwell is a next generation rendering technologybased upon the physical equations governing lighttransport. It enables users to digitally create highlyaccurate and believable imagery of the real world.

Maxwell produces incredibly realistic illuminationwithout resorting to the tricks/approximations usedby many current industry standard renderers.Moreover, it supersedes existing renderers throughits incredible ease-of-use enabling professionals ina very broad range of disciplines to quickly learn andexploit its capabilities.

Maxwell provides innovative features like:• Easy to use novel camera metaphor for image setup• Accurate lighting: full global illumination; physi-

cally accurate skylight• Arbitrary geometrical light sources• Spectral and high dynamic range rendering• Physically accurate materials

Maxwell is targeted at architectural, construction,design and engineering companies that require phy-sically-based lighting simulation for design andvisualization. Maxwell is also used in the DigitalContent Creation market for the production ofadvertising content, TV commercials and movies.


Next Limit, based in Madrid (Spain), was founded in1998 by Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas who wereenthusiastic about creating new and innovative toolsthat combine science and visualization targeted atthe Computer Graphics market,

Today they lead a team of 22 of the best young pro-fessionals in the industry (average age 30), most ofwhom are full dedicated to Research & Development.

Next Limit has gained a worldwide reputation for thequality and power of its software tools. These state-of-the-art tools have been widely acclaimed. Its goal isto provide cutting edge simulation-based technologiesfor a broad range of markets including Digital ContentCreation and the scientific & engineering market.

Next Limit is the creator of powerful widely-usedtools including RealFlow (fluid and dynamic simula-tion) Maxwell (light simulation) and XPH (a novel navalengineering toolkit). RealFlow and Maxwell are avai-lable for Windows, Linux and Macintosh and connectseamlessly with most major applications in the DCCand CAD markets.

Maxwell Render A new physically based rendering system for easily and realistically simulating light behaviour for thecreation of convincing and informative computer graphics, design, architectural and engineering imagery.

Contact Mr Ignacio Vargas De UseraAddress Next Limit - C/Angel Cavero, 2 bajo

28043 MadridCountry SpainTelephone +34 91 716 02 14Fax +34 91 721 94 64 E-mail [email protected] www.maxwellrender.com


The product

SEP™ offers the surgical community a comprehensivesystem for continual learning, training and evaluation.

The innovation of the product is the development ofa flexible and portable hardware platform integratedwith software solutions, which allows real-timesimulation of surgery for training and planning.

Hardware platforms used by other surgical simulatorsdo not have the flexibility which reflects the patientvariability normally met in clinical practise.Furthermore the size and price of these platformsare often significant, and limit the adoption of surgicalsimulators.

Therefore, SimSurgery AS has developed a newinnovative hardware, the SimPack™, that tracks themanoeuvring of instruments, whether inside or outsidethe simulated patient body. An advanced softwarekernel simulates the behaviour of organs, suturesand instruments.

SEP™ provides two specific learning modes that allowa Program Director to create learning modules to bestsupport the learner, and objectively measure and assessthe individual’s progress. SEP™ contains embeddingtools for easy inclusion of external educational content.


SimSurgery was established 1999 in Oslo, Norwaywith the vision to increase surgical performance andreduce healthcare costs by offering the very bestsurgical simulators – consequently reducing patientsuffering and sometimes death.

The company offers training products to hospitalsand healthcare personnel, and also offers solutionsto establish proficiency certification, enabling areduction in malpractice lawsuits.

The company’s unique software for simulating surgeryhas been developed by a close knit team of highlycompetent specialists; from the beginning 8 specialists(4 with PhD's in mathematics and computer science) havebeen working to develop the technology and products.

There are 3 senior employees responsible for admi-nistration, sales, marketing and operations, otheradministrative support is provided by the owners.Extensive valuable clinical feedback and advice hascome from the hospital owner, as well as early cus-tomers and business partners.

SimSurgery is owned by The Mobile Media CompanyAS, The National Hospital of Norway, core personneland investors.

SimSurgery Education Platform (SEP™)The most cost beneficial and flexible simulator for surgical training on the market.

Contact Mr Jan Sigurd RøtnesAddress SimSurgery - Sognsveien 75B

0855 OsloCountry NorwayTelephone +47 23 00 81 60Fax +47 23 00 81 78E-mail [email protected] www.simsurgery.com



The product

RotaVoice consists of a Bluetooth headset/transceiver,a DSP, a rotative button and ancillary electronics.

RotaVoice consists of a menu system that offers spokenfeedback to the user, so he/she can understand theoptions available and commands selected, amongother information. The solution is embedded in a verysmall headset, at extremely low cost, and in multiplelanguages.

A system menu provides access to all the headsetfunctionality and configuration. The slide button allowsto navigate throughout the menus.

RotaVoice in summary is an innovation that provides:• A platform for mobile devices to simplify the user

interface• A standard to be used for future mobile learning

devices• A feature-rich wireless headset as one of its

implementations • Improves dramatically the man-machine interface (MMI)• Offers a steadfast access to mobile operators

applications such conference call, stock info, newsservices, traffic info, etc

• A substantial easier navigation through menus andsubmenus


SouthWing was initially founded at INSEAD businessschool in December 2000 and has been headquarteredin Barcelona (Spain) since 2001. The company hasbeen built with a very ambitious purpose: “to makeknowledge sharing and access to knowledge easierthrough mobile devices”.

SouthWing´s long-term vision is to become the leaderin the design and licensing of Intelligent WirelessHeadsets and to be the recognized founder of a newproduct category: Personal Voice Interfaces (PVI).From its inception the company looked for an elec-tronic access device that could be developed at anextremely low cost to enable mobile learning. Thislead to the invention by SouthWing of the PersonalVoice Interface (PVI) and RotaVoice. In order to realize its mission SouthWing specializes inBluetooth solutions focused on helping mobile operatorsto increase voice and data ARPU with current customersincluding Telefónica, T-mobile, Orange and Amena.

The SouthWing management team comprises formerexecutives from a range of blue-chip technologycompanies including Ericsson, Nokia, Siemens,Philips, and Vodafone.The company shareholding is equally split betweenexecutive management and private investors.

RotaVoice™ RotaVoice is a universal and user-friendly voice-based menu navigation interface for mobile productsand consumer electronics products.

Contact Mr Bart HuiskenAddress SouthWing - Calle Avila 48-50

08005 BarcelonaCountry SpainTelephone +34 678 745 765Fax +34 93 530 72 01 E-mail [email protected] www.south-wing.com


The product

The creation of sophisticated, interactive DVD-Videocontent using conventional tools is generally a costlyand arduous process. DVD-EXTRA STUDIO solvesthese problems by exploiting the DVD instruction setusing a new software compilation technique known asPredictive Preprocessing™. All DVD-EXTRA content,be it standalone interactive titles or bonus features,can be played or navigated using the standard but-tons on a DVD player remote control.

By automating the most complex, error-prone elementsof the design and production phases, DVD-EXTRASTUDIO from ZOOtech offers two distinct productionopportunities: (a) to develop conventional DVD titlesmore quickly and reliably than previously possible;and (b) to enable the creation of sophisticated inter-active products featuring complex navigational linkingand thousands of assets.

The newest addition to the ZOOtech developmentsuite is the DVD-EXTRA Regionalization Utility. Thisapplication assists in the preparation of data whenDVD-EXTRA STUDIO is used to create multiple terri-tory editions of a DVD title from a single template.


ZOOtech Ltd. is a computer software company head-quartered in Sheffield, UK, with offices in the USAand France. The company is a wholly owned subsidiaryof ZOO Digital Group plc.

The majority of the highly skilled ZOOtech team isemployed in technical and product developmentfunctions with their combined knowledge and exper-tise being drawn from a wide variety of entertainmentand IT industries. Continually pushing the boundariesof interactive DVD-Video capability is ZOOtech’s spe-cialty and the company proudly takes an active rolein the development and evolution of next generationoptical disc formats through memberships in theDVD Forum and Blu-ray Disc Association.

Powerful product offerings, combined with comprehen-sive product support and consulting services, is therecipe for ZOOtech’s success. Both the company andits DVD-EXTRA customers have been earning awardsand industry recognition over the last three years.

DVD-EXTRA STUDIOa revolutionary new system for the development of interactive DVD-Video titles - with the power to pene-trate non-traditional DVD-Video markets such as advertising, gaming, music, education, and training.

Contact Dr Stuart GreenAddress ZOOtech - 20 Furnival Street

Sheffield S1 4QTCountry United KingdomTelephone +44 114 274 36 60Fax +44 114 274 36 99E-mail [email protected] www.zoo-tech.com



he 66 "Nominees for European ISTPrize" are proposed to the EuropeanCommission from amongst 213 appli-

cants. The 20 "Nominees for the EuropeanIST Grand Prize" are proposed to theEuropean Commission from amongst the66 Nominees for the European IST Prize.3 European "IST Grand Prize Winners" areproposed to the European Commissionfrom amongst the 20 Nominees for theEuropean IST Grand Prize.

The Nominees for the European IST Prize havesuccessfully gone through the thorough, highlycompetitive evaluation procedure rewarding themwith the quality label and logo "Nominee for theEuropean IST Prize".

The European recognition that stands behind theselection of the Nominees for the European ISTPrize contributes to facilitating access to finance,markets and partnerships, and to enhancing thevisibility, credibility, and the future businessprospects for the company.

The Nominees for the 2006 EuropeanIST Prize, including the Nominees forEuropean IST Grand Prize *

3Dsolar (UK)for 3DsolarThe 3Dsolar device produces a crystal clear 3D virtual image thatthe user can physically [email protected]

Advestigo (FR)for AdvestiSEARCHAllows enterprises to accurately detect the dissemination of theirdigital assets on the [email protected]

ALT Locking (FI)for e-AccesAn intelligent stand-alone locking and access control system withbuilt in system components, and network interface allowing webbrowser based administration through open networks like IT-net-works, the internet, [email protected]

Ambient Systems (NL)for Low-power Wireless Embedded NetworkingLow-power, reliable, [email protected]://ambient-systems.net

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Aprico Consultants (BE)for CASIS SoftwareCASIS (Comprehensive & Adaptive Security Intelligence Suite) isan enterprise-wide risk management automation [email protected]

Articque (FR)for CartoMatiqueA new concept of statistical mapping giving access to cartographyto a large and diversified target group to create the spine of aninformation system displayed and controlled via [email protected]

Bison Schweiz (CH)for Bison SolutionBison Solution – sustainable (alternative: effective) ERPII Software.Bison Solution is easily adaptable and meets your requirementsand business processes [email protected]

Cavendish Kinetics (NL)for NanomechAn embedded CMOS non-volatile memory process technology withrad-hard, ultra low-power, high speed read/write characteristicsat temperatures up to 200°C.Netty.van.der.est@cavendish-kinetics.comwww.cavendish-kinetics.com

Centrica (IT)for XLphotoA state of the art web-based DRM/DAM software designed for digi-tal image [email protected]

Comodo (UK)for Content Verification CertificateContent Verification Certificate facilitates the verification of “webpage content” protecting brand identity, logos and [email protected]

Coolux (DE)for Pandoras Box MediasystemsPandoras Box is designed for realtime 2D & 3D image editing andprojection design for the Entertainment and [email protected]

CoreMedia (DE)for CoreMedia DRM 2005State-of-the-art standard software for content management systems(CMS), multi-channel delivery and digital rights management (DRM)[email protected]

Creist (UK)for CreistFully streamlined products for capture, archiving and analysis ofmedical imaging [email protected]

Czech Technical University in Prague / Dept of Cybernetics (CZ)for The I4Control deviceA new type of computer periphery ensuring contact-less control ofa personal computer through eye (or head) [email protected]://cyber.felk.cvut.cz

DeadMan’s Handle (UK)for DeadMan’s HandleAn entirely new software product for laptop [email protected]

Distributed Thinking (IT) for KEEx – Knowledge Enhancementand ExchangeA peer to peer solution that enables the semantic exchange ofknowledge among heterogeneous and distributed networks ofindividual and community knowledge [email protected]

DomesticSoft Europe (IS)for Control2NetWeb enabled Energy Management- and Control System forBuildings and streets/ No New [email protected] - www.control2net.com

EADS (FR)for CybervoteHighly secure industrial solution for user-friendly remote voting(Internet, Intranet, mail) and safe [email protected]

Everbee Networks (FR)for Zenbow Internet Protection KeyThe first USB key that protects families and their PCs againstoffensive contents and the dangers of the [email protected]

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FotoNation (IR)for PTP over IP Communication SuiteCommunication Suite To Enable Wireless Digital Imaging inNetworking [email protected]

FotoNation (IR)for Red-Eye Detection and Correction TechnologyRed-Eye Detection and Removal Technology for Digital Cameras,Printers, Photokiosks, Photolabs Servers and Desktop [email protected]

Fraunhofer IGD (DE)for viRusFully Automatic CAD-Software for Reconstruction, Visualizationand Modification of Crowns, Onlays and [email protected]

GMV (ES)for insightMISTAdvanced Virtual Reality Simulator for Minimally Invasive Surgery(Arthroscopy) [email protected]

GMV Sistemas (ES)for AgrosatGPS Guidance system to assist vehicle steering during the applicationof fertilizers and herbicides in [email protected]

Guardia (DK)for Guardia Control SystemAdvanced accurate, reliable and cost-efficient 3D IR face recognitionsystem for border and building access [email protected]

Ilog (FR)for Ilog Transport PowerOpsA new transportation planning software application with compre-hensive support for complex transportation networks and detailedcustomer [email protected]

Intesi Group (IT)for PKSuiteA PKI products family for Digital Signature on GSM mobile [email protected]

inTrace (DE)for inCoreA real time ray tracing [email protected]

iPLATO (UK)for Patient Care MessagingAn automated mobile healthcare messaging [email protected]

Kameleon Technologies (FR)for Kameleon Blue SpotKameleon Mobile Technologies launches Innovative “Blue Spot”Technology Connecting On-the-Go Mobile Phone Users TO RochContent With Just-One-Click.fbeckers@kameleon-media.comwww.kameleon-europe.com

Ksyos (NL)for Ksyos Client SafeThe first practical patient dossier only accessible with [email protected]

Laennext (FR)for LaennextLaennext: When auscultation online improves [email protected]

Lingenio (DE)for office dictionaryOffice dictionaries enable context-sensitive word lookup showingthe intended meaning and translation [email protected]

MNI – Medicos Na Internet (PT)for ALERT-ER – Emergency Room Tracking SuiteA clinical solution for the full computerisation of [email protected]

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M-Systems (IL)for MegaSIMMegaSIM combines USIM functionality, high-capacity flash memory,crypto security, 32-bit processor and high-speed data [email protected]

National Institute for Earth Physics (RO)for Early Warning System for Strong EarthquakesA device for shutting down of the dangerous industrial processesbefore strong earthquakes [email protected]

Nexstim (FI)for Navigated Brain StimulationAllows computer-guided activation of specific brain areas andmeasurement of cortical [email protected]

Next Limit (ES)for Maxwell RenderPhysically-based render software, a new tool to simulate realisticlight [email protected]

Next Limit (ES)for RealFlowA set of fluid-simulation software tools based on real physics [email protected]

Optimal Solutions (SE)for Laps Field ServiceLaps Field Service provides optimized planning for service organi-sations with a mobile work [email protected]

Panda Software (ES)for TruPrevent TechnologiesA new-generation Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) designedspecifically to detect and block unknown viruses, troyan horses, wormsand other malware without reactive signature-based [email protected]

Parkaid (IT)for IndigoA wearable device for people with Parkinson’s disease to break outof paralysis and [email protected]

Posteasy (FR)for TrustmissionAn electronic trusted third party for the security and the legalproof of professional correspondence of mails and [email protected]

Reflact (DE)for let’s focus – visual knowledge managementA software suite dedicated to the beamer- or internet-based facili-tation and visual documentation of [email protected]

RFIDSec (DK)for RFID with ZeroleakSecurity & Privacy Enabled RFID for anti-counterfeiting, item-leveltagging and Citizen Empowering the Ambient [email protected]

Scytl Secure Electronic Voting (ES)for Pnyx.DREVoter-verification module that provides complete security andauditability to poll-site electronicvoting terminals (DREs)[email protected]

Secured eMail (SE)for Secured eMailAn add-in for Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes that encrypts [email protected]

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SouthWing (ES)for RotaVoiceA user-friendly voice-based menu navigation interface for mobileproducts and consumer electronics [email protected]

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Transatel (FR)for SIM ACE ClientSIM card application to access corporate PBX services from anyGSM [email protected] - www.transatel-solutions.com

Trusted Logic (FR)for TL Security ModulePortable software environment for the execution of security operationson mobile phones and other [email protected]

Ubiwave (BE)for UbiNetUbiNet enables thousands of sensors and appliances to reliablycommunicate wireless with each [email protected]

Validy (FR)for Validy TechnologyProtection of IT infrastructures against sabotage and computer [email protected]

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VoiceObjects (DE)for VoiceObjects X5A Voice Application Management System for fast and easy provisionof voice-controlled télé[email protected]

Web Models (IT)for WebRatioA revolutionary CASE tool for Web applications, for bridging requi-rements analysis to automatic code [email protected]

XimetriX Network thoughts (ES)for ximSET for ximDEXximSET offers Semantic Web capabilities for the structured andvisual management, aggregation and publication of repositories ofinformation both in the Web and the Semantic Web [email protected]

xThink Deutschland (DE)for MathJournalMathJournal recognizes handwritten mathematical formulas,equations and symbols and solves them numerically, graphicallyor [email protected]

Zonith (DK)for Alarm Control SystemAlarm Control System handles critical alarms in emergency situa-tions and for security [email protected]

ZOOtech (UK)for DVD-Extra StudioA revolutionary new system for the development of interactiveDVD-Video [email protected]

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Prof. Einar AasProf. Jans AasmannProf. Petter E. BjørstadDr Jozsef BokorProf. John ByrneProf. Maria da Graça CarvalhoProf. Luigi DaddaDr Bjarne DäckerDr Marc DurvauxDr Florin-Gheorghe FilipDr Esther GelleMr Georges GrunbergDr Ivan HermanProf. Andrew HopperProf. José A. JaénDr Ing. Ivo JanousekProf. Arto KarilaDr Kurt KatzeffMr Apostolos KoukouvinosDr Ossi KuitunenDr Reidar KuvaasDr Jens LangelandMr Yiannis LoumakisDr Aake LundqvistDr Hannu MartikainenDr Frank McCabeProf. Roberto NegriniMr Henrik NielsenProf. Ian NusseyProf. John J. O'ReillyProf. Bill O’RiordanIr. Paul PeetersDr Lucio PintoDr Martin ReiserDr Michel E. RouletProf. Mariagiovanna SamiMr Peter SaragaProf. Heinz SchwärtzelDr Matti SihtoMr Paul ten HagenDr Jean Van KeymeulenMr Eldert van SchagenDr Péter VarlakiMr Antonio VidigalProf. Luis VidigalProf. Peter WerkhovenMr Giacomo Zanotti

Prof. Oddvar AaserudDr Pierre AigrainDr Giampaolo AmadoriTekn. Lic. Lars AroseniusProf. Gerhard BarthMr Robert BishopProf. Jozsef BokorProf. Kiril BoyanovProf. Giampo BracchiMr Thierry BretonDr Hellmuth BrodaMr Christian BuhlDr K. BulthuisProf. Dr Christof BurckhardtProf. Christer CarlssonProf. Maria da Graça CarvalhoDr Gil de BernabéDrs. Maurice de HondMr Guy DemuynckProf. Andreas DengelSir John Fairclough FREngDr Werner FrantsitsIr. Otto Gerdes

Dr Aasmund GjeitnesProf. Rudolf HaggenmüellerDr Veikko HaraMr Jeno HetthéssyDr Johannes JacobsenMr Kaj Juul-PedersenProf. Dr Karlheinz KaskeDr Laszlo KeviczkyProf. Vladimir KuceraMr Philippe MaréchalProf. Olli MartikainenMr Daniel V. McCaughan OBE,DSc FREngDr Klaus NeugebauerMs Ann-Marie NilssonDr Jean-Pierre NoblancProf. Ian NusseyProf. John O’ReillyProf. Bill O'Riordan FREngDr Pasquale PistorioProf. Gustav PombergerProf. Andrès RipollSir Derek Roberts CBE FREng FRSProf. Eduardo Romano de Arantese OliveiraMr Christian SaguezProf. Dr Pekka SilvennoinenMr Rolf SkoglundProf. Renato StefanelliProf. Reijo SulonenDr Björn SvedbergMr Vassilis TrapezanoglouDr Klaus TschiraProf. Dr Mateo ValeroMr Jacques Van HarenDr ir. Gerard van OortmerssenDr Jacques Van RemortelProf. Petr VavrinProf. Heinz ZemanekDr Andreas Zendler

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from 1995to 2005



he European Council of AppliedSciences, Technologies and Engi-neering is a European non-profit-

making organisation of academies fromnineteen European countries. Euro-CASEhas access to top level expertise andprovides impartial, independent andbalanced advice on technological issueswith a clear European dimension. Euro-CASE has access to a unique resource ofexperts counting 5,200 individual Fellows.

Through its member academies, Euro-CASE actsas a permanent forum for exchange and consul-tation between European Institutions, Industryand Research.

Euro-CASE furthers the transformation of know-ledge into products and services for recognisedsocietal needs, thereby providing the link betweenknowledge and society. By defining, promoting anddisseminating a genuine European point of viewand corresponding actions, Euro-CASE contributesto the competitiveness of the European Communityand the welfare of its citizens.

The interdisciplinary character of Euro-CASEprovides a unique range of experience and pro-motes independence, excellence and Europeanadded value in all its activities.

Euro-CASE organises the European IST Prizescheme with the support and sponsorship of theIST programme of the European Commission.

Key words for Euro-CASE: Independence,Excellence, European added value.

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AUSTRIAAustrian Academy of SciencesDr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2 - 1010 WienTel: +43 1 51581 1201 - Fax: +43 1 51581 [email protected]

BELGIUMRoyal Belgian Academy Council of AppliedSciences - BACAS Hertogsstraat 1, rue Ducale - 1000 BrusselsTel: +32 2 550 22 47 - Fax: +32 2 550 23 [email protected] /~capaswww.kvab.be

CZECH REPUBLICEngineering Academy of the Czech Republic -EACRNarodni trida 3 - 110 00 Prague 1Tel: +420 221 403 478 - Fax: +420 221 403 [email protected]

DENMARKDanish Academy of Technical Sciences - ATVLundtoftevej 266 - 2800 Kgs. LyngbyTel: +45 45 88 13 11 - Fax: +45 45 88 13 [email protected]

FINLANDFinnish Academies of Technology - FACTEMariankatu 8 B 11 - 00170 HelsinkiTel: +358 9 27 82 400 - Fax: +358 9 27 82 [email protected]

FRANCENational Academy of Technologies of France - NATF28, rue Saint Dominique - 75007 ParisTel: +33 1 53 85 44 44 - Fax: +33 1 53 85 44 [email protected]

GERMANYCouncil of Technical Sciences of the Union of GermanAcademies of Sciences and Humanities - acatechResidenz München - Hofgartenstraße 2 - 80539 MünchenTel: +49 89 5 20 30 90 - Fax: +49 89 5 20 30 [email protected]

GREECETechnical Chamber of Greece4 Karageorgi Servas - 102 48 - AthensTel: +30 21 03 29 12 00 - Fax: +30 21 03 22 17 [email protected]

HUNGARYHungarian Academy of EngineeringKossuth L. tér 6-8 – 1055 BudapestTel: +36 1 353 39 96 – Fax: +36 1 463 24 [email protected]

IRELANDThe Irish Academy of Engineering46 Merrion Square – Dublin 2Tel: +353 1 642 55 88 - Fax: +353 1 642 55 [email protected]

ITALYFAST - Italian Council of Applied Science andEngineering - CisaiPiazzale R. Morandi 2 - 20121 MilanTel: +39 02 77 79 03 04 - Fax: +39 02 78 24 [email protected]

The Euro-CASEAcademies



THE NETHERLANDSNetherlands Society of Technological Sciencesand Engineering - NFTWPO Box 19 121 - 1000 GC AmsterdamTel: +31 20 551 08 02 - Fax: +31 20 620 49 [email protected]

NORWAYNorwegian Academy of TechnologicalSciences - NTVALerchendal Gaard - 7491 TrondheimTel: +47 73 59 54 63 - Fax: +47 73 59 08 [email protected] - www.ntva.no

PORTUGALPortuguese Academy of EngineeringAv. António Augusto de Aguiar, 3 D1069-030 LisboaTel: +351 21 313 26 13 - Fax: +351 21 313 26 [email protected]

SPAINReal Academia de Ingeniera - RAIDon Pedro 10 - 28005 MadridTel: +34 915 28 20 01 – Fax: +34 913 64 55 [email protected]

SWEDENRoyal Swedish Academy of EngineeringSciences - IVABox 5073 - 102 42 StockholmTel: +46 8 791 29 00 - Fax: +46 8 611 56 [email protected]

SWITZERLANDSwiss Academy of Engineering Sciences - SATWSeidengasse 16 - Postfach - 8023 ZürichTel: +41 44 226 50 11 - Fax: +41 44 226 50 [email protected]

UNITED KINGDOMThe Royal Academy of Engineering - RAEng29 Great Peter Street - London SW1P 3LWTel: +44 20 72 27 05 78 - Fax: +44 20 72 27 76 [email protected]

Associate academies

CROATIACroatian Academy of Engineering - HATZPO Box 59 - HR-10 001 Zagreb CROATIATel: +385 1 49 22 559 – Fax: +385 1 49 22 [email protected]


BULGARIAMinistry of Education and ScienceTransnational Programmes and Initiatives DivisionScientific Research DepartmentMs Guenoveva Jecheva, State Expert2A, Kniaz Dondukov Blvd. - 1000 SofiaTel: +359 2 9217 532 - Fax: +359 2 981 14 [email protected]

BASSCOMDr George SharkovBusiness Park Sofia, Bldg 11/B - 1766 SofiaTel: +359 2 976 97 [email protected]

CYPRUSInnovation Relay Centre CyprusMr Michael Savva Cyprus Institute of TechnologyP.O.Box 20783 - 1663 NicosiaTel: +357 228 131 99 - Fax: +357 223 180 [email protected]

ESTONIAEstonian Academy of SciencesMs Anne Poitel - Foreign RelationsKohtu St. 6 - 10130 TallinnTel: +372 6 448677 - Fax: +372 6 451 [email protected]

GERMANYFAST - Gesellschaft für angewandte Softwaretechnologie mbHDr Rudi HettlerArabellastrasse 17 - 81925 München Tel: +49 89 89 05 20 - Fax: +49 89 89 05 22 [email protected]

DLR - Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.IST National Contact PointMs Andrea KöndgenLinder Höhe - 51147 KölnTel: +49 2203 601 3402 - Fax: +49 2203 601 [email protected]

ICELANDEuro-Info Centre IS-685Ms Sigrun L. GudbjartsdottirTrade Council of Iceland - Borgartúni 35PO Box 1000 - 121 ReykjavikTel: +354 511 4000 - Fax: +354 511 [email protected]

ISRAELISERD Israel Directorate for the EU Framework ProgramMs Lior Ben ArtziIndustry House 14th floor - 29 Hamered StreetPO Box 50364 - 61500 Tel AvivTel: +972 3 511 8122 - Fax: +972 3 517 0020 [email protected]/ist

LATVIAFEMIRC - LatviaMrs Mara Jakobsone21 Aizkraukles Str. - 1006 RigaTel: +371 75 40 703 - Fax: +371 75 40 [email protected]

LITTA - Latvian Information Technologyand Telecommunications AssociationMrs Mara JakobsoneStabu 47-1 - Riga LV 1011Tel: +371 73 11 821, + 371 73 14 059Fax: +371 73 15 [email protected]

LITHUANIAMinistry of Education and ScienceDept. of Science and Higher EducationMs E. KasperiunieneZ. Sierakausko 15 - 2600 VilniusTel: +370 5 2663447- Fax: +370 5 [email protected]

MALTAMalta Council for Science and TechnologyMr Brian RestallVilla Bighi - CSP 12 Kalkara MaltaTel: +356 23 60 21 34 - Fax: +356 21 66 03 [email protected]

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THE NETHERLANDSSenterNovem/EG-LiaisonMr Bert van WerkhovenP.O. Box 93144 - 2509 AC The HagueTel: +31 70 3735 250 - Fax: +31 70 3735 [email protected]

POLANDIST National Contact PointMr Andrzej Siemaszkoul. Swietokrzyska 21 - 00 049 WarsawTel: +48 22 828 74 81 [email protected]

International Liaison OfficeDr Borys CzerniejewskiInfoViDE sp. z o.o. - ul. Kolejowa 5/7 - 01 217 WarsawTel: +48 22 53 47 450 - Fax: +48 22 53 47 [email protected]

ROMANIAThe Romanian AcademyCalea Victoriei 125 - 71102 BucharestTel: +40 21 21 28 658 - Fax: +40 21 21 16 [email protected] - [email protected]

SLOVAK REPUBLICMinistry of EducationMr SipkoStromova 1 - 813 30 Bratislava 1Tel: +421 2 69 202 202 - Fax: +421 2 69 202 [email protected]

SLOVENIAMinistry for Education, Science and SportDr Andreja Umek VenturiniTrg OF 13 - 1000 Ljubljana Tel: +386 1 478 4668 - Fax: +386 1 478 [email protected]

TURKEYIST National Contact Point – TUBITAKMr Yavuz IlikAtaturk Bulvari 211 - 06100 Kavaklidere AnkaraTel: +90 312 427 23 02 - Fax: +90 312 427 40 [email protected]


abaXX Technology (DE)www.abaxx.de

Axia Interactive Media (UK)www.axiainteractive.net

Be Value (NL)www.be-value.nl

bit Informatik (DE)www.bit-informatik.de

CAS Software (DE)www.cas-software.com

Clesp (IT)www.clesp.it

CMS Computer ManagementSystem (CH)www.cms.ch

CorpoSoft (IL)www.corposoft.com

EBS Romania (RO)www.ebsromania.ro

e-FRACTAL (CZ)www.e-fractal.com

Ekey biometric systems (AT)www.ekey.net

Eleven (DE)www.eleven.de

e-PLI (FR)www.e-pli.net

Eunomia (SI)www.eunomia.si

Evolution-net (FR)www.evolution-net.com

Fabrica Nacional de Moneda yTimbre (ES)www.cert.fnmt.es

Fast Translate (EL)www.fasttranslate.com

Foresta (CZ)www.foresta.cz

Fractus (ES)www.fractus.com

Inescop (ES)www.inescop.es

Integrated MarketingServices (MT)www.easyshowcase.com

Laser-phone (IL)www.laserphone.net

Loquendo (IT)www.loquendo.com

MDS International (FR)www.mds.fr

Mega M (SI)www.mega-m.net

Mobisoft (FI)www.mobisoft.fi

NANOBIT (DE)www.nanobit.org

Northern (SE)www.northern.net

Origine (FR)www.olivier-raud.com

PSI (DE)www.psi.de

Sciant (BG)www.sciant.com

SOFTEXPERT (RO)www.soft-expert.com

Software ImprovementGroup (NL)www.sig.nl

Spyros Prevezanos (EL)www.energy-sp.com

Stamatios Souyioultzis (EL)

Stiki (IS)www.stiki.is

The North East RegionalPortal (UK)www.n-e-life.com

Tree Logic (FR)www.tree-logic.com

VIPcom (DE)www.vipcomag.de

Some of theapplicants forthe 2006EuropeanIST Prize



One of the missions of the Academies is to awardPrizes. It was therefore a natural objective forEuro-CASE, from its creation, to organise a EuropeanPrize in an important area such as informationsociety technologies. The first discussions on theEuropean IST Prize took place in 1993 betweenSimon Bensasson from the European Commission,and Basil Butler, Chairman of Euro-CASE. Theirideas and the enthusiasm of their colleagues,notably Kostas Glinos from the EuropeanCommission and the Euro-CASE secretariat,quickly led to exciting brainstorming sessions.

Over the years, the never failing support of theEuropean Commission, the trust of the Commis-sioners, the Directors General, the Directors, theHeads of Unit, the IST Event, Conference andExhibition Managers and the Project Officers,Kostas Glinos, Karl-Heinz Robrock, Klaus Pendland Linda Jones provided enthusiasm andconstructive support to develop and enhance theEuropean IST Prize.

We appreciate the support of CommissionerViviane Reding, Director-General Fabio Colasanti,Deputy Director-General Peter Zang, DirectorsFrans de Bruïne and Susan Binns, Head of UnitSixtine Bouygues and our efficient cooperationwith Linda Jones.

The Euro-CASE Academies are the cornerstonesof the European IST Prize. The Chairmen BasilButler, Helge Sørensen and Valentin Van denBalck and the Secretary General Pierre Fillethave provided beneficial conditions for the Prizeto develop and consolidate its reputation throu-ghout Europe. Not only do the Academies providetheir most distinguished experts for the indepen-dent evaluation that guarantees the high quality ofthe Nominees and Winners, but they also ensurethe promotion of the Prize in their respective

countries. In countries where Euro-CASE is notyet represented, European IST Prize Info Pointsplay a similar role in promoting the Prize. Thanksare offered to all the participants in this network.

We thank the experts of the European IST Prizeevaluation group for the expertise, time and hardwork that they devote during the evaluation mee-tings and brainstorming sessions. Particular thanksgo to Heinz Schwärtzel, Georges Grunberg andJosé Alberto Jaén from the core group.

The members of the European IST Prize ExecutiveJury also play a major role for the independence,excellence and recognition of the Prize. We thankthem and the Chairmen, late Karl-Heinz Kaske,Björn Svedberg, Sir Derek Robert, Thierry Breton,Pasquale Pistorio and Guy Demuynck, for theirvaluable contributions and ideas for the future ofthe Prize.

However, to become successful, the most distin-guished Prize needs another set of key players -the applicants, Nominees and Winners.

We thank the 3,358 companies that have appliedfor the Prize over the past 11 years, and offercongratulations to the 323 Nominees, 240 Winnersand 33 Grand Prize Winners who have beenawarded from 1995 to 2005.

Everybody enjoys the youthful, entrepreneurialand friendly atmosphere in the European IST PrizeExhibition. The skill and knowledge which theNominees, Winners and Grand Prize Winners bringto the Prize is greatly admired, and we appreciatetheir input and permanent interest in the Prize.

The success of the eleven years of the EuropeanIST Prize, its prestige, its solid foundation in itsEuropean Academies, the success of the Nominees

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and Winners and their continued interest in thePrize indicate that it is heading for a promisingfuture.

This acknowledgement would not be completewithout my warm thanks to Helle Bonnet andNadia Pipunic of the Euro-CASE secretariat fortheir enthusiasm and hard work.

Alain MongonThe European IST Prize



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