Breakthru 2007 Winners

PLATINUM

$139,500

Greenlight Geomatics - Miramichi City
Railway companies across North America spend over a billion dollars a year to manually get rid of plant growth that threatens track safety. Using GPS technology, Greenlight is developing an automated technology that will meticulously map and controls herbicide spray without affecting environmentally sensitive areas. Championing the project is land surveyor Herman Koops, who is also the President of A Bound Corporation.

GOLD

$66,500

Trivnet Media Systems - Saint John
There was a time when you could sit in a restaurant, order a meal, and stick a couple quarters in the jukebox station, situated at the table, and play your favourite song. Imagine what you could do today. Trivnet is working on a new generation of tabletop media devices that adds value for the patron and the owner, including entertainment, information access and billing. Leading the team is marketing specialist Rivers Corbett, partnered with Phil Wilson, and father-son duo John Trivett, a long-time radio broadcaster, and William Trivett, an electrical engineering student.

SILVER

$34,000

Mass Rule - Riverview
General searches on the Internet, or "googling" is a no-brainer for most people who want to get general information. But finding out what people think about that information is another story. Mass Rule is developing a revolutionary internet poling solution that delivers searchable statistics about people’s opinions. Shawn Carver, founder of THINK Technology, previously launched one of the first premium text messaging brands and campaigns in Atlantic Canada.