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U.S. Dominates List of Technology Pioneers

Dec 6, 2006

Forty-seven companies—more than half of which are U.S.-based and 19 of which are IT-focused—were awarded status as Technology Pioneers 2007, announced the World Economic Forum, a Geneva-based independent organization that seeks to improve the state of the world, on Dec. 4.

Products from the companies include microscopic pill cameras, bio-sensors that can localize land mines and implantable medical devices for the treatment of brain tumors.

Two hundred twenty-five companies were nominated by venture capital and technology companies, with a panel of technology experts appointed by the World Economic Forum making the final selection of 47.

For more on the future of IT, see The 30 Most Important IT Trends for 2007

Companies chosen as technology pioneers had to be involved in the development of life-changing technology innovation in and have potential for long-term impact on business and society, as well as be able to show signs of being a long-standing market leader with proven technology.

Nineteen of the companies fall within their category of Information Technology, among them ComScore, a Reston-based provider of digital marketing intelligence; HelloSoft, the San Jose provider of VOIP (voice over IP) technologies for wireline and wireless devices; Mozilla Corporation, creator of the free and open-source Firefox browser and based in Mountain View; and ThinkMagic, the Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of RFID readers and sensors.

Read the full story on eWeek.com: U.S. Dominates List of Technology Pioneers

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