MONTON, Alberta — WiseNav, a division of WiseVillage Inc., Canadian manufacturer of WiseNav spatial navigation software and the new WiseStation super kiosks, was named Best Company Exhibitor at the 16th Angel Forum in Vancouver, B.C., held on Nov. 22.
According to a news release, Angel Forum has been introducing emerging companies to qualified investors twice a year since 1997. At the Forum, pre-screened technology, service and industrial companies deliver live presentations to pre-screened private equity investors, as well as display their products and services in exhibit booths.
WiseNav was selected as Best Company Exhibitor from a field of 33 companies, based on the high quality of their booth display and design, as well as the clear and concise communication of product information and business objectives to investors.
"WiseNav clearly conveyed what the company and the product was about," said Bob Chaworth-Musters, one of Angel Forum’s organizers. "They presented a clear example of a tangible product."
The focus of the WiseNav exhibit was the WiseStation super-kiosk. Equipped with industry-leading features, including a 42-inch plasma screen, 19-inch interactive touchscreen, debit and credit card reader, printer and on-board phone, WiseStations are geared toward big-box retailers, financial institutions, public service organizations and others who need an effective way to reach their customers with a myriad of new electronic features. WiseStations incorporate WiseNav Spatial Navigation, which is based on 3-D renderings of graphic images instead of the standard one dimensional text and button-based interfaces.
Gary Bartlett, an investor at the Vancouver forum, said investors summed up the WiseStation kiosk as "the Swiss Army Knife of kiosks" with a wide range of multi-functionality.
Since launching their new product in Boston in October, WiseNav is in negotiations with a number of companies, including Info Center Inc. for up to 100 new kiosks to replace its existing products in transit stations across North America, as well as with a financial services company to produce up to 1,600 virtual financial centers.
