The America-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) is holding the ninth annual Eagle Star awards. In preparation for the ceremony, which is meant to aim a spotlight at the people and companies who most contributed to business between Israel and the south-western U.S., the AICC announced the finalists for the “Company of the Year” and “Business Deal of the Year” awards.
According to AICC, three companies will compete for the title of “Company of the Year”: Jacada, Given Imaging and ooVoo. Three more companies will compete for 2009’s “Business Deal of the Year”: Pluristem Therapeutics, Odysii and SeerGate.
The winner will be announced on May 12th, as part of the Eagle Star awards ceremony.
According to AICC reports, SeerGate, an Israeli start-up with offices in Ra’anana and a daughter company in Atlanta, has reached the finals after signing a strategic agreement with IBT to launch its Secured Lock System product. SeerGate’s system allows to make electronic inter-bank payments for IBT’s clients in real time.
The agreement allows SeerGate access to over 200 US banks and an insertion to the small business financial market, that deals mostly in checks and cash and is estimated at roughly a trillion dollars. The system will allow banks who are IBT clients to improve the quality of their services and their availability to the client will be direct and instant, client will also be able to enjoy additional incomes and guarantee their clients satisfaction.
Among the judges chosen to pick the prize winners are Stephen Flemming – VP of economic development at Georgia Tech, Robin Spartlin – economic development for Georgia Electric Company and John Yeats - techonology partner at Morris, Manning & Martin.
In addition to the “Company of the Year” and “Business Deal of the Year”, the AICC will present the “Chamber of Commerce Founder’s Award” to former AICC chairman Lorry Olivier from the Veritas venture capital fun, and the “Community Partner” award to the economic consulate of Israel and the south-wester US.
The event will be howsted by Shaila Veidman, CEO of Georgia Pacific, Dr. Yossi Vardi and Darryl Pinski, CEO of Crown Diamond.
Translated by Itai Rosenbaum
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