Innovation Showcase 2012

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is an annual one-day conference, held on the MIT campus, where CIOs and other senior business executives from around the world gather to explore how leading-edge academic research and innovative technologies can help address the practical challenges faced in today's changing economy.

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THE 2012 INNOVATION SHOWCASE FINALISTS

The 10 finalists are:

  • Adaptivity from Charlotte, NC
    Adaptivity provides innovative software-based solutions to enable IT transformation including data center evolution, application portfolio rationalization, and cloud enablement.

  • Cogent Mobile from
    Cambridge, MA
    Cogent Mobile redefines CRM productivity for field sales professional by leveraging a voice recognition user interface in functional use cases.

  • Desktone from Chelmsford, MA
    Desktone’s software platform enables Desktops as a Service, offering full-featured Windows virtual desktops delivered from the cloud to any device, including tablets and smartphones.

  • eIQNetworks from Acton, MA
    eIQnetworks is the only global provider of a unified situational awareness solution serving the largest enterprises around the world.

  • Gazzang from Austin, TX
    Gazzang provides cloud-based security solutions and operational diagnostics to help enterprises secure big data and maintain performance in the cloud 

  • LockPath from Overland Park, KS
    LockPath’s innovative software provides keen insight by correlating security information from multiple data sources with current regulations and policies to gauge risk.

  • Nimbula from Mountain View, CA
    Nimbula delivers a new class of cloud infrastructure software enabling enterprises to build scalable, highly-automated, secure and easy to use clouds

  • Traction Software from Providence, RI
    Traction TeamPage makes it easy for people to communicate, work together, and stay on top of what's happening anywhere in their business, including line of business systems or the public Web.

  • TwinStrata from Natick, MA
    TwinStrata, an innovator in cloud-based data storage solutions, offers enterprise-class gateway products that make cloud storage fast, safe and easy to use. 

  • uTest from Southborough, MA
    uTest provides in-the-wild testing services that span the entire software development lifecycle – including functional, security, load, localization and usability testing.

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THE INNOVATION SHOWCASE OVERVIEW

The MIT Sloan CIO Symposium is proud to announce that the Finalists for the 2012 Innovation Showcase have been selected. These 10 outstanding companies represent cutting edge B2B solutions that combine both value and innovation to Enterprise IT. The Showcase connects CIO's and Senior IT Executives with some of the most creative minds in the Enterprise IT space, allowing them to stay in touch with state-of-the-art thinking, while networking with other IT Executives in a relaxing and stimulating atmosphere. Congratulations to the Finalists, who were selected from a long list of applicants, and we all look forward to an exciting and stimulating Symposium in Cambridge on May 22nd.

At the Innovation Showcase, attendees will be able to:

  • Engage with some of the most creative minds in the enterprise IT space.
  • Stay in touch with state-of-the-art thinking on IT solutions.
  • Network in a relaxing atmosphere with other leading IT executives.  

Since the 2011 Innovation Showcase, four of the 2011 Finalists have received significant Venture Capital, and one (Rypple) was recently acquired by Salesforce.com. 2010 Finalist CloudSwitch was acquired by Verizon.

Company selections are based upon the following criteria:
  • B2B enterprise IT solution product in the market
  • Innovation value, or uniqueness of the solution
  • Potential impact on the top and/or bottom Line
Qualification Criteria:
  • Start-up with <$10 million in annual revenues.
  • Selling enterprise IT solutions to CIOs.

Selection Criteria:

  • Innovation value.
  • Potential impact on the top and bottom line.

The Innovation Showcase Judges consist of MIT faculty and students, entrepreneurs, and early stage investors. If your company is selected, you will need to purchase one entry ticket, good for three people in your company to participate in the Innovation Showcase and attend the MIT CIO Symposium to be held during the day of May 22, 2012.

We are grateful to the sponsor of the Innovation Showcase:

Thank you for your interest in the Innovation Showcase. We encourage you to direct any questions or comments to us at

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