SATAI 2009 STARs of Innovation Awards

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AT&T STARs Technology Hero  The Technology Hero Award is presented to a company or individual who has played a major civic role in paving the way for technology and bioscience industries in San Antonio and South Texas. 


J. Dan Bates 
President – Southwest Research Institute
Chairman – Signature Science, L.L.C.
Vice Chairman – Southwest Automotive Research Center, J.V.

Because of the support he has shown to the highly trained scientists and engineers at the Southwest Research Institute and his smart approach to growth and balanced contracting, SATAI has named Bates the AT&T STARs Technology Hero for 2009.  Read more about J. Dan Bates and his contributions to the community.

Science and Technology Hall of Fame
Given to an individual, an inventor or innovator who has provided a significant scientific or technological advance that has had a social or economic impact in the world, in the past, in the present, and in the future.   In 2009, three accomplished professionals who have made extraordinary contributions to their industries and to the community are being inducted into the SATAI Science & Technology Hall of Fame. 


Michael A. Fischer
Founder and President of CHILD Systems, Inc.
Mr. Fischer is an innovator and inventor, holding more than two dozen patents related to wired and wireless data networking and embedded processor architectures. His contributions to the development of the IEEE 802.11 standard and design of the first 802.11b controller chip literally helped give life to WiFi technology.


Nancy R. Kudla, former CEO and co-founder, and
Frank Kudla, former CFO and co-founder, dNovus RDI, Inc.
Nancy and Frank Kudla nurtured dNovus RDI, Inc. from a one-woman consulting firm in 1989, into one of the seven largest women-owned businesses in San Antonio, employing 250 persons.  The Kudlas sold dNovus in December last year for $38 million to Kforce, a Tampa, Fla.-based professional staffing firm.


Larry J. Miller, M.D.
Founder, Chairman and Chief Medical Officer of  Vidacare Corporation
In conjunction with scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Dr. Miller and Vidacare developed the EZ-IO, the first battery-powered device providing immediate access to intraosseous space – or the bone marrow – to deliver vital fluids and medications to patients of various ages in emergency care.

SATAI Technology Superstars
Given to promising early-stage companies that are poised to become leaders in South Texas’s technology community.



GlobalSCAPE, Inc.
Since San Antonio-based GlobalSCAPE started selling its consumer file transfer program, CuteFTP, in 1996, the company has sold more than a million software licenses and seen annual revenue grow to $18 million. The publicly traded company has transformed into a global provider of secure information exchange solutions and is recognized by Gartner Group as a leader in the managed file transfer market. GlobalSCAPE counts the U.S. Army, numerous other government organizations, and 95 of the Fortune 100 companies among its clients.




NewTek
After a dozen years of success as one of the leading developers of video and 3D graphics technology, NewTek moved its headquarters in 1997 from Topeka, Kan. to San Antonio, Texas, where leaders said it has been easier to attract programmers, sales and technical support staff. NewTek has a history of delivering revolutionary products for the video and 3D industries and has done so again with the TriCaster™ portable live production system and 3PLAY™ a portable HD/SD slow motion replay system. NewTek has been recognized with two Emmy® Awards for Technical achievement and artists using NewTek’s LightWave 3D® have won 14 Emmy Awards for visual effects, more Emmy Awards than any other 3D application.



P3S Corporation
Since the company's founding in 2005 as a one-woman consultancy, revenue for P3S Corporation has grown by a dizzying 5,900 percent, according to Inc. magazine. It ranked P3S 17th among the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the magazine's annual survey and No. 1 when both women-run and Hispanic-run companies were measured. Founded by Mary Ellen Trevino, who is a St. Mary's University honors graduate and who earned a master of business administration degree from the University of Texas San Antonio, the company specializes in information technology security, design, and implementation, as well as homeland security services, program management services and financial management services.