CALGARY AB - September 29, 2008 - Evoco Inc., a leading provider of web-based program management software for retail construction and development, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as one of the 2009 winners in Canada’s Top 10 Competition in the technology category. Winners are chosen by an independent expert panel of Canadian and U.S. venture capitalists. Originally developed to promote the 10 most promising life science companies from across Canada to Canadian and international investors and partners, the competition now showcases Canada's life sciences, cleantech and technology sectors. Working in partnership with Canadian Consulates in Boston, New York City, San Diego and San Francisco, winning companies will participate in targeted investment forums in each city, providing them with an opportunity to meet with Venture Capital investors who have expressed an active interest in financing these companies. Since its inception in 1999, competition alumni have secured more than $522M in venture capital financing. "We are delighted to be recognized as the first ever technology winner from Calgary. Our success to date can be attributed to the dedication of the Evoco team and the experience that we’ve gained in working with industry leading clients. Winning Canada’s Top™ 10 competition is a terrific opportunity for us to showcase Evoco’s tremendous market potential and accelerate our growth" comments Alice Reimer, President of Evoco. Canada’s Top 10 is organized by OCRI (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation) and presented by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, the winners include a wide variety of companies from the life science, cleantech and technology sectors. "OCRI is pleased to play an active role in the growth of so many exceptional Canadian companies," said Michelle Scarborough, Vice President, Investment and Commercialization, OCRI. "This is a successful program as evidenced by the investment in past winners. Through our ongoing outreach to the rest of Canada, the best companies from three key innovation sectors can continue to benefit from exposure to VC’s, other investors and potential strategic partners." For more information about the Canada’s Top 10 Competition visit www.topcanadiancompanies.ca About Evoco Established in 1999, Evoco Inc. is a leading provider of project and program management software for the retail, restaurant, and hospitality industries, as well as commercial and residential developers. Its flagship product - Evoco Workspace - is an easy-to-use, web-based solution trusted by more than 25,000 users in companies of all sizes, from the world’s largest retailers and their stakeholders, to local developers. Evoco Workspace customers experience streamlined and standardized communications, substantial cost savings, and faster project delivery. To learn more about Evoco and Evoco Workspace, visit www.evoco.com About OCRI OCRI (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation), the city's economic development corporation, is leading the way for Ottawa. OCRI is the rallying point to bring business, education and research together to create the winning economic conditions that allow Ottawa's technology companies to thrive locally and compete globally. At OCRI we promote sustainable economic development to maintain our high quality of life. For more information on OCRI visit our website at www.ocri.ca
