DataWind founders Raja & Suneet Tuli win
Technology Achievement Award
ICCC pays tribute to Indo Canadian Success
Toronto, June 12, 2012:
The founders of DataWind Ltd., Raja Singh Tuli and Suneet Singh Tuli were
awarded the Technology Achievement Award by the Indo-Canadian Chamber
of Commerce (ICCC), this past weekend at its annual Awards and Gala night
at the Metro Toronto Convention Center.
In front of 1,200 community
leaders across Canada, at the gala event, the Tuli brothers were recognized for
their record of innovation, strong leadership skills and for enhancing the
profile of Indo-Canadians with the global business community. The Technology
Achievement Award was presented by Canadian Minister of Natural Resources,
Honourable Joseph Oliver and ICCC President Satish Thakkar. “Our
goal was to bring out the role models and celebrate their achievements in order
to inspire, motivate and acknowledge their contribution to the fabric of
Canadian society,” said Mr. Thakkar.
Serial entrepreneurs, Raja and
Suneet have launched a number successful technology ventures over the last
twenty years that resulted in successful initial public offerings on the Nasdaq
stock market and products that even received recognition by the Guinness book
of records. Most recently the development of the Aakash & UbiSlate tablet
computers gained worldwide attention as the world’s least expensive
computing/internet devices, breaking the affordability barrier in order to
allow the next three billion people access to the internet. Raja Tuli is
a celebrated inventor with over five dozen patents across a wide range of
imaging, communication and internet technologies.
Suneet Singh
Tuli, CEO of DataWind said, “We are honored to be recognized; it is a great
validation of our vision, giving us the boost to persevere against significant
odds in our mission to democratize the Internet by making it affordable for
billions around the world”
This award is in addition to a
number of awards won by DataWind over the last six months, including that of
UK’s most innovative mobile company by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI).
About DataWind:
DataWind is a leading provider of
wireless web access products and services. DataWind’s product range includes
the PocketSurfer handheld internet device, UbiSurfer netbooks and UbiSlate
tablet devices. Based on several international patents, DataWind’s
breakthrough technologies solve the bandwidth limitations
of cellular networks by accelerating content delivery by factors of 10x to 30x
– resulting in a superior mobile web experience at a lower cost. Datawind was
awarded UK’s Most Innovative Company award and are the makers of the Aakash
tablet. DataWind has offices in Amritsar, London, Montreal, Dallas and New
Delhi. (www.DataWind.com)
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