Sludge Watch ==> Paradigm: Wastewater treatment innovation a winner

[maureen.reilly at sympatico.ca]

Sludgewatch Admin

This technology breaks open the cell walls of bacteria in the wastewater, 
allowing for more complete digestion of secondary digestion sludge.  Looks 
like this would provide significant reduction of those pathogens with cell 
walls: parasitic cysts, bacteria.  But not those without cell walls...like 
mycoplasmas.

British Colombia Technology Industries  Association's (BC TIA) 2006 awards 
gala.  Paradigm won the 'Best Product Innovations' catagory for reducing the 
impact of  wastewater biosolids.

Here is the section on Paradigm.  The whole industry awards story follows, 
for those who have a further interest.
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About Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc.

Paradigm Environmental Technologies is the developer of MicroSludge, a  
patented technology that significantly enhances the anaerobic digestion  
process in wastewater treatment plants, reducing operating costs and  
increasing plant capacity. Affordable and modular, MicroSludge can be  
easily deployed at existing or new wastewater treatment plant  facilities. 
Using MicroSludge, a wastewater treatment plant can  typically reduce the 
volume of its residual biosolids by 60% or more.  Paradigm is concentrating 
its efforts on the placement of commercial  MicroSludge units with initial 
reference customers serving large urban  areas.

For more information, please visit

http://www.microsludge.com

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BC TIA Announces Winners of 2006 Technology Impact Awards;
Record-breaking 83 BC Companies Compete for Awards in Eight Categories

BODY:
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(CCNMatthews - June 9, 2006) - Teligence  
Communications Inc. took top honours at the BC Technology Industries  
Association's (BC TIA) 2006 awards gala held this evening at the Hyatt  
Regency Vancouver. Person of the year went to former Class Software  
Solutions CEO and an industry mainstay, Ralph Turfus, who was recognized  
for his outstanding mentoring contributions. Teligence was named Company  of 
the Year for its significant contribution to British Columbia's  economy.
Teligence is North America's leading developer of voice-enabled services  
for social networking and entertainment, with 37 percent annual compound  
revenue growth and 54 percent market share.
Burnaby's Delta-Q Technologies was named Emerging Company of the Year  for 
its success as a key supplier of power conversion and power  management 
products to electric drive and hybrid vehicle manufacturers  around the 
world. Delta-Q was one of an unprecedented number of  environmental 
technology companies that competed for awards.
This marks the thirteenth year for the Technology Impact Awards or TIAs  
(pronounced "tee-ahs"), which are con-sidered the mark of distinction for  
outstanding leadership, innovation, and technological excellence within  
BC's di-verse technology community. More than 700 members of BC's  
technology and business community came together to recognize the  province's 
top technologies, companies, and individuals.
TIAs are broken into three distinct groups: Technology, Company and  
Personal Recognition Awards. Winners and Finalists are selected by a  
judging panel of 12 representatives from the technology, finance, legal,  
accounting, gov-ernment and education sectors.
Other winners of the 2006 Technology Impact Awards are as follows:
Most Promising Pre-Commercial Technology
TIR Systems Ltd. -- Preparing solid-state lighting for the mass market.
Excellence in Product Innovation
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc. -- Reducing the impact of  
wastewater biosolids.
Best Application of Technology
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd. -- Improving aeronautical  maneuvers 
with 3D modeling.
Most Promising Start-up
EQO Communications Inc. -- Skype(TM) for mobile phones.
Team of the Year
EDS Advanced Solutions, Revenue Services Team -- Improving service  delivery 
through outsourcing.
Leadership in Social Responsibility
IBM Canada Ltd. -- Making a difference in the community.
"Congratulations to all our winners and finalists. With so many  world-class 
companies and talented entrepreneurs competing, selecting  the winners was 
no easy task for the judges," said Rob Cruickshank,  President, BC TIA.

BC TIA received more than 83 applications from technology companies in  all 
parts of British Columbia, including Kelowna, Victoria and  Vancouver. The 
companies ranged from under 10 employees to several  hundred employees in 
size.

"Each year we see more and more technology companies submitting award  
applications and this is clear evidence that BC's technology industry is  
thriving," Cruickshank added. "Our organization remains committed to  
developing a positive business environment where existing technology  
companies will continue to succeed and where new technol-ogy companies  can 
grow."
For more information on the awards, the finalists and the winners,  please 
visit: http://www.bctia.org/awards.

Backgrounder

BC Technology Industries Association (BC TIA) is a not-for-profit,  
member-funded organization that represents start-ups to established  
technology companies, including those that service the industry, across  the 
province. Incorpo-rated in 1993, after the amalgamation of the  Electronic 
Manufacturers' Association of British Columbia (EMABC) and  the Information 
Technology Association of Canada, BC Chapter (ITAC-BC),  the BC TIA has 
served the province's technology industry for over a  decade and today is 
recognized locally, provincially and nationally as  the voice of BC's 
technology industry.

BC TIA advocates issues that enable the continued growth, prosperity and  
sustainability of our industry and econ-omy. The association also  delivers 
opportunities for members to learn, get connected and grow  their businesses 
in BC. http://www.bctia.org.

About Ralph Turfus - Person of the Year

Ralph Turfus is someone who's truly made a difference in BC's technology  
community by leading by example, both at his own company and at other  
organizations, where he has given countless time and expertise to help  
technol-ogy companies succeed. Ralph is the founder and former CEO of  Class 
Software Solutions Ltd. Prior to selling Class in October 2004 to  
California-based, The Active Network, Inc., Ralph's strong leadership  led 
the company to grow at a rate of over 30% annually. By 2004 Class  had over 
140 employees, more than 700 clients worldwide and revenues of  nearly $20 
million.

Ralph is dedicated to enhancing the growth and development of BC's  
technology community through the Premier's Technology Council, AceTech,  the 
BC TIA, and various other industry groups. In particular, he's been  
instrumental in connecting start-up CEOs with community resources  through 
the AceTech Emerging and AceTech Okanagan pro-grams.
Ralph has Masters' degrees in engineering and business administration  
combined with over 28 years' experience in high-tech. In 2002, he was  
awarded the Citation of Outstanding Achievement by the Canadian Parks  and 
Recreation Association.

About Delta-Q Technologies Corp.

Founded in 1999, Delta-Q Technologies supplies electric drive and hybrid  
vehicle manufacturers with power con-version and power management  products. 
The company uses innovative power electronics design and  digital control to 
deliver highly efficient, integrated solutions,  including battery chargers 
and DC-DC converters. Delta-Q has high-volume  contracts with some of the 
largest manufacturers of recreational,  industrial, hybrid, and specialty 
electric drive vehicles. Delta-Q is a  rapidly growing, privately held 
company headquartered in Burnaby, BC.  For more information, please visit 
http://www.delta-q.com.

About EDS Advanced Solutions

EDS Advanced Solutions Inc. is a subsidiary of EDS Canada. It was  
incorporated in May 2004 and is headquar-tered in Victoria, British  
Columbia. As EDS Canada's unionized service delivery channel, EDS  Advanced 
Solutions delivers verifiably world class business process and  information 
technology outsourcing services in a professional and  labour-friendly 
environment. The company collaborates with  industry-leading partners to 
provide the best possible so-lutions for its  customers. As of June 2005, 
EDS Advanced Solutions has headquartered its  operations at the Vancouver 
Island Technology Park, enabling its  employees to deliver outstanding 
services in a state-of-the-art complex.  For more information, please visit 
http://www.edsadvancedsolutions.com.
About EQO Communications Inc.

Established in 2003, EQO Communications Inc. aims to develop  leading-edge 
communications solutions that bridge the gap between  personal 
communications technologies and next-generation networks and  services. 
EQO's fea-ture product is the EQO Mobile Internet Phone  Service. Using 
technologies such as J2ME and Voice-over-IP (VoIP), EQO  is able to bridge 
online identity, calling, and messaging services to  more than 150 million 
J2ME-capable phone handsets already in use  worldwide. For more information, 
please visit http://www.eqo.com.

About IBM

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with over 80  
years of leadership in helping businesses innovate. Drawing on resources  
from across IBM and key Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of  
services, so-lutions and technologies that enable customers, large and  
small, to take full advantage of the new era of e-business. For more  
information please visit http://www.ibm.com.

About MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA)

MDA provides advanced information solutions that capture and process  vast 
amounts of data, produce essential in-formation, and improve the  decision 
making and operational performance of business and government  organizations 
worldwide. MDA is focused primarily on land- and  property-related 
information solutions for two major market sectors that  offer strong repeat 
business potential, the Financial Services sector  and the Surveillance and 
Intelligence sector. MDA delivers a broad  spectrum of information solutions 
for these markets, including complex  operational systems, tailored 
information services, and electronic  information products. The company 
operates through two reporting units:  Information Products and Information 
Systems. MDA employs over 2,700  people, with offices in the United States, 
the United Kingdom, and  Canada. The company's common shares trade on the 
Toronto Stock Exchange  under the symbol "MDA". For more information, please 
visit  http://www.mda.com/.

About Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc.

Paradigm Environmental Technologies is the developer of MicroSludge, a  
patented technology that significantly enhances the anaerobic digestion  
process in wastewater treatment plants, reducing operating costs and  
increasing plant capacity. Affordable and modular, MicroSludge can be  
easily deployed at existing or new wastewater treatment plant  facilities. 
Using MicroSludge, a wastewater treatment plant can  typically reduce the 
volume of its residual biosolids by 60% or more.  Paradigm is concentrating 
its efforts on the placement of commercial  MicroSludge units with initial 
ref-erence customers serving large urban  areas. For more information, 
please visit http://www.microsludge.com.

About Teligence Communications Inc.

Teligence develops and delivers voice-enabled services for social  
networking and entertainment in North America. Vancouver-based Teligence  is 
a high-tech success story with a decidedly human touch. The company  
provides the telecommunications network and custom software for  telephone 
social networking services. Teligence ignited the soial  networking 
revolution in the 1990s with Livelinks(R) and expanded its  market presence 
with TangoPersonals(R), Interactive Male(R),  Vibeline(R), and Fonochat(R). 
For more information, please visit  http://www.teligence.net.

About TIR Systems Ltd.

TIR Systems Ltd. (TSX:TIR), a world leader in delivering specialty  lighting 
systems, is building the foundations for tomorrow's lighting.  Through sound 
innovation and proven technical capability, TIR is  developing, designing, 
and marketing the core technologies that will  allow solid state lighting 
(SSL) to move to the forefront of the  mainstream lighting market. For more 
information, please visit  http://www.tirsys.com.