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WeDo Technologies wins the COTEC-BPI 2009 Innovation Award
2009-12-09

WeDo Technologies, world leader in Revenue Assurance, has won the PME COTEC-BPI innovation award, which in 2009 has been run with the support of the Público newspaper, which annually selects the PME demonstrating the most outstanding innovation at a national level.

The winner was announced by Fernando Ulrich, Executive President of the BPI Bank, and the award was presented to Rui Paiva, CEO of WeDo Technologies by Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal.

"WeDo Technologies accepts this prize on behalf of our team, our clients and our shareholders for their hard work and the confidence that they have always shown. We want to take our company and our country further and further in the realm of added value. We would also like to thank and express our confidence in COTEC for this award and for its work in the cause of Innovation in Portugal," said Rui Paiva, CEO of WeDo Technologies. "It is a great honour to receive this award and will be a source of pride and encouragement for all. You can count on our company for help in areas such as organisation, internationalisation, qualification and innovation which are all priorities in Portugal's agenda," Rui Paiva added.

Rui Paiva side-by-side with The President of Portugal

In 2008, WeDo Technologies invested around one million Euros in specific IDI activities in its software houses.

The PME Innovation COTEC-BPI Award, created with the support of the Público newspaper, was announced at the Network of Innovation's third meeting, held at the Estoril Conference Centre.