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34 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019 www.vanguardcanada.com tEChNOLOGy ShOwCASE Technology Showcase Participants 2019 AdAm NetWORKS London/Aylmer, ON Presenting: david Redekop, Founder & CeO email: david@adamnet.works New Generation network defence technology that outper- forms the traditional philosophy of top Enterprise Grade systems. Authors of the Bright Web. Defeat the inevitable nation-state attacks on your operations by changing the rules of the game. ADAMnetworksTM represents a new philosophy on Internet Security that allows you to dynami- cally re-shape the Internet to effectively only contain who and what you choose it to. Operating on a Zero Trust model (made practical via AI), and a new class of Egress Control, the adam:ONETM system uses dynamic Adaptive Whitelist- ing to reduce your attack surface to near zero. Circumvention tools like Psiphon are completely defeated and attackers on your network are neutralized by preventing all unauthorized outbound communication. CROSSWiNG Aurora, ON Presenting: Stuart Pickard, VP Business development email: stuartp@crosswing.com CrossWing Inc. provides a series of 4'-6' interactive robots based on its robust holonomic robotics platform which is also offered to select OEMs and third-party solution integrators to accelerate their vertical market-specific robot-centric offer- ings. Unlike other robotics hardware, CrossWing's platform is designed for affordable injection-molding mass-production, plus open soware APIs for both full motion and 360° im- aging control. Together with CrossWing's patent protection, these elements form a turn-key offering that empowers the design and low-cost manufacture of customizable semi- autonomous and autonomous robots addressing specific vertical market demands. CrossWing-ATS Inc. is developing MATILDA, a Micro-rail Autonomous Transit & Interactive Large-scale Delivery Automation system, for moving people, goods, and services elevated within lightweight pods moving on composite rails supported by slim poles on municipal right- of-ways and other topologies. T echnology continues to encompass implicitly almost every aspect of commercial and consumer-related ac- tivities around the world today. Across numerous in- dustries, digital is seen as the principal driver to keep organizations current, while providing a competitive edge over others. This is a common trend in the defence industry, and it will be highlighted at the Best Defence Conference 2019, held on November 5-6. The Best Defence Conference is a defence and advanced manufac- turing event, which takes place each November in London, Ontario. The event, which is organized by Pilot Hill Ltd, will bring together companies from across Canada to learn of Canadian and defence procurement opportunities. As a conference and exhibition, Best Defence usually draws over 350 attendees and is starting to attract a small but growing international audience mainly from the the UK, Germany, Israel and the USA. "Best Defence provides one of the best networking opportu- nities in the defence sector in Canada with many key military, government and industry leaders attending," said Heather Pilot, President, Pilot Hill Ltd. "Due to its smaller size, the event of- fers an intimate forum to establish relationships, conduct market research on Canadian defence procurement opportunities, and an excellent platform to forge strategic partnerships." A growing tradition at the conference is the Technology Show- case, where many innovative startups and small companies are given the chance to present their unique technologies to partici- pants. Those companies have the opportunity to do a three-min- ute pitch to the audience to explain what's so unique about their technology and how it can fit into defence. Best Defence continues to showcase Small Medium Enterpris- es (SMEs) with novel technologies from companies new to the aerospace, defence, and security sectors. While heavily weighted by Ontario SMEs, the showcase is open to companies from across Canada and, indeed, to some international companies with com- pelling technology. "It's about positioning them for success by exploring issues and trends such as cybersecurity, supply chain resiliency, advanced materials and autonomous vehicles," said Pilot. "And most importantly, it offers exposure to government programs such as Innovative Solutions Canada, Department of National Defence, IDEaS and the suite of assistance available from their federal advocates at FedDev Ontario." Best Defence is now in its eighth year and has grown over time to include land, sea and air domains from when it first started out as a platform for land vehicles. "We always try to devise a new and exciting program each year that will offer attendees value and business opportunities. "One of our UK exhibitors said the conference was one of the best networking events they had ever attended and Brian Jamieson of Vigurus Technologies puts it this way, 'Best Defence, Best Value'. So we are looking to maintain that standard," said Pilot. Below is a foretaste of some of the technologies that will be on show at Best Defence 2019.

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