Synacor Celebrates String of Awards and Accolades as it Receives TV of Tomorrow Leadership Award for Most Significant Technology Product for its Cloud ID Social Login
July 1, 2013
Synacor’s Cloud ID Social Login solution receives TV of Tomorrow Leadership Award for the Most Significant Technology Product. Google I/O, Multichannel News, Variety, TMCnet and CableFax, among others, have also recognized Synacor products and thought leaders for their contributions to TV Everywhere and multiplatform digital entertainment.
Synacor Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNC), the leading provider of next-gen startpages, award-winning TV Everywhere solutions and cloud-based Identity Management (IDM) services, across multiple devices for cable, satellite, telecom and consumer electronics companies, today announced it has received the TV of Tomorrow Leadership Award for the Most Significant Technology, Platform or Product for its Cloud ID Social Login solution. With this achievement being the most recent in a string of awards and high-profile speaking engagements this year, Synacor’s experts and products continue to distinguish the company as a leader in digital entertainment technology through innovation and thought leadership.
"It has already been an exciting year for Synacor, and we are honored by the recent industry recognition and accolades," said George Chamoun, Synacor EVP. "Our behind-the-scenes work advancing this second screen, multi-device, cross-device zeitgeist is fun, complicated and rewarding, and helps our customers deliver a seamless experience for their end-consumers. We’re particularly appreciative to have our innovations in Cloud ID Social Login recognized by the TV of Tomorrow Show."
Synacor’s Cloud ID Social Login, having been an industry first, has garnered several recent product awards in addition to the TV of Tomorrow Leadership Award including the TMC Cable Spotlight Product of the Year and CableFAX Best of the Web Award as the best TV Everywhere technology. Social Login creates a trusted connection among content providers, pay-TV providers and consumers by allowing users to bind their pay-TV credentials to their favorite social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Thrusting Synacor into the industry spotlight as a true visionary and innovator, the company also was recently invited to showcase its Cloud ID Social Login and TV Everywhere products at Google’s Developer Sandbox at Google I/O 13.
Synacor’s thought leaders have also been busy attracting attention for their unrivaled expertise. Jaafer Haidar, vice president, mobile and multiscreen strategy, was named to MultiChannel News’ 40 Under 40 list, which spotlights individuals who are making a mark in diverse fields related to cable television such as programming, operations, marketing, supporting vendors and engineering. Haidar was nominated as the mastermind behind Synacor’s transformation of classic content portals for service providers to cross-device, touch-screen enabled, next-gen startpages for content anywhere. In March, Ross Winston, chief architect, was named to CableFAX’s Digital Hot Lis t, recognized for facilitating innovation and progress in social media, digital distribution, app development, web content, technology strategy, TV Everywhere/authentication and other cutting-edge multiplatform projects.
Synacor’s leading technology experts have also been active on the speaking circuit. Michael Bishara, SVP of Product and GM of TV Everywhere, has spoken on various panels focused on the future of TV Everywhere alongside other industry leaders, most recently at the TV of Tomorrow 2013 Show in San Francisco. A TV Everywhere visionary, innovator and pioneer largely credited as a force behind the development and launch of HBO GO, Bishara has also appeared as a TVE expert at CES, Digital Hollywood Spring and Fall, Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit 2013, Over-the-Top Conference 2013, NextTV Summit, OnScreen Media Summit and Streaming Media East 2013. To see Michael Bishara talk more about TV Everywhere, click here or here.
On the horizon, Synacor’s Steve Davi, SVP of Software Engineering, has been named a keynote speaker at DevCon 5 in New York, July 24-25. He is slated to address the debate over native or HTML5 apps currently dividing the mobile community.
In addition to the recognition around its products and experts, Synacor recently announced its expansion into the Boston area. Led by Davi, Synacor’s new Westford, Massachusetts office will serve as a complement to the company’s Buffalo, New York headquarters and specialized engineering hub, and is projected to bring up to 25 new jobs to the booming Boston tech scene.
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