{"id":2896,"date":"2015-07-09T21:44:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T21:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/por-development.local\/?post_type=press&amp;p=2896"},"modified":"2015-07-09T21:44:46","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T21:44:46","slug":"point-of-rental-software-a-finalist-in-cloud-innovation-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.point-of-rental.com\/au\/press-release\/point-of-rental-software-a-finalist-in-cloud-innovation-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Point-of-Rental\u00ae Software a Finalist in Cloud Innovation World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Point-of-Rental Software was one of nine finalists competing for the Cloud Innovator of the Year title in the Innovation World Cup Awards on July 8th. Held at the Google headquarters in New York, the Cloud Innovation World Cup identifies advancements in cloud computing with the goal of fostering cutting-edge solutions. Point-of-Rental CLOUD, a rental and inventory management software, was chosen as a finalist out of 312 software products from 59 countries, with AloTech from Turkey claiming the title. Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, Point-of-Rental offers a suite of software that caters to rental and inventory management needs.<\/p>\n<p>Point-of-Rental CEO Wayne Harris was on hand to represent the company at the Google-sponsored event. \u201cIt\u2019s always an honor to be recognized for our work,\u201d Harris stated, \u201cbut when other innovators take notice, it\u2019s particularly rewarding. Although we didn\u2019t claim the title this year, we are proud of our team and the great product we have developed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Cloud Innovation World Cup<\/strong><br \/>\nInitiated by Navispace, the Innovation World Cup Series was first launched in 2009. The Cloud Innovation World Cup aims to foster cutting-edge solutions and applications for cloud computing. Since the first Cloud Innovation World Cup edition, hundreds of contestants from over 60 countries have submitted their innovative cloud-based solutions, making the Cloud Innovation World Cup one of the leading competitions in the field. Submissions have been made in the categories \u201cICT Business Services\u201d, \u201cIndustry 4.0\u201d, \u201cMobility\u201d, \u201cSmart Living\u201d and in the special category \u201cGEO Award\u201d \u2013 powered by CloudEO. Partners of the Cloud Innovation World Cup are Google Cloud Platform, CloudEO, EuroCloud, SIIA, Cloud World Forum, Continua Health Alliance, Wearable Technologies, and MEDICA. Regional partners include, Taitra, Team Cote d\u2019Azur, Comm4Innov, Innovative City Convention 2015, Paris Region Entreprises, CSEM, Alp ICT, IT2Industry, Business Oulu, Takomo, Invest in Skane, Plug and Play Tech Center, Engerati, Medical Valley, Blogs Release and Cl\u00faster Digital Barcelona. 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