Rice Alliance announces 10 Most Promising I.T. Companies at Startup Houston

At the conclusion of the Rice Alliance IT Venture Forum that I reported on earlier, they announced 10 companies who were judged to be the most promising I.T. companies from the 40 companies who presented their 90 second elevator pitch to the forum. The 10 companies were selected by a hand-picked judging panel made up of Houston area investors and business leaders.

The following list, provided courtesy of the Rice Alliance, awards the Most Promising Information Technology Companies, as selected by the judging panel:

Commerciant is a provider of wireless, hand-held payment processing technology.

Gimmal Group has a team of consultants and system integration professionals with deep expertise in Enterprise Content Management solutions.

Kinesix Software develops software systems that allow users to improve their command-and-control functions with the most dynamic, sophisticated and accurate real-time graphics available.

MEDeCOACH is a health improvement company that delivers an internet solution for changing lifestyle habits linked to high health care costs.

P.O.P. Broadcasting has a technology that delivers content (advertising) wirelessly to the Point of Product worldwide through their P.O.P. Shelf Ads which deliver the advertiser’s message one-on-one.

Public Games is a game publisher with and Online Platform and Brand Licensing solution that enables third party game development studios to reach new Online Game markets faster.

Spring Medical Systems develops and licenses Electronic Health Records solutions for physicians in private practice.

TenantMarket is an online service that helps rental property owners fill vacancies faster with better renters by enabling landlords to search, find, filter and contact prospective renters.

Valt.X Technologies develops failsafe computer security and desktop management semiconductors to protect and recover computers from electronic attacks.