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Teknision is an industry leading software development firm specializing in applications that span the browser, desktop and devices.
We build user experiences designed for competitive advantage.
DIRECTORS
Most biographies focus on the past.
We would much rather tell you what inspires us and how we will bring that to your project.
GABOR VIDA
PRESIDENT
I believe we are living in a time of unparalleled change in the way that people relate to each other. The internet has become the great equalizer; anyone can do anything regardless of size or location. At Teknision, we've built television networks and movie studios. We've become investment bankers and museum curators. We've introduced countless millions of people to new music. Every day holds the promise of new possibilities.
Through our passion and dedication, we have the opportunity to create something truly memorable.
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PAOLO FARAGO
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
The internet has evolved to be the most used medium of our time.
The experience that people have with the internet is not created or governed by one entity or by a few organizations, it is driven by the users themselves. Who would have thought that a personal site to sell a broken laser pointer would turn out to become eBay or an online diary would evolve to be an outlet used by Presidents and CEOs to give them a more personal relationship with their staff.
To me, being a part of Teknision is not only listening and reacting, but providing insight to our clients and the community. We are part of the evolution, we design the ride and then we jump on!
TONY MACDONELL
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
Technological breakthroughs have become commonplace in the modern world. Each and every day, technology becomes more complicated. As a result, more and more people become confused. While this sounds like a sad story, I believe it means we have entered the most exciting era yet!
This is the human era. This is the time where we start with people, and build communities; we work with communities and build societies. Teknision works with people, not with computers - we create interest and excitement, not software.
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STEPHEN MACKENZIE
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
The most compelling of user experiences are those where the message is not hidden by the manner in which it is delivered. From the clean lines of an outstanding piece of architecture to a truly intuitive interface on the latest gadget - simplicity in presentation can take it from something great, to something meaningful.
A focus on delivering meaning drives our design philosophy, touching every aspect of the experiences we build.
ABOUT US
Since 2001, we have been creating applications that build market share through innovative user experience design.
We have a unique combination of application development and user experience design talent. This combination allows us to focus on the display layer, carefully building each touch point between your brand and your customer while creating innovative processes to connect to powerful back end infrastructures.
CAREERS
Teknision is a fast paced, dynamic environment. We credit our success to the incredible talents of our team. However, it's not easy to be a team member.
If you join Teknision, you will be constantly challenged. Whether it is to find a new way to display information so that it provides greater insight to the user or a way to get 10 lines of code to do the work of 20, each day will be different. Of course, each day will also be filled with inspiration and quite a lot of laughter.
We are always looking for the right people to grow our Ottawa team
CURRENT OPENINGS
SENIOR FLASH ARCHITECT
If our available positions aren't an exact fit for you, we're still interested. Send your resume to Paolo Farago at careers@teknision.com.
SENIOR FLASH ARCHITECT
We are looking for an experienced Macromedia Flash developer to join our team.
REQUIREMENTS:
Front end Flash development expertise
Expert knowledge of Actionscript
Experience with Flex, REST, XML/RPC, SOAP and Remoting
Experience with Flash Media Server
The applicant must display attention to detail, be able to organize time effectively and work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment. They will also need to be a team player with excellent interpersonal and conceptual skills plus willingness to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it takes to get the job done. Send your resume to Paolo Farago at careers@teknison.com.
OUR APPROACH
Every company has a process. Ours is probably very similar to yours. In fact, our process is probably identical to our competitors. However, our goals transcend process they give each step of the process meaning and direction. Our goals for your project are simple and powerful, just these 3 directions to guide us.
Focus on Value
Every application has to be based on providing something valuable to the user's lives. Understanding the user, their lifestyle and motivations gives us the insight to be able to find the true value being delivered.
We turn this insight into a mantra that guides us through every step of development. When we come to a fork in
the road and have to make decisions on features and deliverables, we go back to the mantra so that we
always make decisions that build value.
CREATE A CIRCLE OF ENGAGEMENT
Circle of Engagement is our model for driving adoption and loyalty by surrounding a user with different ways to interact with your product or service (lets just call it your brand).
We start be targeting your primary touchpoint, then create
a roadmap to spread your brand across all relevant touchpoints. The key is to create experiences unique to
each of your touchpoints so that the circle of engagement acts as an ecosystem to fuel adoption.
DELIVER VALUE WITH STYLE
Creating applications that users fall in love with involves a delicate balance of relevance, findability and desirability.
Our policy of focusing on a mantra about the value proposition of an application ensures we are delivering something relevant to the user's life. We use the Circle of Engagement model to strategically target and surround users to ensure findability.
We tie it all together through design. Our Experience Design team ignites desire through interfaces that are both usable and beautiful. The features of an application make it relevant, but the experience of using those features creates desirability.
FIRST WE THINK
Our process is pretty simple the process for how we
build something doesn't need to be as complex as its
end product.
It starts with just enough.
Just enough of everything we need to move from thinking about the end product to creating it. First, we spend some time getting to know your business almost as well as you do. Then we begin to gather just enough information to define a direction. Experience has shown us that time spent doing more than that initially is time potentially wasted. The most important discoveries tend to be made while doing.
We don't commit to a comprehensive plan at the beginning and we don't expect you to either. Big questions are answered defining the end product in terms of the
creative, technical and strategic approach, without determining the details.
Requirements will change and evolve and by doing just enough, we ensure that we have the flexibility to be responsive. We refuse to pass up an opportunity to do something that will bring more value to the end product. By not starting with a box, we are never forced into a corner.
Once we have just enough information to make a plan, then we start building just in time.
THEN WE BUILD
From just enough strategy we move to just in time development. Our process puts us in a position of constant discovery. We believe in the power of iterations. We don't just do things once, we do them as many times as it takes to get it right.
What is right? Right is what is relevant.
The goal of each iteration is to build working software. The focus is not on the deliverable, but on delivering quality. What goes in to each iteration is determined by the project stakeholders. Our clients are integral to our process, rather than excluded from it.
In this way we can manage release schedules together as
a team. Product functionality is built and released to reflect user and market needs and a clear roadmap is created for the future.
WORKING WITH TEKNISION
Working with Teknision has many benefits – in an attempt to articulate the intangible, we have taken a few of our favourite projects and created case stories – an informal way of telling the tale of a project.
CLIENTS
Startups:
Rising stars that leverage Teknision to speed their product launches
Finetune
Permission TV
Mightyverse
Zazengo
Konductor
Overlay TV
Medical MD
vTap
Industry Leaders:
Established firms that use Teknision to innovate their products
Adobe
Intel
Walmart
CompUSA
IBM
Nokia
SNL
Sony
Pitney
Influencers:
Leading edge firms that rely on Teknision reserach and development
BzzAgent
Matchmine
Monitor
Leo Burnett
FCBI
CONTACT INFO
Teknision Inc.
1280 Baseline Rd. Unit 201
Ottawa Ontario, Canada, K2C 0A9
Toll Free: 1.866.528.4010
Local: 613.728.4010
Sales - Gabor Vida sales@teknision.com
Public Relations - Gabor Vida pr@teknision.com
Send a shout out - info@teknision.com
Visit Careers or send your resume to Paolo Farago at careers@teknision.com
OUR TOWN
Teknision is located in Ottawa, Canada's capital.
We are a 2 hour drive to Montreal, a 4 hour drive to Toronto and a short 1 hour flight to New York or Boston. The greater Ottawa area has over 1 million people, but feels like a small town. Incredible biking, trails and skiing are mere minutes away. And, of course, there's always the Rideau Canal, the world's longest skating rink.
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