Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00016, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Vidad, Jeziel (Centennial College), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Colleges, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les collèges, program purpose english : Fortek Security Systems is Toronto-based Access Control Systems Company serving a variety of businesses including_x000D_
commercial and residential buildings, hotels and businesses. Fortek has systems installed all over Canada, USA, Australia, Libya_x000D_
and Mali. In the proposed project, Fortek is partnering with Centennial Colleges WIMTACH (Wearable, Interactive and Mobile_x000D_
technologies access center in Health). WIMTACH offers technology development services to small and medium sized enterprises_x000D_
in the Greater Toronto Area. WIMTACH will provide technical development and research management expertise to the project._x000D_
Successful completion of proposed project will provide Fortek Security with a cloud-based, key-less entry system with an_x000D_
accompanying security management software and a mobile application. It will greatly accelerate the commercialization process for_x000D_
FOrtek's proposed product, paving the way for a commercial launch. Over the next five years, increased sales will drive Forteks_x000D_
growth, with the company hiring more than 21 employees to handle product development, sales, marketing, client relations,_x000D_
technical support and manufacturing support. Annual revenues are expected to reach approximately $5.9 million by the year 2021., program purpose french : Fortek Security Systems is Toronto-based Access Control Systems Company serving a variety of businesses including_x000D_
commercial and residential buildings, hotels and businesses. Fortek has systems installed all over Canada, USA, Australia, Libya_x000D_
and Mali. In the proposed project, Fortek is partnering with Centennial Colleges WIMTACH (Wearable, Interactive and Mobile_x000D_
technologies access center in Health). WIMTACH offers technology development services to small and medium sized enterprises_x000D_
in the Greater Toronto Area. WIMTACH will provide technical development and research management expertise to the project._x000D_
Successful completion of proposed project will provide Fortek Security with a cloud-based, key-less entry system with an_x000D_
accompanying security management software and a mobile application. It will greatly accelerate the commercialization process for_x000D_
FOrtek's proposed product, paving the way for a commercial launch. Over the next five years, increased sales will drive Forteks_x000D_
growth, with the company hiring more than 21 employees to handle product development, sales, marketing, client relations,_x000D_
technical support and manufacturing support. Annual revenues are expected to reach approximately $5.9 million by the year 2021., agreement title english : Design and development of a cloud-based, key-less entry system, agreement title french : Design and development of a cloud-based, key-less entry system, agreement number : CARD1, agreement value : 24991.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada