A special salute.

• Position: To Nancy Knowlton, SMART Technologies Inc. - Brief Article

RBC Royal Bank salutes Nancy Knowlton, President, Co-CEO and Co-founder of SMART Technologies Inc. in Calgary (www.smarttech.com), and winner of the 2002 Canada Export Award. One of only a handful of women leading multimillion-dollar technology companies, Nancy has been a recipient of numerous awards, including the Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and ranks in the top 10 of Canada's Top 100 Women Business Owners.

With ISO 9001 certification, SMART Technologies is the industry pioneer and market leader in collaborative technologies, creating tools -- such as interactive whiteboards -- that make information sharing easier. A testament to its exporting success is the fact that its innovative products are now distributed in over 65 countries. Since co-founding the company in 1987, Nancy has formed a successful strategic alliance with U.S. computer giant Intel Corporation that has resulted in joint...