Smart Technologies

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Smart Technologies Corporation

Company type	Public
Traded as	TSX: SMA NASDAQ: SMT
Industry	Computer technology Computer software
Founded	1987
Founder	David Martin Nancy Knowlton[1]
Headquarters	Calgary, AB, Canada
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Neil Gaydon (CEO)[2]
Products	Interactive whiteboards, student response system, wireless slates, interactive pen displays, interactive digital signage, conferencing software, classroom management software, concept-mapping software
Revenue	$589.2 million USD (2014)
Net income	$20.5 million USD (2014) [3]
Number of employees	900
Website	www.smarttech.com

Smart Technologies is a company that was started in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in 1987.^[4] It is most famous for its invention of the Smart Board, which is the most popular interactive whiteboard in the world.

Smart Technologies has received over 15 awards,^[5] including the 2009 EdNET Pioneer Award.^[6] In 2010, the company placed shares on the NASDAQ stock exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange.^[7][8]

In 2016, SMART Technologies Inc. was acquired by Foxconn for $200 million.^[9]

1. ↑ "Board of Directors". SMART Technologies. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
2. ↑ "Executive Biographies". SMART Technologies. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
3. ↑ "SMART Technologies - Annual Reports" (PDF). SMART. Retrieved 2014-06-01.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. ↑ "SMART founders setting a new course". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
5. ↑ Smart Technologies Archived 2010-09-29 at the Wayback Machine About Us - Company Info - Awards
6. ↑ MDR Archived 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine EdNet 2010: Awards
7. ↑ "Business & Finance News - Yahoo! Canada Finance". 2011-09-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
8. ↑ "Smart Technologies Raises $660 Million in U.S. IPO". Bloomberg.com. 2010-07-15. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
9. ↑ "SMART Technologies to be acquired by Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group". Calgary Herald. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2018-02-11.