New York, NY (March 15, 2014) – Interactive Edge, a leading provider of data analysis and presentation solutions, announced that the company President and CEO, Zel Bianco, has been selected as one of the finalists for the 2014 SmartCEO Voltage Awards.

The Voltage Awards program recognizes the accomplishments of Greater New Yorks leading Technology Innovators and Implementers, celebrating the ever-increasing role that technology plays in the business community and the impact the technology sector will have on economic growth. The finalists are recognized for their creative vision, strong leadership and innovative solutions.

Interactive Edge is one of a few finalists selected by an independent committee of local business leaders, The Voltage award finalists will be recognized and celebrated at an awards reception in April, where the winners will be announced live, and profiled in the May/June issue of SmartCEO magazine.

“I am honored to be recognized as a finalist in the 2014 Voltage Awards,” says Interactive Edge President and CEO, Zel Bianco. “SmartCEO recognizes business leaders developing technologies that help clients improve operational efficiencies which is exactly what our data analysis and presentation/reporting software, XP3, is built to do. Being nominated and recognized for this award is a testament to what we have achieved in our years of operation and serves as an indication of the success and future innovations Interactive Edge will continue to provide to our customers.”

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About Interactive Edge

Interactive Edge is an industry leader in data analysis and presentation software for Consumer Goods and related industries. The award-winning XP3 platform is a set of business intelligence tools that are integrated with Microsoft Office and provide sales, category management and other business users the ability to quickly, efficiently and effectively leverage virtually any data source to create, distribute and apply best practice analytics dynamically in PowerPoint and Excel.

Because of its ease-of-use, open technology and powerful analytics capabilities, XP3 has become the standard for presenting any data, anytime, anywhere – at many of the largest Consumer Goods companies in the world, including Anheuser-Busch, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Georgia-Pacific, Hormel Foods, Mars Chocolate, Newell Rubbermaid, PepsiCo (Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade) and Nestl USA. These companies save time and money while driving ROI on all of their data investments by leveraging the power of XP3 to deliver Speed to Insights.