In a press release today, Jiff Inc., a developer of HIPAA-compliant digital health applications, announced it was selected among hundreds of competitors as a finalist in the Health Technology category for the 4th annual SXSW Accelerator competition. SXSW Accelerator is the marquee event of SXSW Startup Village, where early stage technology companies demo innovative new technologies in front of influential industry judges and a live audience.
La Prensa de San Antonio.- In a press release today, Jiff Inc., a developer of HIPAA-compliant digital health applications, announced it was selected among hundreds of competitors as a finalist in the Health Technology category for the 4th annual SXSW Accelerator competition. SXSW Accelerator is the marquee event of SXSW Startup Village, where early stage technology companies demo innovative new technologies in front of influential industry judges and a live audience.
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Jiff will present at the Accelerator competition alongside seven other companies in the Health Technology category on Monday, March 12 at 5 p.m. at the Accelerator competition on the fourth floor of the Downtown Austin Hilton. Judges will reveal the winners in each of the categories on March 13th at 6 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center. The award ceremony for winners in this category will take place on March 14th at 6 p.m.
"SXSW's Accelerator competition continues to attract a high caliber of applicants, and we are very excited to present this year's finalists," SXSW Accelerator Event Producer Chris Valentine said. "Fostering innovation is core to the SXSW Interactive and Music Festival, and this year's Accelerator, as a highlight of Startup Village, is a great way to continue this by bringing today's new innovations to the SXSW community."
The Accelerator competition is sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, HTC, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Turner Broadcasting, and .net. For more information about SXSW Accelerator and to view the complete list of finalists, click here.
About JIFF
Jiff is a Palo Alto-based software company that is building a HIPAA compliant, cloud-based application platform for engaging and managing consumer relationships. Jiff's first product, JiffPad, is an iPad educational platform that makes doctor- patient communications more effective and memorable by transforming conversations and images into videos that patients can reference and share from the privacy of their own homes. JiffPad won the Morgenthaler Ventures' 2011 DC to VC Start-up showcase and was honored as a finalist at the prestigious TechCrunch Disrupt conference.
About SXSW Interactive Festival
The 19th annual SXSW Interactive festival will take place March 9-13, 2012 in Austin, Texas. An incubator of cutting-edge technologies, the event features five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders and an unbeatable line up of special programs showcasing the best new websites, video games and startup ideas the community has to offer.
From hands-on training to big-picture analysis of the future, SXSW Interactive is the place to experience what's happening in the world of technology. SXSW Interactive 2012 is sponsored by Miller Lite, Chevrolet, IFC, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Monster Energy, Samsung, Freecreditscore.com, Microsoft, Isis, Esurance, AT&T and The Austin Chronicle.
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