As research results in the area of software, services and semantic technologies begin to mature products and solutions, Service Web 3.0 supports the entrepreneurial efforts initiated by institutions such as consortium members University of Innsbruck and STI International. Service Web 3.0 encourages the alignment between successful research and competitive entrepreneurial strategies in order to get start-ups such as those listed below off the ground. Additionally, through the organization of several conferences and collaborative workshops, Service Web 3.0 provides these start-ups with networking opportunities and promotes overall awareness and visibility on the industrial market essential to their initial founding success.

seekda OG

seekda GmbH is a spin-off company of STI Innsbruck facilitating the on-demand usage of services over the Web. It simplifies purchases across different providers and unifies the usage of services in bundles specialized for vertical markets. The main areas of seekda innovation are: service discovery, service mediation and service bundling. The company would like also to become the leading provider of services in the emerging field of Semantic Web Services. More info.

Semsphere

The STI International Educational service is establishing a training and certification program, which targets IT professionals and those seeking globally recognizable expertise and credentials in the field of semantic technologies. The program, called Semsphere, is endorsed and developed by the leading experts of the semantic technology community; it will then evaluated and maintained by certified trainers and IT professionals in order to ensure state-of-the-art topics are included, and course materials meet high-quality, professional standards. The program will include three fundamental certifications in semantic technologies, extended with specialized curriculums and tailored education courses covering in-depth topics such as tools, languages, techniques, and application domains. We plan to offer on-site education courses, as well as Podcasts lectures, interactive Webinars, online support materials, and examinations in order to reach a broad, worldwide audience. More info.

playence

Conceived as an academic spin-off of Austrian's research institute Semantic Technologies Institute Innsbruck (STI Innsbruck), playence produces multi-player, casual games. Our games are free to play, do not show ads, and are highly rewarding. Available through various access points such as social networks or game portals, they contribute to the creation of semantic content. playence aims at becoming the reference producer of smart games for intelligent content. More info.