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I-Nova is a software and professional services company specialized in idea and innovation management. Our mission is to help companies improve their ability to innovate.

6 - 7 october, Innovation Montreal, Canada Conference
During this international conference on innovation and business development I-Nova will take part at the round table "innovative human capital and creativity management". 15 world leaders in innovation as Microsoft or Ceradyne will share expertise and experience wth the North American public.
For more information about the conference.

Conference in June: Open innovation, creating Products and Services through Collaboration - 15 to 18 June 2008, in Tours, France
Conference
I-Nova hold a key note speech about 'links between internal and open innovation'.

19-20 May: Front End of Innovation in Boston, USA - 19 - 21 May 2008
Conference
I-Nova took part at the most important event about the Front End of Innovation in Boston,USA with our distributor and Stage-Gate Partner IFT (Innovation Framework Technologies). The themes adressed: open innovation, understanding customer needs, green innovation, changing organizations for faster and more profitable innovation, how to build teams that lead, innovate end execute...

Schneider Electric chooses NovaGO to analyse its customers' needs - 8th of december 2007
Voice of customer
Schneider Electric, the world’s first power and control specialist signs up for I-Nova´s technology. Looking for ways to lead innovation in more customer focus manners, Schneider Electric will use NovaGO to analyse its helpdesk data and better identify its customers' needs.

I-Nova receives an innovation award from "Bref Rhône-Alpes" - 4th of december 2007
Award
Our correlation engine receives an award: I-Nova won  "le trophée Bref Rhône-Alpes de l'innovation". 

The City of Lyon chooses NovaGO - 3rd of december 2007
Employee suggestion programme
The City of Lyon signs up for I-Nova's software.

MICHELIN SUGGESTION PROGRAMME RECEIVES AN AWARD - 29 th of november 2007
Award
France's first association for employee suggestion programme, innov'acteurs, awarded Michelin employee suggestion programme for being the most advanced in France. Michelin's programme has been supported by NovaGO since 2003.

GROUPE MALAKOFF CHOOSES NOVAGO - 15th of november 2007
Idea Campaign
Groupe Malakoff, a mutual insurance company signs up for I-Nova´s technology. I-Nova will provide consulting and software to support an idea campaign open to the 2,000 employees working in 25 branches.

EDF CHOOSES NOVAGO - 18th of october 2007
Front End of Innovation
The leading player in energy signs up with I-Nova. EDF Research and Development department will use NovaGO to boost service innovation.

AIR LIQUIDE CHOOSES NOVAGO - 14 th of september 2007
Front End of Innovation
Early this week, Air Liquide France signs up with I-Nova. 400 people in two r&d centers will use NovaGO.

SNCF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT APPROACH RECEIVES AN AWARD - 4th of september 2007
Award
The financial magazine Expansion and the consulting firm Bearing awarded SNCF (the French national railway company) for having an advanced innovation management approach. This approach, entitled "donner au train des idées d'avance ", lead the ground work for 16 million euros in savings. In 2008, SNCF forecasts 35,000 ideas generated and another 20 million euros in savings. SNCF has been using NovaGO since 2005.

ESSILOR CHOOSES NOVAGO - 31st of july 2007
Front End of Innovation
The world leader in corrective lenses will use NovaGO to boost cooperation in R&D centers.

I-NOVA OPENS AN OFFICE IN GERMANY - 5th of july 2007
Corporate
I-Nova opens a new office in Stuttgart, Germany.

CANAL+ CHOOSES NOVAGO - 22th of may 2007
Idea campaign
The first French broadcasting group and leader in the subscription TV market chooses NovaGO to back its idea campaign. The employees of the call centers will suggest ideas to improve services.

MICHELIN IDEAS ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS - 19th of april 2007
Employee suggestion programme
For Michelin, the employee suggestion programme is part of to the corporate culture. The company has been using NovaGO since 2003.

AHLSTROM CHOOSES NOVAGO - 18th of april 2007
Front end of innovation
Ahlstrom decides to collaborate with I-Nova to boost innovation. The world leader in the field of car filters will collect and develop better ideas with I-Nova's technology.

VIZILLE CAPITAL INNOVATION AND SUDINNOVA, NEW SHAREHOLDERS - 19th of february 2007
Corporate
I-Nova welcomes new shareholders. The "Banque de Vizille" group decided to invest in I-Nova  through its two venture capital divisions .

TOTAL CHOOSES NOVAGO - 21th of december 2006
Idea campaign
Total RM chooses I-Nova to support its idea campaign. 34,000 employees in more than 500 offices worlwide will participate, using I-Nova's software in six different languages.

AELIA CHOOSES NOVAGO - 4th of december 2006
Employee suggestion programme
Aelia one of the leading travel retail operators in Europe chose NovaGO to support its idea management system. I-Nova will also train its managers in innovation management.

CREDIT FONCIER DE FRANCE CHOOSES NOVAGO - 20th of november 2006
Employee suggestion programme
Crédit Foncier de France will use NovaGO to support its innovation management approach. More than 4,000 employees dealing with customers in 200 offices will have the opportunity to take part in Credit Foncier innovation challenges.