Creighton has more than a decade of experience in Web-based business applications including marketing, information security, identity verification, Web authentication and certification markets. Throughout his robust career, he has invented and patented Web-based technologies that make Internet shoppers feel more secure and knowledgeable about online transactions and doing business online with small businesses.
“It is a great honor to be named a Mass High Tech All-Star honoree and much credit is due to my colleagues and family who have contributed to our business success along the way,” said Creighton. “I’m very proud of this accomplishment and share this honor with the entire RatePoint team.”
The 2010 Mass High Tech All-Stars honorees represent a broad range of technology and service sectors, including robotics, mobile technology, hardware, health care, Internet and biotech. They were selected from more than 200 nominees recommended by the technology community.
“Technology companies continue to serve as building blocks for the New England economy, and these All-Stars have led the way in helping to grow not only their own organizations but in leading the way out of the recession for all of us,” said Douglas Banks, publisher and editor of Mass High Tech.
RatePoint helps small businesses protect and build their online reputation by harnessing the power of credible customer feedback and leveraging it into a sales, marketing and customer service asset. RatePoint’s Web-based communication service includes customer feedback tools, product reviews, email marketing, survey and dispute resolution capabilities. It also includes full integration into social networking sites Facebook, Google Buzz and Twitter, with a custom Facebook tab, custom URL shortener and one-click updating.
The 2010 Mass High Tech All-Stars are:
Bernard M. Gordon, founder of Analogic Corp. and NeuroLogica Corp. (Distinguished Achievement Award)
Ray Stata, chairman of Analog Devices Inc. and founder of Stata Venture Partners (Distinguished Achievement Award)
Aron J. Ain, CEO of Kronos Inc. (Software)
Shawn Broderick, executive director of TechStars Boston (Entrepreneurship)
Abbie Celniker, CEO of Taligen Therapeutics (Biotech)
Frederic Chereau, President and CEO of Pervasis Therapeutics (Med Devices)
George M. Church, co-founder of Knome and Harvard Medical School professor (Genetics)
Neal Creighton, CEO of RatePoint Inc. (Web)
Donna C. Cupelo, region president of Verizon Communications (Telecommunications)
Walt Doyle, chairman and CEO of Where Inc. (Mobile)
Tim Healy, co-founder and CEO of EnerNOC Inc. (Energy)
Robert LeFort, CEO of Ember Corp. (Semiconductors)
Kiki Mills, president of MITX, the Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange (Community)
Girish Kumar Navani, co-founder and CEO of eClinicalWorks (Health IT)
Panos Panay, founder and CEO of Sonicbids Corp. (Internet)
Richard Scannell, co-founder and senior vice president of Glasshouse Technologies Inc. (Storage)
The honorees will be profiled in a special edition of Mass High Tech on October 27 and will be recognized at an evening awards celebration and networking reception on Thursday, October 28 at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. More information about the event is available at http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/event/26971.
RatePoint Inc., the leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services, helps businesses protect and build their online reputation, allowing businesses to harness the power of credible customer feedback and leverage it into a sales, marketing and customer service asset.