the company has won awards including the 2010 telstra business awards - amp innovation award and the 2009 the governor of victoria export awards - winner small business award. the awards received by the founder of the company, dr rahmi akcelik, includes the prestigious 1999 clunies ross national science and technology award for outstanding contribution to the application of science and technology in australia, and the institute of transportation engineers (usa) 1986 transportation energy conservation award in memory of frederick a. wagner for research into energy savings from urban traffic management (received as part of the energy research team at the australian road research board).