Turning Technologies

Turning Technologies is an education technology company with a headquarters in Youngstown, Ohio, and additional offices in Scottsdale, Arizona, Belfast and Amsterdam.[1] The company’s products include classroom and audience response systems, assessment tools, interactive whiteboards, and response options that include both physical clickers and a mobile app.[2] Turning Technologies serves educational, corporate, government and military markets.[3]

Turning Technologies, Inc.
TypePrivately held company
Founded2002 (2002) in Youngstown, Ohio, United States
HeadquartersYoungstown, Ohio
Key people
  • Kenneth Frank (CEO)
  • Richard Vareha (CFO)
  • Fares Bouchedid (CTO)
  • Gary Morrison (VP International)
Websitewww.turningtechnologies.com

Turning Technologies History

Turning Technologies was founded by former CEO Mike Broderick in 2002 as a member of the Youngstown Business Incubator.[4] [5]Starting with just three employees, the company soon expanded and, in 2007, was ranked among the seven fastest-growing small businesses in the nation by Entrepreneur magazine, and was named the fastest growing privately held software company in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine.[6] In 2008, the company moved from the business incubator to the Taft Technology Center in order to accommodate an increase in employees.[7]

In 2013, Turning Technologies acquired eInstruction, one of its biggest competitors in the education technology market.[8] As part of the eInstruction purchase, Turning Technologies also acquired GTCO CalComp.

When Broderick retired in 2016,[1] then-Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer Ethan Cohen took over as CEO. The current CEO, Kenneth Frank, stepped into the position in June 2019.[9]

GTCO History

GTCO was originally established in 1975 in Rockville, Maryland, and is now located in Scottsdale, Arizona. GTCO provides custom OEM, produces interactive whiteboards, digitizers and graphics tablets, and offers conductive ink and graphic ink printing services.

Company

The company is headed by Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frank.[10] Although Turning Technologies continues to sell hardware products, including whiteboards and clickers, it operates primarily on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.[1][3]

Products

Turning Technologies offers software including TurningPoint audience response system and ExamView; response options including hardware clickers and a mobile app; and interactive whiteboards. [3][11]

References
  1. "Broderick retires as CEO of Turning Technologies | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. "Mobile apps gaining ground on handheld clickers | Inside Higher Ed". Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  3. "Mobile Software Clicks at Turning Technologies - Business Journal Daily". Business Journal Daily. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  4. "Incubator marks 20 years of innovation, expansion | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  5. Lewis Jr., Morgan (December 2007). "Overwhelming Response". Inside Business. 9 (12). pp. 65–66.
  6. "Turning Technologies rated fastest-growing | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  7. "Turning Technologies heads to its new home | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  8. "Turning Technologies acquires its biggest competitor | vindy.com". www.vindy.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  9. "Centre Lane Partners names Kenneth Frank as CEO of Turning Technologies". www.nbc29.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  10. "Our Company | About Us". Turning Technologies. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  11. Cocklin, Jamison (August 8, 2013). "Turning Technologies acquires its biggest competitor". Youngstown Vindicator. Retrieved 19 September 2017.


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