Calgary, Alta. (November 8, 2016) –  Alpine Canada and Solace announced today a new multiyear marketing partnership, making Solace an official gold partner of Alpine Canada.

This new partnership represents a comprehensive relationship between Alpine Canada and Solace, a world leader in open data movement technology. Among other initiatives, Solace will support strategic research and innovation projects such as wind tunnel testing that will give Alpine Canada athletes and coaches data they can analyze and apply to Olympic, World Cup, World Championship and Paralympic performance racing.

“We are proud to partner with Solace, a distinguished global leader in technology,” said Mark Rubinstein, President & Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Canada.  “As a Canadian company and world leader, Solace is the gold standard in its space and a natural partner for Alpine Canada”.

"There are so many aspects of this partnership that line up with both our mission and values as a proudly Canadian company,” said Solace CEO Craig Betts. “ACA pushes the envelope of human performance through the use of technology, and are unrivaled in their commitment to diversity, equality and the Canadian community. We look forward to seeing more Canadians on the podium in the coming years and helping the team succeed in any way we can.”

ABOUT SOLACE 

Solace technology enables open data movement by routing information between applications, devices and people across clouds using open APIs and protocols. Open data movement helps companies modernize legacy applications and successfully pursue analytics, big data, cloud computing and Internet of Things strategies. Learn more at https://solace.com.

ABOUT ALPINE CANADA

Alpine Canada is the national governing body for alpine, para-alpine and ski cross racing in Canada. With the support of valued corporate partners along with the Government of Canada, Own the Podium and the Canadian Olympic Committee, Alpine Canada develops Olympic, Paralympic, World Championship and World Cup medallists to stimulate visibility, inspiration and growth in the ski community.

For further information or press inquiries, please contact Ashley Shantz at ashantz@alpinecanada.org or call 587.226.3007.