AERS would like to congratulate Mr. Ian Stewart, Q.C., Chairman of the Board, on being presented a University of Victoria Legacy Award for his contributions as a Builder in the Sport category. Mr. Stewart has been with AERS for several years, but his charitable contributions to the Victoria and UVic communities run much deeper.

From the Legacy Awards “Celebrating Excellence” write-up:

Vikes Visionary

Through 12 years as a member and chair of the university’s board of governors, Ian Stewart helped to set the course for the Vikes recreation and athletics program, which is now regarded as one of the finest in the country. The Vikes’ commitment to excellence has produced 46 Canadian Interuniversity Sport championships. A talented football and rugby player in his own right, Ian’s efforts on behalf of students will have a lasting influence on campus life at the University of Victoria.

Congratulations again Ian, on behalf of everyone at AERS!

VICTORIA – AERS founder Anthony Sukow was on hand to receive the University of Victoria’s annual Craigdarroch Research Award on behalf of himself and his brother and co-founder Andrew Sukow last week.  As graduates of the University, both founders were gratified to receive the University of Victoria Innovation and Development Corporation Entrepreneurship Award.

This recognizes the company’s excellence in providing data analytics and research tools in decision support, and AERS’ longstanding vision to deliver practical research based on transactional data.  “We were grateful to have been selected for this honour among such a fine group of peers,” said Anthony Sukow, “and this further underscores the strength of our longstanding partnership with UVic.“

The Craigdarroch Research Awards were established by the University of Victoria to recognize excellence in research, and were awarded for the first time in October 2003. The awards are named for Craigdarroch Castle, which served as home to the University of Victoria’s predecessor institution, Victoria College, from 1921 to 1946. Anthony and Andrew Sukow received one of six awards handed out to seven recipients.

AERS was conceived when both Andrew and Anthony Sukow were students at the University of Victoria, and operated out of the University until September 2005.  During its earliest stages, the first-time entrepreneurs benefited from significant mentorship, investment, and other support from the University, among other individuals and organizations.

Advanced E-commerce Research Systems Inc. specializes in delivering e-commerce-based analytics and insight to support the investment, product management, marketing, and advertising decisions of its thousands of clients. AERS does this based on its core competencies in storing and mining large e-commerce datasets. AERS is comprised of two main divisions: Terapeak supplies auction analysis to eBay sellers and buyers through an on-line web interface, while Advanced delivers data and custom research to the business sector. The company was founded in 2004, and monitors over ten million consumer transactions daily.

Media contacts:

AERS – Anthony Sukow
250-483-3270
anthony [at] aers.ca

UVic Communications – Valerie Shore
250-721-7641
vshore [at] uvic.ca