Cryogenics is often associated with the freezing of people with terminal illnesses in the belief that a cure will be found sometime in the future.
Jade managing director Craig Richardson told the Otago Daily Times there was more to the industry than just that aspect.
Cryogenics was also used in MRI and defence research, and was used widely in medical laboratories.
"Our technology is seen as being a reliable tool and high performance. It is embedded in components MMR will distribute.
"This is an important recognition of our technology in a significant market," he said.
Jade technology solved hard business problems and cryogenics was an example of Jade software being used in one of the most demanding environments.
MMR distributed units which produced liquid nitrogen.
Originally an offshoot from research conducted at Stanford University, MMR had a proud history of innovation and was a world leader in its field of cryogenics research and development, Mr Richardson said.
Jade was selected based on several factors, including high performance, reliability and ease of development.
The United States market was one of increasing importance for Jade, he said.
During the traditional New Zealand Christmas break, Jade had a large team in San Francisco working on market developments.
A small office had been opened in the city, which had an innovative and technical focus.
"This is the first time of having success and we are hoping there will be a flow of opportunities coming out of the Valley."
The focus in the US was criminal justice software for law enforcement and mobile integration. The company recently showcased at Microsoft Tech.Ed and, after the success of its JOOB Mobile, which was a finalist in the mobile/wireless category, the decision was made to open the San Francisco office.
MMR electronics engineer Matt Buckby said software Jade had developed would be incorporated in MMR's upgraded software currently used by thousands of laboratories, research institutes and universities' materials research departments.
He enjoyed working with Jade.
"As a student in New Zealand, I studied and then tutored in the Jade language. I've since gone on to train in multiple programming languages over the years. I have always found Jade to be very robust in respect of its automated database and multi-user capabilities. The support offered to partners is second to none."
MMR chose Jade over other suppliers mainly because its programs did not need to be recoded from the ground up as they would in other development environments, Mr Buckby said.
Jade is based in Christchurch but has a division in Dunedin which specialises in providing software solutions for large retailers and Fonterra.
