2XM Labs is a privately owned Montreal-based company. Founded in 2008 by Antoine Azar, it specializes in software consulting for interactive applications, graphics, and mobile technologies.
:: Antoine Azar - 
Antoine
Azar is the founder of 2XM Labs, and is always on the lookout for cool
new projects or talented people to join the team.
Antoine holds a master's in computer and biomedical engineering from the
Université de Nice in France and a bachelor's in computer engineering
from the Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal.
Antoine serves as an expert jury member for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and was a finalist at the prestigious 2009 ARISTA contest by the Montreal Chamber of Commerce. He has collected numerous awards, such as the da Vinci award for outstanding achievements, the first place at the 2004 International Virtual Reality contest in Laval, France, graduated best of class in his Master's programme along with the best Master's research project. He was also a finalist in the 2004 Forces Avenir competition.
His industry experience spans companies and research groups such as Matrox, Autodesk, Siemens, INRIA, MIT, and Artificial Mind & Movement. During his career, he has been a software consultant for firms such as Mozilla, Siemens, Ageia, Autodesk and Sony.
Antoine has 3 publications in his name, and more than 10 various media appearances on TV, in newspapers, magazines, and web sites.
He is proud to say he has surrounded himself with a team of exceptional software experts, which are at the core of 2XM Labs.
:: What's the origin of 2XM Labs' name?
Having its roots in greek tragedies, the phrase "Deux Ex Machina" describes an event introduced suddenly to resolve a situation or untangle a plot (such as an angel suddenly appearing to solve an impossible situation). We all liked this concept as it describes well our role as software consultants: we will enter a project, hit the ground running, and bring solutions to any software problem.
We initially wanted to name our company DeusExMachina, but it is too easy to pronounce it incorrectly and project an X-Rated image. So we replaced Deus by 2, having the same pronunciation in many languages, and added the letters XM for Ex Machina. Hence the birth of 2XM Labs.