2008 Ektron All Star Award Winners Announced.Ektron Customers and Partners Honored for Their Innovation and Creative Use of Ektron CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. 400.NET to Advance Online Business Strategies NASHUA, N.H. -- Ektron Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, announced the 2008 Ektron All Stars at Synergy, their annual customer conference in Boston, MA. The 2008 Web site of the Year was honored along with two runners-up, and 24 category winners were selected based upon their use of Ektron CMS400.NET to deliver information and services, build and connect online communities and interact with customers to grow their organizations. "The 2008 Ektron All Star winning Web sites and interactive agencies have developed solutions that meet tough business challenges through innovative and outstanding Web site development," stated Bill Rogers, chief executive officer of Ektron. "The winning sites demonstrate extraordinary creativity in extending the CMS400.NET platform and we are thrilled to recognize and congratulate the individuals behind these projects." Nominees were evaluated by a panel of Ektron executives who focused on how business and technical goals were met utilizing Ektron solutions. Nominated sites were also judged on how they advanced online strategies, better satisfied site visitors, produced tangible returns on investment and supported effective business processes. After careful review of all of the 2008 nominees, The 2008 Web site of the Year Award was presented to Feld Entertainment for their Ringling Brothers Ringling Brothers Family of U.S. circus owners. After five of the seven brothers formed a song-and-dance troupe (1882), they began to add circus acts to their show. In 1884 they organized their first small circus in their hometown, Baraboo, Wis. and Barnum & Bailey site, www.ringling.com. Ringling.com incorporates interactive Flash navigation and extensively used the Ektron Smart Forms to manage content and Flash videos on the site. Ektron list summary controls were also incorporated and the site was integrated with their external custom database. Runners up for the Web site of the Year were also honored, including 1st Runner up, Majestic Athletic (www.majesticathletic.com), and 2nd Runner up, National Health Service South of Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear, former metropolitan county, NE England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Newcastle upon Tyne conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, (an employee intranet). In addition to the Web site of the Year Award, winners of the 2008 Ektron All Star Awards in 24 categories are: Best Association Site: American Student Dental Association The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) is a national student-run organization that protects and advances the rights, interests, and welfare of students pursuing careers in dentistry. , www.asdanet.org. Site by: Serverside Best K-12 Education Site: Allegheny Intermediate Unit The Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania. It was created by the state’s General Assembly in 1971, and is headquartered in Homestead. , www.aiu3.net. Best Higher Education Site: Spring Arbor University The university offers over 40 program majors and is recognized for its strong Liberal Arts curriculum and Christian atmosphere. Most students are from various Protestant denominations, over 42 denominations are represented on the campus. , www.arbor.edu. Site by: The C2 Group Best Entertainment Site: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey (Feld Entertainment), www.ringling.com. Best Travel Site: Brewster Vacations Canada, www.vacationscanada.travel. Site by: E-Cubed Media Synthesis Best Financial Site: Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, www.desertschools.org. Site by: COMSYS Best Government Site: City of Gresham, Oregon, www.greshamoregon.gov. Site by: ISITE ISITE Integrated Self-Instructive Test Equipment Design Inc. Best Healthcare Site: California Cryobank cryobank /cryo·bank/ (kri´o-bank?) a facility for freezing and preserving semen at low temperatures (usually -196.5° C.) for future use. cry·o·bank n. , www.cryobank.com. Site by: ISITE Design Inc. Best Insurance Site: State Auto Insurance Companies, www.stateauto.com. Site by: Reflex Design+Technology Best Intranet Site: The PMI Group (employee intranet). Site by: Blend Interactive Inc. Best Manufacturing Site: Printronix, www.printronix.com. Site by: COMSYS Best Publishing Site: Cambridge Healthtech Institute, www.chicorporate.com. Site by: Wakefly Inc. Best Non-Profit Site: Family Entertainment Central, www.familyentertainmentcentral.org. Site by: The C2 Group Best Retail Site: Majestic Athletic, www.majesticathletic.com. Best Religious Site: Fuller Theological Seminary Through its three schools, Theology, Psychology, Intercultural Studies, and the Horner Center for Lifelong Learning, the seminary offers university-style education leading to 13 different degrees accredited by the Association of Theological Schools[1] and the Western , www.fuller.edu. Site by: imagistic Best Services Site: Thomson Reuters, www.careers.thomsonreuters.com. Site by: Versant Best International Site: NHS NHS abbr. National Health Service NHS (in Britain) National Health Service South of Tyne and Wear, (Employee Intranet). Best Technology Site: Terremark Worldwide, Inc., www.terremark.com. Site by: BGT BGT Busch Gardens Tampa BGT Britain's Got Talent (TV show) BGT Branch If Greater Than BGT Bodenseewerk Geraetetechnik GmbH (German defense company) BGT Be Glad To BGT Backpack Gear Test Partners Best Utilities Site: Delta Energy, www.deltaenergyllc.com. Site by: Reflex Design+Technology Best Community Site: Dockwalk, www.dockwalk.com. Site by: AMT See vPro. Data Technologies Best Real Estate Site: Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, www.bhgrealestate.com. Site by Genex Best Fine Arts Site: New York City Ballet New York City Ballet, one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th cent. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in 1946. , www.nycballet.com. Site by: Interactive Media Associates Best Transportation Site: Blue Bird, www.blue-bird.com. Site by: Jackson-Dawson Best Interactive Agency Site: Trekk Cross-Media Communications, www.trekk.com. About Ektron Since its founding in 1998, Ektron has been committed to providing affordable Web content management and authoring solutions. Ektron CMS400.NET empowers non-technical business users by providing an intuitive user interface for managing their Web site's content and messaging. Ektron has a complete set of social networking tools and fully supports all Web 2.0 functionality. An open API provides web designers and developers all the tools to extend Ektron's solution. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., Ektron has more than 20,000 customer implementations worldwide, including NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , Kodak and Johnson & Johnson. For more information visit: http://www.ektron.com. |
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