Chicago Software Association Announces Finalists for its Annual CityLIGHTS Awards Gala.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2004 Leading technology companies and individuals to be recognized on January January: see month. 21, 2004 at the W Hotel City Center The Chicago Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. Software Association today announced the finalists for its annual awards and member recognition event, CityLIGHTS 2004: Leadership, Innovation and Growth in High Technology. This year's awards will be presented to the winners on January 21, 2004, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the W Hotel City Center at 172 W. Adams W. Adams (d. 1748) was a captain in the British Navy, slain in Edward Boscawen's unsuccessful siege of Pondicherry. Sources
"We received excellent nominations and award submissions for this year's CityLIGHTS awards, a testament to the many well-deserved well-deserved adj → merecido well-deserved well adj → (bien) mérité(e) well-deserved well adj → individuals and companies who have made a significant impact on our community," said Candy candy: see confectionery. candy Sweet sugar- or chocolate-based confection. The Egyptians made candy from honey (combined with figs, dates, nuts, and spices), sugar being unknown. Renwall, executive director of the Chicago Software Association. "By attending this year's awards, you will help us celebrate the Chicago Software Association's 10th year, as we recognize past successes, current achievements and future initiatives of Chicagoland businesses and technology companies.
About the awards and this year's finalists:
-- CityLIGHTS Award- Given to an individual, this award
recognizes a business, education, media or government leader
whose efforts on behalf of the information technology industry
have best promoted its growth and/or awareness of its vitality
in Chicagoland to a range of audiences.
-- Finalists:
-- Adarsh Arora, Lisle Technology Partners, LLC
-- Tim Smith, Wiglaf, LLC
-- Brad Spirrison, ePrairie.com, Inc.
-- Lighthouse Award - The Lighthouse Award is presented to the
CSA member company which, through sustained growth, national
reputation and recognized excellence in product and services,
best represents Chicagoland and the Midwest's growing stature
as home to quality information technology companies.
-- Finalists:
-- Greenbrier & Russel, Inc.
-- Hostway Corporation
-- Orbitz, Inc.
-- SSA Global
-- Rising Star Award - The Rising Star Award is presented to the
CSA member company, which, through innovation in products,
services or business approach, is emerging from its start-up
phase to become a solid presence in the marketplace.
-- Finalists:
-- Five Sight Technologies, Inc.
-- Intellisys Technology, LLC
-- SecurePipe, Inc.
-- SmartSignal Corporation
-- Spotlight Award - The Spotlight award is awarded to an
individual who has demonstrated a record of leadership in the
application of information technology in their company during
the last year.
-- Finalists:
-- Bill Barnett, The Field Museum
-- John Fisher, SmithBucklin
-- Chris O'Brien, City of Chicago
-- Angel Award - This award is presented to an individual that
has contributed to the economic development of Chicagoland's
technology community by attracting new capital, investing in
or loaning capital to local technology companies. In addition,
the award winner will have demonstrated through their
volunteer work, a commitment to the growth of early stage
companies in the community.
-- Finalists:
-- Bart Carlson, NaperSoft, Inc.
-- Steve Miller, Origin Ventures, LLC
-- Bill Weaver, Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.
Anybody who is interested in attending the CityLIGHTS Awards can register at www.csa.org/csa/EventDaily/20040121.aspx. The rates are $55.00 for CSA members and $110.00 for non-members. Tables of 10 are $495.00 for CSA members and $990.00 for non-members. About Chicago Software Association The CSA was founded in 1993 and has grown to be the Midwest's largest industry trade organization dedicated to growing the number of successful software companies headquartered in Chicagoland. The organization benefits its members by providing access to knowledge, capital and opportunities to improve business. CSA's over 300 member companies such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Microsoft, Motorola and SPSS A statistical package from SPSS, Inc., Chicago (www.spss.com) that runs on PCs, most mainframes and minis and is used extensively in marketing research. It provides over 50 statistical processes, including regression analysis, correlation and analysis of variance. , include any company primarily engaged in the design, development and delivery of software, interactive media products or software services from the local community. Additional information about the CSA can be found at www.csa.org. |
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