Computas Wins Elite Industry Award for Adding Value to Enterprise Architecture, Knowledge Management Customers.SEATTLE -- IDG's Computerworld Honors Computas with An Annual Innovative Technology Award; Customers Commend Metis for Enterprise Architecture Decision Support Computas announced today it is one of 30 recipients, out of 237 entries, of the Annual Innovative Technology Award from IDG's Computerworld, the Voice of IT Management, for its Metis(R) 3.4 Enterprise Visual Modeling Toolset. Widely used by global 1000 and government customers for enterprise architecture and knowledge management, Metis won the Computerworld distinction in the Enterprise Systems category for being "leading edge technology that provides measurable business value to end-user organizations." Industry analysts call Metis a visionary tool and one of the most popular in the federal government. "Our global 1000 customers want to extract more value from their IT and personnel investments by visually modeling complex relationships for use in decision support, and to be able to manage risk safely," said Bill Wright, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Computas NA. "That's the real differentiator, and value add, of Metis." "Our award winners this year should be recognized for creating products that truly are revolutionary for their customers," said Don Tennant, editor in chief of Computerworld. "These companies have not only developed 'cool' products, but ones that solve real business problems and have produced measurable pay back for customers." Evaluations were based on these criteria: --The company's technology is innovative and original. --It offers demonstrable value to corporate IT operations in Fortune 1,000 companies. --It creates an advantage or opportunity for customers. --Customers have successfully implemented the technology and are getting measurable payback or competitive advantage from it. --The technology will change the way companies do business or solve technology problems into the future. Customers sampled during the evaluation include U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, The Boeing Co., and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers Corp. This honor is part of Computerworld's third annual Innovative Technology Awards program, which was announced in the September 13 issue and online at computerworld.com. In order to be considered for the awards program, vendors had to be nominated by IT end users that do not produce or sell technology. Nominees were surveyed regarding their technology innovations and customer references were contacted for each vendor. A panel of outside experts and Computerworld editors then reviewed the surveys and chose 30 winners in 12 categories, including enterprise systems, data management, mobile/wireless, security and web site management. Metis Awards Mount Up Metis and its customers have also garnered these industry awards: September 2004: IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) Computerworld Annual Innovative Technology Award, Enterprise Systems Division April 2004: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and (EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. ) -- ADT (Asynchronous Data Transfer) A transmission technique used in ISDN PBXs that dynamically allocates bandwidth. See also abstract data type. ADT - abstract data type Innovator Award / Processes & Practices, sponsored by Application Development Trends March 2004: Finalist, GCN Best New Technology Award / Enterprise Systems Software category, sponsored by Government Computer News and FOSE FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition . April 2003: SecurE-Biz Emerging Technology Award, sponsored by Industry Advisory Council (IAC) Enterprise Architecture Shared Interest Group, Federal CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. Council, Council for Excellence in Government The Council for Excellence in Government is a public/private partnership organization initiated in the 1980s designed to improve the effectiveness of federal, state, and local government in the United States. , and ICHnet.org. September 2003: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award, sponsored by E-Gov, Federal Computer Week, FEAC FEAC Far End Alarm and Control FEAC Far-End Alarm Control FEAC Fusion Energy Advisory Committee FEAC Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification FEAC Far End Alarm Channel FEAC Florida Employer Advisory Council FEAC Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework Institute, and the Enterprise Architecture Program Advisory Board September 2003: U.S. Mint -- Excellence in Enterprise Architecture Award About Computas and Metis Founded in 1985, Computas has company representation in multiple countries and a global network of partners. Computas enables companies to extract more value from enterprise investments in IT technology and personnel by visually modeling complex relationships for use in decision support. Computas NA, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Sammamish, Washington, is a subsidiary of Computas. For more information please visit www.computas.com. The Metis(R) Enterprise visual modeling toolset integrates with legacy applications and can be used by stakeholders in any functional domain, including enterprise architecture, business process modeling, and database, project, portfolio, and business process management. By showing users the 'what if' analysis of any proposed decision from the enterprise perspective down to the project level, Metis enables an organization to effectively adapt to the need for continuous change, and promotes consensus and governance by breaking down traditional organizational barriers. Worldwide corporate customers using the tool include GlaxoSmithKline, Boeing, EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. , NCR, Nextel, T-Mobile, Rolls Royce, Xcel Energy and BNSF BNSF Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (railroad) . U.S. federal government customers include organizations in the Departments of Treasury, Commerce, Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , and Defense, as well as the Environmental Protection Agency and Social Security Administration. About Computerworld Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," is the most trusted source for critical information needs of senior IT management. Computerworld's integrated offerings form the U.S.-based hub of the world's largest (58-edition) global IT media network through its weekly publication, Computerworld.com website, focused conference series and custom research. In the past five years alone Computerworld has won more than 100 print and online awards for editorial and design excellence, surpassing its direct competition by an order of magnitude A change in quantity or volume as measured by the decimal point. For example, from tens to hundreds is one order of magnitude. Tens to thousands is two orders of magnitude; tens to millions is three orders of magnitude, etc. . Recognition includes the 2004 Magazine of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . CIMS Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (Rochester Institute of Technology) CIMS Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometry v.10.0), and an online audience of over one million unique monthly visitors (DoubleClick). Computerworld is a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and event company. A privately-held company, IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including Bio-IT World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and PC World. The company features the largest network of technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world. IDG is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference & Expo(R), Macworld Conference & Expo(R), DEMO(R), and IDC Directions. IDC provides global market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. |
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