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Curam Software Co-Founder Selected for Information Technology Pioneer Award.


Irish Computer Society Selects Ronan Rooney for Significant Contributions in Computing

HERNDON, Va. -- Curam Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced that its Chief Technology Officer (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ) and co-founder, Ronan Rooney, was selected by the Irish Computer Society (ICS (1) (Internet Connection Sharing) A Windows feature that enables two or more computers to share one Internet connection. First introduced in Windows 98 Second Edition, sharing is accomplished with network address translation (NAT), which is the common method. ) as an Information Technology Pioneer from a list of distinguished nominees. Marking the 50th anniversary of the first computer installation in Ireland, the ICS IT pioneer awards recognize five individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the development of information technology and to the evolution of Ireland's computing infrastructure over the last five decades.

The ICS IT pioneer awards celebrate the achievements of individuals who have demonstrated a passion for the development of information technology and a commitment to Ireland as a base for computing initiatives. An expert judging panel selected the winners and recognized them at an award ceremony in Dublin on September 20, 2007.

"The ICS IT pioneer awards recognize significant contributions to computing in Ireland over the last 50 years," said John Hearne John Hearne may be:
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, 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.  and co-founder, Curam Software, Ltd. "We are honored that ICS chose one of our own for this award and we look forward to continually improving computing and the quality of social services social services
Noun, pl

welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs

social services nplservicios mpl sociales 
 for the next 50 years."

Ronan Rooney co-founded Curam Software (then IT Design) in 1990. Rooney's vision of developing a framework that would enable human and social services agencies to better manage clients and cases became the basis for the Curam Software Business Application Suite[TM]. Rooney defined and established a new class of software - social enterprise management - that has replaced legacy social services applications around the world. As CTO, Rooney is responsible for research and development, global marketing, and emerging business solutions. He ensures that Curam Software continues to provide government agencies with innovative, program-independent technology that enables them to easily and efficiently upgrade older legacy systems.

Prior to Curam Software, Rooney managed client/server projects for large corporate clients at Apple Computer. He spent 15 years in the Irish Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, working as a case worker and supervisor before moving to the IT department where he worked as a systems analyst and, subsequently, as IT project manager. It was in this role that Rooney gained extensive experience in the business and development of large-scale transaction processing systems.

Other IT pioneer award winners include Gordon Clarke, Ireland's first software professional; Joe Cunningham
    Joseph Robert Cunningham Jr (born August 27 1931 in Paterson, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and left-handed batter who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954-1961), Chicago White Sox (1962-1964), and Washington Senators (1964-1966).
    , co-founder of Aldiscon; Shemas Eivers, co-founder of SMC SMC Saint Mary's College
    SMC Santa Monica College
    SMC Solaris Management Console
    SMC Smooth Muscle Cell
    SMC Small Magellanic Cloud (also see LMC)
    SMC Safety Management Certificate (maritime shipping) 
     and Client Solutions; and John Byrne This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files.
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    , professor and emeritus fellow at Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of.
    Trinity College

    Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian.
     Dublin.

    About Curam Software:

    Curam Software is the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, delivering best-in-class applications for social enterprises globally including, 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
    , workforce services, and social security organizations. Using the Curam Business Application Suite[TM] agencies can immediately reap the benefits of client-centric business processes and an outcomes-driven integrated service delivery model. The Curam Business Application Suite, underpinned by the Curam Enterprise Framework[TM], combines the advantages of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software, an enterprise platform and service oriented architecture with the business and technical flexibility required to allow agencies to implement solutions to meet their strategic objectives. Curam Software is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with additional offices located in New York New York, state, United States
    New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
    , Washington, D.C., United Kingdom, Australia and Bangalore, India. For more information, visit www.curamsoftware.com.
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