IDG's Solutions Integrator Announces Finalists in First Annual SI Impact Awards Program; Mix of Vendors and Solutions Integrators Emerge as Finalists in 26 Categories.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 9, 1999-- IDG's Solutions Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. today announced the finalists in their inaugural SI Impact Awards program. The program was designed to recognize and promote excellence among solutions integrators and their vendor partners. The sheer number of entries for a first-time program was impressive and clearly points to the need for a credible marketing tool for the integration community and the vendors with whom they partner in delivering solutions to enterprise customers. And, while the number of entries was impressive, the quality was even more so. "Our entrants went to great pains to point out specific benefits to their customers, providing in some cases, concrete ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). numbers and strong customer testimonials," said John Russell John Russell may refer to:
"I have been involved with other award programs during my career but the caliber of these entries and the enthusiasm they show for demonstrating best practices surpasses anything I have seen before," Russell Russell, English noble family. It first appeared prominently in the reign of Henry VIII when John Russell, 1st earl of Bedford, 1486?–1555, rose to military and diplomatic importance. added. Nominations were reviewed by an expert panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
"We were honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. to have so many highly respected names on our judging panel from companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Gates Arrow, Deloitte & Touche, Pinacor and others. They all put forth a tremendous effort to thoroughly review and score the entries," said Dave Brambert, executive editor. After thoughtful review and consideration, the list of finalists in 26 categories emerged: -0- FINALISTS Solutions Integrator Categories Best Enterprise Solution -- Edgewater Technology, Inc. -- Ernst & Young Technologies, Inc. -- Phoenix Systems Integration Best Intranet/Extranet Solution -- Interlynx Technology -- Logical Design Solutions (LDS) -- Micro Modeling Associates, Inc. -- NetNumina Solutions Best Customer ROI Solution -- Aspect Development, Inc. -- Bell Atlantic Data Solutions Group -- PricewaterhouseCoopers Best Outsourcing Solution -- AT&T Solutions -- Corio, Inc. -- IBM Global Services -- NetNumina Solutions The New Business Award -- Semper Systems, Inc. -- Technology Solutions Company Best Remote Management Solution -- Alvaka Networks -- iPass, Inc. Best Migration Solution -- AllTech Data Systems, Inc. -- Integration Projects -- Interim Technology -- KDM Associates, Inc. Best Customized Application Solution -- Cognizant Technology Solutions -- DoxSys, Inc. -- IBM Global Services The Service Award -- Benchmark Automation Software & Engineering -- Emerging Market Technologies -- UNIFIED Technologies, Inc. The Customer Satisfaction Award -- Cognizant Technology Solutions -- IBM Global Services, BRS -- Phoenix Systems Integration, LLC Solutions Integrator of the Year Award -- AT&T Solutions -- Clarkston-Potomac Group, Inc. -- Technology Solutions Company -- USWeb/CKS -- TUSC (The Ultimate Software Consultants) Best E-Commerce Solution -- Fort Point Partners -- MicroAge, Inc. -- US Web/CKS The Marketing Award -- Norrell Information Services -- Ernst & Young Technologies, Inc. -- Software Spectrum Incorporated FINALISTS Vendor Categories Best Network Hardware -- Motorola-Internet & Networking Group -- Nortel Networks -- Perle Systems, Ltd. Best Storage Software -- HighGround Systems(R) -- nStor Corporation, Inc. -- OTG Software Best Enterprise Server Hardware -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. -- Cobalt Neworks Best Workgroup Server Hardware -- Cobalt Networks -- Hewlett-Packard Company -- SGI Best Middleware -- Bluestone Software, Inc. -- Computer Network Technology -- Nettech Systems, Inc. Best Storage Hardware -- ATL Products -- LSI Logic Storage Systems, Inc. -- nStor, Inc. Best Development Environment -- Pervasive Software -- SilverStream Software, Inc. -- Sybase, Inc. Channel Program of the Year -- 3Com Corporation -- Citrix Systems -- IBM -- Nortel Networks -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. Best Enterprise Application Package -- ILINC -- Systems Consulting Company -- Webridge, Inc. Best E-Commerce Solution -- Bluestone Software, Inc. -- Calico Commerce, Inc. -- Webridge Best Enterprise System Management -- Computer Associates, International -- Extricity Software -- Shunra Software, Ltd. Best Groupware/Messaging Software -- AVT Corporation -- Go Projex, Inc. -- Interactive Intelligence Inc. Best Security Solution -- Aventail Corporation -- Computer Sentry Software, Inc. -- Information Resource Engineering (IRE) Winners will be determined via online voting beginning today at http://www.siimpactawards.com. Voting is open to the IT community from June June: see month. 9 through June 25, 1999. Winners will be announced on Aug. 5 at the first annual SI Impact Awards gala in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , sponsored by: 3Com, Hewlett Hewlett may refer to: People with the surname Hewlett:
The awards gala coincides with IDC's Solutions Integrator Forum, a two-day event for executives from integration companies, value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , independent software vendors, and consulting firms Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a who want actionable Giving sufficient legal grounds for a lawsuit; giving rise to a Cause of Action. An act, event, or occurrence is said to be actionable when there are legal grounds for basing a lawsuit on it. information about how to maximize revenue from the services side of their business. For more information on the forum, visit http://www.idc.com/events/sif or call Liz Gagliardi at 508/935-4002. About Solutions Integrator Solutions Integrator reaches 90,000 enterprise integrators whose primary business is providing complex IT solutions to middle market companies and divisions of Fortune 500 companies. The magazine covers complex technology integration issues including technology assessment and implementation, IT buying practices and plans, business strategies, vendor technology roadmaps The context of product management The existence of product managers in the product software industry indicates that software is becoming more and more commercialized as a standard product. and vertical industry opportunities. In addition to Solutions Integrator, 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) currently publishes 24 channel publications in 21 countries, serves enterprise integrators through events such as IDC's Solutions Integrator Forum and provides channel-focused research services through its global research arm International Data Corp. (IDC). Solutions Integrator's web site can be found at www.solutionsintegrator.com. About IDG Headquartered in Boston Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. , International Data Group (IDG) informs more people worldwide about information technology than any other company in the world. With annual revenues of $2.35 billion, IDG is the leading global provider of IT media, research, conferences and expositions. IDG publishes more than 290 computer newspapers and magazines and 700 book titles in 75 countries, led by the Computerworld/InfoWorld, Macworld This article is about a technology publication. For the tradeshow, see Macworld Conference & Expo.
Macworld , Network World, PC World, Channel World, and ...For Dummies global product lines. IDG offers online users the largest network of technology-specific sites around the world through IDG.net (http://www.idg.net), which comprises more than 240 targeted Web sites in 55 countries. IDG is also a leading producer of 168 computer-related expositions in 35 countries, and research arm International Data Corporation (IDC) provides computer industry research and analysis through 49 offices in 45 countries worldwide. Company information is available at http://www.idg.com. |
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