IDG’s InfoWorld Names the 100 Most Innovative Corporate IT Solutions for 2004
San Francisco, CA – November 15, 2005 – Today, InfoWorld announced the winners of its InfoWorld 100 awards. The annual awards honor companies that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business goals. Companies were nominated by InfoWorld readers, technology partners, and end-user companies in late-summer. Solutions must stretch beyond the typical, off-the-shelf solution, using multiple technologies in innovative ways to serve well-defined business goals. Winners are formally announced in the November 15, 2004 edition of InfoWorld and available online at: http://infoworld.com/2187.
"This year, InfoWorld honors a host of innovative projects that highlight the resourcefulness of the IT community," said Eric Knorr, senior features editor. "IT departments have learned hard lessons about business realities and realistic ROI. The InfoWorld 100 provides a forum for IT managers to get the recognition they deserve for smart projects from an audience of their peers."
This year's InfoWorld 100 award winners (listed alphabetically by category) include:
ARCHITECTURE
Gensler: Distributed systems optimization
COMPUTING
IBM: Unified supply-chain management
CONSTRUCTION
Beazer Homes: Integrated sales system
DISTRIBUTION/SUPPLY CHAIN
Arrow Electronics: Shop-floor control system
Avnet: Web services partner integration
EDUCATION
Academy of Art University: Full ERP and Wi-Fi deployment
Michigan State University: On-demand supply-chain research
Somerset Area School District: SSL VPN for unified school network
ENERGY
BP: Wireless railcar monitoring
BP: Wireless vibration sensors for tankers
Calpine: Dynamic, predictive querying tool
Calpine: Integrated risk control system
Calpine Energy Services: Energy price/cost reporting
Lower Colorado River Authority: Distributed asset management
FINANCIAL SERVICES
American Savings Bank: Speech-enabled banking application
Essex Investment Management: E-mail, IM, and document archiving
ETrade Financial: Call automation with voice recognition
Fifth Third Bancorp: Federated identity with HR outsourcer
FirstCommand Financial Services: Financial services portal for personnel
Lend Lease: Unified identity/security management
Mesirow Financial: Distributed IP-based SAN solution
MidAmerica Bank: Business continuity initiative
Ocwen Financial: Mortgage database security
Quicken Loans: Information lifecycle management
RouteOne: Web services credit check service
Royal Bank of Canada Investments: Business process management
State Street Global Advisors: SAN predictive change management
3Delta Systems: Payment processing security upgrade
Wachovia: Grid computing using desktops
Wells Fargo: Web portal for commercial customers
GOVERNMENT
California Public Utilities Commission: Workflow and document management
City of Culver City: Wi-Fi mesh networking initiative
Florida Supreme Court: Database integration and search portal
State of Minnesota: Medicare/Medicaid secure identity