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September 23, 2002 (Computerworld) -- First Annual Innovative Technology Awards 2002
HOW WE CHOSE THE WINNERS
During May and June, Computerworld invited IT customers - those companies that use technology but don't produce or sell it - to nominate vendors they believe offer leading-edge technology products or services that provide measurable payback. We received approximately 200 nominations. Successful vendor candidates had to be nominated by a customer who was currently using the technology. Customer nominations were verified by Computerworld by phone.
Computerworld then surveyed those vendors, asking specific questions about the nominated technology. Those surveys were first vetted by a panel of Computerworld editors and then divided among a 15-person panel of IT influencers for evaluation.
Our outside panelists were Michael Agens, systems integration manager at Linens 'n Things Inc.; Jon Carrow, director, global IT sourcing and acquisitions, at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals; Frank A. Guglielmo, vice president, enterprise engineering group, at Soza & Co.; Melanie Heintz, staff director at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Frank Hood, vice president of information services at Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp.; Cathy Hotka, vice president of IT at the National Retail Federation; Barry Kadets, CIO and vice president of information systems at Bacou USA Inc.; Anthony Okrongly, vice president of IT at Galactic Ltd.; Jeff Orton, CIO and vice president of logistics at Wilsons the Leather Experts Inc.; Larry Peterson, vice president of corporate technical services at Gelco Information Network; Andre Mendes, chief technology integration officer at the Public Broadcasting Service; Priscilla Tate, executive director of the Technology Managers Forum; M. Lewis Temares, vice president/CIO and dean of engineering at the University of Miami; John Voeller, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Black & Veatch Corp.; and Patrick Wise, vice president of e-commerce at Landstar System Inc.
Evaluations were based on the following criteria:
• The company's technology is innovative and original.
• It offers demonstrable value to corporate IT operations in Fortune 1,000 companies.
• It creates a new advantage or opportunity for customers.
• Customers have successfully implemented the technology and are getting measurable payback or competitive advantage from it.
• The technology will continue to change the way companies do business or solve technology problems into the future.
Links to profiles of the 10 winners and a list of 10 honorable mentions are presented above in the left navigation column.

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