Karen Billings, VP for Education at SIIA, congratulates the 2011 Education Technology CODiEs finalists. See the full list of finalists.
CODiE Finalists: Classroom Management System & Corporate Learning Solution
Congratulations to the finalists in the CODiE Awards education technology categories Best Classroom Management System and Best Corporate Learning Solution.
Best Classroom Management System recognizes the best system designed for K-12 educators that provides any or all of the following: data management and reporting tools, gradebooks, standards alignment tools, packages that link data and resources to instruction, and other platform tools that take user content.
Finalists are:
- Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 for K-12, Blackboard Inc.
- BrainHoney, Agilix Labs, Inc.
- LanSchool 7.5 Classroom Management Software, LanSchool Technologies, LLC
- PowerTeacher 2.0, Pearson
- EXCEED Student Achievement Manager, Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc.
Best Corporate Learning Solution recognizes the best platform, service or provider that supports the efforts of organizations (business, government, academia) to educate employees on internal processes, practices, expectations, and objectives via electronic means. It includes learning management systems, and content development, delivery and packaging tools.
Finalists are:
- Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 for Professional Education, Blackboard Inc.
- Business Book Summaries, EBSCO Publishing
- The GlobalEnglish Corporate Learning Service, GlobalEnglish Corporation
- mEKP – World’s First Portable LMS, NetDimensions
- Safari Books Online, Safari Books Online
Winners will be announced at a special dinner during the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit on Monday, May 23rd.
Congratulations to the 2011 CODiE Awards Business Software Finalists
Rhianna Collier, VP of the Software Division, congratulates the 2011 CODiE Awards finalists in the business software categories.
SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Education Technology
SIIA announces the finalists for the 26th annual CODiE Awards. A full list of finalists can be viewed at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalists.asp.
Of 425 total nominations, 113 products from 80 companies were selected as finalists. Nominated
products underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial product access, and
analysis of product documentation. With 14 nominations moving to the second round, Pearson garnered
the most finalist slots for one company in all CODiE Awards categories this year.
Of particular note, several categories experienced dramatic increases in participation during the entry
period, reflecting trends seen in the education technology market. They include:
Best Virtual School Solution for Students – nominations up almost 270 percent
Best Corporate Learning Solution – nominations up 100 percent
Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution – nominations up about 90 percent
Best Reading/English Instructional Solution – nominations up about 70 percent
Best Education Community Solution – nominations up about 60 percent
Karen Billings, Vice President of the SIIA Education Division, commended the companies that qualified as
finalists: “The CODiEs reflect excellence and innovation in the education technology industry. We are
pleased and proud to have so many companies participating this year and to have so many moving on to
the member voting phase.” Billings continued, saying, “We have a diverse range of companies
represented, which reflects the overall health of the industry.”
Winners will be announced Monday, May 23rd at the CODiE Awards Reception and Dinner as part of the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit.
SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Business Software
SIIA is pleased to announce the finalists for the 26th annual CODiE Awards in the business software categories. A list of the finalists may be reviewed at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalists.asp.
One hundred thirty‐one nominations from 98 companies were selected as finalists from among 395 total
nominations. Nominated products underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial
product access, and analysis of product documentation.
“We are pleased to have such a diverse range of companies and products as finalists this year,” said
Rhianna Collier, Vice President of the SIIA Software Division. “The competition is always tough and it
reflects the level of innovation across a wide range of companies in this industry. The growth in
participation certainly mirrors what we are seeing as priorities in the business software market -
especially the need for effective integration of applications and demand for powerful security
solutions.”
Winners will be announced on Wednesday, May 25th at the CODiE Awards Luncheon, to be held as part of the SIIA All About the Cloud conference.
SIIA announces the 2011 CODiE Awards winners for digital content
Congratulations to the following CODiE Awards winners!
- Best Business Information Resource-InfoDesk Solutions (InfoDesk)
- Best Content Aggregation Solution- Newsdesk 4 (Moreover Technologies)
- Best Directory & Business Leads Service- ZoomInfo Pro (Zoom Information Inc.)
- Best Financial/Market Data Information Service- PitchBook (PitchBook Data, Inc.)
- Best News Service- Wall Street Journal Professional (Dow Jones & Company)
- Best Solution Integrating Content into Workflow- Alacra Compliance (Alacra, Inc.)
Congratulations to the winners of our new supercategories!
- Best Information Solution- Newsdesk 4 (Moreover Technologies)
- Best Vertical Market Business Content Solution- Pitchbook (PitchBook Data, Inc.)