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CODiE Finalists: Asset Management Solution & Business/Competitive Intelligence Solution

April 13, 2011 By

Congratulations to the CODiE Award finalists in the business software categories Best Asset Management Solution and Best Business/Competitive Intelligence Solution!

Best Asset Management Solution awards the software solution that best audits and manages software assets. This award includes all solutions designed to audit software assets across a network environment.

Finalists are:

Best Business/Competitive Intelligence Solution recognizes the application or service that best facilitates analysis of data, research, and/or competitive information, enabling business managers to make strategic decisions. Solutions may support reporting, online analytical processing, analytics, data mining, business performance management, benchmarking, text mining, and predictive analytics.

Finalists are:

  • Jaspersoft Business Intelligence (BI) Suite, Jaspersoft
  • SAP BusinessObjects BI OnDemand, SAP

Winners will be announced at All About the Cloud on May 25th.

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CODiE Finalists: Classroom Management System & Corporate Learning Solution

April 13, 2011 By

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:

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.

Winners will be announced at a special dinner during the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit on Monday, May 23rd.

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SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Education Technology

April 11, 2011 By

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.

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SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Business Software

April 11, 2011 By

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.

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