First Round Judges

INDUSTRY SUB-CATEGORIES:
SOFTWARE | CONTENT | EDUCATION

SOFTWARE CATEGORIES

Best Asset Management Solution

Adam Ayer, President, LicenseLogic, LLC

David Yashar, Managing Consultant, Soft-Aid

Even Jahr, IT Auditor, Self emloyed

Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution

Glenn Wohl, eAwareness Manager, AT&T

Jeff Angus, Contributing Editor, InfoWorld (freelance)

Sebastian Holst, Director, Open Compliance & Ethics Group

William McKnight, Senior Vice President, Data Warehousing, Conversion Services International

Best Business Process Automation Solution

Dian Schaffhauser, Editor, CTQ Media

Jesse Lawrence, Associate, Updata Partners

Karen Beckwith, President & CEO, Gelco Information Network

Kevin Spain, Emergence Capital Partners

Mary Meldrum, SERCO

Tim Clark, Partner, The FactPoint Group

Best Business Productivity Solution

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

Corey Sandler, Editor in chief, Word Association, Inc.

David Flaschen, Operating Partner, Castanea Partners

Gayle Gossen, Account Executive, CNW Group

Peter Birkeland, CFO, RAIN Source Capital

Rick Chapman, Editor, Softletter

Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

Sarah Plasky, Xerox Global Services Marketing, Xerox Corporation

Best Business Software Solution

Bruce Schwartz, Director, Market Data Technology, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Corey Sandler, Editor in chief, Word Association, Inc.

David Coursey, Freelance Writer/Editor, David Coursey Consulting, Inc.

David Walters, SVP, Finance, IQNavigator, Inc.

Donna Murdoch, The Keystone Equities Group

Edward Ross, PC Talent/Geeks on the Radio

Gayle Gossen, Account Executive, CNW Group

Kevin Green, Managing Partner, TripleTree LLC

M.R. Rangaswami, Co-Founder, Sand Hill Corp.

Paul Slaats, Managing Director, Acquisitions, Internet Capital Group

Richard Dym, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Busines Development, OpSource, Inc.

Richard Koffler, CEO, Koffler Ventures LLC

Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

Sabrina Horn, Founder, President and CEO, Horn Group, Inc.

Best Communication Solution

Daniel Briere, CEO, TeleChoice, Inc.

Maurene Grey, Founder, Principal Analyst, Grey Consulting

Best Collaboration Solution

Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies, Inc.

Casey Potenzone, Chief Information Officer, Uniloc USA, Inc.

Guy Smith, Principal, Silicon Strategies Marketing

Mike Heck, Contributing Editor, InfoWorld

Rick Wayne, University of Wisconsin

Thomas Pratt, President, CraneMorley Inc.

Best Consumer Productivity Solution

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

Stewart Cheifet, Director, Internet Archive

Best Content Management Solution

Angela Butler, Instructional Designer, Genentech, Inc.

Ann Michael, Delta Think

Joel Grossman, Managing Principal, Pivotal Click, LLC

Louis McDonald, Chief Technology Officer, Center for Innovative Technology

Paul Ockenden, Contributing Editor - Real World Computing, PC Pro Magazine

Tony Byrne, Founder, Principal, CMS Watch

Best Data Security Solution

Jayson Ferron, cio, interactive security training

Karen Beckwith, President & CEO, Gelco Information Network

Ross Armstrong, Senior Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group

Walter Purvis, Senior Analyst, Data Mobility Group

Best Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Solution

Denis Pombriant, Managing Principal, Beagle Research Group

Joel Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Revenue Growth Inc.

Louis McDonald, Chief Technology Officer, Center for Innovative Technology

Vijay Swaminathan, President, Zinnov

Best Database Management Solution

David Cowen, President, Ariel Software Consultants

Edward Ross, PC Talent/Geeks on the Radio

Best Digital Rights Management Solution

Adam Ayer, President, LicenseLogic, LLC

John Kenny, CEO, Infotech Strategies, Inc.

Nick Blozan, Chairman of the SIIA SaaS Executive Council, SIIA SaaS Executive Council

Paul Skiera, Director - Technology Based Learning and Research, Arizona State University

Best Distributed Computing Solution

Marcin Paprzycki, Professor, Oklahoma State University

Walter Purvis, Senior Analyst, Data Mobility Group

Best Document Management Solution

Joseph Martins, Partner, Data Mobility Group

Peter Birkeland, CFO, RAIN Source Capital

Raghupathy Mithran, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Sarah Plasky, Xerox Global Services Marketing, Xerox Corporation

Best eCommerce Solution

Becky Conners, Director, Dealer & Distributor Sales, Tom Snyder Productions

David Flaschen, Operating Partner, Castanea Partners

Lisa Morgan, Contributing Editor, Software Development Times

Reina Quintero, President, Ideas Consulting

Vijay Swaminathan, President, Zinnov

William Lederer, Chairman and CEO, Minotaur Capital Management, Inc.

Best Enterprise Search Engine

Andrew Binstock, Principal Analyst, Pacific Data Works LLC

Steve Ennen, Vice President, Digital Media & Business Information, American Business Media

Best Financial Software Solution

Gitanjali Swamy, Venture & Growth Equity, The Carlyle Group

Peter Birkeland, CFO, RAIN Source Capital

Steve lvovsky, Vice President, Merrill Lynch

Sumit Pal, Executive Vice President, WithumSmith+Brown (WS+B)

Best Healthcare Management Solution (Vertical)

Andy Weissberg, General Manager, Life Sciences, Electronic Media Group, Advanstar Communications, Inc.

Ross Armstrong, Senior Research Analyst, Info-Tech Research Group

Best Human Resources Solution

Elaine Rigoli, Business Writer, ERE Media, Inc.

Jacqueline Kuhn, Director HRIT, OfficeMax

James OSullivan, Managing Director, Ross & Company

Ken Boasso, VP, Sales and Marketing, Keychain Logic

Madeline Tarquinio, Research Director, ERE Media

Matthew Rehmann, Director, Sales & Marketing, Virtual Care Provider Inc. (VCPI)

Best Identity Management Solution

Casey Potenzone, Chief Information Officer, Uniloc USA, Inc.

Matthew Rehmann, Director, Sales & Marketing, Virtual Care Provider Inc. (VCPI)

Steve Garone, Vice President and Senior Analyst, Ideas International

Steven Sweet, Technology Consultant & Coordinator, Sweet PC Computing

Best Mobile Solution

Daniel Briere, CEO, TeleChoice, Inc.

Lee Schlesinger, Executive Editor, OSTG

Marc Saltzman, Freelance Journalist and Author, s/e

Mark Needham, Manager, Widget UK Ltd

Paul Ockenden, Contributing Editor - Real World Computing, PC Pro Magazine

Sean Moshir, CEO, CellTrust Corporation

Best Open Source Solution

AEleen Frisch, Exponential Consulting

Lee Schlesinger, Executive Editor, OSTG

Best On-Demand Platform

Christine Mason, Chief Executive Officer, SpringCM

David Mansfield, President, eSAMway, LLC

David Walters, SVP, Finance, IQNavigator, Inc.

James Alfred Hoch, President, Illinois IT Association

Jesse Lawrence, Associate, Updata Partners

Kevin Bury, Vice President, QuickArrow

Steve Mezak, Chief Executive Officer, Accelerance, Inc.

Best Professional Services Solution (Vertical)

Ken Benson, Business Performance Partners

Steve Petrie, President & CEO, SpectraSoft, Inc.

Best Project Management Solution

Jeff Angus, Contributing Editor, InfoWorld (freelance)

Ken Amron, Project Manager, Process Management, Prudential Financial

Lee Allen, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

Thomas Greaves, Chairman, The Greaves Group

Best Security Solution

AEleen Frisch, Exponential Consulting

Haris Hadjiioannou, VP, Operations, Intacct Corporation

Keith Morneau, Faculty Chair, BS IT, Capella University

Mike Rothman, President, Security Incite

Sean Moshir, CEO, CellTrust Corporation

Steven Sweet, Technology Consultant & Coordinator, Sweet PC Computing

Best Software as a Service Solution

Abraham Elias, Chief Information Officer, Circle L Roofing

Aditya Agrawal, General Manager, RMSI Private Limited

Amy Wohl, President, Wohl Associates

Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies, Inc.

David Coursey, Freelance Writer/Editor, David Coursey Consulting, Inc.

David Flaschen, Operating Partner, Castanea Partners

Dian Schaffhauser, Editor, CTQ Media

Howard Hastings, VP, Programs & Strategy, DecisionRight

Hugh Cullman, Principal, Greenhill SAVP

James Alfred Hoch, President, Illinois IT Association

Jesse Lawrence, Associate, Updata Partners

Karen Beckwith, President & CEO, Gelco Information Network

Ken Boasso, VP, Sales and Marketing, Keychain Logic

Kevin Green, Managing Partner, TripleTree LLC

Navneet Taori, Head, Business Development, Bodhtree Consulting

Nick Blozan, Chairman of the SIIA SaaS Executive Council, SIIA SaaS Executive Council

Peter Birkeland, CFO, RAIN Source Capital

Raghupathy Mithran, Research Analyst, Frost & Sullivan

Richard Koffler, CEO, Koffler Ventures LLC

Rick Chapman, Editor, Softletter

Tim Clark, Partner, The FactPoint Group

Vivek Bhogaraju, Project Manager - Market Development, IDeaS Revenue Optimization

Best Software Development Solution

Andrew Binstock, Principal Analyst, Pacific Data Works LLC

Bruce Alexander, Sr. Project Manager, Washington Mutual Bank

Peter Coffee, Technology Editor, eWEEK

Richard Hoffman, Contributing Editor, Network Computing Magazine, Editor, DeveloperPipeline.com

Rick Wayne, University of Wisconsin

Stuart Donovan, CTO, GlobalLogic Inc.

Best Software Testing Solution

John Martin, Senior VP, Strategy and Technology, IQNavigator, Inc.

Peter Coffee, Technology Editor, eWEEK

Rick Wayne, University of Wisconsin

Stuart Donovan, CTO, GlobalLogic Inc.

Best Storage Software Solution

Edward Ross, PC Talent/Geeks on the Radio

Grant Beckmann, COO, WiLife, Inc.

Joseph Martins, Partner, Data Mobility Group

Thomas Greaves, Chairman, The Greaves Group

Best Systems Management Solution

Adwait Ullal, CTO, AumSoft Consultants

Brian Reed, Principal, Reed Advisory

Eden Shochat, CTO, Aternity

Grant Beckmann, COO, WiLife, Inc.

Ramon Acosta, VP of Engineering, Nascentric

Tim Brennan, Managing Partner, SysArc

Best Web Services Solution

Abraham Elias, Chief Information Officer, Circle L Roofing

Dennis O'Reilly, Senior Associate Editor, PC World Magazine

Donna Murdoch, The Keystone Equities Group

Sabrina Horn, Founder, President and CEO, Horn Group, Inc.

Steve Garone, Vice President and Senior Analyst, Ideas International

EDUCATION CATEGORIES

Best Education Solution

Amy Perry-DelCorvo, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES

Hoppy Chandler, San Diego City Schools

Joyce Hinkson, State of California

Judith Rajala, President, EduHound.com / 1105 Media Inc

Kenni Driver, Chief Executive Officer, Driver Public Relations

Pamela Nelson, Principal, EducationPLAZA

Peter Desberg, Professor, California State University Dominguez Hills

Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults

Best Course/ Classroom Management Solution

Beth Troy, Adjunct Asst. Professor, SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education

Ferdi Serim, Director, SW Region, National Network of Digital Schools

Nicole Engelbert, Senior Analyst, Education Technology, Datamonitor

Sally Bair, Technology Facilitator, Northern Lebanon SD

Best K-12 Enterprise Solution

Chris ONeal, University of Virginia

David Longdon, Senior Research Associate, Educational Systemics, Inc.

Edward Neelley, Executive Vice President, PerceptIS LLC

Judith Rajala, President, EduHound.com / 1105 Media Inc

Best Education Reference or Search Service

Annie Galvin Teich, President/CEO, The Teich Group

Carol Holzberg, Technology Journalist, Technology Pathfinder, Technology & Learning

Connie Truett Garrett, Media Specialist, Falling Creek Elementary

Joyce Hinkson, State of California

Joyce White, Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Department of Education

Best K-12 Instruction Solution

Annie Galvin Teich, President/CEO, The Teich Group

Nicole Engelbert, Senior Analyst, Education Technology, Datamonitor

Pamela Nelson, Principal, EducationPLAZA

Rick Reece, Instructional Technology Specialist, Broward County Schools

Sallie Hill, Instructional Technology Specialist, Orange County School System

Sally deVincentis, Chief Executive Officer, APTE Inc.

Wayne Hartschuh, Executive Director, Delaware Center for Educational Technology

Best Corporate Learning Solution

Brandyn Payne, Sr. Director, Education Solutions, Healthways, Inc.

Robin Lindbeck, Professor, Drake University

Vivek Achary, Manager - Content Design - Corporate Marketing, Tata Interactive Systems

Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity

Amy Perry-DelCorvo, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES

Matthew Miller, Senior Web Editor + eNewsletter Editor, Chapman University + T.H.E. Journal

Rick Reece, Instructional Technology Specialist, Broward County Schools

Stephen Vaughn, Area Director, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

Best Instruction Solution in Other Curriculum Areas

Jill Solek-Giles, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher, Orange County Public Schools

Makalla Routten, Assistive Technology Specialist, Hampton City Schools

Best Instruction Solution for Special Needs Students

Janet Hopkins, Freelance writer / consultant / special educator, Assistive Tech Educational Consulting

Makalla Routten, Assistive Technology Specialist, Hampton City Schools

Best Instruction Solution for Students at Home

Ann Orr, Assistant Professor, Special Education/Technology, Eastern Michigan University

Kenni Driver, Chief Executive Officer, Driver Public Relations

Mark Stollar, President, MS Consulting

Melanie Wade, Principal, Fremont Adult School, Fremont Unified School District

Best Mathematics Instruction Solution

Adrianne Hunt, McNeese State University

Beth Troy, Adjunct Asst. Professor, SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education

Donna Craighead, President, Educational Technology Services

George Warriner, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, Sheboygan Area School District

Jan Half, Program Director, TECH CORPS California

Vivek Achary, Manager - Content Design - Corporate Marketing, Tata Interactive Systems

Best Student Assessment Solution

Chris ONeal, University of Virginia

Gregg Festa, Director, ADP Center for Teacher Preparation & Learning Technologies, Montclair State University

Kevin Burkitt, Media Technician Specialist, Brookdale Community College

Mark Stollar, President, MS Consulting

Best Online Instruction Solution

Ferdi Serim, Director, SW Region, National Network of Digital Schools

Melanie Wade, Principal, Fremont Adult School, Fremont Unified School District

Patsy Truett, Instructional Technology Specialist, Richmond County Board of Education

Sallie Hill, Instructional Technology Specialist, Orange County School System

Sally Ann Zoll, Consultant, Self employed

Stacy Kasse, Teacher, Medford School District

Best Postsecondary Course/Content Management Solution

David Davis, Competitive Intelligence Manager, Copyright Clearance Center

Laura Zieger, Asst. Professor, New Jersey City University

Best Postsecondary Instruction Solution

Ann Kwinn, Partner and Director of e-Learning, Clark Training & Consulting

Jim Rosso, Self employed

Karen Richardson, The College of William and Mary

Lee Allen, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

Best Professional Development Solution

Ferdi Serim, Director, SW Region, National Network of Digital Schools

Karen Richardson, The College of William and Mary

Leigh Zeitz, Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa

Ryan LeClaire, Director of Instructional Technology, Peninsula School District #401

Susan Brooks-Young, Author/Consultant, SJBrooks-Young Consulting

Best Reading/English Instruction Solution

Ann Orr, Assistant Professor, Special Education/Technology, Eastern Michigan University

Donna DeGennaro, Assistant Professor of Educational Technology, Montclair State University

Gail Lovely, Independent Educator, Lovely and Associates

Jim Rosso, Self employed

Peggy Healy Stearns, Software Designer, Self

Rita Oates, President, Oates Associates, Inc.

Best Science Instruction Solution

Jim Rosso, Self employed

Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults

Best Social Studies Instruction Solution

Christopher Walters, Independent Educational Consultant, Independent Educational Consultant

Peter Desberg, Professor, California State University Dominguez Hills

CONTENT CATEGORIES

Best Online Government Information Service

Claudia Flowers, Senior VP, Membership Development, American Business Media

Danna Bell-Russel, Educational Outreach Specialist, Library of Congress

Best Online Science or Technology Service

Dennis O'Reilly, Senior Associate Editor, PC World Magazine

Jan Half, Program Director, TECH CORPS California

Best Medical and Health Information Product

Darwin Dennison, Professor, University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Stewart Cheifet, Director, Internet Archive

Best Content Aggregation Service

David Davis, Competitive Intelligence Manager, Copyright Clearance Center

Karen Christensen, CEO, Berkshire Publishing

Navneet Taori, Head, Business Development, Bodhtree Consulting

Percita Dittmar, Australia Government - The Treasury

Teri Mendelsohn, President, Mendelsohn Consulting, Inc.

Best Online Business Information Service

Chris Preimesberger, Senior Writer, Ziff-Davis Media

Joanna Rustin, President, Rustin Communications

John Blossom, President, Shore Communications Inc.

Linda Butterfield, Director of Investigative Research, Kroll

Best Online News Service

Fred Fishkin, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg Radio

Marc Saltzman, Freelance Journalist and Author, s/e

Best Online Professional Financial Information Service

Jean Ziperski, Vice President, Bank of America

John Venditti, Vice President, Bus Development, AnchorPoint

Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

William Lederer, Chairman and CEO, Minotaur Capital Management, Inc.

Best Online Consumer Information Service

Robert Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group

Samuella Becker, CEO and Founder, TigressPR

Best Online General Reference Service

Edward Colleran, Senior Director, Rightsholder Relations, Copyright Clearance Center

Glen Hoptman, Publisher, Lightbeam Group and Studio

Jan Ziff, Host/Presenter, Self

Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service

Megan St. John, Infocommerce Group

Steve Mezak, Chief Executive Officer, Accelerance, Inc.

Best Solution Integrating Content into Workflow

Angela Butler, Instructional Designer, Genentech, Inc.

Ann Michael, Delta Think

Best Vertical Market Business Content Solution

Andrea Ramsden-Cooke, Director, Business Development, LexisNexis Group

Edward Colleran, Senior Director, Rightsholder Relations, Copyright Clearance Center

John Blossom, President, Shore Communications Inc.

Karen Lavi, Principal, Wilner Lavi Consulting

Walter Purvis, Senior Analyst, Data Mobility Group

Best Blog Aggregation Service

John Dupuis, Science Librarian, York University Libraries -- Steacie Science Librarian

Matt Lohman, Director, Business Development, KnowledgeStorm, Inc.

Best Corporate Blog

Brian Reed, Principal, Reed Advisory

David Scott, Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine

Rachel Spasser, VP, Business Development, KnowledgeStorm, Inc.

Best Financial Blog

Claudia Flowers, Senior VP, Membership Development, American Business Media

Terry Seale, legal taxonomist, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Best Media Blog

Shannon Latta, Partner, Horn Group, Inc.

Tara Ryan, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Neocase Software

Best Technology Blog

Larry Schwartz, President, Newstex, LLC

Michelle Manafy, Editor, EContent

Rachel Spasser, VP, Business Development, KnowledgeStorm, Inc.

Robert Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group