First Round Judges

INDUSTRY SUB-CATEGORIES:
SOFTWARE | CONTENT | EDUCATION

Best Asset Management Solution

• Adam Ayer, President, LicenseLogic, LLC

• Normand Bleau, Senior SAM Consultant, Soft-Aid

• Paul Burnham, Director - Global Software Compliance , Equifax Inc

Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution

• James Diggs, Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Janeeva Inc.

• Steven Klos, Managing Partner, Agnitio Advisors

• Colin White, President, BI Research

• Glenn Wohl, eAwareness Manager, AT&T

Best Business Productivity Solution

• Chuck Amos, Executive VP of Strategic Business Development, Spectrum K12

• George Bigham, Vice-President, Bigham Technology Solutions, Inc.

• Rick Chapman, Editor, Softletter

• Don DePalma, President, Common Sense Advisory, Inc.

• Gayle Gossen, Manager, Field Sales, Thomson Carswell

• Jim Holtzman, Chief Financial Officer, Fieldglass, Inc.

• Amit Jaisingh, Manager, Strategy & Operations, Deloitte Services LP - Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice (TMT)

• Rick Morris, Chief Executive Officer, Thrive Technologies

• Steve Petrie, President & CEO, SpectraSoft, Inc.

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

• Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

• Lee Wright, Director Sales Operations, Plateau Systems

Best Business Software Solution

• Timothy Davis, Principal, Deloitte & Touche LLP

• David Dobrin, President, B2B Analysts, inc.

• Robert Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group

• Amit Jaisingh, Manager, Strategy & Operations, Deloitte Services LP - Technology, Media and Telecommunications Practice (TMT)

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

• Chris Preimesberger, Senior Writer, Ziff-Davis Media

• William Schnabel, Vice President & General Manager, Vtrenz, Silverpop

• Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

Best Collaboration Solution

• Craig Chatterton, President, Excel247

• David Coleman, Managing Director, Collaborative Strategies

• Victor R. Garza, Senior Contributing Editor, InfoWorld

• Robert Pfeifer, Associate, JMI Equity

• Guy Smith, Principal, Silicon Strategies Marketing

• Philipp Stauffer, Executive, High Tech Strategy Practice, Accenture

• Navneet Taori, Head, Business Development, Bodhtree Consulting Limited

Best Communication Solution

• Stewart Cheifet, Director, Internet Archive

• Maurene Grey, Founder, Principal Analyst, Grey Consulting

Best Content Management Solution

• Craig Chatterton, President, Excel247

• Ken Citron, Senior Vice President & CTO, Rodale Inc.

• Ethan Eisner, Vice President & Managing Director, LexisNexis Group

• Christine Pierpoint, Principal, Welchman Consulting

• Sarah Plasky, Director, Digital and Innovation Marketing, Xerox Global Services

• Kristina Podnar, Senior Consultant, Welchman Consulting

• Colin White, President, BI Research

Best Data Security Solution

• Vijay Basani, Chief Executive Officer, eIQnetworks, Inc.

• Rich Froble, Director, Product Development, USi, an AT&T Company

• Victor R. Garza, Senior Contributing Editor, InfoWorld

• Anurag Sharma, Project Manager, WithumSmith+Brown (WS+B)

Best Database Management Solution

• William McKnight, Senior Vice President of Information Management, Conversion Services International

• Kazuo Noguchi, Manager, Hitachi, Ltd

Best Digital Rights Management Solution

• Mike Ferris, Director, Product Marketing, Red Hat, Inc.

• James Alfred Hoch, President, Illinois IT Association

Best Document Management Solution

• Joseph Martins, Partner, Data Mobility Group

• Manoj Tiwari, VP, Business & Product Development, Berkshire Associates, Inc.

• Adwait Ullal, CTO, AumSoft Consultants

• Marilyn Woods, Manager, Service Desk and Operations, Virtual Care Provider Inc

Best eCommerce Solution

• Gurudev Karanth, Chief Technology Officer, Regalix

• Lisa Morgan, Contributing Editor, Software Development Times

• Marcin Paprzycki, Polish Academy of Science

• Prashant Shah, Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

Best Enterprise Search Engine

• Percita Dittmar, Australia Government - The Treasury

• Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

Best Financial Software Solution

• Theresa Carey, Contributing Editor, , Barron's

• Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

• Kazuo Noguchi, Manager, Hitachi, Ltd

Best Human Resources Solution

• Jacqueline Kuhn, Sr. Director Corporate and Admin. Systems, OfficeMax

• Rob Lamb, Director, Customer & Partner Development, Clickability

• Jennifer Marcy, Executive Vice President, Arbita

• James OSullivan, Managing Director, Ross & Company

Best Identity Management Solution

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

• Cameron Sturdevant, Technical Director, Ziff Davis Enterprise

• Marilyn Woods, Manager, Service Desk and Operations, Virtual Care Provider Inc

Best Mobile Solution

• Ken Brown, Chief Technology Officer, Protexis, Inc.

• Stewart Cheifet, Director, Internet Archive

• Robert Enderle, Principal Analyst, Enderle Group

• Jayson Ferron, cio, interactive security training

• Mandy Mladenoff, Managing Director, SHIFT Communications

Best Multi-Media Solution

• Kevin Burkitt, Media Technician Specialist, Brookdale Community College

• John Chapman, Editorial Director, IT Europa Ltd

• Naisan Geula, Vice-President, Partners, Serena

• Sarah Plasky, Director, Digital and Innovation Marketing, Xerox Global Services

Best On-Demand Platform

• James Alfred Hoch, President, Illinois IT Association

• David Mansfield, Managing Partner, SAM-ON-DEMAND, LLC

• Kevin Spain, Emergence Capital Partners

• Mike Yinger, Founder & CTO, Elk River Systems

Best Open Source Solution

• Karen Beckwith, self

• AEleen Frisch, Exponential Consulting

• Lee Schlesinger, Executive Editor, SourceForge, Inc.

• Richard Tanler, CEO, eiVia, Inc

Best Project Management Solution

• Ken Amron, Project Manager, Process Management, Prudential

• Jeff Roy, CEO, Implementation Factory, Inc.

• Guy Smith, Principal, Silicon Strategies Marketing

• John Venditti, Vice President, Technology & Architecture, AnchorPoint

Best Relationship Management Solution

• Simon Blyth, VP, Channel Sales, Asset Control

• William OConor, Executive Vice President, Generate, Inc.

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

Best Security Solution

• David Dittrich, Senior Security Engineer, University of Washington

• AEleen Frisch, Exponential Consulting

• Gwen Hertz, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

• Keith Morneau, Faculty Chair, BS IT, Capella University

• Mike Rothman, President, Security Incite

• Brian Vile, Self

Best Social Networking Solution

• Dawn Conway, VP, Content & Business Development, LexisNexis Group

• Gordon Graham, editor, SoftwareCEO.com

• Ann Michael, Delta Think

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

Best Software as a Service Solution

• Ken Boasso, Managing Director, Keychain Logic

• Daniel Briere, CEO, TeleChoice, Inc.

• Bailey Caldwell, VP, Technology & Services, Paxonix, Inc.

• Daphne Carmeli, President and CEO (former), Metreo, Inc.

• Rick Chapman, Editor, Softletter

• David F. Carr, Freelancer, Self

• Jeffery Grabowski, VP Emerging Technology, Xerox

• Kevin Green, Managing Partner, TripleTree LLC

• Youssri Helmy, Chairman (former), ITWorx

• Nayan Jadeja, Vice President, R & D, Fiberlink Communications

• Tom Siegel, Managing Director, Shepherd Ventures

• Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies, Inc.

• Adwait Ullal, CTO, AumSoft Consultants

Best Software Development Solution

• Andrew Binstock, Principal Analyst, Pacific Data Works LLC

• Marcellus Buchheit, President & CEO, WIBU-Systems USA

• Glenn Clapp, Director of Engineering Services, WiLife, Inc.

• David F. Carr, Freelancer, Self

• Sam Pritchett, Product Manager, VCPI, Inc.

• Curtis Schlak, VP, Engineering, DataCert, Inc.

Best Software Testing Solution

• Lynn Boswell, VP, Product Development & Delivery, SchoolDude.com

• Nayan Jadeja, Vice President, R & D, Fiberlink Communications

Best Storage Software Solution

• Robin Harris, TechnoQWAN

• Joseph Martins, Partner, Data Mobility Group

Best Supply Chain Solution

• Donny Askin, Chief Executive Officer, OrderMotion, Inc.

• David Dobrin, President, B2B Analysts, inc.

• Edwin Hormozian, Partner , Deloitte & Touche LLP

Best Systems Management Solution

• Ramon Acosta, VP of Engineering, Nascentric

• Paul Chen, President, Fortiva

• David Greenberg, Associate, JMI Equity

• Howard Hastings, Director, Product Management, CA, Inc.

Best Web Services Solution

• David Archer, Vice President, Petris

• Ben Kelly, Managing Director, Interactive, Empirical

• Marriott Murdock, Technology Integration Consultant, NetDocuments

• Mike Yinger, Founder & CTO, Elk River Systems

Best Corporate Learning Solution

• Gary Bitter, Professor/Executive Director, Technology Based Learning & Research, Arizona State University

• Orrin Broberg, President and Founder, EmployeeContinuum

• Pavani Reddy, Management Associate, LexisNexis

• Adam Stewart, Vice President, Client Services, Autotask Corp.

Best Course/ Classroom Management Solution

• Frank Bonsal III, Partner, Bonsal Capital

• Evan Erdberg, Director, Marketing, Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc.

• Anita Kopec, President, CEO, Educational Consulting Services

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

• Brett Tanaka, Advanced Technology Research Specialist, Hawaii Department of Education

• Laura Zieger, Asst. Professor, New Jersey City University

Best Education Game or Simulation

• Kathy Poerstel, teacher/tech coordinator, Aleph Bet Jewish Day School

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

Best Education Reference or Search Service

• Maria Brahme, Librarian, Pepperdine University

• Dave Harmeyer, Director of Research & Development, University Libraries, Azusa Pacific University

• MariaJulie Lora-Ruiz, Teacher, West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District

• Rita Oates, President, Oates Associates, Inc.

• Laurie Ralston, Director, Information Technology, O'Connor College of Law, AZ State U

• Joyce Faye White, Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Department of Education

Best Education Solution

• Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults

• John Costilla, VP, Marketing & Community Development, WeAreTeachers

• Patricia Delich, e-learning consultant, self

• David Greenberg, Associate, JMI Equity

• Catherine Helgoe, Senior Project Manager, LEGO Education Division

• Diane Kendall, Editor, Children's Software Press

• Kathy Poerstel, teacher/tech coordinator, Aleph Bet Jewish Day School

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

Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity

• Malik Aborashid, Senior Director, Business Development , iparadigms.com

• Lee Allen, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

• Gail Lovely, Independent Educator, Lovely and Associates

• Matthew Miller, Senior Web Editor, Chapman University

• Keith Morneau, Faculty Chair, BS IT, Capella University

Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas

• Angela Choate, Curriculum Technology Coordinator, Miami-Dade County Public School

• Peter Desberg, Professor, California State University Dominguez Hills

Best Instructional Solution for Special Needs Students

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

• Marianita Lemma, Teacher, Monte Vista High School

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

• Makalla Routten, Assistive Technology Specialist, Hampton City Schools

• Leigh Zeitz, Associate Professor, University of Northern Iowa

Best Instructional Solution for Students at Home

• Fred Fishkin, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg Radio

• Diane Kendall, Editor, Children's Software Press

• Lisa Mireles, Principal, Kula Elementary School

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

Best K-12 Enterprise Solution

• Fran Clark, Clinical Assistant professor, University of Memphis

• Nicole Engelbert, Lead Analyst, Education & Vertical Markets Technology, Datamonitor

• Ron Kresha, President, Atomic Learning

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

Best K-12 Instructional Solution

• Amanda Almaliah, Teacher, Sage Day School

• Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults

• Donna Craighead, President, Educational Technology Services

• Kenni Driver, Chief Executive Officer, Driver Public Relations

• Bob Faigel, Principal, ChannAlli

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

• Karen Kaplan, Executive Director, Commission for Educational Technology, State of Connecticut

• Lisa Mireles, Principal, Kula Elementary School

Best Mathematics Instructional Solution

• Rich Andrusiak, State Supervisor of Mathematics, New Hampshire Department of Education

• David Brinegar, Director of Engineering, Visual Sciences, Inc.

• Marion Foster, Mathematics Professor, Houston Community College

• Jan Half, Program Director, MOUSE Squad of California

• Charlotte Schulze-Hewett, Instructor, Harper College

• Lalitha Subramanian, Assistant Professor, Potomac State College of West Virginia University

Best Mobile or Handheld Education Solution

• Tom Schmeltzer, CEO, Technology Solutions

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

Best Online Instructional Solution

• Sallie Hill Outten, Instructional Technology Resource Specialist, Blue Ridge Virtual Govenor School

• Rita Oates, President, Oates Associates, Inc.

• Brandyn Payne, Sr. Director, Enterprise Education, Healthways, Inc.

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

• Brett Tanaka, Advanced Technology Research Specialist, Hawaii Department of Education

Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution

• Amanda Antico, Academic Business Advisors, LLC

• Sharon Lalla, Instructional Tech Manager, NMSU

Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution

• David Davis, Competitive Intelligence Manager, Copyright Clearance Center

• Nicole Engelbert, Lead Analyst, Education & Vertical Markets Technology, Datamonitor

Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution

• Lee Allen, Assistant Professor, University of Memphis

• John Kenny, CEO, Infotech Strategies, Inc.

• Jeffrey Parsons, Director of Program Evaluations and Technology, Lindsey Wilson College

• Pavani Reddy, Management Associate, LexisNexis

Best Professional Development Solution

• Peter Desberg, Professor, California State University Dominguez Hills

• Bruce Duncan, Director, Technology Services, New Teacher Center @ USC

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

• Pamela Nelson, General Manager, The College Board / SpringBoard

Best Reading/English Instructional Solution

• Angela Choate, Curriculum Technology Coordinator, Miami-Dade County Public School

• Mina Johnson, President; Research Scientist, NeuronFarm; Arizona State University

• Martin Kelly, Director of Curriculum, Florida Virtual School

• Merle Marsh, Director Special Projects, Worcester Preparatory School

• Jim Rosso, Red Rock Reports

• Makalla Routten, Assistive Technology Specialist, Hampton City Schools

Best Science Instructional Solution

• Jan Half, Program Director, MOUSE Squad of California

• Joyce Hinkson, Education Programs Consultant, State of California

• Jim Rosso, Red Rock Reports

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

Best Social Studies Instructional Solution

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

• Jan Half, Program Director, MOUSE Squad of California

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

Best Student Assessment Solution

• Cathy Anderegg, Assessment Administrator, State of Alaska Dept. of Education

• Catherine Helgoe, Senior Project Manager, LEGO Education Division

• Chevy Martin, Chevy Martin Solutions

• Bruce Nelson, Senior Associate, Academic Business Advisors, LLC

• Iwan Streichenberger, consultant

Best Content Aggregation Service

• John Blossom, President, Shore Communications Inc.

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

• Kathy Greenler Sexton, Chief Marketing Officer, OrderMotion, Inc.

• Ray Wu, Managing Director, HP

Best Corporate Blog

• Samuella Becker, CEO and Founder, TigressPR

• Stephanie Overby, Senior Editor, CIO magazine

• Joanna Rustin, President, Rustin Communications

Best Medical and Health Information Product

• Dr. Darwin Dennison, Professor, University of North Carolina - Wilmington

• Holly Grey, Manager, VCPI

Best Online Business Information Service

• John Blossom, President, Shore Communications Inc.

• Peter Coffee, Director, Platform Research, Salesforce.com

• Kathy Greenler Sexton, Chief Marketing Officer, OrderMotion, Inc.

• Matt Lohman, Director, Business Development, eCredit.com

Best Online Consumer Information Service

• Jan Ziff, Host/Presenter, Sound*Bytes

Best Online Directory & Business Leads Service

• George Beckerman, Partner, Marlin & Associates

• Megan St. John, Managing Director, Infocommerce Group

Best Online General Reference Service

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

• Dave Harmeyer, Director of Research & Development, University Libraries, Azusa Pacific University

Best Online Government Information Service

• Barbara Brynko, Information Today, Inc.

• Paul Merrion, Senior Reporter/Washington, Crain's Chicago Business

Best Online News Service

• Barbara Brynko, Information Today, Inc.

• Charles Terry, President, MarketResearch.com Inc.

Best Online Professional Financial Information Service

• Chuck Amos, Executive VP of Strategic Business Development, Spectrum K12

• Theresa Carey, Contributing Editor, , Barron's

• Jim Holtzman, Chief Financial Officer, Fieldglass, Inc.

Best Online Science or Technology Service

• Jim Rosso, Red Rock Reports

• Tom Schmeltzer, CEO, Technology Solutions

Best Solution Integrating Content into Workflow

• Steve Lucas, Vice President, OnDemand Software & Services, Business Objects S.A.

• Jill Solek-Giles, Webologie, LLC

Best Vertical Market Business Content Solution

• George Beckerman, Partner, Marlin & Associates

• Daphne Carmeli, President and CEO (former), Metreo, Inc.

• Karen Lavi, Director, Reuters AdvicePoint

• Marcia Taylor, Director, Sales and Business Development, Newstex, LLC

Best Video Content Aggregation Service

• Fred Fishkin, Technology Reporter, Bloomberg Radio

• Gordon Graham, editor, SoftwareCEO.com

Best Workforce Training Solution

• Yves Lermusi, CEO, Checkster

• Gary Swart, CEO, oDesk