In-Depth
Innovator Awards 2004: Risk Takers Triumph
For 10 years, Application Development Trends has awarded Innovator Awards to
IT development organizations that have undertaken risky projects utilizing innovative
technologies and/or processes aimed at solving a pressing business problem.
Many of this year's winning and honorable mention entries utilized emerging
technologies like Web services and Service-Oriented Architectures to complete
complex projects for far lower cost and effort than in past years. To read profiles
of Innovator Award Winners and Honorable Mentions by category, click on the following links:
Data Warehousing/Business
Intelligence
Winner: XO
CommunicationsHonorable Mention: FleetBoston Financial
Corp.
Tools &
Technologies
Winner: LexisNexis
Honorable
Mention: Noel-Levitz
E-Business Application DevelopmentWinner: The Directorate of
Medical Materiel for the Defense Supply Center
PhiladelphiaHonorable Mention: Mesa County Valley
School District #51
Middleware and Application IntegrationWinner:
ABNA
Ltd.Honorable Mention: Alcan Inc.
Processes & PracticesWinner: EPA's Office of
Technology, Operations and PolicyHonorable Mention: U.S. Army's Community
and Family Support Center
Web ServicesWinner: Fairfax County Public
SchoolsHonorable Mention: CompuCredit
Application Management and DeploymentWinner: Montgomery County
Children ServicesHonorable Mention: Paymentech