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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 Communications
Honorable Mention: FleetBoston Financial Corp.

Tools & Technologies
Winner: LexisNexis
Honorable Mention: Noel-Levitz

E-Business Application Development
Winner: The Directorate of Medical Materiel for the Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
Honorable Mention: Mesa County Valley School District #51

Middleware and Application Integration
Winner: ABNA Ltd.
Honorable Mention: Alcan Inc.

Processes & Practices
Winner: EPA's Office of Technology, Operations and Policy
Honorable Mention: U.S. Army's Community and Family Support Center

Web Services
Winner: Fairfax County Public Schools
Honorable Mention: CompuCredit

Application Management and Deployment
Winner: Montgomery County Children Services
Honorable Mention: Paymentech