Each year, SoftwareCEO/CompTIA forms a select panel of industry experts
to evaluate the nominations and determine finalists and Software Innovation
Award winners. These industry experts,
are analysts, consultants, writers and trade press,
and subject-matter experts. Judges must submit an application which
is reviewed
for experience and expertise.
Here are the current categories:
Company Achievement in Innovation: Companies
who demonstrate extraordinary levels of substantial, ongoing,
and innovative activity
are encouraged nominate
in this category. Company innovation may be in product design,
development approaches, marketing, sales or other business activities.
Most Innovative Software Idea: Companies
and individuals who have provided innovative ideas that help
drive the software industry forward
are urged to seek this Award. These innovative ideas, methodologies
and approaches may be expressed in books, through Web sites,
seminars, or other
publications. The idea must be novel and have substantial current
and future impact on the software industry.
Most Innovative Service/Business Model: Companies
and individuals who have conceived, developed and launched innovative
software services and/or
used innovative business models to provide a service are encouraged
to nominate in this category. Included in this category are new
approaches to delivering Web content.
Most Innovative Software for the Software Industry: Companies
providing software products and tools that help software companies
run their businesses
are urged to apply for this award. Licensing solutions, testing
tools, version control software, tools that track software defects
and enhancements,
software design and development environments, Web development
tools, and other similar software are all in this category.
Most Innovative Enterprise Software: Companies providing
software products, utilities and tools that help enterprises run their
applications and enterprises
more efficiently and profitably are urged to seek this award. Examples
of software in this category includes software platforms, libraries,
frameworks, components, database engines, data tools, workflow and integration,
change
and configuration management, SOA, ESB, EIS, process optimization,
and other similar software.
Most Innovative Small and Medium-Sized Infrastructure Software: Companies
providing software that helps small and medium sized businesses run
their applications and businesses more efficiently and profitably are
urged
to seek this award.
Most Innovative General Business Software: Companies
providing general business applications are encouraged to submit their
products for nomination
in this category. Examples would be email control software, collaboration
tools, project management solutions, etc.
Most Innovative Vertical Industry Software: Companies
providing business applications to specific industry verticals may seek
this award.
SoftwareCEO/CompTIA, at its sole discretion, may revise these categories
or decide to award multiple or no winners in any given category.
For more details about the Software Innovation
Awards, click the links below.
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