2009 Vision Award for Business Impact

The BeyeNETWORK is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Vision Award for Business Impact. More than four dozen entries were received in six categories: analytics, business intelligence (BI), data access, performance management, operational BI and software-as-a-service BI, exemplifying the positive impact that software solutions can have on an organization.

The winning submissions covered a range of industries from healthcare to web analytics to manufacturing. The true measure of a software solution is its business impact, and the business value of these winning solutions includes costs savings, improvements in strategic decision making, data quality, operational efficiency; increased customer retention, ability to manage overall sales growth and increased forecasting accuracy.

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2009 BeyeNETWORK Vision Award for Business Impact


ANALYTICS
Kognitio for TRA, Inc.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Hitachi Consulting for Schumacher Group

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Teradata Corporation for Freescale Semiconductor

DATA ACCESS, INTEGRATION AND EXECUTIBILITY
Initiate Systems for Ochsner Health System

OPERATIONAL BI
MicroStrategy for Nygård International

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Actuate for St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital

SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE BI
Adaptive Planning for Pep Boys

"The Network would like to thank all who submitted entries for this year's award. The BeyeNETWORK would also like to thank the industry experts who participated as judges. They did a wonderful job, bringing objectivity and a breath of expertise to the judging process."

Thanks to the Judges

The BeyeNETWORK thanks the judges for their time and attention to detail while evaluating a host of entries. The objectivity and expertise these judges provided was invaluable. Our gratitude to the following:

Merv Adrian, IT Market Strategy
Lou Agosta, ACM
Leslie Ament, Hypatia Consulting
Michael Brooks, Checkmate Consulting
Larry Goldman, AmberLeaf
Seth Grimes, Alta Plana
Richard Hackathorn, Bolder Technology
Michael Jennings, EW Solutions
Chuck Kelly, Database Technology Consultant
William McKnight, McKnight Consulting
John Myers, Blue Buffalo Group
Colin White, BI Research
Nancy Williams, DecisionPath Consulting
Lindsay Wise, Wise Analytics
Editorial team of BeyeNETWORK

Each entry was rated on a scale of 1 to 5 in five areas: financial return, impact on internal/external customers, business impact, strategic advantage and cutting-edge technology. Additionally, the judges were asked to rank their final choices. The point scores and rankings were tallied to determine the winners.