The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) today announced the winners of the state and territory finals for the prestigious 2008 iAwards, which recognise the most outstanding information and communications technology (ICT) innovators in each state.
All levels of the ICT community competed in the state finals, with this year’s winners ranging from emerging start-ups to established innovators.
“ICT innovation is increasingly recognised as driving national productivity growth, and the iAwards is a platform that puts Australian innovators firmly in the spotlight. AIIA extends its congratulations to the entrepreneurs who have taken out awards in 2008. We are confident that many of the industry’s future leaders will be drawn from these winners.” said AIIA CEO Ian Birks.
“The quality and range of state entries this year was outstanding and reflects very well on the health of the Australian ICT industry.”
Below is a full list of the category winners for each state.
Australian Capital Territory
• Innovation Technology Services – winner of the Applications & Infrastructure Tools iAward
• University of Canberra Faculty of Information & Science – winner of the Education & Training iAward
• Crim Trac – winner of the e-Government & Services iAward
• aspenmedical – winner of the e-Health iAward
• mHITS Limited – winner of the Financial Applications iAward
• TOWER software – winner of the General Applications iAward
• ContentKeeper Technologies Pty Ltd – winner of the Security Applications iAward
• Torben Schou, ANU – winner of the Tertiary Student Project iAward
• Bureau of Rural Services – merit winner for the e-Government iAward
New South Wales
• Awaresoft – winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools iAward
• IPscape – winner of the Communications Applications iAward
• Strategic Path Publishing – winner of the Education & Training iAward
• Avoka Technologies and Local SmartForms – winners of the e-Government iAward
• Meridian Health Informatics – winner of the e-Health iAward
• Advanta Software - winner of the e-Logistics iAward
• ThoughtWorks Australia and BT Financial Group – winner of the Financial Applications iAward
• IPscape – winner of the General Applications iAward
• Strategic Path Publishing – winner of the Media & Entertainment iAward
• Eden Technology – winner of the Research & Development iAward
• Replica Data Security – winner of the Security Applications iAward
• Yose Widjaja, UNSW – winner of the Tertiary Student Project iAward
• nMetrics – merit winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools iAward
• The Scorpio Group, UNSW – merit winner for the Tertiary Student Project iAward
• Toby Rahilly, UNSW – merit winner for the Tertiary Student Project iAward
Northern Territory
• SRA Information Technology – winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools and Research & Development iAwards
• Northern Territory Institute for Community Engagement & Development – winner of the Communications Applications, e-Government, e-Health and Media & Entertainment iAwards
• Mishme Enterprises – winner of the Education & Training, General Applications iAwards; merit winner for the Communications Applications and Research & Development iAwards
Queensland
• Zap Technology – winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools and General Applications iAwards
• Workstar - winner of the Education & Training iAward
• Trend Care Systems – winner the of e-Health iAward
• Logica Australia and CarbonSim – winner of the Industrial Applications iAward
• Roam Interactive – winner of the Media & Entertainment iAward
• Griffith University – winner of the Research & Development iAward
• Data Master – winner of the Security Applications iAward
Tasmania
• Etech Group – winner of the Education & Training iAward
Victoria
• Pronto Software – winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools iAward
• Momentum Technologies Group – winner of the Communications Applications iAward
• Callista Software Services – winner of the Education & Training and e-Government iAwards
• iCare Solutions – winner of the e-Health and General Applications iAwards
• IP Payments – winner of the Financial Applications iAward
• Sleep Diagnostics – winner of the Industrial Applications iAward
• Stop Motion Pro – winner of the Media & Entertainment iAward
• Zach Sengstock, Caulfield Grammar School – winner of the Secondary Student Project iAward
• Adam Hoddinott & Nathan Koris, Deakin University – joint winners of the Tertiary Student Project iAward
• EVADO® Clinical Trials Software, a division of INVISION IT Systems – merit winner of the e-Health iAward
• The Online Workshop – merit winner for the General Applications and Industrial Applications iAwards
Western Australia
• WebSpy – winner of the Application & Infrastructure Tools iAward
• Western Australia Police and Fujitsu Australia winners of the Communications Applications iAward
• School of Information Systems, Curtin University of Technology – winner of the Education & Training iAward
• AutumnCare Systems – winner of the e-Health iAward
• Change Corporation - winner of the e-Logistics, Financial Applications and General Applications iAwards
• Snowden Mining Industry Consultants – winner of the Industrial Applications iAwards.
The iAward winners were announced over the past fortnight at presentations across Australia. The judging panel consisted of high-profile representatives from the Australian media, academia and government.
This year, the iAwards expanded to a two-tier approach with the state winners going on to compete at the national iAwards. All finalists will also be eligble to win five special awards announced on the night: the CSIRO Tony Benson Award for outstanding individual achievement in ICT; the Inspiration Award, for the best ICT product or service; the ICT Exporter of the Year; the Community Award, for innovation in corporate social responsibility; and, the Start-up Award for the best new ICT business.
A gala dinner announcing the national iAward winners will be hosted in Melbourne on 28 May as part of Technology Week.
The iAwards is presented by the Australian Information Industry Association, the Australian Financial Review and the CSIRO ICT Centre to honour innovation excellence across the Australian ICT industry.
For full details of the winners, go to www.iawards.com.au
For more information contact:
Mr Rhett Somers
Communications Manager
Australian Information Industry Association
Tel: 02 6281 9400
r.somers@aiia.com.au