ManageSoft wins prestigious AIIA iAward 2004 at CeBit Australia
AIIA’s industry awards, now in their 14th year, name Managesoft as one of Australia's best ICT companies
May 6, 2004 Sydney, AUSTRALIA
At an awards ceremony held at CeBIT Australia, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) last night announced the winners of this year’s prestigious iAwards. AIIA’s industry awards, now in their 14 th year, recognise innovation and excellence in Australia’s ICT industry sector.
Minister Daryl Williams, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Patron of the iAwards, presented the Minister’s award for excellence, the Inspiration Award, to ManageSoft as the most outstanding category winner for the evening. ManageSoft are an Australian based multinational software company that specialises in software management and deployment tools for large and medium size enterprises.
Chief Executive Officer of AIIA, Mr Rob Durie said that the winners’ products and solutions demonstrate a strong contribution to the Australian economy, reflecting not only the industry’s role as a key economic driver, but its contribution to society.
Mr Durie said, “The iAwards are a clear demonstration that ICT is pervasive and its impact is indeed very powerful. Tonight’s winners address key areas such as health, ecommerce and education in sectors representing community, government and the Australian business sector.
“The ICT industry is buzzing tonight. Australia has a culture of innovation and a strong desire for access to the latest technologies. We have a low cost, highly skilled and diverse workforce capable of designing and developing new and innovative technologies and applications. The winners of tonight’s iAwards clearly demonstrate this,” he said.
AIIA presents the iAwards during CeBIT Australia to provide these companies with maximum exposure to both domestic and international markets. “On behalf of AIIA I would like to congratulate all the winners. I am confident that iAward recognition will enhance your business opportunities and in turn can further your contribution to the Australian economy.” said Mr Durie.
The iAwards are strongly supported by industry and government and are proudly co-presented by The Australian Financial Review, with key partners including Microsoft Australia, IBM Australia, Welsh Development Agency, CSIRO, Hudson Global Resourcing, The British Midlands, Austrade and the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, ZDNet, Optus, Accenture, Betrusted, Zoo Interactive, and McGills Bookstores.
ManageSoft wins iNTERNATIONAL and iNSPIRATION iAwards
iNTERNATIONAL
This Award is open to Australian ICT companies that have demonstrated excellent export performance. |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| ICT Exporter Award |
ManageSoft Corporation |
|
| Founded in Melbourne in 1990, ManageSoft has maintained steady growth over the past 13 years and has grown its revenue by 85% in FY2003. |
iNSPIRATION
This Minister’s iAward is presented to the overall iAward winner. |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| ICT Exporter Award |
ManageSoft Corporation |
|
| Founded in Melbourne in 1990, ManageSoft has maintained steady growth over the past 13 years and has grown its revenue by 85% in FY2003. |
iAward Winners 2004
IMPLEMENTATION
These Awards are open to Australian ICT companies and their clients that have effectively used ICT to improve business outcomes. |
| Award |
Company |
Product /Client Nominated |
| IT Services |
Australia |
Electronic Courtrooms |
|
has developed and oversees the operational management of electronic courtrooms for the HIH Royal Commission in Sydney and for the Building and Construction Industry Royal Commission in Melbourne. |
| Software |
The Smith Family |
ENCORE |
| ENCORE is a web-enabled client management system used by over 300 staff and volunteers in 50 locations dispersed across the country, which provides detailed case management and real-time transaction processing functionality to support The Smith Family’s community programs |
| Telecommunications |
CSIRO ICT Centre |
The Virtual Critical Care Unit |
| The Virtual Critical Care Unit is a broadband telepresence that allows an expert located in a major centre to be part of a team taking part in a critical care episode. |
| eBusiness & Internet |
Health Insurance Commission |
HIC Online |
| HIC Online enables the migration of Medicare claiming to a seamless electronic commerce environment, while delivering improved customer service to both providers and their patients. |
INNOVATION
These Awards are open to Australian ICT companies that have designed outstanding and innovative products that will revolutionise the ICT marketplace. |
| Award |
Company |
Product /Client Nominated |
| IT Services |
The ANU Centre for Mental Health Research |
MoodGym |
| “MoodGYM” - an innovative, self-help web program designed to prevent and decrease depressive symptoms in users by teaching the principles of cognitive behaviour therapy, which has proven effective for people with depression. |
| Software |
myinternet |
myclasses |
| ‘myclasses’ - a Virtual Learning Environment which delivers tools to teachers allowing them to access online resources from other teachers, other education departments and other content repositories and tailor and deliver these resources to classes of students. |
| eBusiness & Internet |
CSIRO ICT Centre |
CMWeb |
| “CMWeb” –a solution that actively promotes convergence of digital media platforms such as digital TV, 3G phones and the Internet, and enables interoperability between many types of audio-visual applications. |
| Telecommunications |
Telstra Research Laboratories |
Lyrebird |
| “Lyrebird” - a state-of-the-art development environment for building Speech Recognition Applications. |
iNTERNATIONAL
This Award is open to Australian ICT companies that have demonstrated excellent export performance. |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| ICT Exporter Award |
ManageSoft Corporation |
|
| Founded in Melbourne in 1990, ManageSoft has maintained steady growth over the past 13 years and has grown its revenue by 85% in FY2003. |
iNVESTMENT
This iAward is open to Australian registered ICT companies with annual revenues of under $5 million dollars. Outstanding Product Innovation by an SME Includes products in the categories of Hardware; Software; E Business and Internet; Software; and IT Services. |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| Product Innovation by an SME |
River Dynamics |
smartAlloc |
| smartAlloc is a web-based system that uses a patented process to intelligently allocate work to service suppliers based on their historical performance in the areas of cost, quality, timeliness, and impact on outcomes. |
| Best Implementation of an ICT Solution by an Australian Local Industry Company. |
axe Group |
Insurance eBusiness solution |
| Axe Group has built an eBusiness solution that allows insurers and their agents to comply with new industry regulations required by the Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) |
| Outstanding Partnership between a Local Industry Company and a Multi National Corporation. |
Exinda Networks |
End to End Quality of Service |
| Exinda Networks, in conjunction with MCI, one of the world’s largest ISPs have partnered to provide “End to End Quality of Service” for IP traffic across private and public internet links. |
iNVOLVEMENT
This iAward recognises excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| Corporate Social Responsibility |
Inspire Foundation |
Beanbag Net Centres |
| Beanbag aims to ensure that young Australians living on the margins of our wealthiest and largest cities have the same learning, education and social opportunities that most young people take for granted through easy access to the Internet and its associated technologies. |
iNSPIRATION
This Minister’s iAward is presented to the overall iAward winner. |
| Category |
Company |
Product |
| ICT Exporter Award |
ManageSoft Corporation |
|
| Founded in Melbourne in 1990, ManageSoft has maintained steady growth over the past 13 years and has grown its revenue by 85% in FY2003. |
AIIA – Informing, Influencing and Growing Our Industry
The Australian Information Industry Association is the leading national body representing suppliers of information and communication technology (ICT) goods and services. AIIA has over 340 member companies that generate combined revenues of more than $50 billion, employ over 100,000 Australians and have exports of over $2 billion.
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