iAwards
2006 for Excellence
Celebrating
Queensland's
entrepreneurial
spirit
A
number of Queensland
companies have
been recognized
recently for
their significant
contribution
to the ICT industry
at the 2006
iAwards.
Presented by
Australian Information
Industry Association
(AIIA), the
Australian Financial
Review, the
CSIRO ICT Centre
and MIS Australia,
the iAwards
embrace the
entrepreneurial
spirit of the
Australian ICT
industry and
encourage its
growth and development
by providing
international
recognition
for Australia's
leading ICT
innovations.
Locally
based ICT companies
Wotif.com, Australasian
CRC for Interaction
Design (ACID),
Dialect Solutions
Group Medtamic,
B-free Pty Ltd
and additionally,
Griffith University
all highlighted
the strength
of the ICT industry
in Queensland
and the contribution
that the state
makes to the
Australian ICT
industry and
economy.
As Rob Durie,
Chief Executive
Officer of the
Australian Information
Industry Association
(AIIA), Australia's
peak industry
body for the
ICT industry,
commented, “The
high calibre
of this year's
winners and
finalists reflects
the breadth
of entrepreneurial
spirit within
the Australian
ICT industry
and its impact
on the nation's
economy and
productivity.”
John Vickers
State Chair
of AIIA Queensland
added, “It's
wonderful to
see Queensland's
world-class
creativity being
recognised through
the success
of these companies.
I'm certain
that we'll see
even more successes
of this nature
in the future.”
Wotif.com was
recognised with
the iAward for
Tourism and
Hospitality
as well as the
inspiration
iAward for the
'best of the
best' of all
ICT products
and services
for 2006. Wotif.com
was the first
internet site
in the world
to offer 'live'
hotel inventory
to the retail
market. Today,
six years from
inception the
fast and easy-to-use
site attracts
nearly two million
user sessions
and processes
more than 110,000
bookings per
month. Wotif.com
CEO Graeme Wood
said of the
company's iAward
wins, “I
was thrilled
to receive these
iAwards and
be recognised
by our ICT industry
peers. It is
especially flattering
to be recognised
amongst such
successful Australian
ICT organisations
who are achieving
phenomenal results.
“Winning
the Tourism
and Hospitality
iAward reinforces
our strong position
in the accommodation
industry and
to also win
the Inspiration
Award has further
raised our profile
throughout the
Australasian
region, which
is our key market,”
he added.
Medtamic received
the Healthcare
iAward for the
MD Analyze Clinical
Information
System a multi-specialty
surgical, enterprise
level, client/server
application
that will ensure
better health
outcomes for
all Australians.
With MD Analyze,
surgeons have
instant access
to a comprehensive
outcomes-centric
analysis defined
by common demographic,
co-morbidity,
diagnosis, treatment,
complications
and assessment
criteria. With
this capability
they are better
able to provide
treatment in
line with industry
best practice.
Dialect Solutions
Group received
the iAward for
Financial Services
for the Dialect
Amex B2B Purchase
Card Payments
System which
enables suppliers
within a supply
chain to accept
payments from
corporate buyers
and electronically
attach their
invoice details.
B-Free Pty Ltd
were recognized
with the Merit
iAward for Financial
Services for
their Online
Financial Software
which uses NET
technology to
automate accounting
processes by
up to 98 percent
and greatly
reduce the time
small businesses
spend in preparing
their accounts.
Australasian
CRC for Interaction
Design (ACID)
was recognized
with the Education
and Training
Merit iAward
for their Digital
Songlines Virtual
Heritage Project
which enables
important Aboriginal
cultural and
heritage information,
commonly conveyed
using dance,
stories and
art, to be communicated
across generations
by using computer
simulation technology.
The KENG-ADASS
Development
team at Griffith
University won
the Tertiary
Student iAward
for KENG-ADASS,
a solution that
was developed
for the Child
Contact Service
of the Kingston
East Neighbourhood
Group, a not
for profit organisation.
The Child Contact
Service responds
to separation
situations brought
about by divorce
or separation,
child abuse,
domestic violence,
neglect and
sexual abuse
cases. ADASS
is a completely
integrated data
storage environment
developed to
enable staff
to perform their
role efficiently
with the confidence
that the required
levels of security
and professionalism
in relation
to the storage
of sensitive
information
are met.
In many instances,
winning an iAward
provides the
springboard
for Australian
companies to
launch new business
innovations
on the world
stage. Each
of the Queensland
iAward winners
will go on to
represent Australia
at the Asia
Pacific ICT
Awards (APICTA),
being held in
Macau in October,
2006, where
they will compete
against entrants
from other APICTA
member economies,
including Brunei,
China, Hong
Kong, India,
Indonesia, Korea,
Macau, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the
Philippines,
Pakistan, Singapore,
Sri Lanka, Thailand
and Vietnam.
