NETWORK WORLD CHOOSES WINNERS OF ANNUAL ENTERPRISE
ALL-STAR AWARDS
Forty Companies Honored for Excellence in Network IT Innovation
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass. – September 27, 2006 – Network World, Inc. honors 40 outstanding network IT enterprise projects with this week's announcement of its Enterprise All-Star Award winners. The winners, selected from nearly 200 entries by a panel of editorial judges, represent the best use of technology within eight technology categories. From building virtualized Linux applications infrastructures to rolling out VoIP across the organization, Enterprise All-Star winners are applying innovative technologies to help their companies enter new markets, streamline business processes, increase competitive advantage and dramatically reduce costs.
Cost-cutting was a key driver among the majority of All-Star winners, cumulatively reporting savings of more than $20.7 million in the first year of implementation. The winning projects took a median of eight months from planning to production, with 82% requiring less than a year.
"This year's competition can be summed up in one word: innovation," said Beth Schultz, editor, Network World's Signature Series. "Recognizing such companies is rewarding. One winner for example stands as a proving ground for chip-level security, while another bucked conventional wisdom and used freeware to automate configuration across dozens of makes and models of desktops."
Some facts about the winners include:
• 10 winners in the healthcare category, the vertical industry with the most wins
• Six years for the longest running project. One month for the shortest.
• $939,733 for the mean project savings
• 56 total vendors used in the award-winning projects
All 40 Network World Enterprise All-Star award winners along with a description of project goals and technologies are profiled in the September 25 Signature Series issue and can be viewed online by industry and technology category at www.networkworld.com/allstar/2006
2006 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award Recipients
1-800-flowers.com |
Aeroplan |
Alamance Regional Medical Center |
Appalachian State University |
BNSF Logistics |
BNSF Railway |
Cabell Huntington Hospital |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia |
City of Loma Linda |
Community Health Network |
Continental Airlines |
Credit Suisse |
Evolution Benefits |
FirstHealth of the Carolinas |
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering |
Goldsmith Agio Helms |
Harvard Business School |
Inergy Automotive Systems |
Kansas City Power & Light |
Kindred Healthcare |
Las Vegas Review-Journal |
MasterBrand Cabinets |
MedicAlert Foundation |
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital |
Ochsner Health System |
Paccess |
Papa Gino's and D'Angelo Sandwich Shops |
PHH Mortgage |
Priceline.com |
Prudential Financial |
Saugus Union School District |
Southwest Washington Medical Center |
Subaru of Indiana Automotive |
Taleo |
University at Buffalo Health Sciences
of the Inspector General |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office |
Vassar Brothers Medical Center |
Wachovia Bank |
Wilson & Company, Engineers and Architects |
Wound Technology Network |
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