Network World

The 2007 Network World Enterprise All-Star Award Nomination Form

Network World's Enterprise All-Star Awards program honors user organizations that demonstrate exceptional use of network technology to further business objectives. Winners of the Enterprise All-Star Awards serve as role models for their industries, showcasing how technology can reduce spending, improve profits, grow the business or otherwise drastically impact operations.

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2007 AWARD WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM JUNE 11 THROUGH JULY 20.

For a FAQ on the Enterprise All-Star Awards program, Click here.

NOMINATED COMPANY
*Name:
*Headquarters location:
*URL:
NETWORK/IT PROJECT
*Name of project leader:
*Job title of project leader:
Contact information for project leader
*E-mail:
*Phone:
If this project has a formal name, what is it?
*In what stage is this project:
In production/ongoing maintenance
In process of rolling out production version
In the testing/evaluation phase
If this project is in production, when did it go live?    
*Please describe the project's size and scope.
Include a description of how many IT systems and employees were affected by this project.
of a 2,000 character limit
*Please describe the business problem the project aimed at solving.
Discuss business challenges and problems using factual details and anecdotal evidence where appropriate.
of a 2,000 character limit
*List the three most significant products deployed as part of this project.
Provide vendor and specific product name, with model number or version, when possible. Do not describe product function.
*Product 1:
Product 2:
Product 3:
*How does this project show exemplary use of technology?
of a 2,000 character limit
*Describe how the technologies and products used in this project solved the business problem.
of a 2,000 character limit
*What business benefits did this project provide?
Use factual evidence, such as cost-savings accrued and productivity improvement statistics, as well as anecdotes, to show evidence of how the technology project benefited the business.
of a 2,000 character limit
*How much did or will the project cost, in total?
Be as specific as possible on project cost; project cost will help judges determine scope of project.$
*What is the expected return on the investment over the next year?$
*Over three years?$
*Besides ROI, what other criteria was used to justify the project?
*What else can you tell us about how the project contributed to the business' bottom line?
For example, did this project open new business opportunities for the company?
of a 2,000 character limit
NOMINATED COMPANY DETAILS
*The nominated company serves which primary industry/market:
*Approximate number of employees in IT department across all company locations?
*Approximate number of employees at the nominated company at all locations?
*Approximately, what was your company's 2006 gross revenue?
SUBMITTER'S INFORMATION
If you are not the network/IT project lead listed above, please provide the following information:
Name:
Job title:
E-mail:
Phone