Alfresco Credit Crunch Innovation Awards
Everywhere you look you read about the economy being in the worst shape for a very long time. "Do more with less”, “do what you have to” and “value for money” will be the mantras for enterprise software in 2009.
Lee Thompson, technology chief of E*Trade, speaking recently to Business Week summed it up best:"In times of recession, as companies need to find a way to do more with less, figure out the value gained out of every penny they spend and make alternatives to reduce costs.”
The Credit Crunch Innovation Awards recognize outstanding innovation in the use
of Alfresco to deliver innovative business solutions and immediate
value to organizations operating on a limited budget and maximizing use
of existing resources.
Overall winner
Winner: Harvard Business Publishing
Industry: Publishing
Geography: USA
Harvard Business Publishing's winning submission
EMEA Commercial Sector
Winner: Saint Gobain
Industry: Manufacturing
Geography: France
Saint Gobain's winning submission
Finalists: EADS Astrium and EADS EPS
EMEA Public Sector
Winner: Flemish Government (VERA)
Industry: Government
Geography: Belgium
Flemish Government's winning submission
Finalist: National AIDS Control Council, North-West University, South Africa
North America Commercial Sector
Winner: Sesame Workshop
Industry: Entertainment/Education
Geography: USA
Sesame Workshop's winning submission
Finalists: CRIX International, TravelMuse
North America Public Sector
Winner: SBA (Small Business Administration)
Industry: Government
Geography: USA
Small Business Administration's winning submission
Finalist: Warren County Correctional Center
Judges
Winners were selected by a panel of judges.
- Matt Asay- Matt is GM of the Americas and VP of Business Development at Alfresco, and has nearly a decade of operational experience with commercial open source and regularly speaks and publishes on open-source business strategy. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network.
- Matt Aslett - Matt is Enterprise Software Analyst at The 451 Group. With nearly a dozen years of experience in journalism and analysis, he primarily covers open source business strategies and the data management market. He regularly contributes to The 451 Group’s open source blog, 451 CAOS Theory, as well as the information management blog, Too Much Information.
- Ron Miller - Ron is a freelance technology writer. He is Contributing Editor at EContent Magazine and editor of the FierceContentManagement newsletter. He has won numerous awards for editorial excellence.
- John Powell - John is President and CEO of Alfresco and has 25 years of enterprise software sales and operations experience. In 2005 Powell co-founded Alfresco. Prior to Alfresco, Powell was responsible for running worldwide operations at Business Objects®.
Prizes
Winners can choose between a donation to a charity of their choice or an alternative personal prize.
- Overall Winner - $1000 (USD) donation to the winner's nominated charity OR MacBook
- Regional Winners - $250 (USD) donation to the winner's nominated charity OR iPod Touch
