Publication: KMWorld
Publication Date: 01-NOV-07
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Author: McKellar, Hugh
Article Excerpt
Selecting winners for these awards gets more difficult each year. When we handed out the first ones at the 2001 KMWorld conference, we received roughly 20 nominations for each category. The number of submissions has grown each year since then; we received more than 175 (both formal and informal) this year, and paring them down to these finalists was especially tough.
Sure, some of the entries were easy to eliminate--they came from people who hadn't bothered to read and follow the criteria. But those aside, the rest were carefully examined by the judging panel, which included analysts, systems integrators and a select group of highly knowledgeable users. As usual (and unfortunately for me), they want to maintain their anonymity, fearing potential conflicts. So, that puts me in that most enviable of positions--the target for complaints.
We haven't yet selected the winners of this year's awards, but, to a person, we have agreed on the finalists. Obviously, what we're able to publish in print just provides a small taste of the full value of, in the case of the KM Reality Award, the installed solutions, or, for KM Promise, the incredible potential of the offerings. So, please visit KMWorld.com and click on the KM Award button to see the nominations themselves (note that in certain instances, we have been asked to withhold some information from publication).
--Hugh McKellar, KMWorld editor in chief
KMWorld MAGAZINE
2007 Finalists KM Promise
KM PROMISE AWARD
Many companies promise that their technology is the best knowledge management solution. This award is given to the organization that is delivering on its promise to customers by providing innovative technology solutions for implementing and integrating knowledge management practices into their business processes. The award-winning organization demonstrates how it goes beyond simply delivering technology to working with clients to ensure that both the technology and knowledge processes are embedded into the work processes. In other words, it helps organizations realize positive business results.
A2iA (a2ia.com)
Tools for document analysis and handwritten data extraction from paper documents.
ABBYY (abbyy.com) FlexiCapture 8.0
Data extraction from structured forms, semi-structured forms, unstructured documents and any combination of several document types for input into databases, business systems and processes.
Alfresco (alfresco.com)
Open source content management systems that provide low total cost of ownership.
ASG Software Solutions (asg.com) ASG-Rochade
A metadata management solution for large and medium-sized organizations that manages information about data and systems.
Astute Solutions (astutesolutions.com) RealDialog
Natural language dialog-based contact center, relationship management and self-service solutions.
Cipher Systems (ciphersystems.com) Knowledge.Works
Sophisticated tools to streamline the management of the competitive intelligence and knowledge management process.
Citrix Online (citrixonline.com)
On-demand applications for remote desktop access.
Copyright Clearance Systems (copyright.com)
Innovative licensing services...
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