Australias Outstanding Technology Innovators Honoured at the 2009 iAwards
Announcement posted by Australian Information Industry Association 28 May 2009
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) recognised
The awards were presented at the 2009 iAwards Gala Dinner in front of an audience over 600 attendees and were presided over by Victorian ICT Minister, the Honourable John Lenders.
AIIA CEO Ian Birks said, “As the iAwards enters its 15th presentation this year, we continue to witness the strength of Australian technology innovation. These innovations will generate new market opportunities and improve the productivity of Australian businesses as a whole.”
“AIIA congratulates the winners of the 2009 iAwards as they have demonstrated clever ways to solve the challenges Australian and global industries are facing, through the use of ICT.”
Winners and merit award recipients were announced in 19 categories:
Communication
Winner:
e-Government
Winner:
Merit: Partnership between the KAZ Group and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACT) with the Australian Maritime Identification System (AMIS), a powerful new capability that combines technology and operators collecting maritime data to analyse threats and risks. By presenting detailed, complex information in a single view for rapid decision-making, AMIS significantly enhances Government’s ability to respond proactively to maritime threats as far from
e-Health
Winner: HealthCube (ACT) for the Aged Care Medical Assessment Service which supports the efficient compilation of needs-driven, comprehensive medical assessments for Aged Care residents.
Merit: Mobilise IT (VIC) for Service Outlook Mobile Care, a unique application that enables Nurses, Carers, Therapists, Doctors and other medical specialties and practices to access and update key client/patient information via a PDA or Smartphone.
e-Inclusions & e-Community
Winner: Admin Bandit (ACT) for web-based accounting software package, Admin Bandit Online which is designed to meet the specific needs of volunteer treasurers in
e-Learning
Winner: The Learning Edge International (TAS) for the EQUELLA application, a centralised digital repository for sharing, managing and creating online content that has been implemented within universities, TAFEs, community colleges, K-12 departments and corporations worldwide.
Merit: Partnership between the CyberInstitute and NQX Freight System (QLD) for NQX College, which delivers a truly blended learning solution to each business and its entire workforce, allowing a sustainable, measurable and engaging approach to vocational training that is aligned to nationally recognised qualifications.
e-Logistics and Supply Chain
Winner: 2ic Software Pty Ltd (SA) for 2ic Pallets, a software tool offering an innovative, cost-effective solution to the problem of pallet loss within the transport & logistics industry.
Merit: Infocomm Software (VIC) for icsLogistics, a unique and innovative application that transforms dynamically from single language use to a fully multi-lingual solution.
Financial Industry Application
Winner: Commonwealth Bank (NSW) for Finest Online, a project that provides customers with a simple, consistent and integrated environment to complete their financial activities.
Merit award: Commonwealth Bank (NSW) for CommBiz, a ‘thin client’ online transactional banking channel developed especially to meet the needs of business customers, from small organisations right through to corporate and institutional customers.
Industrial Application
Winner: Aconex (VIC) for the Aconex tool, an innovative solution designed for the global construction market that reduces the cost, inefficiency and risk of using paper documents.
Media and Entertainment
Winner: miRoamer (VIC) for the miRoamer Internet Car Radio Service, which delivers the first seamless internet car radio solution, allowing users to tune into the football in England, news from Washington or a favourite local music station in India – all from their own car.
Research & Development
Winner: PHM Technology (VIC) for the Maintenance Aware Design environment (MADe) suite which enables the user to model, assess, minimise and manage the impact of failures in complex systems using automated analysis and reporting tools.
Merit: Innovation Science Pty Ltd (SA) for Rapid Passenger Tracking software, which quickly identifies the set of passengers relevant to any incident that occurs on highly interconnected, mass-transit rail networks.
Sustainability & Green IT
Winner: Tradeslot (VIC) for CarbonNavigator, a web-based Software-as-a-Service offering that allows organisations to easily navigate through the maze of compliance, audits, carbon reduction management, financial forecasting and strategic planning.
Tertiary Student Project
Winner: Gaurav Mitra from
Merit: Mohsen Bazgaleh et al from University of Adelaide (SA) for Robotic Concertina
Tools and Infrastructure
Winner: Atlassian (NSW) for JIRA, an application designed for software development and project management with a focus on task achievement. Used by more than 10,000 organisations, JIRA features customisable workflows and user interfaces as well as role and user-based security, giving businesses the ability to map JIRA to local processes.
Tourism & Hospitality
Winner: ThoughtWorks and the Lonely Planet (VIC) for Lonely Planet Online, a new website that offers a rich, multimedia user experience, tapping 35 years of travel guide authors’ and editors’ knowledge, interactive communities, online shopping and travel bookings and user generated content.
Merit: Proactive Technology Group and PK Business Advantage (SA) for Proactive
Start-Up Company
Winner: Memory Box Backup (SA) for Memory Box, a simple, secure, automated backup solution for work and home that utilises the spare disk space of a community of to lower cost and minimise the effect of natural disasters, theft, and spilled coffee.
Merit: Mobilise IT (VIC) for Service Outlook Mobile Care, a unique application that enables Nurses, Carers, Therapists, Doctors and other medical specialties and practices to access and update key client/patient information via a PDA or Smartphone.
Community Award
Winner: Infoxchange
ICT Exporter of the Year
Winner: Aconex (VIC) for the Aconex tool, an innovative solution designed for the global construction market that reduces the cost, inefficiency and risk of using paper documents.
Inspiration Award
Winner: Aconex (VIC) for the Aconex tool.
Tony Benson Award for Individual Achievement in ICT
Winner: Roger Allen
Video testimonials of award winners are available at http://www.youtube.com/user/2009iawards
The 2009 iAwards winners will be invited to represent
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