Mass Technology Leadership Council Announces Remaining 2006 Awards FinalistsFinalists Announced In the Technology User Categories and For CEO and CIO of The Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--July 20, 2006--The Mass Technology Leadership Council announced the remaining finalists for its 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards at an event held at the British Consulate last night. Award finalists were announced for the following categories: Outstanding Technology User Companies, CEO of the Year, and CIO of the Year. The first group of finalists -- for Outstanding Technology Vendor/Developer categories, Executive of the Year, and CTO of the year -- were announced June 28, following the first of the Council's 2006 awards program events. The 2006 Mass Technology Leadership Awards support the Council's mission to foster entrepreneurship and promote the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors. Winners will be announced at an awards banquet on October 11 featuring Bruce Chizen, CEO of Adobe, as the keynote speaker. Following are the finalists announced last night: Outstanding Technology User/Implementer Awards-Averion -Babson College -Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA -Boston Celtics -Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) -Digitas -Eaton Vance -Fidelity Investments -Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance -Investors Bank & Trust -John Hancock -Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Nantucket Off-Shore -Putnam Investments -Vela Systems Leadership Profile Awards: CEO of the Year-John Anderson, PeopleCube -Tod Loofbourrow, Authoria -Art Papas, Bullhorn -Paul Sagan, Akamai -Chris Stone, StreamServe -Bob Weiler, Phase Forward CIO of the Year-Bob Armour, Capital One Point of Sale -Jerry Grochow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Ted Maroney, Investors Bank & Trust -Steve Schmidt, Vertex Pharmaceuticals "The Mass Technology Leadership Awards are unique; this is the only awards program to recognize both the development and implementation of information technology," said Joyce Plotkin, president of the Mass Technology Leadership Council. "The Council has assembled a select group of leaders and influencers in the Massachusetts technology community to evaluate the finalists based on recent achievements in making significant contributions to the industry, to customers, and to their businesses." About the Massachusetts Technology Leadership CouncilThe Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council is the only association that addresses the critical leadership issues of innovative software and technology-enabled companies. Formed by the combination of Massachusetts Software Council and New England Business and Technology Association, Inc., the organization is dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship and promoting the success of companies that develop and deploy technology across industry sectors. The Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council conducts educational programs, hosts industry events, facilitates networking, sponsors research, advocates in favor of technology policies that promote innovation, entrepreneurship and competition, and recognizes industry-leading companies and people.
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