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Computerworld Excellence Awards finalists are announced

The finalists in this year's Computerworld Excellence Awards were announced at simultaneous presentations in Auckland and Wellington late last week.

Following on from the tradition of previous years the entries were of the highest quality and judging them was no mean feat.

Over the next few weeks Computerworld will run a series on the finalists, what makes their projects tick and what makes them stand out from the crowd.


CIO of the Year
Peter Burggraaff The Farmers' Trading Company
Mike Paine New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Excellence in the Use of IT for Customer Service
eLGAR: Libraries for a Greater Auckland Region Smarter Systems Project
Genesis Energy Genesis Field Service Solution
Meteorological Services of New Zealand Ltd Weather Information Service Engine (WISE)
SVS Veterinary Supplies Ltd Vetchannel

Excellence in the Use of IT in a Community Project
Talk Business Project Lancelot
Auckland University of Technology Skills Exchange

Excellence in the Use of IT in Education: Primary & Secondary
Pt England School The Global Village
Opoutere School Kopu Digital Opportunities Project
Samuel Marsden School Handhelds in the Classroom Project
Queen Charlotte College Proliferation of the invasive sea squirt, Didemnum vexillum, within Shakespeare Bay, Queen Charlotte Sound

Excellence in the Use of IT in Education: Tertiary & Commercial
Auckland University of Technology StudyTXT – Supporting students using mobile solutions
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Total Control project
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand NZ Open Source Virtual Learning Environment

Excellence in the Use of IT in Government
eLGAR: Libraries for a Greater Auckland Region Smarter Systems Project
Ministry of Education Student Data Exchange for Schools Pilot
Statistics New Zealand Census 2006 Internet Response Option

Excellence in the Use of IT in Health
Hutt Valley District Health Board Schools Based Vaccination System
New Zealand TelePaediatric Service NZTPS H2H - Hospital to Home

Excellence in Mobile & Wireless Solutions
Sulco VanStar Open Source Mobile Sales System
Foodstuffs Wellington
Auckland Regional Council BioMap
City Care Limited Mobile Event Manager

Excellence in the Use of IT in a Not-for-Profit Organisation
St John NEMS New Zealand Event Management System
Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Education
New Zealand Organisation for Rare Disorders NZORDGroups Template Websites

Excellence in the Use of IT in Small to Medium Enterprise
Bon Pacific Trading ERP Implementation
John Robertson & Associates Ltd www.survey-online.com
Neighbour Productions Trusts On-Line

Most Successful Project Implementation of the Year
eLGAR: Libraries for a Greater Auckland Region Smarter Systems Project
Vero Insurance New Zealand Autosure Internet Policy System

Innovative Use of Technology
HIT Lab AR Tennis
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Total Control project
Phitek Systems ANR™ Ear bud

Overall Excellence in the Use of IT
Airways Corporation of New Zealand Total Control project
City Care Limited Event Management Software Solution
Genesis Energy Genesis Field Service Solution