TUANZ Innovation Awards winners

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M-Com takes top prize at ceremony last night

By Computerworld staff | Auckland | Friday, 3 September, 2010

Mobile banking and payment services company M-Com won the top award at last night’s TUANZ Innovation Awards.

M-Com, whose banking, mobile proximity payment and mobile money transfer solutions have been sold to more than 180 banks in the world, was awarded the TUANZ Telecommunications Innovation Award and the TUANZ Initiative of the Year Award.

Gen-i also featured prominently, winning the TUANZ Healthcare Award with Alcatel-Lucent and the Auckland District Health Board. Gen-i CEO Chris Quin was given the Chairman’s Award.

The full list of Awards is as follows:

TUANZ Telecommunications Innovation Award sponsored by
VectorFibre
M-Com

TUANZ Initiative of the Year Award sponsored by Voco
M-Com

TUANZ Mobile Application of the Year Award sponsored by Motorola
Winner: Run the Red and KHF Media
For: Run the Red and RedX Mobile Marketing Platform

TUANZ Education Award sponsored by Aurecon
Winner: Kiwibank and Social Capital
For: heaps!

TUANZ Healthcare Award
Winner: Gen-i, Alcatel-Lucent, Auckland District Health Board
For: Mobile Telehealth

TUANZ Rural Award
Winner: Gen by Harmonic

TUANZ Local & Central Government Services Award
Winner: North Shore City Council
For: Online Consenting Solution

TUANZ Commerce Award
Winner: Kiwibank and Social Capital
For: heaps!

TUANZ Telecommunications Journalist of the Year sponsored by
2degrees Mobile
Winner: Tom Pullar-Strecker
From: The Dominion Post

TUANZ ICT Innovator of the Year Award sponsored by Kelly Services
Winner: Steve Fuller
For: Open Access network for Schools

TUANZ Next Generation Fibre-Optic Network Award sponsored by
Northpower Fibre
Winner: FX Networks
For: The FX Next Generation Network

TUANZ Internet Service of the Year Award sponsored by Telecom
Wholesale
Winner: SNAP Internet

TUANZ Telecommunications Carrier of the Year Award sponsored by
the Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum
Winner: 2degrees Mobile

TUANZ Technology Media of the Year Award sponsored by Kordia
Winner: Computerworld

TUANZ Chairman’s Award
Winner: Chris Quin