The Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) and the Workflow And Reengineering International Association (WARIA) are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2004 Global Excellence Awards for innovation and excellence in workflow implementations. These prestigious awards are used to recognise organisations that have demonstrably excelled in implementing innovative solutions to meet strategic business objectives.
"It is important to note the significant role that vendors play in supporting their customers throughout a workflow implementation," said awards judge Martin Ader, industry analyst and author of the Workflow Comparative Study.
"Success is based not just on the relationship between an organisation`s IT and business operations, but a strong relationship between customer and vendor that together leads to an innovative and successful implementation."
Particular attention was paid to workflow implementations that show workflow extending beyond the corporate boundaries to support customers, suppliers and trading partners.
Middle East-Africa
Silver Award
* Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, Jordan (nominated by Telaterra Software LLC)
Gold Award
* First National Bank Card Division, South Africa (nominated by Staffware South Africa (Pty) Ltd)
North America
Silver Award
* Pershing Technology Group, USA (nominated by Pershing, LLC)
Gold Award
* Missouri Public Service Commission, USA (nominated by FileNet Inc)
Pacific Rim
Silver Award
* Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Korea (nominated by HandySoft Global)
Gold Award
* Wintech Microelectronics Corporation, Taiwan (nominated by AboveE Technology Inc)
Pan European
Silver Award
* EMI/Virgin, France (nominated by W4)
Gold Award
* National Assembly for Wales, United Kingdom (nominated by FileNet Inc)
South America
Gold Award
* Tarjeta Naranja S.A. Argentina (nominated by Pectra)
The Global Excellence in Workflow Awards are now in their 15th year. The Gold and Silver Awards will be presented at the Javits Centre at 4pm on Tuesday, 9 March 2004, in conjunction with the AIIM Conference and Expo, New York.
Winners and finalists will receive additional recognition by having their case studies published in the next volume of Excellence in Practice by Future Strategies Inc. For questions relating directly to the awards, please contact Layna Fischer, the awards director, at +1 954 782 3376 or e-mail awards@waria.com.
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The WfMC, founded in August 1993, is a non-profit, international organisation of workflow vendors, users, analysts and university/research groups. The coalition`s mission is to promote and develop the use of workflow through the establishment of standards for software terminology, interoperability and connectivity between workflow products. Comprising over 300 members throughout the world, the coalition is the primary standards body for this significant software market. The creation of the WfMC Standards Reference Model has proved its importance in other areas of technology, most notably the ISO Seven Layer reference model for computer communications.
WARIA (www.waria.com)
The charter of the Workflow And Reengineering International Association is to identify and clarify issues that are common to all users of workflow and those who are in the process of reengineering their organisations. WARIA`s mission is to make sense of what`s happening at the intersection of business process reengineering, process management, workflow and electronic commerce and reach clarity through sharing experiences, product evaluations, networking among users and vendors, education and training.
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