SIIA Announces 2011 CODiE Awards Winners for Software Industry

May 27, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

Thirty-one winners from 395 nominations recognized for industry excellence

The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, today announced the winners of the prestigious CODiE Awards for products and services in the business software industry. The CODiE Awards—the industry’s only peer-reviewed rewards program—were announced today during a special luncheon held in conjunction with the All About the Cloud conference in San Francisco.

“For more than 25 years, the CODiE Awards have recognized the most innovative new technology products and services,” noted SIIA President Ken Wasch.  ”The software recognized today underwent an intensive review by industry peers, subject matter experts, analysts and journalists to make it into the winner’s circle. These products provide the business solutions that fuel our economy and solidify America’s place in the global marketplace. SIIA warmly congratulates all of the winners and nominees of the CODiE Awards.”

The CODiE Awards recognize excellence in the business software, digital content, and education technology industries. Through a rigorous product review process, subject matter experts in these industries score products based on industry-accepted criteria. Finalists are selected and then considered by the members of SIIA through a voting process. CODiE winners receive a significant level of industry validation that reflects excellence, conveys importance, and calls attention to their innovation and industry leadership. For more information about the CODiE Awards visit http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/.

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SIIA Education Division Releases Don’t Copy That 2 – School Version

February 12, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

The Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced the release of Don’t Copy That 2 – School Version as part of SIIA’s ongoing effort to help teachers educate K-12 students about the ethical and legal use of copyrighted materials, such as software, books, articles, music and movies.

Don’t Copy That 2 – School Version is a fun-to-watch rap music video that addresses the dangers of engaging in piracy and the importance of respecting the creative output of others.  The accompanying classroom resources include support materials for the video, lesson plans for middle and high school teachers, a glossary, and other resources that can be helpful to educators in teaching these complex and important concepts.

The course materials include many of the same concepts for both middle and high school students, but use age-appropriate methods.  The lesson plans serve as models that educators can customize to their students’ needs.  The learning materials have been designed as a series of presentations, discussions and student activities.

“With piracy levels reaching all time highs, it is essential that we educate the younger generation on both the risks of piracy and the value of respecting and encouraging creativity and innovation,” said Keith Kupferschmid, General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement for SIIA. “The video and lesson plans are intended to place students in the shoes of artists, authors and other creators so that they may better understand how it feels when someone spends long hours creating something valuable only to see it being stolen.”

The materials were created with the support of professional organizations, such as the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), which advocates safe, legal and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources.

“We’re excited to see SIIA’s creative approach to questions of digital citizenship,” said Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE. “It certainly supports and reinforces ISTE’s widely-adopted NETS guidelines for digital age learning, teaching and school leadership. We may be past the ‘Don’t Copy That Floppy’ of almost 20 years ago, but there’s still a need for relevant and engaging resources on intellectual property resources.”

More information can be found at http://dontcopythat2.com.

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SIIA, OpSource to Host All About the Cloud Conference

February 11, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

Largest cloud industry event to advance the ongoing evolution of computing

The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, in partnership with OpSource, Inc., the leader in enterprise cloud and managed hosting, will hold its annual All About the Cloud conference May 23-26 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Now in its 6th year, the conference will bring together software and cloud computing industry executives to consider the business opportunities and challenges in the continually evolving cloud computing market.

Cloud computing is revolutionizing the way software is developed, consumed and delivered.  The All About the Cloud conference bridges the gap between the traditional software industry and the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) industries.

“This conference was a huge success last year,” said Rhianna Collier, Director of the SIIA Software Division. “With opportunities in cloud computing rapidly growing, we are excited about the prospects for an excellent lineup of speakers and sessions, as well as a high level of participation from across the software industry.” Read more

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SIIA Announces Finalists for 2011 CODiE Awards in Digital Content Categories

January 17, 2011 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

Winners to be announced at 2011 Information Industry Summit in New York, January 25-26

The Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announces the finalists for the prestigious CODiE Awards in the categories relating to digital content aggregation, distribution, management and publishing. The products that qualified will now be reviewed by members of SIIA, who will vote on winners in six categories. The winners will be announced at a special CODiE Awards Dinner on January 25th, which will be held in conjunction with the 2011 Information Industry Summit in New York City.

Twenty-nine products from 16 companies were selected as finalists from among over 100 nominations submitted by 40 companies. LexisNexis has the most products reaching the final stage, with 6 products across 4 categories. The finalists may now be reviewed on the CODiE Awards Website.

“This is the twenty-sixth year we have recognized excellence through the CODiE Awards program, and the 10th year we have offered awards in the content categories,” noted Ken Wasch, President of SIIA. “The competition is tough, as nominating companies are looking to make their products stand out from the competition. The innovations in the content industry shine through in the products selected as finalists, and we are very excited to see how the voting goes this year.” Read more

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SIIA announced CODiE Awards for Software Industry

May 27, 2010 · Filed Under Software News · Comment 

Thirty-three winners from over 450 nominations recognized for industry excellence

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announced the winners of the CODiE Awards for products and service in the content industry today during a special CODiE Awards luncheon event held in conjunction with the All About the Cloud conference in San Francisco.

Best Application Integration Solution
Boomi AtomSphere, Boomi
Best Asset Management Solution
K2 KeyAuditor & KeyServer, Sassafras Software, Inc.
Best Business Intelligence or Knowledge Management Solution
Luxid, TEMIS
Best Business Productivity Solution
BigMachines 9, BigMachines
Best Business Software Solution
NetSuite OneWorld, NetSuite, Inc. Read more

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