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SAN RAMON, CA, April 15, 2014 - Ventana Research today announced that nominations are now open for its 2014 Leadership Awards. The Leadership Awards, presented annually, recognize organizations and individuals that have achieved notable success in leading change, increasing productivity and attaining superior business outcomes. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that exemplify the understanding that superior performance requires a clear vision, determination and the concerted efforts of a team.
The Leadership Awards and the ceremony at which they are presented have become an industry tradition. This year’s award recipients will be announced and will receive their awards during the Leadership Awards Ceremony at the 2014 Ventana Research Summit on Oct. 22, 2014 at Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California.
"The Leadership Awards honor individuals and organizations globally across all industries who distinguish their approach to business and IT through the progressive use of information technology," said Mark Smith, CEO and chief research officer of Ventana Research. "The individuals who are honored realize that success requires a great team and effective leadership; our awards bring recognition to them for their commitment to leadership through the use of technology."
These Leadership Awards, the largest business and technology awards program in the industry, cover 28 categories spanning from predictive analytics to customer excellence. Submissions are evaluated by Ventana Research based on the awards program criteria at www.ventanaresearch.com/awards. To begin the submission process, interested organizations or individuals can download a submission form at: ww2.ventanaresearch.com/2014LeadershipAwards. The submission process must be completed by July 25, 2014.
The categories for the Ventana Research 2014 Leadership Awards are:
Overall Business Leadership Award
Business Technology Leadership Awards
Big Data
Business Analytics
Business and Social Collaboration
Business Mobility
Cloud Computing
Social Media
Wearable Computing
Business Leadership Awards
Chief Financial Officer
Office of Finance
Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
Human Capital Management
Sustainability
Operational Leadership Awards
Chief Operational Officer
Contact Center and Call Center
Customer Excellence
Marketing Excellence
Sales Excellence
Supply Chain/Service Chain Excellence
CIO/IT Leadership Award
Chief Information Officer
Information Technology Leadership Awards
Overall Information Technology
Business Intelligence
Information Optimization
Information Management
Location Analytics
Operational Intelligence
Predictive Analytics
To learn more about the Ventana Research Leadership Awards or to find out what previous award recipients have to say about them please visit: www.ventanaresearch.com/awards.
About Ventana Research
Ventana Research is the most authoritative and respected benchmark business technology research and advisory services firm. We provide insight and expert guidance on mainstream and disruptive technologies through a unique set of research-based offerings including benchmark research and technology evaluation assessments, education workshops and our research and advisory services, Ventana On-Demand. Our unparalleled understanding of the role of technology in optimizing business processes and performance and our best practices guidance are rooted in our rigorous research-based benchmarking of people, processes, information and technology across business and IT functions in every industry. This benchmark research plus our market coverage and in-depth knowledge of hundreds of technology providers means we can deliver education and expertise to our clients to increase the value they derive from technology investments while reducing time, cost and risk.
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