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Ventana Research today announced the finalists of the 2017 Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards. The Digital Innovation Awards recognize technology providers that have introduced noteworthy innovations in technology that advance business and IT. They showcase advances in the productivity and potential of business applications as well as technology that contributes significantly to improved efficiency, productivity and the performance of an organization.
The 2017 Awards cover 9 categories aligned to our expertise areas: Analytics, Big Data, Customer Experience, Digital Technology, Human Capital Management, Marketing, Office of Finance, Operations & Supply Chain, and Sales, along with an overall award. Nominations were open for organizations across business and IT, technology vendors and consulting firms. Award finalists were chosen by the expert research team of Ventana Research, by scoring the submissions based on digital innovation that most successfully maximizes the value of all the organization’s assets – its people, processes, information and technology. The winners in each category, along with the overall winner, will be announced in an industry press release.
The categories, finalists and software suppliers are:
Analytics - This award is for the technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in any use or application of analytics across business and/or IT.
Big Data - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in big data and related technologies for supporting data and information management related needs.
Customer Excellence - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in applications and technologies that support the engagement with customers for any purpose.
- CustomerFirst Now for CFN Insight
- DigitalGenius for DigitalGenius
- Verint for Digital Feedback Management with OpinionLab
Digital Innovation - This award for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the technologies that support any or all of the following areas: Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Mobile Technology, Social Media or Wearable Computing.
Human Capital Management - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the applications and technologies that support human capital management.
Marketing - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the applications and technologies that support marketing.
Office of Finance - This award Is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the applications and technologies that support the office of finance.
Operations and Supply Chain - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the technologies that support the operations or service/supply chain.
Sales - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the application or technologies that support the sales organization.
“The Digital Innovation Awards highlight technology providers that exemplify innovation and strive to create solutions that improve people, processes, information, and technology.” said Mark Smith, CEO and Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research. “The nominations this year were phenomenal. These organizations, in particular, are to be congratulated for striving to bring real innovation to their customers and to the markets they serve.”
To learn more about the Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards, please visit https://www.ventanaresearch.com/resources/awards/innovation-awards.
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