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Ventana Research today announced the 10 winners of the 2017 Digital Innovation Awards. These awards, presented annually, identify the technologies that have the most striking impact in their respective markets. The Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards are the most prestigious technology awards program, backed by a proven industry analyst firm with market research and expertise across business and IT. The awards recognize pioneering vendors that contribute advancements in technology, drive change, and increase value for organizations worldwide.
The annual Digital Innovation Awards are delivered by the Ventana Research team, which through its benchmark research, on-demand advisory and education continues to pioneer new methods for organizations to become efficient and effective in their business. As part of the scoring process and methodology, Ventana Research examines the submissions to evaluate the technology innovative approach but also how it applies to the people, processes, information and technology, the best practices it supports, the degree of team involvement and the technologies, business impact, and value. Ventana Research invited all technology vendors to participate by nominating their innovations to be considered for the awards. Award winners were selected based on their technology and the extent to which they help organizations innovate or enhance the productivity and outcomes of their business or IT processes.
"I would like to thank all of the technology suppliers that submitted for the 2017 Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards; the volume and quality of submissions were exceptional this year," said Mark Smith, CEO and Chief Research Officer at Ventana Research. "The level of digital innovation in technology continues to grow dramatically, making the challenge to select the winner in each category greater every year. Congratulations to this year’s winners for their investments into technology; They are advancing the industry and supporting the needs of organizations through their products and technology.”
These Digital Innovation Awards span across the 9 areas of expertise at Ventana Research, with one overall Digital Innovation Award winner.
The winners of the Ventana Research 2017 Digital Innovation Awards are:
The 2017 Overall Digital Innovation Award Winner - This award is the most prestigious award offered. It is given to a vendor who best exemplifies Overall Innovation and change.
We are proud to honor: Tact.ai for Tact.ai
Analytics - This award is for the technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in any use or application of analytics across business and/or IT.
Winner: Anodot for Anodot
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.
Winner: Kinetica for Kinetica
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.
Winner: DigitalGenius for DigitalGenius
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.
Winner: Moovila for Moovila
Human Capital Management - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the applications and technologies that support human capital management.
Winner: Salary.com for CompAnalyst
Marketing - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the applications and technologies that support marketing.
Winner: PERQ for FATWIN
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.
Winner: prevero for prevero
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.
Winner: JDA for JDA Intelligent Fulfillment
Sales - This award is for a technology vendor that best exemplifies innovation in the application or technologies that support the sales organization.
Winner: Altify for Altify
Ventana Research highlights and acknowledges the importance of these innovations through the annual Digital Innovation Awards. To learn more about the Ventana Research Digital Innovation Awards and to see what previous award recipients have said about them please visit: www.ventanaresearch.com/Awards.
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