Computerworld Announces Finalists for the 2007 "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Prog

The Finalists (by company alphabetical order) for Computerworld's 2007 "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Program are:

In the category of "Creating an Agile BI Infrastructure," the five

Finalists are:



Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Pa.

American Modern Insurance Group, Ohio

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Tenn.

Broward County Public Schools, Fla.

University of California, Riverside, College of Humanities, Arts, and

Social Sciences, Calif.



In the category of "Driving Process Management with BI," the five Finalists

are:



Accenture, Ill.

Airlines Reporting Corporation, Va.

Cox Enterprises, Inc., Ga.

Geisinger Health System, Pa.

Maine Medical Center, Maine



In the category of "Expediting Information Delivery, Retrieval, Reporting

and Analysis," the five Finalists are:



ADP Dealer Services, Ore.

Avnet, Inc., Ariz.

Department of Defense, Health Affairs, Va.

Ford Motor Company, Mich.

Pennsylvania Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, Pa.



In the category of "Innovation and Promise in Business Intelligence," the

five Finalists are:



Airlines Reporting Corporation, Va.

Carlson Marketing Worldwide, Minn.

Fiserv ISS, Colo.

Nationwide Insurance, Ohio

Sigma-Aldrich Corp., Mo.

"Business intelligence initiatives are no longer a luxury, but a necessity for organizations wanting to develop more efficient business processes and uncover better future business opportunities," said Ron Milton, executive vice president of Computerworld. "The organizations and professionals judged to be Finalists in Computerworld's 2007 'Best Practices in Business Intelligence' Awards Program have unlocked the true value of business intelligence and applying analytics to their advantage."

Computerworld's 2007 "Best Practices in Business Intelligence" Awards Program is sponsored by Oracle.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's editor-in-chief Don Tennant received the prestigious Timothy White Award from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Fall 2006).

About International Data Group (IDG)

International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG's online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG's lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Storage Networking World, Premier 100, Computerworld Honors Program, Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.

Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com.

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