TDWI ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN 2001 DW AWARDS COMPETITION

The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the premier provider of in-depth, high quality education and training in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry, announces the winners of its 2001 Best Practices in Data Warehousing Awards competition. This competition provides thousands of practitioners with best practices they can follow as data warehousing and business intelligence continue to grow and expand.

Nominations were judged by a panel of experts, including: practitioners, consultants, industry analysts, journalists, Journal of Data Warehousing editors, Institute Fellows, and TDWI management. The winners clearly demonstrated that their data warehouse and business intelligence projects were truly innovative solutions to problems commonly faced by data warehousing practitioners and were practices that could be followed by others. The judges examined four key criteria to determine the winners in each category:

1. Impact. What is the value of the data warehouse or application to the business and end-users?
2. Relevance. Does the data warehouse or business intelligence application demonstrate a best practice that other companies can adopt?
3. Innovation. How innovative are the strategies, technologies, architectures, or processes used to design and implement the data warehouse or business intelligence environment?
4. Alignment. How closely aligned are business and IT processes? How well does the data warehouse adapt to changing business requirements and deliver long-term sustainable value?

"The competition for the Best Practices Awards was exceptionally strong this year," said Ellen Hobbs, General Manager of TDWI. "As always, the quality of the applications was first rate, but several nominations distinguished themselves as true best practices that others can learn from and utilize in their own data warehousing and business intelligence implementations."

The Best Practices in Data Warehousing Award Winners

This year's winners were divided into two categories, application winners and industry winners.

Application Winners

• Data Stewardship Category Winner: Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Nominating Organization: Self-nominated
• Enterprise Data Warehouse Category Winner: Litton/TASC Nominating Organization: Self-nominated
• Extranet Data Warehouse Category Winner: Penske Logistics Nominating Organization: Business Objects
• E-Intelligence & Clickstream Data Warehouse Category Winner: eBay Inc Nominating Organization: Informatica
• Performance Management Category Winner: Best Buy Company Inc Nominating Organization: MicroStrategy Inc
• Customer Relationship Management Category Winner: Experian Automotive Information Services Nominating Organization: IBM
• Integrated Data Analysis Category Winner: National Basketball Association Nominating Organization: IBM & Virtual Gold Inc

Industry Winners

• Delivery & Shipment Category Winner: Federal Express Nominating Organization: Teradata, a division of NCR
• Utilities Category Winner: Niagara Mohawk Power Nominating Organization: Self-nominated
• Government Category Winner: National Resources Conservation Service, USDA Nominating Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
• Transportation Category Winner: Norfolk Southern Nominating Organization: Self-nominated
• Distribution Category Winner: Ingram Micro, Inc. Nominating Organization: Business Objects
• Financial Services Category Winner: Bank of Montreal Nominating Organization: IBM
• Healthcare Category Winner: Florida Hospital Nominating Organization: IBM
• Manufacturing Category Winner: Louisiana Pacific Corporation Nominating Organization: Intel

The Leadership in Data Warehousing Award

The Best Practices in Data Warehousing Award winners will present their winning nominations, and compete for the coveted Leadership in Data Warehousing Award, at TDWI's World Conference - Summer 2001 in Anaheim, California, August 12-17, 2001. The competition will take place on Tuesday, August 14 and Wednesday, August 15, 2001. The Leadership in Data Warehousing Award Winner will be invited to present its winning nomination at TDWI's World Conference - Fall 2001, November 4-9, 2001, in Orlando, FL.

The Data Warehousing Institute

The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), a division of 101communications, is the premier provider of in-depth, high quality education and training in the data warehousing and business intelligence industry. TDWI is dedicated to educating business and information technology professionals about the strategies, techniques, and tools required to successfully design, build, and maintain data warehousing implementations, and also to the advancement of data warehousing research, knowledge transfer, and the professional development of its Members. TDWI sponsors and promotes a worldwide membership program, annual educational conferences, regional educational seminars, onsite courses, solution provider partnerships, awards programs for the best practices in data warehousing and innovative technologies, resourceful publications, an in-depth research program, and a comprehensive Web site.

101communications

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Contact Meighan Berberich, 206-246-5059 x104, mberberich@dw-institute.com, www.dw-institute.com.