For Immediate Release                                        Media Contacts:            

May 00, 2008                                                              Weston Sedgwick, MEK Group

                                                                                    317-805-4870 or 317-605-7622,

                                                                                           wsedgwick@mekgrp.com

                                                                                               

                                                                                    Aaron Fields, TechPoint

                                                                                    317-464-5414,

                                                                                           afields@techpoint.org

 

 

TechPoint honors top Indiana technology achievements

Mira Awards showcase Hoosier technology-driven innovation and entrepreneurship

 

 

INDIANAPOLIS (May 16, 2008) — TechPoint, the preeminent voice for Indiana’s technology community, celebrated Indiana innovation with a star-studded cast of successful business leaders and entrepreneurs, top academia and government officials Friday at the Indiana Roof Ballroom.  The annual Mira Awards recognizes the organizations and individuals that have made significant contributions to Indiana technology growth.

 

The TechPoint Mira Awards represents the largest and most prestigious technology awards program in the state. The awards program highlights Indiana’s technology community and creates heightened awareness of the state’s technology accomplishments.

 

“The fact is Indiana is home to several of the world’s top research and technology institutions of higher learning, as well as a large cluster of outstanding technology-focused companies and entrepreneurs,” said TechPoint President and CEO Jim Jay.  “The Mira Awards provide an important opportunity to showcase these assets to others and demonstrate that Indiana does possess a vibrant and emerging technology economy.”

 

With more than 75 companies nominated for awards and only one winner from each of the 9 categories, the selection process was highly competitive.

 

“Indiana is a player in the new technology-focused global economy, and the Mira Awards confirm that to the world,” Jay said.

 

Today, TechPoint is dedicated to equip, empower and energize Indiana’s entrepreneurs, its workforce, its information technology sector communities and its needed capital formation.  The Mira Awards exemplify the depth of success that Indiana can achieve through that dedication.  For more information, please visit www.techpoint.org.

 

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2008 TechPoint Mira Award  Winners and Finalists

 

 

Information Technology Company

·         T2 Systems, Inc. (Indianapolis) - Winner

·         ANGEL Learning, Inc. (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Aprimo, Inc. (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         ExactTarget, Inc. (Indianapolis) - Finalist

 

Information Technology Gazelle Company

·         PatronPath, LLC (Indianapolis) - Winner

·         ChatterSpike (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Cine-tal Systems Inc. (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Compendium Blogware (Indianapolis) - Finalist

 

Health & Life Sciences Company

·         BioStorage Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis) - Winner

·         AIT Laboratories (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Targanta Therapeutics Corporation (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Zotec Partners (Carmel) - Finalist

 

Health & Life Sciences Gazelle Company

·         BioConvergence, LLC (Bloomington) - Winner

·         Anaclim LLC (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         Indiana Health Information Exchange (Indianapolis) - Finalist

·         OrthoPediatrics (Warsaw) - Finalist

 

Education Contribution to Technology – Department/Program/Team

·         Serious Gaming Team: Purdue University, Gary Bertoline, Christopher Hoffmann, & Beverly Dave  (West Lafayette) - Winner

·         Ball State University: Institute for Digital Fabrication  (Muncie) - Finalist

·         Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: PRISM       (Terre Haute) - Finalist

·         UITS, School of Informatics & Pervasive Tech Labs at IU:  The Data Capacitor Team  (Bloomington) - Finalist

 

Education Contribution to Technology – Individual

·         Wayne Zage, Ball State University: Computer Science Department (Muncie) - Winner

·         Dr. Robert Yadon, Ball State University: Center for Information & Communication Sciences (Muncie) - Finalist

·         Geoffrey Fox, Indiana University: Pervasive Technology Labs (Bloomington) - Finalist

Innovation of the Year Award

  • CS-Keys (Indianapolis) - Winner

·         Cha Cha (Carmel) - Finalist

  • Comfort Motion Technologies (Anderson) - Finalist
  • EnerDel (Indianapolis) - Finalist
  • Moerae Matrix (West Lafayette) - Finalist

 

Advanced Manufacturing/ Distribution, Transportation, Logistics Company

  • Asset Forwarding Corporation (Indianapolis) - Winner
  • Cascade Asset Management (Plainfield) - Finalist
  • EITAC Solutions Group, LLC (West Lafayette) - Finalist
  • Griffin Analytical Technologies, LLP, an Icx Technologies Company (West Lafayette) - Finalist

 

Education Contribution to Technology - K-12

  • Sherry Shelton, Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (Indianapolis) - Winner
  • Todd Whitlock, North Daviess Community Schools (Cloverdale) - Winner
  • Dr. Bizhan Nasseh, Dr. Laurie Mullen Stuve, Dr. Jay Bagga, Ball State University (Muncie) - Finalist