[May 10, 2013] SIIA Announces CODiE Award Winners for Software Industry Tweet (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Software and Information Industry Association issued the following news release: The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announced the 27 winners of the 2013 CODiE Awards in software categories during a special awards presentation today, held during the SIIA's annual All About the Cloud conference. The CODiE Awards, originally called the Excellence in Software Awards, were established in 1986 by the Software Publishers Association (SPA), now SIIA, so pioneers of the then-nascent software industry could evaluate and honor each other's work. Since being established in 1986, the CODiE Awards program has recognized more than 1,000 companies for achieving greatness in the software and information industries. All of the business software nominated products and services were first reviewed by third-party judges, whose evaluations determined 100 finalists. SIIA members then reviewed these finalists and voted to select 27 CODiE Awards Winners. SIIA honored 14 companies in new award categories this year, reflecting industry growth in cloud, mobile, video and other areas. The new Best Big Data Solution category had the most nominations overall. Here are the winners, listed by category, company, and product/service: Best Cloud Application Service ClassLink, Inc., ClassLink LaunchPad iOS & Touch Apps Best Cloud Infrastructure NetSuite, Inc., NetSuite SuiteCloud Best Cloud Management Solution AppNeta, PathView Cloud Best Cloud Platform as a Service Badgeville, Badgeville Best Cloud Storage & Back Up Solution Backblaze, Backblaze Online Backup Best Collaboration Solution Gust, Gust Best Commerce Solution Virtual Piggy Inc., Virtual Piggy Best Enterprise Mobile Service Amtel, Mobile Lifecycle Management Best Financial Management Solution NetSuite, Inc., NetSuite OneWorld Best Human Capital/Talent Management Solution Fieldglass, Inc., Fieldglass Best Integration Solution MuleSoft, CloudHub Best Marketing Automation Solution Eloqua Corporation, Eloqua Best Mobile Development Solution IBM Corporation, IBM Worklight Best Mobile Device Application for Consumers Cvent, CrowdTorch Mobile Apps Best Mobile Device Application for Enterprises Fiberlink Communications, MaaS360 Best Monetization Solution GoodData, GoodData Best Open Source Innovation BonitaSoft, Bonita Open Solution Best Project Management Solution Clarizen, Clarizen Best Relationship Management Solution Nimble, Nimble 2.5 Best Security Solution NetWrix, NetWrix Change Reporter Suite Best SEO Solution Conductor, Conductor Searchlight Best Social Business Solution Marketo, Marketo Social Marketing Best Supply Chain Management Solution Shipwire, Shipwire Best Systems Management Solution NetWrix, NetWrix Change Reporter Suite Best Video Tool Adobe Systems, Inc., Adobe Presenter 8 "SIIA's 2013 Software CODiE Award winners show that innovation and growth is alive in many areas of the software industry," said SIIA Vice President for the Software Division Rhianna Collier. "Among the 27 winners, you'll find the many of the most exciting software products and services on the market today." For more information about the CODiE Awards, visit http://www.siia.net/codies/2013/ TNS JF78JF-130510-4340852 EditorFurigay (c) 2013 Targeted News Service [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]