2010 IBM Beacon Awards winners

2010 Smarter Planet award winners

Smarter Systems – Outstanding System x and BladeCenter Solution
Power Your Planet – Outstanding Power Systems Solution for Major Markets
Power Your Planet – Outstanding Power Systems Solution for Growth Markets
Outstanding Smarter Planet Industry Solution by an ISV
Outstanding Teaming with IBM Global Technology Services
Excellence in Delivering New IBM System z Solutions for a Smarter Planet

Smarter Systems – Outstanding System x and BladeCenter Solution

Winner: AutoCont CZ a.s. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Solution name: Date centre optimization, including ensuring fault tolerance of the entire data centre

AutoCont is a private Czech company that has successfully operated for 20 years in the area of provision of goods, services and solutions in the field of information and communication technologies.

Finalist: Dynamix Group, Inc. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: Retriever Communications * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Power Your Planet – Outstanding Power Systems Solution for Major Markets

Winner: Logicalis, Inc. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Solution name: Logicalis Consolidation and Virtualization Practice

Logicalis is an international provider of integrated information and communications technology solutions and services founded on a superior breadth of knowledge and expertise in communications; collaboration; data center optimization; application development and integration; and outsourcing and managed services.

Finalist: Agilysys * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: Mainline Information Systems * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Power Your Planet – Outstanding Power Systems Solution for Growth Markets

Winner: Metro Systems Corporation Public Company Limited * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Solution name: Infrastructure for SAP

Metro Systems Corporation Public Company Limited was founded on January 6, 1986 as the first business partner of IBM in Southeast Asia. Since then, MSC expanded its business to offer fully integrated IT solutions and services, covering a wide range of the world's leading IT products.

Finalist: B2Br Business to Business Informatica do Brasil SA * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: Mesiniaga Berhad * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Outstanding Smarter Planet Industry Solution by an ISV

Winner: Healthsprint Networks Pvt. Ltd. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Solution name: isprint – Integrated Health Insurance Payor Provider data exchange platform

Formed in 2006 by a group of professionals who earlier worked with GE & HP, Healthsprint has emerged as a leader in serving the needs of the Health Insurance Payors, Healthcare providers worldwide.

Finalist: Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: iEnterprises * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Outstanding Teaming with IBM Global Technology Services

Winner: FRITZ & MACZIOL Software und Computervertrieb GmbH * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

FRITZ & MACZIOL is the leading company for software, systems and services in Germany, Switzerland and the Philippines. It develops and sells software and system solutions for public clients, medium and large-sized companies.

Finalist: Juniper Networks * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: VSS * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Excellence in Delivering New IBM System z Solutions for a Smarter Planet

Winner: Vicom Infinity, Inc. * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

Solution name: SAP on System z for NYPD PETS

Vicom Infinity, Inc. is a Premier IBM Business Partner supplying mainframe computer equipment, computer storage equipment and associated software products. We also provide a full-spectrum of hardware- and software-related services, including, but not limited to, consultation, education, installation, implementation and migration.

Finalist: MSI Systems Integrators * (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Finalist: Mainline Information Systems * (link resides outside of ibm.com)

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