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Nomination Deadline:
Friday, April 18, 2008.
Technology Award Categories
Best of the Web Categories
Technology Awards
The Governor's Award for Technology Company of the Year
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Presented by Governor Baldacci (invited) to an outstanding company that, beyond a specific innovation or achievement, contributes significantly to Maine as a cutting-edge technology state. The winner should demonstrate both product and/or service and company financial strength and overall success. Key considerations are long-term growth, profitability and sustainability; impact on the industry and market; and accomplishments as an outstanding corporate citizen.
Gazelle Company
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Presented to the company that, through innovation in products, services or business approach, has emerged from its start-up phase to become a solid presence in the marketplace. The winner must exemplify the spirit of the true entrepreneur; have an innovative business approach and a successful and well-balanced Maine-based management team and technology workforce. The company must deliver new and measurable value to its customers and be able to demonstrate the ability to persevere and sustain growth.
CxO of the Year
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Presented to a senior level executive of a technology company headquartered in Maine that has been in operation at least three years, and whose company receives high ratings in sales growth, job creation in Maine, profitability, return-on-equity, new products and/or product upgrade releases, innovative technology applications, legislative activities pertinent to the technology sector and other civic and community involvement.
New Technology (Product or Service) of the Year
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Awarded to the company that has produced a truly innovative, unique, and proprietary technology, one that demonstrates excellence through compelling potential for sustained viability. This technology must meet a demonstrable, sizable market need and have a commercial application with an identified customer base. It should be a breakthrough solution that offers a new way to approach a product or service. This technology must be the result of work, in Maine, and must be new and not simply a new product version.
Technology Innovator of the Year
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Honors an outstanding technology professional who, beyond a specific innovation or achievement, contributes significantly to Maine as a cutting-edge technology community.
Best of the Web Awards
Presented to websites developed in Maine that are the Best of the Web.
Corporate image
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Honors that company, from restaurants to banks to virtual businesses, whose website best presents a corporate image that is uniquely theirs. It will be a memorable site that shows the company understands the importance of a good brand.
Arts and Entertainment
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Presented to that website focused on Arts and Entertainment, music, social networking, sports whatever you find entertaining, that presents it's users with good looking, highly usable interface. This site will present current and useful information.
Non-Profit
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For the good of the community, (Chambers, towns, educational institutions). Good looking and easy to use; this website will allow it's users to swiftly find what they need in a manner that allows, make that, insists that the user continue on to find out more about the organization.
E-commerce
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This site will leave no doubt in the users mind what to do. BUY THE PRODUCT! It leaves no question as to what the product is and how to buy it. This site will present the users with appropriate information about the product. It will present it's users with products that are easy to find and easy to buy.
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