October 20, 2008 -- The BeyeNETWORK (www.BeyeNETWORK.com) is pleased to announce the winners of our first annual Vision Award for Business Impact. In keeping with our mission to provide a global vision for business intelligence (BI) and beyond, this award recognizes the efforts of companies that have successfully used BI software and technology to positively impact their organizations.

More than 50 entries were received in five categories, providing real-world testimony to the impact that software solutions can have on an organization.

The winning submissions covered a range of industries from healthcare to law enforcement to direct marketing. All showed how important effective applications of business intelligence and analytics are to a company's bottom line and how good strategic decision making can even improve morale and productivity for a happier workforce. The following solutions were chosen as the best in their categories at creating measurable business impact. The 2008 Vision Award for Business Impact winners are:

Business Intelligence
Sabre Holdings with Teradata Corporation

Advanced Business Intelligence
City of Houston Police Department with Information Builders

Advanced Business Intelligence
eCourier.co.uk with SeeWhy

Performance Management
Presbyterian Healthcare Services with Actuate

Performance Management
Envision Credit Union with Cognos, an IBM company

Data Integration
LifeMasters with Pervasive Software Inc.

Data Integration
Comag Marketing Group with Relational Solutions

Data Integration
Editions Techniques pour l'Automobile et l'Industrie with Talend

Data Management
Premier Inc. with Silver Creek Systems

To read excerpts from the winning entries, please visit www.BeyeNETWORK.com/visionaward.

"We received exceptional entries demonstrating true business impact, making the judging very competitive," says Mary Jo Nott, Executive Editor of the BeyeNETWORK. "Congratulations to the winning solutions for making an impact within their organizations and providing business intelligence to their internal and/or external customers."

Thanks to the Judges

The BeyeNETWORK thanks the judges for their time and attention to detail while evaluating a host of entries. The objectivity and expertise these judges provided was invaluable. Our gratitude to the following: Lou Agosta, ACM; Richard Hackathorn, Bolder Technologies; Claudia Imhoff, Intelligent Solutions; David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity ; Mark Madsen, Third Nature; William McKnight, Lucidity Consulting Group; John Myers, The Blue Buffalo Group; Colin White, BI Research.

Each entry was rated on a scale of 1 to 5 in five areas: financial return, impact on internal/external customers, business impact, strategic advantage and cutting-edge technology. Additionally, the judges were asked to rank their final choices. The point scores and rankings were tallied to determine the winners. Because of the number of quality submissions, multiple winners were chosen in numerous categories.