The Software & Information Industry Association, the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries, announces finalists for the CODiE Awards in the education technology categories. Finalists now will be reviewed by SIIA members, who will vote on winners for all 24 categories. The winners will be announced on Monday, May 23 at the CODiE Awards Reception and Dinner, to be held as part of the 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit.
Of 425 total nominations, 113 products from 80 companies were selected as finalists. Nominated products underwent an extensive review by judges via live demonstration, trial product access, and analysis of product documentation. With 14 nominations moving to the second round, Pearson garnered the most finalist slots for one company in all CODiE Awards categories this year. A complete list of the finalists is shown below, but also may be reviewed at http://www.siia.net/codies/2011/finalists.asp.
Of particular note, several categories experienced dramatic increases in participation during the entry period, reflecting trends seen in the education technology market. They include:
- Best Virtual School Solution for Students – nominations up almost 270 percent
- Best Corporate Learning Solution – nominations up 100 percent
- Best Postsecondary Instructional Solution – nominations up about 90 percent
- Best Reading/English Instructional Solution – nominations up about 70 percent
- Best Education Community Solution – nominations up about 60 percent
Karen Billings, Vice President of the SIIA Education Division, commended the companies that qualified as finalists: "The CODiEs reflect excellence and innovation in the education technology industry. We are pleased and proud to have so many companies participating this year and to have so many moving on to the member voting phase. Billings continued, saying, "We have a diverse range of companies represented, which reflects the overall health of the industry."
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 then, the CODiE Awards program has carried out the same purpose – to showcase the software and information industry's finest products and services and to honor excellence in corporate achievement.
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.
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