Computerworld Honors Program Announces Recipients for Its 21st Century Achievement Awards Program

FRAMINGHAM, MA, Jun 06 (MARKET WIRE) --
The Computerworld Honors Program announced the Finalists and recipients of its
2008 21st Century Achievement Awards Program Monday evening during a Gala Awards
Ceremony at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The
Computerworld Honors Program recognizes individuals and organizations that use
information technology to benefit society. The award recipients represent
ten industry and government sectors in the U.S. and worldwide.

The recipients of the 2008 Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century
Achievement
Awards are:

In the category of Business & Related Services, the award recipient is:
Deaf Link Inc. (San Antonio, Texas)

In the category of Education & Academia, the award recipient is:
Arizona Telemedicine Program (Tucson, Arizona)

In the category of Environment, Energy & Agriculture, the award recipient
is:
The Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Maritime Research and the Center
for Marine Environmental Sciences (Germany)

In the category of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate the award recipient is:
State Street Corp., Global Infrastructure Services (Boston, Massachusetts.)

In the category of Government, the award recipient is:
U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- Customs and Border Protection
(Springfield, Virginia)

In the category of Healthcare, the award recipient is:
Emergency Management and Research Institute (Secunderabad, India)

In the category of Manufacturing, the award recipient is:
Embraer SA (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

In the category of Media, Arts & Entertainment, the award recipient is:
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo (Cleveland, Ohio)

In the category of Non-Profit Organizations, the award recipient is:
Byrraju Foundation (Scarborough, Maine)

In the category of Transportation, the award recipient is:
BNSF Railway Co. (Fort Worth, Texas)

"For the 20th consecutive year, the Computerworld Honors Program has
identified the most innovative organizations and people who use technology to
promote positive social, economic and educational change," said Ron Milton,
executive vice president of Computerworld. "IDG is proud to recognize both
the Laureates and the 21st Century Achievement Award recipients from around the
world."

Since 1988, members of the Chairmen's Committee have identified the
organizations whose use of information technology has been especially noteworthy
for
the originality of its conception, the breadth of its vision and the
significance of its benefit to society. These organizations were asked to
contribute a case study to the program's collection, and the donation of
these case studies was celebrated with a formal medal ceremony where an accepted
case study Laureate from each organization was publicly recognized.

From the Laureates in each of 10 categories, a panel of judges selected 50
Finalists, five in each category (additional information about the judges can be
accessed at http://www.cwhonors.org/acknowledgements/judges.htm). The Finalists,
as well as the 10 organizations selected by
the judges as first among their peers within the Finalists, were announced
during the Gala Awards Evening. The 10 organizations received the 21st Century
Achievement Awards.

In addition, the following individual awards were presented during the
Computerworld Honors Program Gala Awards Evening:

The EMC Information Leadership Award
John White, head of manufacturing at The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC's RBS
Americas unit

The Morgan Stanley Leadership Award for Global Commerce
Mike Lazaridis, president and co-CEO, Research In Motion Ltd.

The IBM Global Public Sector Innovation Excellence Leadership Award
Richard Williams, vice president and group CIO, AstraZeneca PLC

About the Computerworld Honors Program

Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld
HonorsProgram is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information
Technology Awards
Foundation. In its 20th year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running
global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information
technology
to benefit society.

Each year, the program's Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100
Chairmen/CEOsof global technology companies, nominates individuals and
organizations around the
world whose visionary application of information technology promotes positive
social
and economic progress. Nominations are evaluated by an independent board of
CIO-level judges who select Laureates, Finalists and award recipients, in 10
industry-related categories, to be honored at the Laureate Medal Ceremony.
This year's ceremony and accompanying Gala Awards Evening took place on June
2, 2008 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C.

The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and
protected in national archives, and in over 350 universities, museums and
research institutions throughout the world. Additional information about the
program and a Global Archive of past Laureate case studies and oral histories
can be found at the Computerworld Honors website: www.cwhonors.org.

About Computerworld

Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for
IT
influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site
(www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and
custom research form the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global
ITmedia network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than
100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best
technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award,
and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business
Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's then editor in
chief,
Don Tennant, received the prestigious Timothy White Award from American
Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of
over 2 million unique, monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,222,000
readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Spring 2007).

About International Data Group (IDG)

International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media,
events,
and research company. IDG's online network includes more than 450 Web sites
spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment, and
video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers
in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld,
Network
World, and PC World. IDG's lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches
technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT
professionals, influencers, and decision makers.

IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events
including
Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All
Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is
the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and
events. Over
900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and
local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends.

Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available
atwww.idg.com. Note: All product and company names are trademarks of their
respective companies.

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