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Overall Award:
TUANZ Telecommunications Innovation Award 2009 – sponsored by Vector Communications
Air New Zealand
Judged Awards:
TUANZ Initiative of the Year 2009 – sponsored by Motorola
Air New Zealand for domestic electronic check-in solutions
Judges' comments:
Tourism is a mainstay of our economy. So, a world first development of ePass, mPass and Air New Zealand Mobi puts our national airline, and our airports, into world leadership for this technology application.
TUANZ Mobile Application of the Year 2009 – sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent
Livestock Improvement Corporation for MINDA Mobile
Judges' comments:
The MINDA National database records information on nearly dairy cows in New Zealand. Maintaining this information needs to be simple, farmer friendly and accurate. MINDA provides a full farm solution giving a faster turnaround. Even the scroll bar can be tailored to suit the farmer's fingers.
TUANZ Education Award 2009 - sponsored by Aurecon
Kordia for the LENScience programme
Judges' comments:
An educationally sound model using tried technology to solve a modern problem. The technology brings schools and scientists together with an internet channel for class feedback. Satellite delivery is used for the vision. In excess of 100 schools benefit from lifting the educational bar.
TUANZ Healthcare Award 2009 – sponsored by Voco
Royal NZ Plunket Society for PlunketLine
Judges' comments:
A virtual contact centre staffed by registered nurses targeting children under five years old and operating 24/7. A technical and innovative solution provided at low cost.
TUANZ Rural Award 2009 – sponsored by Kordia
Livestock Improvement Corporation for MINDA
Judges' comments:
Nearly 8000 diary farmers use LIC’s MINDA desktop software to record their animal information and send to the LIC national database. MINDA Mobile allows them to gather data for this out on the farm, removing the need to re-enter this from paper notebooks. It provides portability of herd information anywhere on the farm at the farmer's fingertips.
TUANZ Local & Central Government Services Award 2009
Ministry of Social Development/Salmat VeCommerce for voice enabled technologies in the Work and Income contact centre
Judges' comments:
Voice enabled technology has allowed a unique solution into dealing with significant personal issues in a way that enables callers to speak naturally with a minimum of questions, reducing waiting and dropped calls.
TUANZ Commerce Award 2009
PocketSmith for its web-based calendar for finances
Judges' comments:
PocketSmith is a money calendar. Complex financial tasks are made simple by allowing users to see their budget in a relevant and understandable form. A first on the forecasting budgeting tools.
TUANZ Next Generation Fibre-Optic Network Award 2009
NorthPower
Judges' comments:
A next generation fibre optic network that utilises a passive optical network to deliver layer 1 and 2 infrastructure to a wide range of customers from residential, SMEs and large corporates.
TUANZ Telecommunications Journalist of the Year Award 2009 – sponsored by Two Degrees Mobile Limited
Chris Keall, National Business Review (NBR)
Judges' comments:
Telecommunications is an inherently difficult subject to cover. Chris Keall has produced an insight into the telecommunications environment, which is easily readable, up-to-date and industry savvy.
TUANZ ICT Innovator of the Year 2009 – sponsored by Kelly Professional & Technical
David Stewart, Telecom
Judges' comments:
David Stewart has shown to be a continuing innovator. The complexity of the systems integrated, together with the vision to develop a platform for future needs means that David has clearly demonstrated the necessary skills to merit this award.
Voted Awards (decided by TUANZ members):
TUANZ Telecommunications Carrier of the Year 2009 – sponsored by Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum
CallPlus
TUANZ Internet Service provider (ISP) of the Year 2009 – sponsored by Telecom Wholesale
SNAP Internet
TUANZ Technology Media Award 2009
Radio New Zealand
TUANZ Chairman's Award, selected by TUANZ Chair Chris O'Connoll:
Tex Edwards, 2degrees
Chairman's comments:
Tex Edwards has been recognised for his dogged, determined and focussed approach to bringing a third mobile network to New Zealand. He has become well-known throughout the industry for his colourful and fearless style and his huge personal desire to make a real difference.
** Congratulations to all of our winners**
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