Cedar Falls, Iowa – February 11, 2009 –The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI), in conjunction with LWBJ Financial, today announced the finalists for the fourth annual Prometheus Awards. The awards are Iowa's most prestigious information technology awards and were created to celebrate and help promote excellence within Iowa’s high-tech industry.

“These are the academy awards of the technology industry,” said TAI president Leann Jacobson. “Prometheus Awards are given to the best and brightest in the industry: inventors, innovators, researchers, and educators whose work is helping drive Iowa’s economy forward, even in challenging economic times.”

This year’s winners will be announced at an evening ceremony on March 3rd, 2009 at the Meadows Convention Center in Altoona. Over 500 industry leaders from business, education, and government are expected to attend the awards ceremony.

Keynoting the March 3rd awards event will be Walter Puschner, vice president of worldwide field information technology at Microsoft Corporation. In this role, Puschner runs Microsoft's internal IT for 80,000 employees and meets with enterprise customers from around the globe.   He has also worked with Microsoft customers and partners in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, ensuring their positive relationships with the company. His oversight has touched all areas of the company's external interactions, from customer sales, service, and support through collaboration with the software development community and distribution channels.

The Prometheus Awards Ceremony is co-sponsored by LWBJ Financial. Additional sponsors include Net Direct Systems; TEAM Technologies; Applied Art and Technology; Entrepreneurial Development Center; McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC; and Renew Rural Iowa.

“Finalists for the awards are advancing technology—not only in Iowa, but across the country,” said Paul Juffer, Senior Partner at LWBJ.  “Their innovations are helping solve global challenges in industry, education, medicine, and the environment.”

2009 Prometheus Award Finalists
                                  
It Service Provider of the Year
Spindustry Systems; RSM McGladrey; Iowa Telecom

Communications Company of the Year
StratosFour, Inc.

Small-Size Software Company of the Year
Fastpath Solutions; Future Health Software; Palisade Systems, Inc.

Medium- to Large-Size Software Company of the Year
Phantom EFX, Inc.; MediNotes
Best User of Technology
DataVision, Inc., EquiTrust Life Insurance Co., Westec Intelligent Surveillance

CEO of the Year (small/medium company)
Eric Englemann, Geonetric, Inc.; Matt Miller, MobileDemand

CEO of the Year (large company or enterprise)
Mike Lang, Alliance Technologies; Frank Russell, GeoLearning

CIO or CTO of the Year (small/medium company)
Jon Bolen, Westec Intelligent Surveillance; Jason Popillion, GCommerce

CIO/CTO of the Year (large company or enterprise)
Art Peters, ACT, Inc.; Susie Thomann, The Principal Financial Group

Environmental Award of Excellence (Products and Services)
Alliance Technologies; Cellencor; PrintWhatYouLike

Environmental Award of Excellence (Company Application)
Rockwell Collins and Interstate Power and Light Co

Top Growth Company of the Year
Caleris

Startup Company of the Year
BodyViz; Lava Row, Inc.; Spindustry Technical Training, LLC

Student Startup Company of the Year
J & J Solutions, Inc.

Technology Company of the Year (Product) 
Patient Education Institute, Inc.; GCommerce;  Geonetric, Inc.

Technology Company of the Year (Infrastructure)
Fiberutilities Group, LLC; Involta, LLC; TEAM Companies

Technology Company of the Year (Large/Enterprise)
Dice Career Solutions; Iowa Telecom

For tickets and more information about the Prometheus Awards Ceremony, log on to www.technologyiowa.org, or call 515-280-7702.

TAI is a member-based, not-for-profit organization accelerating the success of Iowa’s technology industry. TAI creates and sustains a positive environment for technology-based economic growth and job creation through innovation, advocacy, and leadership. TAI members include organizations of every size, involved in virtually every aspect of technology creation, production, application and education in Iowa.

LWBJ Financial is a leading financial services firm serving the needs of companies, families and individuals.  The firm offers traditional CPA services, business consulting, financial strategies and capital solutions, comprehensive wealth planning and various proprietary financial products through three divisions: CPAs and Business Advisors, Premier Wealth and Capital Advisors. 

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