FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government RecognizeS Top Tech Integrators for 2010

Sacramento, CA - August 3, 2010

The Best Fit Integrator Awards were the result of public sector IT groups across the nation nominating their partner integrators whose solutions proved exceptional in areas such as public access, transparency, and cost savings. 

Twelve winners were selected by Center experts and acknowledged at the Center for Digital Government’s 2010 Best Fit Integrator Awards dinner held in Rockport, Maine over the weekend.  The Center is a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government.

“Integrators have provided vital collaboration with their state and local government partners in these winning projects,” said Cathilea Robinett, Executive Director of the Center, who presented the awards.  “In these challenging economic times, partnering on information technology projects and the cost savings it leads to is critical to government.  Congratulations to all the winners for their excellent integration projects and programs which have beneficial impact on citizen services.”

The winners:

Accenture
Performance Award in Finance and Administration
Partners and Projects: Ohio Shared Services; MyFloridaMarketPlace
                       
ACS - A XEROX Company
Exceptional Service Award in Public Safety, Public Works and Administration
Partner and Project: City of Riverside, Calif., Enterprise System Integration
                       
Alphacorp/SIRE Technologies           
Modernization Award in Legislative Information Management
Partner and Project: Johnson County, Kan., Legislative Information Management System
                       
CGI
Performance Award in Finance and Administration
Partner and Project: County of Orange, Calif., CAPS+

CIBER, Inc.           
Modernization Award in Licensing and Permitting
Partner and Project: Tarrant County, Texas, Motor Vehicle Inventory Enhancements
                       
Delegata           
Modernization Award in Licensing, Finance and Administration
Partner and Project: California Dept. of Insurance, OASIS (Online Assistance System for Insurer Submittals)
                       
eGov Strategies
Horizon Award in Online Services
Partners: City of Huntsville, Texas, City of South Daytona, Fla., Town of Fishers, Ind.
Projects: iPhone Apps
           
ImageSoft           
Modernization Award in Public Safety and Emergency Management
Partner and Project: Washtenaw County, Mich., Enterprise Document and Process Management
                       
Natoma Technologies, Inc.           
Collaboration Award in Transportation and Environment
Partners and Project: Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, Calif., Ports-Owned Drayage Truck Registry (PDTR)
                         
NIC           
Performance Award in Portals, Online Services and Administration
Partners and Projects:
Alabama.gov and Alabama Web Applications
Maine's KeepMEWell
South Carolina Appliance Rebate Program,
Utah's DLD Scheduler
Connect.Utah.gov: Utah's Integrated Approach to Social Media
                                               
Northrop Grumman Corporation           
Long-Term Service Award in Public Safety, Public Works and Administration
Partner and Project: City of Indianapolis/Marion County IT Outsource Program
                       
Symsoft Solutions, LLC           
Horizon Award in Online Services
Partner and Project: California’s CA.gov Locator (iPhone)

Contact:
Janet Grenslitt
Center for Digital Government
916-932-1300
jgrenslitt@centerdigitalgov.com