This year’s Mira Awards finalists criss-cross the marketplace from established corporations and preeminent research institutions to fledgling startups, and from creative agencies to high-tech laboratories and emerging technologies.
The winner in each category will be revealed at a black-tie, “Oscars-style”
“Narrowing down the field to finalists was particularly difficult for the Mira Award judges this year because we had nearly double the number of nominees in just about every category,” said Jim Jay, president and CEO of TechPoint. “This is the largest class of nominees and finalists that we have had in the 13 years that TechPoint has been conducting the Mira Awards, and I think that says a great deal about the strength and resilience of Indiana’s tech sector.”
In addition to the seven competitive Mira Award categories, three special industry recognitions – TechPoint Foundation for Youth BridgeBuilder Award, TechPoint Young Professional of the Year, and TechPoint Trailblazer in Technology Award – are selected by the TechPoint Foundation for Youth and TechPoint boards of directors respectively.
The finalists for the 2012 TechPoint Mira Awards presented by BKD are as follows:
New Media Excellence & Innovation
BidPal, Inc.
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Hanapin Marketing
MillerWhite Marketing
My Mobile Fans
Raidious
Scale Computing
SmallBox
Health Information Technology Excellence & Innovation
Communication Disorders Technology, Inc.
hc1.com (a Bostech innovation)
Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc.
MedeoLinx
OpenMRS LLC
PolicyStat
Purdue University Healthcare Technical Assistance Program
Young at Heart Pharmacy
Corporate IT Excellence & Innovation
The Finish Line, Inc.
FORUM Credit Union
Passageways
POLARIS Laboratories LLC
IT Services Excellence & Innovation
Apparatus
BidPal, Inc.
CIM Technology Solutions
Doxpop, LLC
Hudson Satellite Positioning, CORP
LightBound
Purdue University: Visual Analytics for Command, Control and Interoperability Environments, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security International Center of Excellence
Sensory Technologies, A Markey's Video Images Company
Technology in Education Excellence & Innovation – Individual
Ali Jafari, Ph.D., Professor of Computer Information Technology and Director, IUPUI CyberLab
Jay Bagga, Professor of Computer Science, Ball State University
Andrew B. Markel, Technology Director, Crothersville Community Schools
Jason Smith, Creative Media Designer, Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Vinayak J Tanksale, Instructor of Computer Science, Ball State University
Technology in Education Excellence & Innovation – Team, Department or Program
Courseload
Morgan’s Raid: Professors Paul Gestwicki and Ronald Morris of Ball State University
The PRISM Project, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Scott County School District 2
Transmedia Indiana: Professors Brad King and Jennifer George-Palilonis of Ball State University
IT Startup of the Year
Connect Think, LLC
GreenSuite LLC
My Best Friend's Hair
SmartFile
Swarm Events
TinderBox
IT Company of the Year
Angie's List, Inc.
Archway
BidPal, Inc.
ExactTarget
IASTA
iGoDigital
Scale Computing
T2 Systems
Innovation of the Year
Anacore, Inc.
BidPal, Inc.
Freedom One Mobility, LLC
IVM, Inc.
PatentStatus - Virtual Patent Marking Service
Scale Computing
Smarter Remarketer, LLC
TinderBox
TechPoint Young Professional of the Year
Ann Freese, Design Strategist, Point Brake
Stacey Hendrix, Faculty Resource Center Coordinator, Saint Mary-of-the-
Matthew Hunckler, President and Founder, Verge
Michael Langellier, Chief Evangelist & VP Business Development, MoneyDesktop
Lori Byrd Phillips, Wikipedian in Residence, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Kayce N. Reed-Buechlein, Interaction Designer and Researcher, Cornerstone Information Systems
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About TechPoint
TechPoint is Indiana’s statewide technology initiative focused on growing Indiana’s tech sector by promoting the successes of technology companies and professionals;
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CONTACT: Joshua Hall of TechPoint, 317-464-5416 or jhall@techpoint.org
EDITOR’S NOTE: Finalists are now welcome to use the TechPoint Mira Awards Nominee Badges at will in digital or print capacities (i.e. websites, blogs, social media, brochures, business cards, sales presentations, vehicle wraps, and other marketing/communications)
Visit the Mira Awards Flair Badges Download page for high-resolution images:
http://www.techpoint.org/
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TechPoint is Indiana’s statewide technology initiative focused on growing Indiana’s tech sector by promoting the successes of technology companies and professionals;
