BIA’s Robin Thompson Wins Silver Stevie® Award in 2014 Stevie Awards for Women in Business

NEW YORK - Nov. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- Business Intelligence Associates, Inc. (BIA), a leader in eDiscovery software and services solutions, announced today that Robin Thompson, VP of Marketing, has been named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Lifetime Achievement category in the 11^th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

The Stevie Awards for Women in Business are the world’s top honors for female entrepreneurs, executives, employees and the organizations they run. All individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The 2014 awards received entries from 22 nations and territories.

Nicknamed the Stevies for the Greek word for “crowned,” the awards were presented to winners last night during a dinner event attended by more than 400 people at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The presentations were broadcast live across the U.S.A., and simulcast around the world, by Biz Talk Radio, and will be featured in a television special on Biz TV in January.

More than 1,200 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in more than 90 categories.

Robin Thompson, VP of Marketing for BIA, was nominated for her lifetime service to, and work in, providing educational programs to the eDiscovery, Information Governance and Records Management communities. “All of us at BIA congratulate Robin on this achievement,” said Alon Israely, Manager of Strategic Partnerships. “Robin’s enthusiasm for providing quality educational programs for the eDiscovery community is a part of the reason BIA’s Knowledge Leadership Series of programs have enjoyed nationwide acclaim and why BIA continues to lead the industry in education and knowledge transfer,” said Israely.

Stevie Award winners were selected by more than 160 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process this year.

“In the 11 years of the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, we have never had as many impressive women entrepreneurs, organizations, and executives nominated as we did in 2014. Their stories of success and innovation will be an inspiration to women around the globe who dream of starting and growing a business and making a difference,” said Michael Gallagher, founder and president of the Stevie Awards. “We congratulate all of this year’s Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners for their achievements.”

Details about the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the list of Stevie Award winners are available at www.StevieAwards.com/Women.

About BIA:

BIA is a leader in the legal information management industry, with over a decade of experience helping companies and their law firms successfully manage documents and data for lawsuits, regulatory matters and internal investigations in defensible and cost-effective ways. BIA offers the only secure cloud-based, integrated legal data preservation system: TotalDiscovery, a web-based software solution that includes complete legal hold management and data preservation connectivity to many enterprise systems to ensure a legally defensible method for preserving and analyzing critical documents and data.

With no software to install or hardware to provision, TotalDiscovery can be used immediately, with no extensive training or configuration required. TotalDiscovery was designed for use by both Legal and IT for all types of situations, from small internal issues to large complex lawsuits and regulatory matters. With its powerful enterprise-class features, instant availability, expert workflow, unique flat-fee licenses, and no up-front costs, BIA’s TotalDiscovery is the future of legal information management. Find out more at www. biaprotect.com.

About Robin Thompson:

Robin joined BIA in 2012 and has more than 20 years of experience in eDiscovery and complex discovery management.  Robin is nationally recognized for her eDiscovery market strategy and has received multiple awards for her work in planning and producing educational programs and conferences that serve the industry. In her role as VP of Marketing, Robin is responsible for all of BIA’s marketing efforts and for its educational and event programs.

About The Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.