The CODiE Awards program from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) showcases the software and information industry’s finest products and services and honors excellence in corporate achievement and philanthropic efforts.

The CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program, which provides member companies with a unique opportunity to earn praise from their competitors. Now in its twenty-fourth year, the CODiE Awards program has raised the standard for excellence and serves as prestigious representation of outstanding achievement and vision in the software and information industry.

Nominations for content products are now open for the 2010 CODiE Awards.  To nominate a content product, simply fill out the nomination form.  You can follow the link to get more details about content product nominations for the 2010 CODiE Awards.

More useful information:

• List of past CODiE Award Winners
• Call for Judges – 2010 CODiE Awards
• 2010 CODiE Awards Categories

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is looking for judges for the 2010 CODIE Awards.  Are you up to the task?  You can read more about the 2010 CODIE Awards judging process here.  Following is the call for judges announcement from the SIIA along with the judge’s application link.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) invites you to join us as a panel judge for the first-round review process for the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. SIIA invites representatives from the software and information industry trade press, mainstream technology writers, analysts, consultants, educators and subject-matter experts to participate in the first round of judging for the CODiE Awards. Prospective judges can submit applications online at the CODiE Awards website. Applications are reviewed for relevant experience and judges are then selected and notified of acceptance when the nomination cycles are nearly complete and we better know where we need specific expertise.

APPLY NOW at www.siia.net/codies/2010/judges/

The first round judging process is a vital — if not the most crucial — part of the CODiE Awards selection process and it gives participating judges an excellent opportunity to review some of the newest and most innovative products available!

We hope that you’ll consider joining us as a First Round Judge for the 2010 CODiE Awards to help us honor excellence in the software & information industry.

If you have questions about the CODiE Awards or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact the SIIA Awards Program Manager, Lisa Mitchell-Brooks, at 202.789.4458.

The 2009 SIIA NetGain: The Convergence of Content & Technology conference will be held in San Francisco on May 4-5.  For the first time, SIIA Previews will be part of the SIIA NetGain conference giving SIIA member companies a unique opportunity to present their new products or services to an audience of industry leaders, corporate development executives, technologists and other influencers.   Nominations for SIIA Previews are now open.

A committee of industry experts will review all submissions and select a group of semi-finalists who will have the opportunity to make virtual presentations to the committee.  All semi-finalists will receive feedback from the committe and will be invited to submit a product profile and primary contact information for inclusion in the conference program.

Finalists will be selected from those virtual presentations, and each finalist will be invited to give a live 5-minute presentation pitch to the SIIA NetGain attendees and take 5 minutes of audience questions.  Each presenting company will have their profile and contact information included in the conference program, and they will also receive an exhibit table at the event to network with attendees during the networking break following their presentation. 

You can follow the link for more information about SIIA Previews at SIIA NetGain 2009 and to submit an application.  The application deadline is March 2, 2009.

The 2009 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) Previews event will showcase ten innovative early stage content technology companies at the start of SIIA’s annual Information Industry Summit conference beginning on January 26th.

The ten companies chosen to participate in the 2009 SIIA Previews were selected by a group of industry leaders, including Newstex President Larry Schwartz, who will also speak at the event. Each company will have five minutes to present in front of an audience of corporate development executives, industry leaders, bankers, technologists and other influencers. After the five minute presentation, each company will have an opportunity to field five minutes of questions from the audience.

The SIIA Previews event is an incredible opportunity for start-ups to get in front of key industry professionals and not only drive attention to their businesses but also make a case for what they bring to the table.

The ten companies picked to present at the 2009 SIIA Previews are:

• RSuite CMS
• Arity Corporation
• InsideView
• MixedInk
• Prolifiq
• SBTV.com
• Adgregate Markets
• Associated Content
• Management CV, Inc.
• Cell Journalist

You can read more about each company on the SIIA Previews website or on the SIIA Information Industry Summit conference site.

At the end of January for the past two years I've helped produce the SIIA Previews event in New York. Previews provides a forum for early-stage content companies to present in front of the Information and Content Community including VC's and corporate development officers.  In fact at the 2008 SIIA Previews, one of the ten companies presenting, received a funding commitment the day after presenting at Previews!

The 2009 edition of the SIIA Previews will be held Monday, January 26, 2009 featuring our keynote speaker -  Roger Ehrenberg, Managing Partner of IA Capital Partners, LLC 

We are looking for early stage content and software companies to apply for one of the 10 coveted slots to present at the 2009 SIIA Previews conference.

All of the details of how to apply are available at www.siiapreviews.com. There is no cost to enter and the deadline is to apply is Monday, December 1, 2008! Hurry and  apply now!

Alumni of the SIIA Previews include the following companies:

Class of 2008:

• ArchieMD
• Courtroom Connect
• ExpoTV
• FeeeDisclosure (Purchased by Bankrate,Inc.)
• Health Monitoring Systems
• Keibi Technologies
• Lingospot
• Linkstorm
• TutorVista
• VatorTV

Class of 2007:

• Attributor
• Cranium Softworks
• Decision Tree Media
• DragonFly
• Eurekster Swicki
• Generate, Inc (Purchased by Dow Jones)
• iCopyright
• Inform
• Near-Time, Inc.
• Pando Networks
• Real Time Matrix

Once again, I"ve been drafted to help put together a new SIIA Previews event, this time in London at the Global Information Industry Summit ("GIS").

We are looking for innovative, early-stage content companies — publishers and other content creators, aggregators and technology plays — to apply for the chance to present before an audience of potential business partners, customers, investors, acquirers, and other industry influencers at the 3rd annual SIIA Global Information Industry Summit, 9-11 September, in London.

This Summit is produced by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), the leading global association for the digital content and software industries.

Call for Company details; note the deadline to apply is 27 June and there is no fee to submit your application.

I invite you to encourage relevant companies in your network to apply. Any questions? Please email me – lfschwartz@newstex.com

Process:

1. All
   company presentations must be delivered by the company Managing
   Director, Founder, Chief Executive, President or Chairman. All
   submissions must be made for companies that provide content, software
   or content/software technology products or services, have received no
   more than a Series A round of financing, generate no more than 10
   million euro in sales, and have actual customers.
2. Our committee of industry experts will review all
   submissions and select semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be notified
   by 11 July, 2008.
3. Each Semi-finalist will make a virtual presentation to our
   committee, who will select the Presenting Companies and alternates.
   Presenting Companies will be notified by 31 July, 2008. To participate
   as a presenting company, a fee of $895 must be paid 5 August, 2008. The
   fee includes two full conference registrations.

Benefits for Semi-finalist Companies:

1. Each
   Semi-finalist company senior executive will receive guidance from an
   SIIA member or staff to help in the preparation prior to delivering
   his/her presentation before our committee
2. Each Semi-finalist company will receive feedback from our committee

In addition to the above, each presenting company will receive the following benefits:

1. An
   invitation to present a 5-minute company pitch (followed by 5 minutes
   Q&A) before the SIIA Global Information Industry Summit attendees.

2. A temporary exhibit table to network with attendees.
   (Exhibit table will be provided during the conference break that
   immediately follows each group of company presentations.)
3. Corporate profile and primary contact information in the SIIA Global Information Industry Summit. Program or addendum.
4. Corporate profile listed on the SIIA Global Information Industry Summit website.
5. Two
   full conference registrations to attend the SIIA Global Information
   Industry Summit which includes all conference activities for a deeply
   discounted rate of $895.

SIIA Previews heads west to The SIIA Netgain Conference from May 18 – 20, 2008 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA.

This SIIA Previews is a little different from the previous two Previews, which were held as part of the SIIA Summit in New York and focused solely on content.  For the NetGain Previews we sought early stage companies in content and software. We had over 75 entries and after several rounds of judging and presentations choose the final 10 Presenting Companies. 

The Previews Steering Committee consisted of myself and Charles Terry, Brian Ville and the SIIA Staff – Ken Wasch, Ed Keating, David Thomas and the ever helpful Jennifer Hansen.

The Final Presenting Companies have gone through 3 rounds of presentations and coaching to arrive at the 5 minute presentation you will see at the Netgain Conference. Each presentation will be followed by a 5 minute Q&A.

I hope you will enjoy these 10 company presentations and encourage you to learn more about their companies during the conference as all 10 will be attending the NetGain conference and events.

They will present in the following order:

Monday, May 19 – 10:30 am – 11:00 am:
1. Verve Wireless,
Inc.
2. TEMIS
3. SimpleFeed, Inc.

Previews Presenting
Companies (Alpha Order):

Clarizen
www.clarizen.com

Clarizen, the on-demand project execution company, provides businesses of
all sizes a collaborative web-based solution that takes project management
beyond planning by enabling teams to manage the project execution phase. A
combination of familiar user interface, that includes seamless email integration
and a vanguard SaaS platform, ensures Clarizen users get widespread team
adoption and collaboration, a combination unheard of with conventional project
management solutions.

Familybuilder

www.familybuilder.com

Familybuilder is a NYC based
software company focused on building genealogy applications for social networks.
The Familybuilder flagship product, Family Tree, is the leading genealogy
application on Facebook today. More information on Familybuilder can be found
via the Company’s website http://www.familybuilder.com.

FTF Technologies,
Inc.
www.firsttofile.com
FTF Technologies, Inc. is committed
to providing company’s and law firms with cutting-edge patent document
management systems that protect and preserve their valuable intellectual
property assets. Our lineup of powerful products including E2Eâ„¢, EFRâ„¢, and IP
Dealroomâ„¢ are developed by patent experts and designed to meet the needs of the
patent department. Our senior management experts are from the IP, patent,
trademark and technology sectors. We understand your business. With extensive IP
experience and an unparalleled IT team, our clients know they can count on
professionalism and an intimate knowledge of the industry.

ReachForce

www.reachforce.com

ReachForce, Inc. is a worldwide
provider of data and Software-as-a-Service solutions that enable B2B companies
to target marketing and sales initiatives at the right person in the right
company, every time. ReachForce’s revolutionary approach increases lead
generation effectiveness and accelerates sales cycles. ReachForce customers have
experienced increased results by 20 to 30 times for every dollar spent on
marketing and sales initiatives – maximizing the value of CRM and marketing
automation investments.

 
SimpleFeed, Inc.

www.simplefeed.com

SimpleFeed is the leading provider
of RSS publishing and analytics solutions for major corporations. With SimpleFeed, companies can create,
manage and measure feeds that look like their marketing materials, rather than
just a line of text. The result is a persistent marketing communication channel
that respects the time and privacy of customers while providing marketers more
attention, more credibility and the ability to measure the results of their
communication programs. SimpleFeed customers include Sears, Procter &
Gamble, EMC and Intuit.

 
SlideRocket

www.sliderocket.com

SlideRocket is a next gen, hosted,
rich internet application that provides everything needed to create stunning
presentations, manage and share libraries of assets, and deliver presentations
in person or remotely.

 
Spiceworks,
Inc.

www.spiceworks.com

Spiceworks is the industry’s first
ad-supported business software provider. In just over a year, Spiceworks has
assembled an audience of 300,000 SMB IT managers that use its free network
management software in exchange for viewing ads in-context to the IT manager’s
task at hand.

 
TEMIS

www.temis.com

TEMIS is a leading provider in text
analytics and text mining solutions for the Publishing industry. TEMIS addresses
the unstructured multilingual data management needs of content providers using
concepts and meaning extraction, automatic classification and relationships
representation. TEMIS offers solutions to process biomedical literature, patent
documents, users generated-content or web information and extract
domain-specific business information such as STM, Legal, Engineering, etc. TEMIS
Luxid® is the new reference technology for content enrichment in the Publishing
& Media industry.

 
Verve Wireless,
Inc.

www.vervewireless.com

Verve Wireless is the leading mobile
technology provider for the local media marketplace. The company’s mobile
content distribution and advertising network is powering over 4,500 advertising
supported mobile sites of local properties in 2,000 plus towns and cities across
the US and Canada. To date, Verve has signed technology licensing agreements
with most of the leading US-based local media companies including: The
Associated Press, McClatchy, Media General, Journal Communications, Freedom
Communications, Lee Enterprises, MediaSpan Group, New York Times and many
others. These companies own and operate more than 4,000 local properties. Over
the next 12 months, we will be rolling out with mobile solutions for all of
these properties. Verve has also secured "On-Deck" content distribution deals
with Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility representing close to 60% of the
US mobile subscriber base. Lastly,
the Verve Network, having launched this past September, is now one of the
fastest growing mobile advertising networks with close to 250,000 monthly
visitors and 2.5 million page views placing it in the Top 20 per Nielsen
Mobile.

Zuora,
Inc.

www.zuora.com

Founded in 2007 by SaaS industry
veterans from Salesforce.com and WebEx, Zuora has created an on demand platform
designed to simplify the way online subscription services are purchased, billed,
and provisioned. Zuora, Inc is backed by Benchmark Capital and located in
Redwood City, California.

The deadline for new company submissions for the SIIA Previews – West has been extended until April 7, 2008.  Read here for more details..

Silicon Alley Insider reports that another SIIA Previews Class of 2007 company has completed a raise. Congratulations to Pando!

Pando Networks, a peer-to-peer content delivery network, has raised $8 million in financing, VentureBeat reports.
Wheatley Partners and BRM Capital Fund participated in the round. The
company has raised $20 million to date, according to streaming media analyst Dan Rayburn.

Pando started out as a company promising faster transfers of large
files, and now it’s gotten into video streaming. Most recent big deal:
It’s the tech company behind NBC U’s (GE) lackluster NBC Direct.

At the end of January for the past two years I’ve helped produce the SIIA Previews event in New York. Previews provides a forum for early-stage content companies to present in front of the Information and Content Community including VC’s and corporate development officers.  In fact at the SIIA Previews this past January, one of the ten companies presenting, received a funding commitment the day after presenting at Previews!

Now Previews is moving West to San Francisco as part of the SIIA NetGain conference May 18 – 20, 2008.  We are looking for early stage content and software companies to apply for one of the 8 coveted slots to present at the SIIA NetGain conference.

All of the details of how to apply are below. There is no cost to enter and the deadline is Wednesday, March 12.  Date Extended to April 7, 2008!!! So apply now!

Call for Early-Stage Content & Software Companies

Early-stage,
innovative and emerging content, software, and infrastructure companies
are invited to apply for the opportunity to be a featured participant
at SIIA NetGain: The Convergence of Content and Software, May 18-20, in San Francisco.

If
selected, your company will give a five-minute presentation before our
audience of industry leaders, which could include your next business
partner, customer, investor, or acquirer.

 

1. Complete the submission form in its entirety by Wednesday, March 12, 2008.
   Date Extended to April 7, 2008!!!
   Note: there is no fee to submit your application.

   All company presentations must be delivered by the company CEO,
   President or Chairman. All submissions must be made for companies that
   provide content, software or content/software technology products or
   services, have received no more than a Series A round of financing,
   generate no more than $10 million in sales, and have actual customers.

2. Our committee of industry experts will review
   all submissions and select semi-finalists. Semi-finalists will be
   notified by Friday, March 21, 2008.

3. Each Semi-finalist will make a virtual presentation
   to our committee, who will select the Presenting Companies and
   alternates. Presenting Companies will be notified by Friday, March 28,
   2008. To participate as a Presenting Company, a fee of $895 must be
   paid by Friday, April 4, 2008. The fee includes one full conference
   registration.
4. Benefits for Semi-finalist Companies:
   1. Each
      Semi-finalist Company senior executive will receive guidance from an
      SIIA Consultant to help in the preparation prior to delivering his/her
      presentation before our committee
   2. Each Semi-finalist Company will receive feedback from our committee
5. In addition to the above, Each Presenting Company will receive the following benefits:
   1. An invitation to present a 5-minute company pitch before the SIIA NetGain attendees.
   2. A
      temporary exhibit table to network with attendees. (Exhibit table will
      be provided during the conference break that immediately follows each
      group of company presentations.)
   3. Corporate profile and primary contact information in the SIIA NetGain Conference Program.
   4. Corporate profile and logo listed on the SIIA NetGain conference website.
   5. One
      full conference registration to attend SIIA NetGain, which includes the
      Welcome Reception on Sunday night, May 18; the Codies Showcase &
      Networking Reception on Monday night, May 19; and the Codies Gala on
      Tuesday night, May 20.

After reading the above, proceed to the submission form.