StrikeIron Jump-Starts 2008 with Multiple Industry Honors
Saturday 19 January 2008CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise Web site announced its 2008 Editors’ Choice Award winners with StrikeIron included among its 36 “Companies to Watch” in the enterprise application category. StrikeIron was also included in Robin Bloor’s list of “10 IT Companies to Watch in 2008.”
Research Triangle Park, NC – January 15, 2008 – StrikeIron Inc., the leading provider of Data as a Service (DaaS), kicks off 2008 with multiple industry awards including:
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American Venture Magazine’s list of 2008’s Most Promising Start-ups
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CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise 2008 Editors’ Choice Award
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Robin Bloor’s list of 10 IT Companies to Watch in 2008 and
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StrikeIron CEO and co-founder Bob Brauer named one of Business Leader Magazine’s 24 Impact Entrepreneurs.
StrikeIron was one of 33 finalists selected from over 350 emerging companies that took part in the submission process for American Venture Magazine. Honorees were chosen for the organization’s teamwork, vision, market leadership and technological achievements. All winners were venture-funded and had the ability to make crucial developments with energy and passion, under a focused leadership and toward a common goal. American Venture Magazine is the nation’s largest publication dedicated to the early-stage technology market. For additional information visit: www.americanventuremagazine.com/articles/850
CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise Web site announced its 2008 Editors’ Choice Award winners with StrikeIron included among its 36 “Companies to Watch” in the enterprise application category. Other companies honored include eBay, Google, IBM. NetSuite, Salesforce.com, SAS,and TIBCO. CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise winners demonstrated exceptional vision, technology innovation and customer leadership in attaining strategic objectives. To learn more about this award, please visit:
http://www.intelligententerprise.com
StrikeIron was also included in Robin Bloor’s list of “10 IT Companies to Watch in 2008.” Bloor is a partner with Hurwitz & Associates, a business consulting firm that researches market drivers, customer benefits and business value in order to provide actionable strategic advice on product planning, marketing and positioning. Bloor is also founder of Bloor Research and co-author of “Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies.” To find out more about the list, visit: http://havemacwillblog.com
In addition to StrikeIron’s corporate honors, CEO and co-founder, Bob Brauer, was named one of Business Leader Magazine’s 24 Impact Entrepreneurs in the upcoming January 2008 issue. This year, the publication received over 150 nominations. Winners were entrepreneurs who helped shape innovation in the Triangle, region of North Carolina. For more, visit www.businessleader.com
“These awards and honors serve as further proof that our teams hard work and dedication to make StrikeIron a leader in the Enterprise 2.0 space is paying off,” stated Bob Brauer, CEO and co-founder of StrikeIron. “It has and always will be our goal to bring cutting-edge technology to the enterprise so we couldn’t be more pleased to receive this kind of recognition.”
About StrikeIron
StrikeIron also offers a set of products and tools to simplify and accelerate the consumption of data such as its SOA Express for Excel, enabling business users to access live data via front office applications. StrikeIron delivers value to over 1,000 customers and partners such as BEA, Delivery.com, IBM, Honda Europe, D&B, Time Warner, Siemens, Nike, Kenwood, and Exclusive Resorts. For more information, visit www.strikeiron.com .