| Kirchner Corporation, a leading manufacturer of custom diamond jewelry, received the Computerworld Honors Program 21st Century Achievement Award for "Innovation In Manufacturing" at a presentation in Washington, D.C. on June 7th, 2004. The award honors Kirchner's innovative mobile sales-order-processing application, based on Jargon's mobile technology. These awards recognize the world’s most creative and innovative uses of information technology in society.
Runner ups:
Corrugated Supplies Corp. -- A midsize corrugated-materials manufacturer accepts orders from its packaging customers electronically and provides updated status right up to delivery.
Hewlett-Packard Co. -- The computer industry's largest supply chain is consolidated onto an interstate collaborative e-marketplace, reducing cycle times and enhancing value chain veracity in a collaborative way.
Infineon Technologies AG -- Development of a radical new manufacturing planning system, capable of handling new complexities, allows a busy manufacturing system to upgrade without disruption.
Novalux Inc. -- Intensive simulation of fundamental physics enables the design and production of a radical new laser that can be 50 times smaller and two orders of magnitude more efficient than previous devices.
Computerworld Honors - A Search for New Heros (details about the Kirchner project)
Computerworld Honors Finalists
Progress Software Press Release
Dave Kirchner acceptance speech - photo 1
Dave Kirchner acceptance speech - photo 2
Group photo of attendees from Kirchner Corporation and Perkins School for the Blind. |
