TechPoint Announces Mira Awards Nominations

Press Release

Indianapolis, IN (April 2, 2007) - TechPoint will host the 2007 TechPoint Mira Awards Gala with presenting sponsor, BKD LLP, a top ten CPA and advisory firm, at the Indiana Roof Ballroom on Friday, May 18th. This year’s Awards have grown in scope and size, receiving a record 79 nominations from across the state in 12 categories. New categories for 2007 include Gazelle Company awards for each industry and a new Education Contribution to Technology award for K-12 educators.

The annual Mira Awards acknowledge and pay tribute to the top performers, innovators, and contributors in technology-related industries. Nearly 1,000 key decision-makers from business, government, and academia will gather at the Mira Awards Gala to celebrate Indiana's technology community and their innovations.

Three independent panels of judges, made up of business and community leaders, were tasked with evaluating the 79 Mira Awards nominations, nearly double the number of nominations in previous years, in a total of twelve specific categories.

“TechPoint is proud to announce the 2007 Mira Awards nominees. Each nominee has advanced Indiana’s economy, brought global attention to the state, and raised the quality of life for all Hoosiers,” said Jim Jay, TechPoint President and CEO.

For more information on the 2007 TechPoint Mira Awards visit, www.techpoint.org/mira.

TechPoint would like to recognize all of the 2007 Mira Award nominees. A full list of nominees is provided below.

2007 TechPoint Mira Awards

Information Technology Company

· ANGEL Learning, Inc.

· Aprimo, Inc.

· Arxan Technologies Inc.

· Baker Hill, an Experian Company

· Chester Inc. Information Technologies

· Cisco

· Consona Corporation

· Digonex Technologies, Inc.

· Double-Take Software

· ExactTarget, Inc.

· Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems (GEMMS)

· IT Solutions, Inc.

· MediaSauce

· n|Frame, Inc.

· Oxygen Education LLC

· Sigma Communications, LLC (dba REVERSE 911)

· Single Source Systems, Inc.

· T2 Systems, Inc.

· The AME Group

Information Technology Gazelle Company

· afterimage GIS, LLC

· ChaCha

· Dynamic Knowledge Transfer, LLC ("DyKnow")

· Matrix Global Partners, Inc.

· Patronpath, LLC

Health & Life Sciences Company

· AIT Laboratories

· BioStorage Technologies, Inc.

· Cyberkinetics Neurotechnology Systems, Inc.

· Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc.

· Targanta Therapeutics Corporation

· The Haelan Group, a division of CareGuide, Inc.

· TriMedx

Health & Life Sciences Gazelle Company

· BioConvergence LLC

· NearMed

· NoMoreClipboard.com

· Oxford BioSignals Medical (OBS Medical)

· Quadraspec, Inc.

Education Contribution to Technology – Department/Program/Team

· ATAIN (Access Technology Across Indiana)

· Ball State University Interactive Design Team

Center for Information and Communication Studies from

Ball State University

· CMD Insight and Research, Observational Research Commercialization Team

· Digital Field Trip

· Institute for Digital Entertainment, Ball State University

· Purdue University Dept. of Computer Science K-12 Outreach Program

· Rose-Hulman Ventures

· UITS, School of Informatics & Pervasive Tech Labs at IU: The Data Capacitor Team

· Vincennes University Manufacturing Technology Department/Haas Technical Education Center

· Wayne Zage & Delores Zage, Ball State University, Computer Science Department

Education Contribution to Technology – Individual

· David Berque, Ph.D., DePauw University

· Patricia A. Carlson, Ph.D., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

· Kay Connelly, Ph.D. & Suzanne Menzel, M.S.

· Sarah Brooke Robbins, Ball State University, Dept. of English

· Howard Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Indiana University

· Rodger Smith, Ph.D., Ball State University

· Dennis Trinkle, Ph.D., Valparaiso University

· Bradley C. Wheeler, Ph.D., Indiana University

Innovation of the Year Award

· Cannon IV

· CS-Keys

· Data Depot: Information That Drives Action

· Digital Entertainment Option Pilot

· Digital Online Exchange (DOE)

· First-of-its-kind "new economy" INSTANT-payment system

· Medical Care & Outcomes LLC

· Morris Innovative Research, Inc.

· MST Group, Inc.

· Nanovis, Inc.

· Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.

· Portfolio Risk Advisor

Advanced Manufacturing Company

· AccuTemp Products, Inc.

Advanced Manufacturing Gazelle Company

· ICx Griffin Analytical

· M4 Sciences Corporation

Distribution, Transportation, Logistics Company

· Asset Forwarding Corporation

· SGI, LLC

· TransWorks

Distribution, Transportation, Logistics Gazelle Company

· Sentry Logistic Solutions, Inc.

Education Contribution to Technology - K-12

· Chris Bradley, University High School

· Rick Crosslin, MSD Wayne Township & Children's Museum of Indianapolis

· Stephen Joseph, Terre Haute South Vigo High School

· Jeff Rudkin, Lora Batchelor Middle School

· Jan Carroll Weir, Lawrence Central High School

· Todd Whitlock, North Daviess Community Schools

Source: TechPoint