Leon County, Fla. www.leoncountyfl.gov
Law Enforcement Data Sharing Initiative
Project Lead: Hermon Davis, Justice Information System Coordinator
Project Description: Developed in conjunction with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the North Florida Pawn Network is a Web-based multijurisdictional pawned property management system that integrates software from the FBI's National Crime Information Center and the Florida Crime Information Center, as well as several pawn-shop businesses. The system checks pawned items against stolen property records, automatically notifying law enforcement officials by e-mail in the event of a match. It is currently used by 18 Florida and three Georgia counties for crime and homeland security investigations.
Industry: Government

Mac-Gray www.macgray.com
Mobile Computing for Field Service
Project Lead: Mike Lento, Vice President of Corporate Operations
Project Description: The laundry facilities management company implemented TechLinx and CollectorLinx, mobile initiatives that increased productivity by eliminating manual service dispatch calls and route collection schedules, and reduced administrative burden for both mobile and office workers. The projects integrated Vettro 360 for Service & Repair, Solomon CRM, ESRI's ArcLogistics Route app, and TeleAtlas mapping data and were rolled out on Motorola iDEN 605 smartphones to 260 technicians and 100 collectors in 24 locations.
Industry: Services

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Information Services & Technology web.mit.edu
Web 2.0 Enterprise Multimedia Management Application
Project Lead: Catherine Iannuzzo, Manager, DSPS/ISDA/IS&T
Project Description: MIT's Information Services and Technology group developed Thalia, an application framework for the management of image and other digital media. To ensure the product's success, MIT partnered with Questcon Technologies, a QA and test specialty firm, to validate the application before releasing to MIT's departments. Thalia comprises a rich Web client and the Image Management Engine, which provides a framework of distinct, reusable components via its REST-style APIs. Thalia's Web client was built using OpenLaszlo and is compiled to create a Flash interface. Thalia's back end comprises Java servlets exposed as REST Web services, and it interfaces with the Alfresco open source ECM (enterprise content management) system. The framework allows MIT departments to upload, organize, tag, present, discuss, and search multimedia content.
Industry: Education

Maui High Performance Computing Center www.mhpcc.hpc.mil
Ensure High Availability of Supercomputer Center
Project Lead: Carl Shelton, Facility Manager
Project Description: Migrating one of the world's fastest supercomputers to a new 8,000-square-foot datacenter required the creation of a dynamic power and cooling infrastructure capable of retaining high availability despite the high likelihood of environmental challenges such as earthquakes and tropical storms. The MHPCC partnered with Liebert to architect the system, which helps ensure 21 million hours of computing time annually to vital defense and scientific research.
Industry: Research & Development

MedicAlert www.medicalert.org
SOA Initiative
Project Lead: Jorge Mercado, Architect of Advanced Technology Group
Project Description: The medical informatics company transformed its storage, retrieval, and sharing of biomedical data from legacy client/server systems to a modern, more universally accessible SOA, enabling those with vital medical emergency needs to trade in traditional MedicAlert bracelets for USB fobs, rich with personal medical history and emergency response requirements data. [ Read the full MedicAlert finalist profile | See Top 10 Finalists slideshow ]
Industry: Health Care

Microsoft www.microsoft.com
Windows Vista and Office Internal Deployment
Project Lead: Walter Puschner, Vice President, Worldwide Field IT
Project Description: Prior to the public release of its latest OS and Office software suite, Microsoft IT rolled out Windows Vista and Office 2007 to more than 100,000 desktops at more than 400 locations in more than 80 countries worldwide. The team established a collaborative deployment program to coordinate the activities of various teams working to implement the software. Phased deployment enabled Microsoft IT to gather, analyze, and share operational and internal end-user feedback with the Vista and Office development teams, thereby helping those teams prepare both products for commercial enterprise release.
Industry: Technology