NEXT IT NAMED AS A FINALIST FOR THREE SOFTWARECEO AWARDS
Next IT has been named a finalist for Most Innovative Software Idea, Company
Achievement in Innovation and Most Innovative Enterprise Software.
Spokane, Wa. (April 14, 2008) The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), the leading trade association for the world information technology industry, has named Next IT and its ActiveAgent™ technology a finalist for the 2008 SoftwareCEO Software Innovation Awards in the following three categories, "Most Innovative Software Idea," "Company Achievement in Innovation" and "Most Innovative Enterprise Software."
All three award categories focus on the scope and impact of breakthrough innovations within the software industry, producing results that go well beyond marginal improvements.
"SoftwareCEO’s annual Software Innovation Awards recognize our industry’s efforts and accomplishments in bringing innovative products and new business models to market," said David Sommer, chief operating officer, CompTIA, and publisher of SoftwareCEO. "The companies selected as finalists for these prestigious awards are delivering real business value to customers with their products and services. We are pleased to recognize their achievements."
Next IT's ActiveAgent technology is changing the way humans and technology interact. Instead of humans adapting to technology, the technology adapts to humans, getting smarter over time since it learns through human interaction.Using a combination of information retrieval, natural language processing and customer experience technologies, the technology provides incredible accuracy by understanding user intent and providing tailored responses in each probable situation, differentiating it from all other platform.ActiveAgent made its national debut in 2006 with SGT STAR on the U.S. Army’s Web site www.goarmy.com and most recently launched Ask Jenn on Alaska Airlines' www.alaskaair.com site.
"It is an incredible honor that we have been considered for these three awards," said President and CEO Fred Brown. "We are looking forward to even more recognition for our hard work and upcoming launches this year."
Award finalists were determined by evaluations of six judges: Winston Churchill, Churchill Sales Cycle Solutions, Inc.; Gordon Graham, editor, SoftwareCEO; Jim Geisman, MarketShare, Inc.; Charles Mills, Strategic Due Diligence; Bruce Hadley, Founder, SoftwareCEO; Robert Dubicki; and David Sommer, Publisher, SoftwareCEO. Award winners will be announced this May in Santa Clara, California.
About the SoftwareCEO
SoftwareCEO is a resource-packed electronic newsletter and web portal built by software executives for software executives. It’s the software industry’s "Page One" for information and advice on software marketing, software sales, software business, software pricing and financing, and software services. For more information, visit http://www.softwareceo.com.
About CompTIA
The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is the voice of the world's $3 trillion information technology industry. CompTIA membership extends into more than 100 countries and includes companies at the forefront of innovation; the channel partners and solution providers they rely on to bring their products to market; and the professionals responsible for maximizing the benefits organizations receive from their technology investments. For more information, please visit www.comptia.org.
About Next IT Corporation
Next IT Corporation is an innovator in simplifying the communication between people and computers. The company’s core platform, ActiveAgent™, accurately understands and interprets natural language questions and delivers exact results across multiple service channels such as the web, contact center, intranet, and mobile devices. Formore information on Next IT, please visit www.nextIT.com.
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