ZDNet Australia & CeBIT 2008 Emerging Innovation Award

And the finalists are...

ZDNet Australia and CeBIT would like to congratulate the following companies for becoming a finalist in the 2008 Emerging Innovation Award.

The ZDNet Australia and CeBIT 2008 Emerging Innovation program showcases the best examples of emerging innovation from CeBIT 2008 exhibitors that have had a real business impact on the Australian landscape in the last 12 months.

The judges selected the finalists by assessing that they clearly demonstrated elements of the following judging criteria including innovation, risk management, productivity, return on investment, ease of management or implementation and competitive edge.  

After considering over 40 entries, the ZDNet Australia and CeBIT 2008 finalists are:

- Lan1 & Zyxel
- mHITs Limited
- Bulletproof Networks
- kisla interactive
- eWAY
- Amplify Services
- NetComm
- OptiGolf International Pty Ltd
- D-Link Australia Pty Ltd
- Corporate Technology Infrastructure group at Griffith University
- Siemens Enterprise Communications
- Alloy Computer Products (Australia) Pty Ltd
- Fonality
- My Net Fone Australia Pty Ltd

Congratulations to all the finalists!

Judging will continue between now and CeBIT 2008. The winner will be announced at an official ceremony on Wednesday 21st May at 5pm.

Presentation, drinks and networking to celebrate emerging innovation!

ZDNet Australia and CeBIT invite you to join us at the official presentation ceremony to congratulate the finalists and announce the winner of the CeBIT and ZDNet Australia Emerging Technology Innovation Award 2008. This ceremony will take place following the Builder AU and Open CeBIT conference.

Venue: Open CeBIT Theatre Hall 4, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre
Date: Wednesday 21st May 2008
Time: 5.00pm – 6:30pm
RSVP: Wednesday 14th May 2008
E-mail: marketing@zdnet.com.au  

Visit the ZDNet Australia & Builder AU Media Centre at CeBIT 2008

Stand P01, Hall 4

ZDNet Australia and Builder AU will be setting up a news and studio centre at CeBIT 2008 to capture news as it breaks during the show.

Come and visit us at P01 Hall 4, to see how we conduct interviews on set and to meet our editorial team.

If you would like to pitch a story or news in the lead up to CeBIT 08, please contact edit@zdnet.com.au.

Want to win a ticket to the AusInnovate Conference?

Simply tell us, in 25 words or less, what you would like to hear at this year's CeBIT to go into the running to win one of three AusInnovate conference passes.

The conference will be held on Tuesday 20th May 2008.

To enter the competition, click here and our judges will pick the most creative and insightful answers as the winner. Competition closes 14th May 2008.