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2006 Software Industry Awards Finalists Announced By Software Council of Southern California

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 12:00 CST

TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The Software Council of Southern California today announced the finalists for the 2006 Software Industry Awards. The awards, which will be presented at a gala dinner event on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, honor individuals and companies that have made extraordinary contributions to the growth of Southern California as a center for technological innovation.

"The quality of finalists is impressive and we are pleased that such dynamic companies continue to seek out our awards program year after year," said Jon Kraft, Software Council chairman of the board. "The finalists exemplify the innovative spirit and high caliber technology acumen that is so prevalent in this region."

Presented by the Software Council, the awards are sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney, Silicon Valley Bank, CJ Patrick Company, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ruder Finn and SoCalTech.com.

Finalists

A total of seventeen companies have been selected as finalists in the following six awards categories:

* Software CEO of the Year -- Lee D. Roberts, FileNet Corp.; Richard Rosenblatt, Intermix Media; Mitch Lasky, JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. * Software Company of the Year -- Epicor Software Corporation; Quest Software; Telelogic * Software Entrepreneur of the Year -- Tim Braheem, LoanToolBox; Adam Miller, Cornerstone OnDemand; Matt Coffin, LowerMyBills.com * Software Services Company of the Year -- Tryarc LLC; Make It Work, Inc. * Software Developer of the Year -- Mark Friedman, Accruent, Inc.; Dr. Rainer Hessmer, Incuity Software, Inc.; Steve Gentner, CrownPeak * Internet Company of the Year -- PriceGrabber.com, LLC; Citrix Systems, Inc., Citrix Online Group; Rent.com About the Software Council of Southern California

Software Council of Southern California is a non-profit association that serves as a community for the region's software industry. By providing a forum for the building of essential alliances, the exchange of information and access to resources and funding, the Software Council of Southern California helps executives at the region's software, software services and IT organizations successfully reach the next stage in their companies' growth. It also serves as a repository of information and a clearinghouse on software industry issues and policies for media and others outside the software community. For more information visit http://www.scsc.org/.

Software Council of Southern California

CONTACT: Catrina Gruver of Software Council of Southern California,+1-310-325-4000, catrina@scsc.org; or Monica Novoa of Ruder-Finn,+1-310-882-4014, novoam@ruderfinn.com, for Software Council of SouthernCalifornia

Web site: http://www.scsc.org/

Source: PRNewswire

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