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Orlando, Fla. - (August 13, 2003)—Productivity Apex, Inc. was recently awarded ITFlorida's Small Business of the Year at an awards gala held in late July. Productivity Apex is a research and consulting firm that specializes in using technological and process improvement tools to increase productivity and efficiency in private and public organizations. Productivity Apex joined the Incubator in 2003.
Intelliorg, Inc., an Incubator client since 2002, won the Private Sector - Government Technology Leadership award. Intelliorg focuses on intelligent research, analysis and systems to ensure timely decision-making.
"The University of Central Florida Technology Incubator was established to foster the development of emerging technology businesses," said Tom O'Neal, Director of the program. "Recognition of two of our Incubator businesses is an outstanding honor and a validation for us that our program is on the right track.
ITFlorida's first annual Gala and Technology Forum was held in Orlando, July 24-25. The awards honored organizations - including businesses, education and government entities - that distinguished themselves in ten categories, including leadership, excellence and growth.
"This past year has been a real test for every information technology company. Productivity Apex and Intelliorg demonstrated true leadership and excellence, especially in the midst of this difficult economy," said Rick Kearney, Chairman of ITFlorida. "We are happy to honor all of the winners, and recognize their importance to our state and its future."
The winning organizations were selected from about 100 that applied or were nominated for the prestigious awards. A panel of judges consisting of Florida's information technology leaders reviewed and selected the winners. The organizations were honored in ten categories, including; Excellence in IT Leadership from Northeast, Northwest, Central or South Florida; Small Business of the Year; High Growth Company of the Year; Excellence in Education Technology; Excellence in IT Worker Training; Government Technology Leadership - Public Sector; and Government Technology Leadership - Private Sector.
ITFlorida is an umbrella, not-for-profit, membership organization that represents Florida's diverse information technology community on a statewide basis. ITFlorida was formed in October 2001 after the dissolution of the Information Service Development Technology Task Force (IT Task Force), which focused on developing state policies to enable Florida to compete in the information age. ITFlorida built on the momentum of the IT Task Force and fills the need for a single statewide advocacy organization to represent Florida's high technology sectors. It is organized to provide its members with access to lawmakers, businesses, capital, and domestic and international technology leaders. More information is available at www.itflorida.com
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